Fifty-third annual report of the County and City of Worcester Lunatic Asylum for the year 1905, and financial statements, 1905-6.
- County and City of Worcester Lunatic Asylum
- Date:
- 1906
Licence: In copyright
Credit: Fifty-third annual report of the County and City of Worcester Lunatic Asylum for the year 1905, and financial statements, 1905-6. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![to the more effectual isolation of those attacked by it. In accordance with a suggestion recently made by our Board, preliminary plans are in preparation for the erection of buildings of an inexpensive character to be assigned to this purpose. The important question of securing a suitable site is proving difficult, and will require much consideration if, as seems likely, it be not found possible to obtain a site in proximity to the Annexe or Main Asylum. There have been only three instances of injuries involving fractures of bones, two of which were caused by accidental falls. The Staff of Attendants is maintained at adequate strength. The number of those who have served for less than a year is 12 per cent, for the men, and 15 per cent, for the Nurses; while the high proportion of 60 per cent, of the men and 32 per cent, of the Nurses reckon over five years’ service. Since the last visit one Attendant has been discharged for boxing a Patient’s ears. The case books are well kept. L. L. SHADWELL, j Commissioners SIDNEY COTJPLAND, ) in Lunacy. [SCHEDULE IV.] STATEMENT OF MORTGAGE DEBT. For the County. For the City. Total. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 56,888 17 8 7,111 2 4 64,000 0 0 77,327 16 4 10,976 14 0 88,304 10 4 134,216 14 0 18,087 16 4 152,304 10 4 118,378 10 0 9,842 16 4 128,221 6 4 15,838 4 0 *8,245 0 0 24,083 4 0 The total aggregated originally borrowed > amounted to.J Borrowed since. Principal Paid off ... ,, Remaining unpaid *£4,223 8s. lid. stands at credit of the Loans Fund towards paying off the above balance of £8,245. JOHN BKXNTON, Chairman.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30313582_0014.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
