Ninety-eighth annual report of the Royal Edinburgh Asylum, Morningside : Craig House and the West House mental hospitals for the year 1910.

  • Royal Edinburgh Asylum
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[1911]
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Credit: Ninety-eighth annual report of the Royal Edinburgh Asylum, Morningside : Craig House and the West House mental hospitals for the year 1910. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    “ structed with glass roofs and cement floors, have recently been “ provided. The open-air bed treatment of all patients requiring “ it can now be systematically and satisfactorily carried out. “ Access to the open air has also been made easier by the “ construction of French windows opening from several of the “day rooms. For patients requiring special observation at “ night six new bedrooms have been constructed, opening off' “ the observation dormitories. This is on many accounts a most “ excellent and useful provision. The kitchen at Craig House “ has, as regards its fittings, been almost wholly renovated.” It remains to be added that the dietary, upon the quality of which the contentment and welfare of the patients so largely depend, have been revised and improved in many ways. In the month of July in the past year the Medico-Psycho¬ logical Association of Great Britain held its Annual Meeting in Edinburgh, and the Managers had the honour and pleasure of entertaining the Members and their friends to a luncheon and garden party on 21st July. There were present at the luncheon about 90 Members of the Association, and, in spite of bad weather, there were over 500 guests present at the garden party held in the afternoon. Although, owing to the weather, the whole plans had to be altered at the eleventh hour, the party passed off most successfully, reflecting the greatest credit on Dr. Robertson’s powers of administration. WEST HOUSE. The following table gives the department of the Institution :— Intermediates at £60 . Do. at £45 . Private Patients at lowest rate of board Rate-paid Patients numbers of patients in this 1909. 1910. Increase. Decrease. 11 8 — 3 150 159 9 — 79 78 1 287 289 2' — 527 534 11 4 7 Net increase
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