Twenty-first annual report of the county and city of Worcester Pauper Lunatic Asylum.

  • Worcester Pauper Lunatic Asylum
Date:
1874
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Credit: Twenty-first annual report of the county and city of Worcester Pauper Lunatic Asylum. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    [SCHEDULE No. 1.] (COPY.) REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONERS IN LUNACY. » 'Worcester County Asylum, “ 21st February, 1873. l£ Yesterday we commenced, and to-day we finished, our periodical “ inspection of this Asylum. Since our colleagues’ visit in March of <£ last year, the patients have increased in number—they are now 661, of “ whom 301 are males and 360 are females. The total number given ££ includes 8 males and 15 females belonging to the private class, and 35 ££ out-county patients, of whom 20 women were received under a ££ contract with Northamptonshire, and 15 men from the county of ££ Durham. ££ The maintenance charges are now 8s. 9d. per week for paupers ££ from Unions in the county and city of Worcester, and 14s. per week ££ for out-county paupers. The payments for private patients vary from ££ 8s. 9d. to 15s. ££ The changes which have taken place among those detained here ££ have been— M. F. M. F. By admission ...... ... 61 711 72 86 By re-admission .. . , . . . 11 15 j By discharge . 29 34 By death. 29 26 ££ Of the discharged, 24 men and 30 women are reported to have ££ recovered. ££ Two males and 2 females are absent on trial. ££ In every case of death but one, post mortem examinations were <£ made of the bodies of the deceased patients, but there has been only ££ one inquest by the Coroner. The Jury returned a verdict that the ££ deceased died from natural causes, but observed that the bruises on ££ her body at the time of her admission should be the subject of enquiry
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