Tenth annual report of the managers of the State Lunatic Asylum : made to the Legislature February 8th, 1853 / New York State Lunatic Asylum at Utica.

New York (State). State Lunatic Asylum

Date:: 1853

Credit: Tenth annual report of the managers of the State Lunatic Asylum : made to the Legislature February 8th, 1853 / New York State Lunatic Asylum at Utica. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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$The following* table gives the relative mortality for ten years past, calculated upon the number treated, the average population and the member discharged each year, from which will be per¬ ceived a gradual increase up to the year 1849, and a gradual diminution in the last four years. Percentage of death on the lohole number treated^ the amrage X^ojpulation of the house, and the discharges for ten years. YEAR. Deaths. Whole number treated. Percentage. Average popula¬ tion. Percentage. Number dis¬ charged. Per¬ centage. 1843,. 7 276 2.53 109 6.42 80 8.75 1844,. 16 471 3.39 236 6.78 211 7.58 1845,. 21 553 3.79 265 7.92 268 7.75 1846,. 22 622 3.53 283 7.77 248 8.87 1847,. 48 802 5.98 415 11.56 330 14.54 1848,. 86 877 9.80 474 18.14 382 22.51 1849,. 69 8.57 8.05 . 454 15.19 408 16.91 1850,. 51 816 6.25 433 11.77 387 13.17 1851,. 48 795 6.03 440 10.91 360 13.33 1852.,... . 39 825 4.72 441 8.84 400 9.75 Statistics of the Asylum^ from its opening, January \^th, 1843, to December 1st, 1852. Total number of admissions,. 3,499 “ discharges,. 3,074 “ discharged recovered,. 1,456 “ “ much improved,. 34 “ “ “ improved,. 553 “ “ unimproved,.... . 624 “ died,. 407 The form of derangement, in three hundred and ninety cases admitted during the year ending November 30,1852, was. hixhaustive mania,.. Males. 7 Females. 4 Total. 11 Acute mania, .. 28 66 Sub. acute mania,.:. 63 49 112 Chronic mania,.. 23 29 52 Monomania,. 12 1^ Paroxysmal mania,. 4 11 [Senate No. 27.]$