Thirty-sixth annual report of the directors of James Murray's Royal Asylum for Lunatics, near Perth. June, 1863.

  • James Murray's Royal Asylum for Lunatics
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1863
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Credit: Thirty-sixth annual report of the directors of James Murray's Royal Asylum for Lunatics, near Perth. June, 1863. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    II.—ADMISSIONS DURING 1862-3. Between 10 and 15 years, 1.—Age. 15 20 30 40 50 60 70 Married, Single, Widowed, ft JJ S> ft ft » t» 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 ft 5 > tt J 9 ft 2.—Condition as to Marriage. 3.—Form of Insanity. Mania: acute. Chronic, Erotomania, Melancholia, Monomania, 4.—Co-existent Physical Diseases or Defects. Amputated arm, Amenorrhoea, Cancerous Umbilical tumour, Debility from abstinence, ,, other causes, Depression of Crauium from old wound, Dislocation [partial] of Astragalus, Heart disease. None, Suicidal wound of scalp, ,, throat, 5 —Duration of Insanity prior to Admission. Under 1 week, ... Between 1 week and 1 month, ) > 9 ) 1 6 and 9 t 6 months, 12 „ S > 1 t ) 2 years, i > 2 ft 5 „ )) 5 tt 10 „ t > 10 ft 20 „ One, 6.— Number of previous attacks. Two, Five, - ... ... Several, 7.—Interval since last attack. 18 mouths, 2 years, 4 „ ... 7 „ 8 „ ... 13 ,, 8.—Suicidal and Homicidal Propensities. Homicidal, Suicidal, Homicidal and Suicidal, Males, j females. Total. 24 23 47 1 0 1 2 2 4 5 4 9 6 4 10 5 6 11 2 5 7 2 2 4 1 0 1 11 6 17 13 14 27 0 3 3 5 5 10 4 1 5 0 1 1 4 9 13 11 | 7 18 1 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 5 7 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 18 9 27 1 0 1 0 2 2 f 1 1 2 8 8 16 [ 10 8 18 k 1 0 1 1 3 4 1 2 3 0 1 1 2 D 2 2 4 6 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 2 2 0 2 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 1 3 4 8 12 1 0 1 * 76.59 per cent, of whole Admissions under 6 months, f In 21-27 per cent, of whole Admissions, j in 34-04 per cent, of whole Admissions.