Fortieth report of the resident physician of the Belfast District Hospital for the Insane of the county of Antrim, and the county of the town of Carrickfergus : from 1st April to 31st December, 1869.

  • Belfast District Hospital for the Insane.
Date:
1869
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Credit: Fortieth report of the resident physician of the Belfast District Hospital for the Insane of the county of Antrim, and the county of the town of Carrickfergus : from 1st April to 31st December, 1869. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    DIETARY. OF THE Belfast District Hospital for tfrofntsam. BREAKFAST. One quart stirabout (made with 7oz. coarse meal),' and three-fourths of a pint of mixed milk (equal - Males, parts of new milk and buttermilk), .. One-and-half-pint stirabout and one-half pint ] , mixed milk, .. .. .. .. females. Every Morning. DINNER. One half-pound loaf bread (or 31bs. potatoes), 6oz.} Males & ' solid meat, and one pint soup, .. .. ~ One half-pound loaf bread (or 31bs. potatoes and one quart soup (made with ox heads and bones cut out of meat, vegetables, oatmeal, barley, peas, &c., One half-pound loaf bread (or 31bs. potatoes), and one-and-half-pint soup, Three-fourths of a pound of loaf bread (or 3Jibs. potatoes), and one pint mixed milk, One half-pound loaf bread (or 31bs. potatoes), and one pint mixed milk, Males & 3 days Females. \ a-week. - Males. 3 days a-week. • Females. • Males. 1 day | Females. a-week. SUPPER. One half-pound loaf bread, and three-fourths of a pint of new milk, One half-pound loaf bread, and one-half pint new milk, One quart stirabout, and three-fourths pint and new milk, One-and-half-pint stirabout and one half-pint new milk, j- Males. | Females. - Males. - Females. Summer 6 months. Winter 6 months. %* Patients who are actively employed are allowed a portion of flesh meat in addition to the soup, five instead of three days in the week. When the state of the patient’s health requires it, the diet is changed accordingly, and any other substituted that may be considered requisite by the Medical Officers. F