The sixth annual report of the Committee of Visitors of the joint lunatic asylum for the counties of Monmouth, Hereford, Brecon, Radnor, and city of Hereford, for the year 1858.

  • United Counties' Lunatic Asylum (Abergavenny, Wales)
Date:
1859
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Credit: The sixth annual report of the Committee of Visitors of the joint lunatic asylum for the counties of Monmouth, Hereford, Brecon, Radnor, and city of Hereford, for the year 1858. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    00 TABLE YII. Duration of Disease previous to Admission, and Curability of those Admitted. CURABLE. ! INCURABLE. Males. Females Males. Females Under l Month 24 34 1 2 >> 3 ,, 10 8 2 2 „ 6 ,, 8 1 l 2 5? 9 5? 1 2 1 0 „ 12 „ 3 1 0 0 „ 18 „ 0 0 0 1 ,, 2 Years 0 0 3 3 » 3 ,, • • 0 1 1 0 ?» 4 ,, 0 0 0 1 ^ 1 0 0 2 „ io „ 0 0 1 1 20 „ 0 0 3 4 Congenital .. 0 0 9 4 Unknown 1 • • 1 0 0 1 Total • 0 f! 48 47 22 23 TABLE VIII. Form of Disease in those Admitted. Form of Disease. Males, Females Total. Mania . 19 13 32 „ Acute 11 13 24 ,, Chronic 0 1 l „ Epileptic 4 5 9 ,, Puerperal 0 3 3 ,, with Congenital Imbecility. . 1 1 2 Melancholia .. 13 19 32 Monomania .. 5 5 10 ,, with Congenital Imbecility 0 1 1 General Paralysis .. 5 2 7 Dementia 3 2 5 ,, Senile 0 1 1 ,, with Epilepsy 1 2 3 Imbecility (congenital G 1 7 Idiocy (congenital) 2 1 3 Total 70 70 140