The physicians' report for the year 1847 : ordered to be printed for the use of governors / The Royal Hospital of Bethlem.

  • Bethlem Royal Hospital (London, England)
Date:
1848
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Credit: The physicians' report for the year 1847 : ordered to be printed for the use of governors / The Royal Hospital of Bethlem. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Apparent and Assigned Causes op Disease. MALES. FEMALES. (Moral.) Embarrassment - - 1 Losses in business - - 1 (Moral.) Anxiety Domestic affliction (Physical.) Intemperance - - 1 (Physical.) Intemperance (Hereditary.) (hereditary.) Hereditary tendency to insanity was traced in two of the Male Curable Patients whose disease terminated fatally. Hereditary tendency to insa¬ nity was traced in four cases, of which two ap¬ peared to be without any other obvious cause 3 Not ascertained