Tenth annual report of the medical superintendent of the lunatic asylum, for the counties of Salop and Montgomery, and for the boroughs of Much Wenlock, Shrewsbury, and Oswestry. 1854 / [Salop and Montgomeryshire Counties Lunatic Asylum].

  • Salop and Montgomeryshire Counties Lunatic Asylum.
Date:
1855
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Credit: Tenth annual report of the medical superintendent of the lunatic asylum, for the counties of Salop and Montgomery, and for the boroughs of Much Wenlock, Shrewsbury, and Oswestry. 1854 / [Salop and Montgomeryshire Counties Lunatic Asylum]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    MALES. FEMALES. 788 3 Weeks. No. 870 2 Weeks. 835 1 Month. 99 791 1 Month. 840 3 Months. 99 809 1 Month. 871 4 Months. 99 847 3 Months. 800 6 Months. )) 842 7 Months. 853 9 Months. 9 9 773 8 Months. 792 13 Months. 99 813 8 Months. 807 15 Months. 99 819 12 Months. 851 26 Months. >9 876 12 Months. 879 34 Months. 99 875 15 Months. 818 42 Months. 99 796 18 Months. 860 45 Months. 99 862 27 Months. 828 48 Months. 9> 770 50 Months. 874 50 Months. 99 794 65 Months. 881 52 Months. 99 892 74 Months. Two Males and two Females, who are included in the foregoing list, w’ere severally admitted twice in the course of the year, so that the number of individuals admitted was 125, [viz. 68 Males and 62 Females,] or 4 fevrer than the actual number of registered admissions. Comparing the number of Recoveries with the average number of Patients resident during the year, the proportion is found to be 18,06 per cent., or 19.82 per cent, of Males, and 16.30 per cent., of Females. The mortality was lower than usual, although considerably above the remarkably lowr rate [5.97] of last year. The general per¬ centage of Deaths on the average number of both sexes resident; during the year was 9 18 ; that of the Males being 12.20, and that; of the Females 6.16. The subjoined table, which represents the average number of; Patients resident in this Asylum during each of six successive years, may serve not only to mark the progressive increase in the population of the institution ; but, when it is borne in mind that the space v'hich is at present available cannot be suitably appropriated to the comfortable reception of more than 260 Patients, whilst the number actually resident at this time is not less than 301; the same table may also serve to exhibit a concurrent necessity for even anticipating the requirements of the district, by largely adding to the means of accommodation in the Asylum,