The sixty-fifth annual report of James Murray's Royal Asylum Perth.

  • James Murray's Royal Asylum for Lunatics.
Date:
1892
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The sixty-fifth annual report of James Murray's Royal Asylum Perth. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The Register of Restraint and Seclusion con¬ tains 21 entries. They refer to the use of restraint in the treatment of 2 patients, in both cases for surgical reasons. Three accidents are recorded, all involving fracture of bones. Two of them occurred to the same patient, and were the result of suicidal attempts. There has been no escape. Seventeen attendants and servants have re¬ signed, 5 have been dismissed, and 24 have been engaged. The patients continue to be exceedingly well provided for. They are kept in great comfort; they receive skilful treatment; and their indivi¬ dual requirements are carefully and kindly con¬ sidered. Great attention is given to providing occupation for those who are able to engage in it. Many help the attendants in their duties, and others occupy themselves with artizan and garden work. One is at present occupied as a surveyor. The ladies are chiefly engaged in needlework and knitting. Occupation of such kinds is in itself useful as a means of treatment, and it lends an additional value to recreation. This is abundantly provided in various ways, such as games, music, social meetings, and excursions. The several parts of the Institution were found in admirable order. The decoration and furniture are everywhere elegant and comfortable, and as little as possible suggestive of Asylum arrange¬ ments. In the mansion-house of Kincarrathie they are in every way such as is found in the best class of private residences, and the life of the inmates is similar to that of ladies and gentlemen in their own homes.