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(Z5) LUNATIC ASYLUM RETURN

QUESTION 1 - (STATISTICAL.)

GENERAL STATISTICAL TABLE

NUMBER OF ATTENDANTS

Resident Non-Resident
Employed in attendance on the patients Employed as servants or only partially as attendants Employed in attendance on the patients Employed as servants or partially as attendants
Data not legible in OCR

PATIENT STATISTICS

Number admitted during 1924 Daily average number resident Number treated during 1924 Recovered Discharged Relieved Not improved Number who died in 1924 Average stay (days) of those died in 1924 Average stay (days) of those discharged Remaining at end of 1924
Males 249 14.3 illegible 5 5 12 2 11.3 264.5 illegible
Females 98 5.7 illegible 5 illegible 144.4 1 illegible illegible illegible
Total illegible illegible 407 illegible illegible illegible illegible illegible illegible 17

N.B. Of those admitted during the year 17 were believed to be suffering from their first attack of insanity.

OBITUARY TABLE

No. of register Age of deceased Sex Bodily condition when admitted Form of mental disorder Date of admission Cause of death Coroner's inquest held? Verdict Post mortem held?
90 32 Male Good Dementia (Local Cerebral Syphilis) 20th March Cerebral Syphilis No Yes
230 26 Female illegible Acute Delirious 12th July Meningitis No Yes
254 35 Male Fair Dementia (General Primary) 10th August Peritonitis No Yes
276 18 illegible Poor Toxic insanity 30th August Bacillary Dysentery No Yes
281 31 illegible Fair Delirium Tremens 6th Sept Uraemia No Yes
299 63 illegible Poor Dementia (Secondary) 29th Sept T.B. of Lung No Yes
327 35 Female Good Acute Delirious Mania 3rd Nov Pneumonia (Secondary) No Yes

SPACE AND ACCOMMODATION TABLE

Description of rooms No. of such rooms Gross cubic space (cu. ft.) Gross superficial space (sq. ft.) Height of rooms (ft.) Average superficial space per patient (sq. ft.) Window space (sq. ft.) Average temperature Winter Average temperature Summer
Dormitories, Day rooms and corridors used as day rooms Six 44,459 3,456 18 180 Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded
Single rooms Thirty 40,240 3,228 14 100 Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

1. What is the source of the water supply; the quality of the water; and the amount available for all purposes expressed in gallons, per patient, per day?

> Rain water from the public reservoirs; good; practically unlimited.

2. What is the number of:

> (I.) Lavatories?

> Four. The proportion of the total number of basins in them all to the total number of patients is 1 to 3.

> (II.) Baths?

> Four. The proportion of the total number of baths to the total number of patients is 1 to 5; the patients are bathed twice a week and oftener if they desire to do so; an unlimited supply of water is allowed for each bath: fresh water is given to every patient, and the supply of hot water is adequate. A responsible official or attendant is always present during the bathing operations, and he reports, in writing, to the Superintendent of the institution as to the existence of any bruises, eruptions, deformities or other peculiarities he observes when patients are stripped.

> (III.) Latrines?

> None. The total number of seats to the total number of patients is 1 to 5.

3. What is the system of sewerage?

> Water-closets of the wash-out type provided with waste-preventing cisterns are used.

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(Z5) LUNATIC ASYLUM RETURN QUESTION 1 - (STATISTICAL.) GENERAL STATISTICAL TABLE NUMBER OF ATTENDANTS Resident Non-Resident Employed in attendance on the patients Employed as servants or only partially as attendants Employed in attendance on the patients Employed as servants or partially as attendants Data not legible in OCR PATIENT STATISTICS Number admitted during 1924 Daily average number resident Number treated during 1924 Recovered Discharged Relieved Not improved Number who died in 1924 Average stay (days) of those died in 1924 Average stay (days) of those discharged Remaining at end of 1924 Males 249 14.3 illegible 5 5 12 2 11.3 264.5 illegible Females 98 5.7 illegible 5 illegible 144.4 1 illegible illegible illegible Total illegible illegible 407 illegible illegible illegible illegible illegible illegible 17 N.B. Of those admitted during the year 17 were believed to be suffering from their first attack of insanity. OBITUARY TABLE No. of register Age of deceased Sex Bodily condition when admitted Form of mental disorder Date of admission Cause of death Coroner's inquest held? Verdict Post mortem held? 90 32 Male Good Dementia (Local Cerebral Syphilis) 20th March Cerebral Syphilis No Yes 230 26 Female illegible Acute Delirious 12th July Meningitis No Yes 254 35 Male Fair Dementia (General Primary) 10th August Peritonitis No Yes 276 18 illegible Poor Toxic insanity 30th August Bacillary Dysentery No Yes 281 31 illegible Fair Delirium Tremens 6th Sept Uraemia No Yes 299 63 illegible Poor Dementia (Secondary) 29th Sept T.B. of Lung No Yes 327 35 Female Good Acute Delirious Mania 3rd Nov Pneumonia (Secondary) No Yes SPACE AND ACCOMMODATION TABLE Description of rooms No. of such rooms Gross cubic space (cu. ft.) Gross superficial space (sq. ft.) Height of rooms (ft.) Average superficial space per patient (sq. ft.) Window space (sq. ft.) Average temperature Winter Average temperature Summer Dormitories, Day rooms and corridors used as day rooms Six 44,459 3,456 18 180 Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded Single rooms Thirty 40,240 3,228 14 100 Not recorded Not recorded Not recorded QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 1. What is the source of the water supply; the quality of the water; and the amount available for all purposes expressed in gallons, per patient, per day? > Rain water from the public reservoirs; good; practically unlimited. 2. What is the number of: > (I.) Lavatories? > Four. The proportion of the total number of basins in them all to the total number of patients is 1 to 3. > (II.) Baths? > Four. The proportion of the total number of baths to the total number of patients is 1 to 5; the patients are bathed twice a week and oftener if they desire to do so; an unlimited supply of water is allowed for each bath: fresh water is given to every patient, and the supply of hot water is adequate. A responsible official or attendant is always present during the bathing operations, and he reports, in writing, to the Superintendent of the institution as to the existence of any bruises, eruptions, deformities or other peculiarities he observes when patients are stripped. > (III.) Latrines? > None. The total number of seats to the total number of patients is 1 to 5. 3. What is the system of sewerage? > Water-closets of the wash-out type provided with waste-preventing cisterns are used.
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(Z5) LUNATIC ASYLUM RETURN. QUESTION 1-(STATISTICAL.) GENERAL STATISTICAL TABLE. Number of Attendants. Number Daily avenge Resident. admitted Treated, mamber during 1924. during 1924. Einplayed Employed in attendance on the patients as servants or only [partially as attendants. Non-Resident. Employed Employed in attenilanço on the patients. as servants ווני זיו partially an attendants. Recovered. Dischargel Relieved. Not improved. Number of patients who died in 1924. Average stay (days) of those Died in 1924. Discharged. Remaining at end of 1924. 407 Males 249 14.3 IU Females 98 5.7 5 : 5 5. 144.4 2 11.3 264.5 TOTAL... 17 N.B. Of those adınitted during the your were believed to be suffering from their first attack of insanity, OBITUARY TABLE. Number of | Age of Sex of dercased On Bodily condition when deceased, deceased. admitted. Form of mental disorder, Date of admission Canse of death. register. 90 32 Male. Good. Dementia from 20th March. | Cerebral Syphilis, Local Cerebral Syphilis. 230 26 Female. Acute Delirious 10 12th July. Meningitis. Милів. 254 35 Male. Fair. Dementia 10th August. General Primary. Peritonitis. 276 18 Poor. Toxic insanity, 30th August. Bacillary Dysentry. 281 31 Fair. Delirium 6th Sept. Uraemia. t1 Tremens. 299 63 Pout. Dementia 29th Sept. T. B. of Lung. 14 Secondary, 327 35 Female. Good. Acute Delirious. 3rd Nov, Mania. State whether a Coroner's inquest was bell, and what was the verdict. State whether a post mortem examination was held. No. Yes. No. Yes. 1 Pneumonia Secondary. SPACE AND ACCOMMODATION TABLE. The The gross grosa Height of cubic spaco superficial | all such of all such 'nreu of all rooms. such rooms. rooms. 1 Amonut of superficial space allowed Average temperature. No. The amount of window per patient. Winter. Summer. space, The number Description of rooms. of such TOOMS. i Dormitories. Day rooms and corridors used as day rooms None. * Six. 44.459 3,456 18 feet 180 sq. ft. Not recordel. 641 Single rooms Thirty. 40,240 3,228 14 100 D 532 Questions. of water What is the source of the water supply; the quality of the water; and the amount available for all purposes expressed in gallons, per patient, per day? What is the number of :- (I.) lavatories ? (11.) buths? (III.) latrines? What is the system of sewerage? Answers. Rain water from the public reservoirs; good; practically unlimited. Four, The proportion of the total number of basins in them all to the total number of patients is 1 to 3. Four. The proportion of the total number of baths to the total number of patients is 1 to 5; the patients are bathed twice a week and oftener if they desire to do so; an unlimited supply of water is allowed for each bath: fresh water is given to every patient, and the supply of hot water is adequate. A responsible official or attendant is always present during the bathing operations, and he reports, in writing, to the Super- intendent of the institution as to the existence of any bruises, eruptions, deformities or other peculiarities he observes when patients are stripped. None. The total number of sents to the total number of patients is 1 to 5. Water-closets of the wash-out type provided with waste-preventing cisterns are used.
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(Z5)

LUNATIC ASYLUM RETURN.

QUESTION 1-(STATISTICAL.)

GENERAL STATISTICAL TABLE.

Number of Attendants.

Number Daily

avenge

Resident.

admitted

Treated,

mamber

during 1924.

during 1924.

Einplayed Employed

in attendance on the patients

as servants

or only [partially as attendants.

Non-Resident.

Employed Employed

in attenilanço

on the patients.

as servants

ווני זיו

partially an attendants.

Recovered.

Dischargel

Relieved.

Not improved.

Number

of patients

who died

in

1924.

Average

stay (days) of those

Died in

1924.

Discharged.

Remaining

at end of

1924.

407

Males

249

14.3

IU

Females

98

5.7

5

:

5

5.

  1. 144.4

2

  1. 11.3 264.5

TOTAL...

17

N.B. Of those adınitted during the your

were believed to be suffering from their first attack of insanity,

OBITUARY TABLE.

Number

of | Age of Sex of

dercased

On

Bodily condition when deceased, deceased. admitted.

Form of mental disorder,

Date of admission

Canse of death.

register.

90

32

Male. Good.

Dementia from 20th March. | Cerebral Syphilis,

Local Cerebral

Syphilis.

230

26

Female.

Acute Delirious

10

12th July.

Meningitis.

Милів.

254

35 Male.

Fair.

Dementia

10th August.

General

Primary.

Peritonitis.

276

18

Poor.

Toxic insanity,

30th August.

Bacillary

Dysentry.

281

31

Fair.

Delirium

6th Sept.

Uraemia.

t1

Tremens.

299

63

Pout.

Dementia

29th Sept. T. B. of Lung.

14

Secondary,

327

35

Female.

Good.

Acute Delirious.

3rd Nov,

Mania.

State

whether a Coroner's inquest was

bell, and what was the verdict.

State whether a post

mortem examination was

held.

No.

Yes.

No.

Yes.

1

Pneumonia

Secondary.

SPACE AND ACCOMMODATION TABLE.

The

The gross grosa

Height of cubic spaco superficial |

all such of all such 'nreu of all

rooms. such rooms.

rooms.

1

Amonut of superficial space allowed

Average temperature.

No.

The amount of

window

per patient. Winter. Summer. space,

The number

Description of rooms.

of such

TOOMS.

i

Dormitories. Day rooms and corridors used as day rooms

None.

*

Six.

44.459

3,456

18 feet

180 sq. ft.

Not recordel.

641

Single rooms

Thirty.

40,240

3,228

14

100

D

532

Questions.

of water

What is the source of the water supply; the quality of the water; and the amount available for all purposes expressed in gallons, per patient, per day?

What is the number of :-

(I.) lavatories ?

(11.) buths?

(III.) latrines?

What is the system of sewerage?

Answers.

Rain water from the public reservoirs; good; practically unlimited.

Four, The proportion of the total number of basins in them all to the total number of patients is 1 to 3.

Four. The proportion of the total number of baths to the total number of patients is 1 to 5; the patients are bathed twice a week and oftener if they desire to do so; an unlimited supply of water is allowed for each bath:

fresh water is given to every patient, and the supply of hot water is adequate. A responsible official or attendant is always present during the bathing operations, and he reports, in writing, to the Super- intendent of the institution as to the existence of any bruises, eruptions, deformities or other peculiarities he observes when patients are stripped.

None. The total number of sents to the total number of patients is 1 to 5.

Water-closets of the wash-out type provided with waste-preventing cisterns are used.

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