Twenty-first annual report of the medical superintendent of the lunatic asylum, for the counties of Salop and Montgomery, and for the borough of Wenlock, 1865 / [Salop and Montgomeryshire Counties Lunatic Asylum].

  • Salop and Montgomeryshire Counties Lunatic Asylum.
Date:
1866
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Credit: Twenty-first annual report of the medical superintendent of the lunatic asylum, for the counties of Salop and Montgomery, and for the borough of Wenlock, 1865 / [Salop and Montgomeryshire Counties Lunatic Asylum]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    THE COMMISSIONERS in LUNACY REPORT. Salop County Asylum, 5th April, 1865. We have officially inspected this Asylum, and examined all the inmates, who are now 353 in number, viz; 158 Men, and 195 Women. There are besides two Patients of each sex who are absent on leave. In addition to these, 37 Males and 8 Females, are hoarded at the Prestwich Asylum, in Lancashire, and 20 Female Patients are at Denbigh; making a total of 418 Patients now chargeable to the united Counties and Boroughs. Since our Colleagues’ visit in May, 1864, 113 Patients of both sexes have been admitted, 57 have been discharged, of whom 50 were recovered, and 49 have died. Fifty Patients were removed to Prestwich and 20 to Denbigh. Of the Patients who were discharged, 3 were removed at the instance of the Visitors as not being chargeable to any parish; 3 others were sent to Counties in which they were chargeable; and 1 was removed to the Criminal Asylum at Broadmoor, by order of the Secretary of State. Although the mortality has been somewhat large, we observe nothing in the alleged causes of death to call for special observation. It may be stated, however, that of the 49 Deaths, 14 are attributed to General Paralysis ; and we are sorry to find, from entries in the Register of Admissions, that a large proportion of the Patients brought from Workhouses are admitted in a very feeble state of health. To-day we found some very feeble cases in the Infirmary Wards, but no epidemic disorder prevails, and the general state of the Inmates is healthy. We had reason to be satisfied with the personal condition of the Patients of both sexes, and with very few exceptions they were