Annual report of the General Board of Control for Scotland : 1923.

Date:
1923
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Licence: In copyright

Credit: Annual report of the General Board of Control for Scotland : 1923. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The patient was bright and cheerful beforehand, and had just bought some chocolates for a young friend she was about to visit. No blame appeared to be attached to the nurse, nor to the authorities of the hospital. State Criminal Asylum, Broadmoor. This institution was visited in August, 1923, by two members of our Board, who reported most favourably both as to the- care and treatment of the patients and on the general management of the institution. The health of the inmates was good; apart from a few cases of influenza, there had been no epidemic disease since our visit a year previously, and but three patients were at the date of the visit known to be suffering from tuberculosis. The number of patients resident was 648, of whom 474 were men and 174 women. Naval and Military Hospitals. Royal Naval Hospital, Yarmouth.—A member of our Board visited this hospital in August, 1923, and reported that he found everything in good order, that the patients were in receipt of excellent care and kindly treatment, and that their general health was good. He was glad to note that as many as 30 patients were allowed parole beyond the grounds, and that every effort was made to allow the patients as much freedom as possible within the hospital, and to encourage them to live as normal lives as the circumstances would permit. The numbers on the books of the hospital were 154. Royal Military Hospital, Netley.—The section of this hospital which is set apart for the care and treatment of patients suffering from incipient or temporary mental disorder was visited by a member of our Board in April, 1923. At the date of his visit there were 62 patients, including three officers, in residence, and he was satisfied that they were in receipt of first-rate care and treatment, that close study and much individual attention was given to each case, and was pleased to learn the large extent to which the aid of the laboratory is sought in association with clinical observation. Licensed Houses. On January 1st 1924, there were 19 Metropolitan Houses licensed by us and 37 Provincial Houses by justices for the re¬ ception of patients under the Lunacy Acts, the same number as in the previous year. The percentage of discharges (recovered, relieved and not improved) to the direct admissions during 1923 was 56-2, and of recoveries alone 27*9; the percentage of deaths to the average number resident was 9*7.