Thirteenth report of the Derbyshire County Pauper Lunatic Asylum.

  • Derbyshire County Pauper Lunatic Asylum.
Date:
[1865?]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Thirteenth report of the Derbyshire County Pauper Lunatic Asylum. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The General Statistics of the Hospital have been as follows: Admitted.Men 48) „ Women 42 f 90 Discharged—Cured .Men 17' ,, Women 21 ,, Improved... Men 2' ,, ,, Women 5 ,, Unimproved... Men 1) ,, ,, Women 2] ,, Died.Men 18 ,, ,, Women 21 88 7 8 89 Remaining in the Asylum, December 81st, 1864 :—- Men.. 160) q9q Women . 163] I have again the satisfaction to record that I continue to receive valuable and cordial aid from Mr. Langley, the Steward, in all that relates to the employment and amusements of the Patients ; and that the conduct of William Joyce, who has acted as chief Male Attendant of the Asylum since its opening, and of the Attendants and Servants generally, merits my approbation. On the 16th of May the Asylum was minutely inspected by two of Her Majesty’s Commissioners in Lunacy, who left the following Report:— “ Derby, County Asylum, 16th May, 1864. “ We have inspected every part of this Asylum to-day, and seen all the Patients, none of whom were absent on leave. Every¬ thing was in its usual excellent order. Such few changes as have been made since the visit of the 16th of January, 1863, have added yet more to the gaiety and cheerfulness of the wards, especially on the female side, and to their thoroughly domestic character; the