Eleventh annual report of the trustees of the State Lunatic Hospital at Worcester. December, 1843.

  • State Lunatic Hospital at Worcester
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1844
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Credit: Eleventh annual report of the trustees of the State Lunatic Hospital at Worcester. December, 1843. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    American. British. In the McLean Asylum, 1836, 136 Hanwell, of 166 cases, 1842: patients, the cause was Intemperance, 28 Ill health, in 26 Epilepsy, 20 Intemperance, 16 Poverty, 14 Masturbation, 7 ' Grief and trouble, 17 Disappointment, . 6 Reverses, . 5 Religious, . 5 Religious, . 4 Puerperal, . 5 Many not given. In the Hartford Retreat, 1247 pa- tients: Edinburgh, of 34 cases, 1842 : Intemperance, 103 Intemperance, 7 Ill health, . 155 Ill health, . 7 Religious, . 110 Loss of property, 3 Trouble and disappoint- Loss of friends, 3 ment, 65 Religious, . 3 Puerperal, . 46 Many not given. Masturbation, 23 Ohio Lunatic Asylum. 408 patients : Belfast, 115 cases, 1842: Ill health, . 57 Intemperance, ]2 Intemperance, 32 Ill health, . 15 Religious, . 54 Embarrassment, . 8 Trouble and disappoint- Puerperal, . 7 ment, 50 Fright, 7 Masturbation, 24 Poverty, 6 Puerperal; . 31 Pennsylvania Hospital, 299 patients, Dundee, 53 cases, 1842: 1842: Intemperance, 13 Ill health, . 46 Ill health, . 5 Intemperance, 20 Ill treatment, 3 Loss of property, 23 Fever, 3 Loss of friends, 20 Poverty, 2 Religious, . 15 Masturbation and Epi- Puerperal, . 9 lepsy, 2 Masturbation, 3 Tobacco, 2 Carlow, 492 cases: Friends’ Asylum, Frankford, 97 pa- Intemperance and dissi- tients: pation, 91 Ill health, . 10 Grief, 31 Intemperance, 9 Fever, 29 Trouble, 4 Trouble, 23 Religious, . 4 Bodily injury, 23 Pecuniary, . 3 Puerperal, . 11 Love, 3 Religious, . 9 Masturbation, 2 Jealousy, 18