The fortieth annual report of the visitors of the County Lunatic Asylum, Stafford : for the year ending December 31, 1858.

  • Staffordshire County Lunatic Asylum.
Date:
[1859]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The fortieth annual report of the visitors of the County Lunatic Asylum, Stafford : for the year ending December 31, 1858. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    REPORT of the commissioners in lunacy. -—<>~-- County Asylum, Stafford, 1st June, 1858, We have this day inspected the Asylum, and per¬ sonally examined all the patients, 447 in number. Of these 232 are men, and 215 women. With some ex¬ ceptions the patients were tranquil, and no one was secluded or restrained. There has been no instance of restraint since our last visit, and the periods of se¬ clusion have been short. The deaths have amounted to 82, of whom 53 were males and 29 females. It does not appear that any disease of an epidemic cha¬ racter has prevailed during the past year. At present 21 males and 11 females are under medical treatment. The dinner to-day consisted of meat pie, with pota¬ toes, and was of very good quality, and abundant. All the wards were well ventilated, and the bedding clean and in good order. We learn that prayers are read twice a-week, and on; Sundays, but there are no daily prayers. The School is open three times a-week, and continues to prove a. great source of amusement to the inmates, of whom O about 87 are in the habit of attending.