Thirty-fourth annual report by the directors of James Murray's Royal Asylum for Lunatics, near Perth. June, 1861.

  • James Murray's Royal Asylum for Lunatics
Date:
1861
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Credit: Thirty-fourth annual report by the directors of James Murray's Royal Asylum for Lunatics, near Perth. June, 1861. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    BY THE DIRECTORS OF JAMES MURRAY'S ROYAL ASYLUM FOR LUNATICS. 10TH JUNE, 1801. It is now the duty of the Directors to submit the Thirty-Fourth Annual Report of the Institution. At the date of the last Annual Report there were in the House 205 patients (100 males and 105 females). Since then 62 patients have been admitted (27 males and 35 females). The total number of patients under treatment during the year was 267 (127 males and 140 females). Of this number 29 have recovered (13 males and 16 females); 13 were removed improved (7 males and 6 females); 13 were removed unimproved (4 males and 9 females); and 10 have died (6 males and 4 females). There now remain in the Asylum 202 patients (97 males and 105 females), being 3 less than at the same period last year. The difference is mainly due to the excess of discharges over last year, which excess arose from the necessity of relieving the overcrowded state of the House, and procuring accommodation for the reception of recent and urgent cases by causing the removal of some chronic and harmless cases as appeared disposable in private houses in the country.
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