Reports of the County Lunatic Asylum at Prestwich : presented to the Court of Adjourned Annual Session holden at Preston, 26th December, 1878, with the accounts of the receipts and payments of the treasurer of the said asylum.

  • Lancaster County Lunatic Asylum at Prestwich
Date:
1879
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Credit: Reports of the County Lunatic Asylum at Prestwich : presented to the Court of Adjourned Annual Session holden at Preston, 26th December, 1878, with the accounts of the receipts and payments of the treasurer of the said asylum. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    TABLE XV. Extract from the Daily Account of the State of the Patients. MEN. October 18th, 1878. Mon. 21st Thurs. 24 Sun. 27th Employed. A.M. P.M. A.M. P.M. A.M. P.M. Working in Land and Gardens.... 75 68 66 77 9 O 3 Ward Helpers .... .... 96 71 91 58 56 40 Engineer, Smith, and GasWorks.. 12 12 12 11 4 4 Office, Centre, and Stores .... 17 16 16 15 7 7 Kitchen and Bakehouse .... 7 7 7 7 7 7 Brewhouse .... .... 2 2 2 2 | Upholsterer .... .... 8 8 7 7 j Tailor .... .... .... 12 12 12 12 | Shoemaker .... .... 12 12 12 12 Bricksetter and Mason .... 3 3 3 3 Joiner .... .... .... 11 11 11 11 Painter and Plasterer.. .... 7 7 7 7 Plumber and Glazier .. .... 2 2 2 2 Earth Closets .... .... 8 8 8 8 6 i Farmer and Cowman .. .... 18 18 18 18 10 10 Carter .... .... .... o D 3 3 3 3 3 Barrows .. .... .... 40 44 40 45 • • 4 4 Scullery and Dining Hall .... 22 19 21 18 16 16 Lodge Porter .... .... 1 1 1 1 1 1 Night Watchmen .... .... • » 4 # t 4 • • 4 Basket Maker .... .... 1 1 1 1 • • • Laundry and Stoker .. .... 23 23 25 25 • • • • Coir Room .... .... 1 5 2 5 • • Total Employed .... 381 357 367 352 113 96 Unemployed. I Excitement with Seclusion .... ,, without Seclusion .... 3 3 4 4 # # • • Sick in Bed .... .... 8 6 5 3 5 4 Aged and Infirm .... .... 30 29 29 27 33 34 Incapable of Work.... .... 67 76 74 80 • • • • Unwilling to Work .... .... 41 53 47 57 • • • • Total Unemployed .... 149 167 159 171 38 38 | Admissions .... .... I Deaths and Discharges .... 6 3 • • • * Total .... 530 524 526 523 520 520 At Prayers .... .... 385 • • 385 • • • • , # At Church .... .... . , • • • . • • 258 260 • • • • • • • •
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