Report of the Committee of Visitors of the Lunatic Asylum for the North and East Ridings of Yorkshire : presented at the Epiphany quarter sessions for the respective ridings, 1850 and their special report on the additional buildings together with the superintendent's third annual report, read at the Easter sessions, 1850 and an account of the receipts and payments to the end of the year 1849 / North and East Ridings of Yorkshire Lunatic Asylum.

  • North and East Ridings of Yorkshire Lunatic Asylum.
Date:
1850
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Credit: Report of the Committee of Visitors of the Lunatic Asylum for the North and East Ridings of Yorkshire : presented at the Epiphany quarter sessions for the respective ridings, 1850 and their special report on the additional buildings together with the superintendent's third annual report, read at the Easter sessions, 1850 and an account of the receipts and payments to the end of the year 1849 / North and East Ridings of Yorkshire Lunatic Asylum. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Contract prices of the principal articles of consumption (continued). Quarter ending Quarter ending Quarter ending Quarter ending 31st March. 30th June. 30th September 31st December. Necessaries. £. s. d. £. s. d. £. s. d. £. s. d. Coals (average about)... per ton 0 9 0 ... 0 9 0 ... 0 9 0 ... 0 9 0 Gas .per 1000ft. 0 6 8 ... 0 6 8 ... 0 5 3 ... 0 5 0 Soap, Yellow. per cwt. 2 4 0 ... 2 2 0 ... 2 0 0 ... 2 2 0 „ Mottled. do. 2 10 0 ... 2 10 0 ... 0 0 0 ... 0 0 0 „ Soft . do. 2 4 0 ... 2 4 0 ... 0 0 0 ... 0 0 0 Powder Blue . per lb. 0 1 4 ... 0 1 4 ... 0 1 4 ... 0 1 4 Starch. do. 0 0 6 ... 0 0 51 ... 0 0 5§ ... 0 0 5 Soda. per cwt. 0 8 0 ... 0 8 0 ... 0 8 0 ... 0 8 0 Black Lead... per lb. 0 0 6 ... 0 0 6 ... 0 0 6 ... 0 0 8 John Roberts, Clerk and Steward. A rticles made and repaired by the Female Patients Articles made. 146 pairs of stockings knitted 40 do. of fine worsted socks 176 linen day caps, with lawn borders 118 cotton print gowns 221 linen shirts 171 ditto shifts 17 flannel shifts and shirts 52 grey woollen petticoats 167 towels 115 check linen aprons 24 coarse ditto 349 pink neckerchiefs 21 pairs of boots and shoes bound 61 doz. of buttons 12 pairs of sheets 1 blanket 3 cotton drawers 18 iron holders 4 table cloths 18 pudding cloths 46 men’s black stocks 77 dusters 48 cotton print bonnets 116 house cloths 173 pocket handkerchiefs 18 round towels Articles repaired. 3833 pairs of stockings, of which the feet of 56 prs. were re-knitted during the year 1849 : 1154 shirts 772 shifts 728 gowns 107 stays 341 petticoats 392 day caps 413 aprons 27 straw bonnets 142 night caps 197 flannel shifts 3 drawers 25 neckerchiefs 56 night gowns 2 blankets 56 men’s flannel shirts 25 pillow cases S. H. HTLL, Matron. Articles made and repaired by the Male Attendants and Patients during the year 1849 : Shoemakers’ list of new work. 14 pairs of women’s lea¬ ther shoes 6 pairs of women’s lea¬ ther boots 21 pairs of men’s lea¬ ther boots for heavy work 1 pair of boots newly clogged Shoemakers’ list of repairs. 150 pairs soled and heeled 46 pairs soled 183 „ repaired 12 „ of boots strapped and buckled 11 pairs soled, heeled, & vamped Tailors’list of new work. 24 jackets 18 waistcoats 109 trowsers 69 cloth caps Tailors’ list of repairs. 321 jackets 341 waistcoats 989 trousers 22 cloth caps 37 pairs of braces 3 jacket and trousers dresses Mechanical employment is followed by about 20 of the patients : their trades are Blacksmiths, Whitesmiths, Joiners, Carpenters, Wheelwrights, Stone-masons, Brick¬ layers, &c. JOHN ROBERTS, Steward.