Annual report of the Committee of Visitors of the County of Warwick Pauper Lunatic Asylum : for the year 1871.

  • County of Warwick Pauper Lunatic Asylum.
Date:
[1872?]
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Credit: Annual report of the Committee of Visitors of the County of Warwick Pauper Lunatic Asylum : for the year 1871. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE Committee of Visitors of the Warwick County Lunatic Asylum TO THE QUARTER SESSIONS, HELD EPIPHANY, 1872. The Committee oe Yisitoes have much satisfaction in reporting that since the last Sessions the Idiot Asylum has been completed and opened for the reception of patients. On the 14th day of August twenty patients of the idiot class were transferred from the Lunatic Asylum to the new building, with propor¬ tionate establishment. Since that date the remainder of the idiot patients have been transferred from the Lunatic Asylum, and twelve additional idiot patients have been admitted. The Committee have appointed Mr. Charles Gibson as an additional assistant medical officer, at a salary of £100 per annum. In order to fill up the vacant wards at the new Asylum, the Committee decided to admit private patients at a moderate scale of charges, and advertisements were accordingly published by the medical superintendent. One patient only of this class has been admitted, at a weekly charge of 14s. The numbers at present in the two Asylums are—Males 234, females 254, total 488 ; of whom are idiots, males 41, females 33, total 74. Admissions during the year—Males 59, females 58,‘total 117. Discharges—Males 20, females 27, total 47. Deaths—Males 31, females 13, total 44. The Committee have been unable to settle the amount of the balance due to the contractors for the erection of the Idiot As.ylum and for the additional wash-house, buildings, and work of gas and water supply. The architects have not yet completed the measurement of extras and deductions, and the Committee are therefore unable at IDresent to close the capital account. The Committee have directed their attention during the past year to the reduction of expenditure on maintenance account, and have been