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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    Y. —DEATHS—[Continued]. Males. Females Total. 4 .—Form of Insanity in those who died. Mania, acute, 1 0 1 „ chronic, 0 1 1 Monomania, 1 0 1 Dementia, 0 1 1 2 2 4 U ttvoo# All those who died belonged to the pauper class. The Deaths constitute— 2*12 per cent, of the average daily number resident. 1*68 per cent, of the total number under care during the year. YL—TABLES RELATING TO PRESENT POPULATION. 1 .—Form of Insanity, with the probable Curability and Incurability of Patients Resident on 9ith June, 1862. Form of Insanity. Maximum Considered Curable. Considered Incurable. Males. Females Total. Males. Females Total. Mania, recent and acute, 9 11 20 0 0 0 ,, chronic, 2 6 8 10 23 33 Monomania, 5 1 6 12 3 15 Melancholia, 5 8 13 4 3 7 Dementia, senile, 0 0 0 1 2 3 Dementia, congenital, 0 0 0 2 4 6 Dementia, chronic, 0 0 0 35 32 67 21 26 47 64 67 131 The probably Curable constitute— 26*40 per cent of the present population. The probably Incurable constitute— 73*60 per cent, of the present population.