Reports upon Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum, with statistical tables, for the year 1887.

  • Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum
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1888
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    BROADMOOR CRIMINAL LUNATIC ASYLUM, 1887. TWENTY-FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MEDICAL SUPERINTENDENT. Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum, Crowihorne, Berks, Sir, 20th October 1888. I have the honour to submit, for the information of the Council of Supervision, the following report upon this asylum for the year 1887 ; together with the usual statistical tables for that year, and the financial statistics having reference to the twelve months ending on the 31st of March 1888. On the 1st of January 1887, the asylum contained 531 inmates, there being 392 men and 139 women. During the year, 29 men and 14 women were admitted, 3 men were discharged out of custody, 1 man and 3 women were trans¬ ferred to other asylums, and 11 men and 3 women died ; so that on the 31st of December there remained in the asylum 406 men and 147 women, making a total of 553 inmates. In the course of the year, 574 persons in all were under care, namely : 421 men and 153 women. The average number resident was 539, of whom 396 were men and 143 were women. The 43 admissions include three cases of re-admission. The particulars of the cases are given in Table 21. Reference to Table 16 will show that of the 43 admissions 20 were cases of murder, 10 men and 10 women, besides two men in whose cases a verdict of manslaughter was returned. The following are the degrees of relationship of those whose deaths were caused: own child or children, 11; brother, one; grandchild, one : shipmate, one ; fellow inmate of asylum, 2 ; fellow inmate of workhouse one ; other persons, four. The number of individuals whose lives were taken was 27. A 56809. Wt 17648. A 2 Population. Numerical changes. Homicidal cases among admis¬ sions.