Annual medical report of the Kent Lunatic Asylum, at Barming Heath, Maidstone, for the year 1855-6, ending July 4th : presented to the Committee of Visitors, September 12th, 1856 and to the Court of General Sessions, October 1856.

  • Kent County Lunatic Asylum.
Date:
1856
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Credit: Annual medical report of the Kent Lunatic Asylum, at Barming Heath, Maidstone, for the year 1855-6, ending July 4th : presented to the Committee of Visitors, September 12th, 1856 and to the Court of General Sessions, October 1856. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    TABLE X. continued. (C.) Predisposing Causes only, ascertained M. F. T. One relative insane. 4 4 8 Ditto, and fever. 1 0 1 Ditto, and one former attack 3 14 Ditto, and ill health. 1 0 1 More than one relative insane 3 14 Loss of wife and misconduct of family. 1 0 1 Idiocy, previous eccentricity 4 0 4 One former attack. 8 5 13 Ditto, and relatives insane... Oil Ditto, and Idiocy. Oil More than one former attack 5 6 11 Ditto, and one relative insane 2 4 6 Ditto, and more than one re¬ lative insane. 1 0 1 Ditto, and old injury from fall 1 0 1 Paralysis. 1 0 1 Intemperate habits. 2 0 2 Ill health. oil Insanity and death of wife... 1 0 1 Destitution. 0 1 1 Want of Employment. 0 1 1 Total. 38 26 64 (B.) Exciting Causes only, ascertained. M. F. T. Pregnancy, parturition, lacta¬ tion, &c. 0 5 5 Over-exertion and study. 6 17 Difficulty in circumstances, Destitution, Domestic trou¬ ble. 3 4 7 Death of father..-. 1 0 1 Disappointment . 0 2 2 Intemperance. 4 15 Epilepsy, Paralysis. 5 16 Injury to head. 3 0 3 Cerebral disease. 1 0 1 ( Id age, ditto and a fit. 2 1 3 Total. 25 15 40 i Summary of ascertained causes of all kinds. M. F. T. Exciting and predisposing combined [A]. .... 35 31 66 Exciting causes only, ascertained [B~ .... 25 15 40 Predisposing causes only, ascertainec [C]. 26 64 Total ascertained causes. 72 170 No cause whatever assigned in. 12 22 Total admissions. S4 192