Report of the Manchester Royal Lunatic Hospital, (situate near Cheadle, Cheshire), from June 25th, 1857, to June 24th, 1858.

  • Manchester Royal Lunatic Hospital
Date:
1858
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Credit: Report of the Manchester Royal Lunatic Hospital, (situate near Cheadle, Cheshire), from June 25th, 1857, to June 24th, 1858. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    neither can there be two opinions upon the absolute necessity of removing injurious influences from the path of those who have already become bewildered by them. The prevention and cure of Insanity are not so difficult as its philosophical explanation. The 36 discharges and deaths during the year, classified in accordance with the official register, are as follows:— M. Recovered. 11 Relieved . 6 Not Improved .. 0 Died. 6 F. 5 4 2 2 Total. . 16 . 10 . 2 . 8 23 13 36 Of this number, 23 had been under treatment less than twelve months; 4 less than two years; 5 less than three years ; whilst the remaining 4 had been resident still longer, one less than four, one less than five, one less than six, and one nearly seven years. Three of the four last-named were dismissed cured, but the fourth and the longest resident died. His death deserves special record, because his name is the fourth on the register of the Asylum. The 23 under treatment less than twelve months include 10 recoveries (6 males and 4 females), 7 relieved (3 males and 4 females), and 6 deaths (4 males and 2 females); but we can learn little by these numbers except that nearly four- fifths of the patients admitted passed speedily from continued observation, in one way or another, notwithstanding the obvious truth that diseases requiring rest and healthy repara¬ tion cannot be safely hurried in their management and cure. Doubtless the explanation of the great number of relapses and re-admissions may be found, in part, in premature removals. Ten of the patients admitted had gone through the same sad experience once or oftener before, here or else¬ where. From evidence of this nature, which accumulates year
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