Report of the medical officers of the Lancaster County Lunatic Asylum [for 1851] : instituted 1816.

  • Lancaster County Lunatic Asylum.
Date:
1851
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Credit: Report of the medical officers of the Lancaster County Lunatic Asylum [for 1851] : instituted 1816. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    EXTRACT FROM THE DAILY ACCOUNT OF THE STATE THE PATIENTS.—JUNE, 1851. WOMEN. OF EMPLOYED. Thursday, 5 th. Friday, 6th. Saturday, 7th. Morn. Aft. Morn. Aft. Morn. Aft. Cleaning in the Galleries .... 100 60 I 100 60 100 60 Assisting m the Kitchen. 7 7 7 7 7 7 Peeling Potatoes. 18 • • 18 18 18 18 Washing and Ironing. 46 46 44 44 42 42 Making Jackets, See., . 2 2 2 2 2 2 Binding Boots and Shoes .... 2 2 2 2 2 2 Making Bonnets.i 1 1 1 1 1 1 Making Stocks. 2 2 2 2 2 2 Sewing and Quilting . 60 100 60 100 60 100 Knitting and Netting. 26 26 28 28 28 28 Mending Stockings. 12 12 12 12 12 12 Picking Flock .. 22 40 28 28 30 30 Working in the Garden. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Making Mats. 2 2 2 2 2 2 Total Employed. 304 344 310 310 310 310 UNEMPLOYED. Excited, with Restraint. • • • • • • • • • • • « • • • ,, with Seclusion . 1 1 1 1 1 i ,, without Seclusion ... 4 4 4 4 4 3 Sick... 20 20 20 20 20 20 Quiet . | 34 34 28 28 29 29 Total Unemployed. 59 59 53 53 53 53 Admissions. Discharges and Deaths. • • • • • • • • 1 • 1