Fifth annual report of the Cumberland and Westmorland Lunatic Asylum : 1866.

  • Cumberland and Westmorland Lunatic Asylum.
Date:
1867
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Credit: Fifth annual report of the Cumberland and Westmorland Lunatic Asylum : 1866. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    COPY OF REPORT OF COMMISSIONERS IN LUNACY. Cumberland & Westmorland Asylum, 4th August, 1866. Since our last visit in the month of February, 1865 following changes have taken place, viz.:— Males. Females. Total. Admitted 28 .. 39 .. 67 Discharged 13 .. 23 .. 36 Died 10 .. 10 .. 20 Of the 67 patients admitted, 4 of the male and 5 of the female sex were re-admissions. Of the patients discharged, 11 males and 19 females were recovered. Four of the deaths were from dysentery, and occurred in the month of March, 1865, when 5 of the female patients were attacked, the other fatal cases were from general paralysis (in one instance combined with scalds) and other ordinary diseases. The general bodily health of the patients is now good, but 3 of the inmates are suffering from diarrhoea, one of the cases presenting dysenteric symptoms. Every attempt seems to have been made to discover the cause of the tendency to dysentery and diarrhoea amongsts the patients, and arrangements have been made for the flushing and deodorizing of the drains with carbolic acid. We have examined all the patients to-day, and inspected the wards and offices; there are 132 men and 110 women. The men were very quiet and orderly, but some of the women in No. 1 were noisy and excited. We noticed much improvement in the clothing of the women in this ward, and were glad to observe how much had been done to give the gallery and day-room a more comfortable appearance. Similar improvements have been made in No. 1 male ward, and much painting and papering has been done throughout.