The annual report of the Dorset County Lunatic Asylum, Charminster, Dorchester, for the year 1864.

  • Dorset County Lunatic Asylum (Charminster, England)
Date:
1864
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Credit: The annual report of the Dorset County Lunatic Asylum, Charminster, Dorchester, for the year 1864. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The discharges 34 : of which number 10 males and 1 females had recovered, and 2 males and 6 females were relieve: The deaths wrere 27—16 males and 11 females. There are also two county non-pauper patients in tb Asylum, and one criminal lunatic at Fisherton. One patient absent on leave. The health of the patients has been good till the last tw months, during which sore throats and colds have been prevaleni and in some cases, as in that of the Assistant Medical Office of a severe character. The maintenance rate has been fixed at seven shillings pf week for the first three quarters of the year, and at seve: shillings and seven pence for the last quarter. The supply of water in the well has continued abundan through this remarkably dry summer. The Superintendent has now the two Asylums, at Cha: minster and Forston under his care, and continues to discharg; his onerous and important duties to the full satisfaction of tb Visitors. The Assistant Medical Officer (Dr. W. G. Coombs) entere on the duties of his office in the early part of September. Ib resides at Forston, and has charge of the patients and establish! ment there, under the direction of the Superintendent, and h assists in the management also of the principal Asylum. Th V isitors have every reason to look upon him as an efficient ana valuable officer. The attendants and servants have earned the approbation of the Visitors, by their kind and careful treatment of tin patients and their attentive and orderly conduct; with thi