Fifty-sixth annual report of the directors of the Glasgow Royal Asylum for Lunatics, submitted, in terms of their charter, to general meeting of contributors, 13th January, 1870.

  • Glasgow Royal Lunatic Asylum
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1870
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Credit: Fifty-sixth annual report of the directors of the Glasgow Royal Asylum for Lunatics, submitted, in terms of their charter, to general meeting of contributors, 13th January, 1870. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    third illustrate the other two points for the last five years:— Highest number since opening of the Asylum in 1814- Males. Females. Total. lltli February, 18G9, ... ... 323 ... 285 ... 608 18th „ „ . 324 ... 284 ... 608 Daily average numbers resident in— Males. Females. Total. 1865, ... «.• ,,, . 267 ... 243 ... 510 1866, ... • • • . • • . 262 ... 253 ... 515 1867, ... • • • • • • . 286 ... 276 ... 562 1868, ... ... ... . 302 ... 278 ... 580 1869, ... ... . 318 .. 267 ... 585 Numbers remaining on 31st December of— Males. Females. Total. 1865, ... . 261 ... 241 ... 502 1866, ... . 269 ... 256 ... 525 1867, ... . 286 ... 275 ... 561 1868, ... . 309 ... 280 ... 589 1869, ... . 307 ... 238 ... 545 The Directors of 1869, like their predecessors, devoted some of their attention to the sanitary state of the Insti¬ tution, and in order to prevent contagion or infection from the clothing of the East House Patients, which was generally of the most ragged kind, and in a very foul state, they ordered that in every case it should be placed as soon as possible in the disinfecting hot-air chamber for several hours, at a temperature of 220 deg. Fahrenheit. The garments of better-class patients of a suspicious nature were similarly treated. As further precautionary measures, and to carry out the sanitary improvements referred to in former Deports, Dr. FergXjs, at the request of the Directors, minutely
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