Nineteenth annual report of the Belfast District Asylum for the insane poor of the counties of Antrim and Down, and county of the town of Carrickfergus : for the year ended the 31st of March, 1849 / drawn up by the resident physician.

  • Belfast District Lunatic Asylum.
Date:
1849
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Credit: Nineteenth annual report of the Belfast District Asylum for the insane poor of the counties of Antrim and Down, and county of the town of Carrickfergus : for the year ended the 31st of March, 1849 / drawn up by the resident physician. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    TABLE VII.— OCCUPATION. Butcher, • • • • • • • • • • • • Males. 1 Females. 0 Total. 1 Clergyman, • • • ( • • • • 1 0 1 Clergyman’s Widow, • • • • • 0 1 1 Carpenters, • • • • t • • • • 5 0 5 Cook, • • • • • • 0 1 1 Distiller, • • • • • • • • * 1 0 1 Domestic Servants, • • • • • * 1 10 11 Dress-Makers, ... • • • 0** 0 3 3 Embroiderers, ... • • • 9 9 • 0 3 3 Farmers, • • • 12 0 12 Farmers’ Wives,... • • • • • • • • • 0 8 8 Knitters, • • • • • • 0 9 9 Labourers, • • • • • • 9*0 12 0 12 Labourers’ Wives, • • • 9 9 • 0 6 6 Musician, • • • • • • • • • 1 0 1 Mill-workers, • • • • • • 0 2 2 Nailer, ... • • • • • • • •• I 0 1 Paper-stainer, ... • • • *00 • •• ft 0 * * 1 0 1 Policeman, • • • • • • 00 0 1 0 1 School-master, ... • • • • • • 1 0 1 Shop-keepers, ... *» i • • • • • • 2 0 2 Shoe-makers, • i* 90* 2 2 4 Tailors, • • • • • • 9 9 9 2 0 2 Weavers, • • « • • • 9 9* 12 1 13 Writing Clerks, ... • • • • • • 9 9 9 3 0 3 Without any occupation, • • • • • • 9 09 2 13 15 61 59 120 TABLE VIII.—EDUCATION. Well-educated, • • • Males. 4 • •• »11 a Females. 1 Total. 5 Can read and write, • t • • • • ••• • • • 4/ 25 72 Can read only, • • • • • • «•» •• • o 22 27 Totally uneducated, • • • • * • ••• ••• •) 11 16 Ages of 61 59 TABLE IX. the 69 Patients discharged recovered. 120 Under 20 years, 9 9 9 Ml 999 99 3 6 9 From 20 to 30 do., • • • • •• ••• ••• ^ 8 14 Do. 30 to 40 do., • •• Ml ••• ••• U ] 1 16 Do. 40 to 50 do., • • t O ••• ••• .11 M 10 13 Do. 50 to 60 do., • • • Ml Ml ••• ^ 7 13 Do. 60 to 70 do., • • • 4 9 9 9 9 9 9 0 9 9 *- 0 4 27 42 69