The annual report of Dr. Parsey, M.D., medical superintendent of the County of Warwick Pauper Lunatic Asylum, at Hatton, near Warwick, to the Committee of visitors : January 8th, 1864.

  • County of Warwick Pauper Lunatic Asylum.
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[1864?]
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Credit: The annual report of Dr. Parsey, M.D., medical superintendent of the County of Warwick Pauper Lunatic Asylum, at Hatton, near Warwick, to the Committee of visitors : January 8th, 1864. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    In laying before the Committee my Heport of the condition of the Asylum and its inmates during the past Year, I have the satisfaction of stating that our progress throughout has been one of ordinary routine ; and, though attended by occasional difficulties and emergencies, such as unavoidably occur in large Institutions of this description, giving cause for much temporary anxiety and trouble, has not been marked by any occurrences of a painful or distressing nature. So far as the movements of the patients have been concerned, I think I may justly designate this as a satisfactory and not unsuccessful year. Whilst the admissions have been fewer than those of most other years, the recoveries show a per centage as high as what we have attained in any except one similar preceding period, and the mortality is somewhat below the average. M. F. Total. At the close of the year 1862 our numbers were 171 .. 197 .. 368 During the past year there have been Admitted 43 .. 45 .. 88 5> j) Died. 25 .. 13 ,. 38 ,, Recovered ... 18 .. 16 .. 34 ), ,, Relieved \ and ( .. 3 .. 3 .. 6 5, ,, Removed ) Absent on trial at end of the vear 1863 . 1 .. 0 .. 1 Remaining at the end of the vear 1863.*.., 168 .. 210 .. 378 Daily average number resident ... 170 ,. 200 .. 370 Five of the admissions have been those of persons chargeable to Unions in other counties, and who have been, or will be, transferred to their respective Asylums ; and, with respect to the admissions generally, I wish to bring under your notice that, so far as the past year’s ex- / perience is of value, the fear entertained by many that a large increase to our numbers would result from the burden of maintenance being removed from the separate parishes to the common funds of Unions has been in no way realized; whilst the additional benefit ac¬ cruing to individual patients, by their more speedy removal to the Asylum on the occurrence of mental disorder has been so far manifested that, though a large number of aged people with broken constitutions or destructive disease of brain have been received only to swell our