Sixth annual report of the Inverness District Lunatic Asylum : May 1870.

  • Inverness District Lunatic Asylum.
Date:
1870
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Credit: Sixth annual report of the Inverness District Lunatic Asylum : May 1870. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The books and registers were examined, and were found to be carefully and accurately kept. The general impression produced by the visit was very pleas¬ ing, and the state in which the establishment was found, and the indications of progress observed, reflect very creditably on the management. (Signed) ARTHUR MITCHELL, Deputy Commissioner in Lunacy. Inverness District Asylum, 25th Nov. 1869. Since the visit of 19th May, 28 patients have been admitted, 8 have been discharged, and 20 have died. The proportion of ad¬ missions is considerably less than during the corresponding period of the preceding year, a result which is probably due, in some measure at least, to the influence of the high rate of maintenance. This rate has now, however, been reduced from £32 to £28. Of the patients admitted, 17 were males, and 11 females. This preponderance of male admissions is remarkable, on the ground that it is opposed to the general experience of other districts, in which the female admissions are in excess. Of the patients discharged, 5 had recovered, 2 were transferred to other establishments, and 1 remained at home after the expiry of the period of probation. Of the patients who died, 6 were admitted in 1869, 4 in 1868? 1 in 1866, 3 in 1865, and 6 in 1864. There was no predominat¬ ing cause of death, and the average age of its occurrence was 42 years. The numbers resident are 158 males and 114 females, against 147 males and 128 females at the visit of 3d September 1868. The House was clean and in good order. A considerable ad¬ dition has been made to the pictures and other articles of decora¬ tion ; but su^h objects of interest as birds, pet animals, &c., are