Fourteenth annual report of the resident physician, &c., of the Belfast District Asylum for the insane poor of the counties of Antrim, Down, and county of the town of Carrickfergus : for the year ending 31st of March, 1844.

  • Belfast District Lunatic Asylum.
Date:
1844
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Fourteenth annual report of the resident physician, &c., of the Belfast District Asylum for the insane poor of the counties of Antrim, Down, and county of the town of Carrickfergus : for the year ending 31st of March, 1844. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    TABLE XXIX., Shewing the original occupations of the 264 patients remaining in the Asylum, on the 31 st of March, 1844. Males. Females. Total. Basket-maker, • • • 1 0 1 Blacksmiths, • • • • • • 2 0 2 Bleachers, ... • • • 2 0 2 Bonnet-makers, • • • • » * • • • 0 2 2 Cahinet-makers, 1 0 1 Carpenters, ... • • • • • • 2 0 2 Cooper, • • • • • • 1 0 1 Domestic Servants,... • • • • • • • • • 4 28 32 Dress-makers, • • • • • • • • • 0 3 3 Dyer, .. ., • • • • • o . • • 0 1 1 Embroiderers, • • • 0 18 18 Farmers, • • • • • • • • • 10 0 10 Farmers’ Wives, • • • 0 14 14 Gardeners, ... • • • 2 0 2 Knitters, Spinners, Sewers, • • • • • • 0 17 17 Labourers, ... • e e • • • 35 0 35 Labourers’ Wives, .. « • « • • • • • • 0 16 16 Mechanics, ... • • • 2 0 2 Musicians, ... • • • • • a 2 0 2 Nailer, • V • • * • • • • 1 0 1 Painter, 1 0 1 Paper-maker, • • • 1 0 1 Pedlar, • • • • • • 1 0 1 Publicans, ... * • • • • • 2 0 2 Sailors, . 6 0 6 School-mistress, • • • 0 1 1 Shoe makers, • • • • • • • • • 6 0 6 Shop-keepers, • • • • • • • • • 4 2 6 Soldiers, . • • • • • • • • • 10 0 10 Stay-makers. * • • 0 2 2 Stone-masons, • • • 3 0 3 Surgeon, . • • • • • • 1 0 1 Tailors, . • • • 2 0 2 Tobacco-spinners, ... • • • • • • 2 0 2 Washerwomen, • * * 0 2 2 Weavers, . • • • 21 1 22 Wig-maker,. • • • • • • 0 1 1 Writing Clerks, • • • • • • 8 0 8 Without any known occupation, • * • • • • • • • ]] 12 23 144 120 264 TABLE XXX., Shelving the articles which were manufactured and made by the patients, during the year 1,100 Hanks of Linen Yarn. 88 Hanks of Thread. 1,700 Yards of Plain Linen. 64 Yards of Twilled Linen. 290 Yards of Ticken. 83 Yards of Twilled Calico. 423 Yards of Plain Calico. 133 Yards of Camlet. 162 Yards of Chequer. 586 Pairs of Stockings. 74 Pairs of Leather Shoes. 115 Pairs of Listen do. (soled.) 80 Pairs of Sheets. 24 Pairs of Suspenders. 10 Pairs of Trousers. 12 Vests. 4 Quilts. 185 Shirts. 169 Shifts. 143 Aprons. 100 Petticoats. 86 Wrappers. 100 Day Caps. 52 Night Caps. 32 Bed Ticks. 55 Handkerchiefs. 20 Gowns.