The reports of the County Lunatic Asylum at Prestwich : presented to the Court of Adjourned Annual Session held on the 31st of Dec., 1861 with the accounts of the receipts and payments of the treasurer of the said asylum.

  • Lancaster County Lunatic Asylum at Prestwich.
Date:
1862
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The reports of the County Lunatic Asylum at Prestwich : presented to the Court of Adjourned Annual Session held on the 31st of Dec., 1861 with the accounts of the receipts and payments of the treasurer of the said asylum. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    £. 8. d. £. s. d. Brought over.3987 7 4 1961 4 8 Provisions, (not including Farm Produce,)—continued. Butter .... 7158 lbs. . .at 0 10-65 per lb. 317 15 2 Cheese .... 9568 . .at 0 7-22 11 288 0 3 Sugar (moist) .. 9514J „ . .at 0 4-65 11 184 14 7 „ (lump) .. 159| „ . .at 0 6-49 11 4 6 5 Tea 1327^ „ . .at 2 9-79 11 186 18 2 £ Coffee 1344 „ . .at 1 2 11 78 8 0 Chicory 316 „ . .at 0 3-5 11 4 12 2 Tobacco 2251bs. 10-2 oz. at 3 363 11 37 5 4 Snuff 15 lbs. . .at 4 2-13 11 3 2 8 Peas .. 37 4 8 Bice, Sago, &c. . 65 16 0 Groceries 18 17 7 Miscellaneous . 26 17 7 - 5241 5 11£ Average cost par head per week, 3s. ll'77d. Fuel, Lighting, and Washing. Coal . . Cannel . . Soap .. . .. v Sundries . .. Average cost per head per week, Os. 9‘87d. Surgery. 689 12 10 161 14 71 1-98 13 2| 32 11 7 --- 1082 12 3 Drugs . . . 49 8 8 Sundries . . . 10 0 7 - 59 9 3 Average cost per head per week Os. 0-54d. Wines, Spirits, and Porter. Wines and Spirits . . 30 5 6 Porter . ...... . 27 17 6 - 58 3 0 Average cost per head per week Os. 0‘53d.