Thirteenth annual report, 1877 / Newcastle-upon-Tyne Borough Lunatic Asylum.
- Newcastle-upon-Tyne Borough Lunatic Asylum
- Date:
- 1878
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Thirteenth annual report, 1877 / Newcastle-upon-Tyne Borough Lunatic Asylum. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Reg. No. 848. Address of Ms Wife. Medical Certifi¬ cate. On Admission. A Copy of the Entries in the Case Book of the Newcastle-upon-Tyne Borough Lunatic Asylum, in the Case of T. W., deceased. [It having been suggested that these Entries were written after the Enquiry had been commenced, it is proper to affirm what one would otherwise have thought sufficiently obvious, that they were made from day to day according to the dates given, and that no alterations were subse¬ quently made.] T. W., admitted 29th March, 1877 ; male; 59 years; married; poor; tailor; Church of England; previous abode, 18, Ord Street, Newcastle-on-Tyne. This is the first attack, and he was 59 years old when it supervened. He has never been under treatment. The existing attack has lasted for about three weeks. The supposed cause is not known. He is not subject to epilepsy nor suicidal, but is dangerous to others. Chargeable to the Newcastle-on-Tyne Union. A. W., 18, Ord Street, N ewcastle-on-Ty ne. 1st. Talks nonsense continually; cries without cause; says he has bought a large home and is going to drive a pair of horses. 2nd. His wife, A. W, says, “ I am afraid of and can¬ not manage my husband. Last Saturday he knocked me down while I was preventing him from leaving the house undressed.” He was placed in the second ward, and slept in a single room. The heart’s action was heard over an extended surface. The pulse was 78 when the patient was sitting](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30310283_0028.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
