Remarks on the plea of insanity, and on the mangement of criminal lunatics / by William Wood.
- Wood, William, 1816-1892
- Date:
- 1851
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Remarks on the plea of insanity, and on the mangement of criminal lunatics / by William Wood. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![The causes of the disorder assigned in 1428 of the cases recovered were as under :— Hereditary predisposition existed in 386 Intemperance 181 Pregnancy, child-bearing, abor- tion, lactation, &c 172 Disappointments, reverses, em- barrassments, losses, or pri- vations 116 Religious excitement 76 Grief 62 Disappointed affection 50 Paralysis (in general the cause of the disorder intemperance) 284 Exhaustion (chiefly after great cerebral excitement) 196 Pulmonary consumption 164 Epilepsy 135 Diarrhoea , 126 Apoplexy 100 ] )ecay of nature—old age 52 Convulsions 29 Diseased Lungs 29 Fever 27 Hydrothorax 25 Abscesses and ulcers 25 Cerebral disease 20 Erysipelas 18 Disease of the heart or great vessels 18 Asiatic cholera 18 General debility 16 1 )yscntery, ulcerated intestines 13 Suicide 14 Tabes, marasmus, atrophy ... 11 Cancer 10 Bronchitis 10 Asphyxia 9 Dropsy 8 Anxiety, vexation 43 Terror 39 Blows on the head, falls 23 Epilepsy 23 Paralysis 8 Causes of more rare occurrence 219 Of the remaining cases for which no cause was assigned, the disorder had previously occurred in 270. Pneumonia 7 Asthma 7 Enteritis 6 Gangrene 6 Wounds, falls 5 Cynanche 5 Pleuritis 5 Diseased liver, bilious cholera. 4 Diseased bladder, cystitis, ischuria} 4 Diseased ovaria 4 Peritonitis 3 Influenza 3 Diseased stomach 2 Lumbar abscess 2 Hsemorrhoidal discharge 2 Chorea 2 Ruptured liver.... Ruptured spleen . Hernia Hemiplegia Delirium tremens Concussion Spinal disease .... Scrofula Burn The causes of death m 1431 cases were as under:—](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b20443961_0256.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
