Sixteenth annual medical report : for the year 1861-62, ending July 4th presented to the Committee of Visitors, August 2nd, 1862 and to the Court of General Sessions, October, 1862 / Kent Lunatic Asylum, Barming Heath, Maidstone.

  • Kent County Lunatic Asylum.
Date:
1862
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Credit: Sixteenth annual medical report : for the year 1861-62, ending July 4th presented to the Committee of Visitors, August 2nd, 1862 and to the Court of General Sessions, October, 1862 / Kent Lunatic Asylum, Barming Heath, Maidstone. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    i TABLE II. General Statement, comparative of the last Two Years. (Years ending) July 1862. July 1861. M. w. T. M. w. T. Patients remaining from the last year 254 344 598 268 '354 622 „ admitted since (yearly)...... 92 95 187 76 77 153 „ Total under treatment. 346 439 785 334 431 775 Deduct discharges and deaths. 68 73 341 90 87 177 Remaining July 4th. 1 00 i cu 366 644 254 344 598 The number remaining consisted of— Patients of contributing parishes... 231 301 532 211 287 498 Ditto chargeable to the County ... 12 14 26 13 11 24 Ditto of Boroughs in the County... 30 43 73 29 41 70 Ditto of Parishes in other Counties 5 8 13 1 5 6 Total . 278 366 644 254 344 598 Average number daily resident . • • • 628.7 • • • • • • 614.7 Highest number on any day . 279 367 646 264 363 627 Lowest ditto . 256 343 599 254 344 598 Number of beds in the Asylum . 308 394 702 298 394 692 Patients employed highest number daily 197 206 403 194 231 425 Ditto, lowest ditto 186 148 334 190 145 335 Patients were discharged as under: Recovered.. 34 31 65 31 32 63 Relieved .. 6 15 21 4 14 18 Not improved . 1 1 2 4 8 12 Dead. 27 26 53 51 33 84 Total discharged ... 68 73 141 90 87 177 The admissions comprised :•— Cases supposed to be the first attacks 72 73 3 45 56 52 108 Ditto repeated ditto . 20 22 42 20 25 45 Total admissions... 92 95 187 76 77 153 Cases of re-admission into this Asylum 16 16 32 16 17 33