Report of the Committee of Visitors of the County Lunatic Asylum, at the Epiphany Sessions, 1870 / [Hants County Lunatic Asylum].

  • Hampshire County Lunatic Asylum.
Date:
[1870?]
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Credit: Report of the Committee of Visitors of the County Lunatic Asylum, at the Epiphany Sessions, 1870 / [Hants County Lunatic Asylum]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The Visiting Justices are happy to be able to present a ivourable Report as to the condition and management of ie Hants County Asylum during the past year. The lortality amongst the Patients has been extremely low; ie Recoveries bearing about the usual proportion to the .dmissions. The conduct of the Attendants has been ood, and there have been few changes in the staff, which mtinues efficient as heretofore. At the last meeting of the Committee, on the 28th of Number of ecember, there were in the Asylum 290 Males, 336PatlCUtS emales, total 626, being an increase of 7 as compared ith the numbers at the corresponding period of last year, will be satisfactory to the Court to be informed that of is large total nearly 300 are regularly and usefully nployed in and about the work of the Asylum, as appears ore in detail by the following statement Women ousework and Kitchen 'undry. iedleroom ardhelpers ledlework 8 52 50 38 40 188 Men Farm and garden Workshops Wards Women Total • • • 36 34 37 107 188 295 d there are many others occasionally occupied according their capacity.