Sixth annual report of the county and city of Worcester Pauper Lunatic Asylum.

  • Worcester Pauper Lunatic Asylum.
Date:
1859
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Credit: Sixth annual report of the county and city of Worcester Pauper Lunatic Asylum. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The average number at the present time is 1 Nurse to every 17 Patients. “ The Committee consider that the system now in use regulating the payment of wages here has given satisfaction to the Attendants, and are consequently of opinion that it does not require revision. “ The Committee think that the amount of wages paid to At¬ tendants should be influenced to some extent by the amount of wages paid to ordinary domestic servants in the neighbourhood; and it appears, on comparison with other Asylums, that the wages here are above instead of below the average, as stated by the Commis¬ sioners. “We do not consider that the other points mentioned by the Commissioners in their Pieport require any remark from the Com¬ mittee, having all been adverted to by the Committee last year. “ We regret to find that the Commissioners made observations to some of the Nurses calculated to make them dissatisfied with the amount of their wages. The Committee think it would be better that any observations of the kind referred to should be made privately to Dr. Sherlock, or entered in the Report.” The Annual Report of 1857 shews that the number of Patients in the Asylum at the visit of the Sub-Committee on the 3rd December, prior to Epiphany Sessions, 1858, was 318, viz., 162 males and 156 females, including 30 males from Bedford County Asylum. The Sub-Committee have visited the Asylum six times during the past year, and their reports as to the number of Patients is contained in the following table:— 1858. MALES. FEMALES. TOTAL. January 29 th . .... 158 ... ... 160 .... .. 318 April 8th. .... 158 ... ... 162 .... .. 320 June 4th. .... 157 ... ... 172 .... .. 329 July 30th. .... 157 ... ... 176 .... .. 333 September 30th . .... 162 ... ... 180 .... .. 342 December 3rd. .... 163 ... ... 184 .... .. 347 B