Twentieth annual report of the Suffolk Lunatic Asylum : December, 1857.

  • Suffolk Lunatic Asylum.
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[1858]
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Credit: Twentieth annual report of the Suffolk Lunatic Asylum : December, 1857. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    No. 2. ASCERTAINED AND SUPPOSED CAUSES OF IN¬ SANITY IN THE 96 PATIENTS ADMITTED DURING THE YEAR 1857. Males. Females. Total. Anxiety about Business. 1 1 Anxiety about Children. 1 1 Arrest for Theft. 2 2 Chorea .. 1 1 Congenital Malformation . 2 2 Coup de Soleil . 1 1 Death of Mother .. . 1 1 2 Debility. 1 3 4 Disappointed Affection.. . 1 6 7 Epilepsy. 5 2 7 Family Affection . 2 2 Fever .. 2 2 Fright..... 1 1 Hereditary Predisposition. 4 10 14 Husband’s Ill-treatment . 2 2 Hystrid ... 1 1 Idiocy... 1 1 Imprisonment.. 1 1 Infirmity (Senile) . 1 1 2 Illness. 1 1 Intemperance.... 6 6 Prostitution . 1 1 Puerperal State... 7 7 Reduced Circumstances . 3 5 8 Religion. 3 4 7 Storm at Sea. 1 1 Sun Stroke. 1 1 Unknown . 6 4 10