Thirty-second annual report of the directors of James Murray's Royal Asylum for Lunatics, near Perth. June, 1859.

  • James Murray's Royal Asylum for Lunatics.
Date:
1859
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Credit: Thirty-second annual report of the directors of James Murray's Royal Asylum for Lunatics, near Perth. June, 1859. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    III.—RECOVERIES—[Continued.] Males. Females. Total. 3.—Social Condition. Married, 4 8 12 Single, 9 10 19 Widowed, 0 3 3 4.—Form of Insanity. Dementia, 1 0 1 Mania, Acute, 3 9 12 ,, Puerperal, 0 1 1 Melancholia, G 8 14 Monomarria, 3 3 6 5.—Causes assigned. Annoyance about a legacy, 0 1 1 Desertion by husband, 0 2 2 Disappointment in love. 0 2 2 Embarrassment in business, 1 0 1 Family bereavements or afflictions, 1 3 4 Finding her house occupied by strangers, 0 1 1 ] 11-usage by husband, 0 1 1 Intemperance, 2 1 3 Masturbation, sequelae of. 1 0 1 Parturition, 0 1 1 Heading exciting tales, 1 0 1 Religious excitement. 2 0 2 Scandal, 0 1 1 Scarlatina, sequelae of, 0 1 1 Suspicion or jealousy, 1 0 1 Unknown or not assigned, 4 7 11 6.—Duration of Disease prior to admission. One week or under. q O 5 8 Between 1 week and 1 month,... 0 7 7 ,, 1 and 3 months. 6 5 11 O 1 o ,, ° ,, ••• q o 4 7 ,, 2 „ 10 years, 1 0 1 7.—Duration of treatment in Asylum. 3 months or under. 3 7 10 Between 3 and 6 months, 4 6 10 n 19 yy yy ... 4 4 8 „ 1 „ 2 years. 1 4 5 o p yy £ yy O yy 1 0 1