Sixteenth annual report of the directors and physician of James Murray's Royal Asylum for Lunatics. June 1843.

  • James Murray's Royal Asylum for Lunatics.
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1843
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    8IX T E E \ T H ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS AND PHYSICIAN OF JAMES MURRAY’S ROYAL ASYLUM FOR LUNATICS. JUNE 1843. It now devolves upon the Directors to make the Sixteenth Annual Report of the proceedings of the Institution. These proceedings, it is obvious, must necessarily vary but little from those of preceding years. For the first few years of the exist¬ ence of the Asylum, every thing was new, and the novelties and improvements which were constantly occurring, fell to be no¬ ticed in the Annual Report; but, as the Institution continues to emerge from its infancy, these naturally occur more seldom. The management and proceedings generally assume a more uniform and settled course, and afford less interest than formerly, except, indeed, to those who feel disposed to study the subject of insanity as a part of medical science. The Directors are happy to be able to state, that during the last twelve months, the same prosperity and success have attended the Institution as during the former years. During the past year, there have been admitted into the Institution 32 patients, viz., 13 males, and 19 females. In the course of the year, 17 have been cured,—5 males and 12 females ; 4 have been removed by their friends more or less recovered,—