Thirty-fifth annual report by the directors of James Murray's Royal Asylum for Lunatics, near Perth. June, 1862.

  • James Murray's Royal Asylum for Lunatics
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1862
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Credit: Thirty-fifth annual report by the directors of James Murray's Royal Asylum for Lunatics, near Perth. June, 1862. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    IV.-REMOVALS. NON-RECOVERIES—[Continued]. Males. Females Total. 7.—Summary of Counties. 1. Perthshire, 13 6 19 2. Fifeshire, 3 3 6 3. Kinross-shire, ... .... 0 1 1 4. Dumbartonshire, 0 1 1 5. Ross-shire, 1 1 2 Total Paupers Removed Non-recovered, 17 12 29 V.—DEATHS DURING 1861-62. Males. Females Total. 1.—Age at Death. 45 years, ... Between 60 and 67 years, 1 0 1 1 2 3 Average age at death, 59*5, 2 2 4 2.—Causes and Time of Death. Senile decay and Hip disease: died at 2.15 p.m., 1 0 1 Senile decay and visceral disease: died at 3 p.m., 0 1 1 Tubercular disease of lungs: died at 7.55 a.m. Fracture of Cranium, with inflammation of 0 1 1 brain and membranes, caused by injury to head: died at 7.20 p.m., 1 0 1 3.—Duration of residence in Asylum of those 2 2 4 who died. Under two months, 1 0 1 Five years, 0 1 1 Between 10 and 12 years, 1 1 2 2 2 4 Average duration of residence six-and-a-half years.