Report of the Committee of Visitors and of the medical superintendent of the West Riding Pauper Lunatic Asylum, for the year 1870.

  • West Riding Pauper Lunatic Asylum
Date:
1871
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Credit: Report of the Committee of Visitors and of the medical superintendent of the West Riding Pauper Lunatic Asylum, for the year 1870. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    TABLE X. SHOWING THE CAUSES OF DEATH IN THE PATIENTS WHO HAVE DIED DURING THE YEAR 1870. Cerebro-Spinal Diseases. M. F. TOTAL. Abscess of the Brain.... __ 1 ] Apoplexy, Sanguineous. 2 2 Chronic Disorganisation of the Brain. 18 11 29 Encephalitis.,. 1 1 Epilepsy . 2 2 4 General Paralysis ....... 22 3 25 i/ Locomotor Ataxy .. 1 1 Maniacal Exhaustion. 2 2 4 Melancholic do.... 1 1 Meningitis ... 3 3 Red Soften in o’ of the Brain . 1 1 Syphilitic Disease of the Brain. 1 1 2 _J. Tumour of the Brain... 3 3 3 Thoracic Diseases. Acute Pneumonic Phthisis . 3 Bronchitis 3 3 Emphysema... 1 2 3 Pleuro-pneumonia . 3 3 Pneumonia . 3 9 12 1 Pericarditis. 1 Other Diseases of the Heart... 2 3 5 Abdominal Diseases. Abscess of Liver.... 1 1 1 Cirrhosis of the Liver . ... Cancer of the Pancreas. 1 i Acute Bright’s Disease ... 1 1 2 Chronic do. do. ... 2 Hoematemesis. 1 1 2 2 Diarrhoea.. 1 1 Dysentery .. 2 1 Enteritis . l Ulceration of the Intestines. 1 General Diseases. Enteric Fever... 1 2 3 3 Erysypelas . 3 Mollities Ossium . 1 2 16 1 1 4 General Tuberculosis. 2 8 2 Phthisis Pulmonalis . 24 3 1 i Senile Decay . Special Causes of Death. Abscess of the Arm....... 1 Pharyngial Abscess . 1 1 Suicide by Cut-throat*. 1 1 Total. 86 75 161 Post Mortem Examinations were made in 156 of these cases. * The Act committed previous to Admission. D