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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![Siept well last night. At 11 a.m. the pupils were cth APril contracted. Pulse 78; temp. 9S*5 cleg. Fahr. He said that ho would blacken the ward attendant’s eye whenever he got up, but did not attempt to rise. He was then given a draught containing Chloral Hyd., 5i. aq. ad., ^ii. At 12*45 p.m. the pulse was 72 ; temp. 97'8 deg. Fahr.; pupils contracted, and he was quiet. At bedtime he became excited and broke his chamber utensil, inflicting a few scratches on his hand. When seen at 8-5 p.m. he was singing loudly. At 8’20 p.m. his pulse was 96, and temp. 96 deg. Fahr., the pupils being semi- contracted. He was then given a draught containing— Chloral Hydrate grs. 45, aq. 30. As yet he permits his temperature to be taken quietly, being under the impression that his strength is being tested. He became so excited at 9'20 p.m. that his bedstead had to be re¬ moved. At 10*30 p.m. the pupils were unchanged, the pulse 84 and the temperature 96*1 deg. Fahr. He slept during a portion of the night. At 10 a.m. he 7thAPrU- was asleep; at 11*20 a.m. his pulse was 96, and temp. 98*5 deg. F., and his pupils contracted. At 12*40 p.m. the pulse was 72, temp. 97 F., and the pupils contracted. He remained quietly in bed during the day. At 8*25 p.m. the pulse was 96, and temp. 97*1 deg. Fahr., and the pupils contracted. He was then given a draught contain¬ ing Chloral Hydrate grs. 45, aq. ad. yii. He said that he was gimlet-eyed, and could see through a nine-inch plank. At 10*25 p.m. he was asleep. He did not sleep well during the [night], tie was 8th April, noisy and became very excited at 2 a.m. At 10*25 a.m. his pulse wras 84; temp. 96*5 deg. Fahr., and the pupils very much contracted. He was then given a draught containing Chloral Hyd. 5k, aq. ad. yii. M. He remained quiet during the day. At 9 p.m. his pulse was 82 ; temp. 98*5 deg. Fahr. The pupils were con¬ tracted, and he was quiet. Draught to be discontinued. He did not sleep well during the night. At 11 a.m. the 9th April.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30310283_0031.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
