The report of the Committee of Visitors and Medical Superintendent of the Devon County Lunatic Asylum.

  • Devon County Lunatic Asylum.
Date:
[1857?]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The report of the Committee of Visitors and Medical Superintendent of the Devon County Lunatic Asylum. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    TABLE No. 4. DURATION OE ATTACKS PREVIOUS TO ADMISSION. Under 2 months .. 70 From 2 to 6 months.29 » 6 „ 12 19 „ 1 „ 3 years . 7 » 3 „ 10 7 Upwards of 10 years .. .. 7 Congenital. 2 Unknown. lo Continuous . 4 Total .. ..155 TABLE No. 5. OCCUPATIONS OF THOSE ADMITTED. Agricultural labourers V Basket maker wife Barmaid Bakers Coachman wives .. widows.. „ wife. Charwoman Coal carrier . Cordwainers . Carpenters . „ wife. Dockyard labourer. Domestic servants. Dressmakers . Excise officer. Farmers. „ daughter Farrier’s wife .. Gardeners .. Grocers Hairdresser’s wife Housewife .. Lacemaker Linen diaper Land surveyors.. 25 7 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 14 5 1 4 1 1 4 2 1 1 1 1 2 Mariners’ wives. Mason . Machine worker Marine storekeeper .. No occupation. Needlewomen. Pensioner. Printers. Painter and glazier .. 1 Shoemakers . „ wives Shopwoman . Shopkeepers . Soldiers . Shipwright . „ widow Sadler . Schoolmistress .. Smiths . „ wife . Tailors .. Tallow chandler Watch maker. Woodman. 1 Woolcomber . Unknown .