Fifty-seventh annual report of the County & City of Worcester Lunatic Asylum, Powick, for the year 1909, and financial statements, 1909-10.

  • County and City of Worcester Lunatic Asylum (Powick)
Date:
1910
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Credit: Fifty-seventh annual report of the County & City of Worcester Lunatic Asylum, Powick, for the year 1909, and financial statements, 1909-10. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    TABLE D 1. Showing all the Causes of Death that entered into the Deaths during the year 1909, arranged as Principal, Contributory, and the Totals of these ; also the number of times each Cause {whether Principal or Contributory) was associated with certain Selected Causes; and the number of occasions each principal Cause of Death was verified by Post-mortem Examination. {Voluntary Boarders excluded], Names of Causes of Death. Instances when returned as Principal. No. Veri¬ fied P M. Instances when returned as Contri¬ butory. Total Incidence. M. F. T. M. T M. f| T General Diseases. | _ Phthisis 4 6 10 10 • • • • • • 4 G 10 Pneumonia 2 5 7 n l 2 2 2 7 9 Carcinoma of the Stomach... 1 1 1 ... 1 ... 1 1 Tuberculosis of the Intestines 1 1 1 ... ... 1 1 Cancer of the Liver ... 2 ,,, 2 2 •«. . . • • • 2 2 Hydrocephalus, Congenital ... 1 ... 1 1 , , 1 ... 1 Cancer of the Uterus ... • • • 1 1 1 1 1 Erysipelas of the Face . ... i ... ... 1 1 2 1 l ; 2 Diseases of Nervous System. General Paralysis of Insane 6 , 2 8 7 , . . 6 2 8 Exhaustion from Mania 1 .. 1 1 1 ... 1 Cerebral Aboesses 1 1 1 ... • • • 1 1 Epilepsy . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 Cerebral Softening ... . ... ... 1 1 2 1 1 2 Diseases of Heart. Valvular disease of heart 6 5 11 10 5 3 8 11 8 19 Fatty degeneration of the heart ... 2 2 4 4 1 1 3 4 3 5 8 Rupture of the heart 1 1 1 ... 1 1 Syncope . . ... ... 1 1 1 1 Diseases of Blood Vessels. Cerebral Haemorrhage .. 2 2 2 1 1 3 3 Senile Gangrene ... 1 1 2 1 1 2 Diseases of Respitatory Organs. Gangrene of Lung 2 2 2 .. . 2 2 Bronchitis 1 2 3 3 ... 1 2 3 Diseases of Digestive System. Peritonitis . ... ... ... 2 ... 2 2 ... 2 Diseases of Lymphatic and Ductless Glands. Chronic Splenic An mia . 1 1 1 ... ... ... ... 1 1 Diseases of Urinary System. Chronic Bright’s Disease . 4 1 5 5 2 ... 2 G 1 7 Condition not Specified. Old Age (Senile declay) . 5 8 13 11 5 8 13 Accident or Violence. Asphyxia by Suffocation 1 1 l ... ... ... 1 ... 1 Total 37 40 77 73 i