Ninety-ninth annual report for the year 1958 / Barnwood House Hospital for Mental and Nervous Disorders, near Gloucester.

  • Barnwood House Hospital for Mental and Nervous Disorders.
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[1958]
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Credit: Ninety-ninth annual report for the year 1958 / Barnwood House Hospital for Mental and Nervous Disorders, near Gloucester. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    REPORT OF THE PHYSICIAN SUPERINTENDENT I have the honour to present my report for 1958. There were in the Hospital on January 1st, 1958, 76 certified patients, 3 temporary patients and 71 voluntary patients. Ten certified patients, 3 temporary patients and 107 voluntary patients were admitted during the year, a total of 120 compared with 126 in 1957, including transfers but excluding regradings. One hundred and seventeen patients were discharged, transferred or died. Six patients were regraded. These changes left the numbers on the books on the 31st December, 1958, as follows :— Male Female T otal Certified Patients 29 49 78 Temporary Patients 1 — 1 Voluntary Patients 15 59 74 i-hundred and seventy-six patients of the three classes were under treatment during the year as compared with 278 in 1957 and 360 in 1956. The daily average number of patients on the books during the year was 158 compared with 153 in 1957. Of the direct admissions during the year, the percentage of voluntary admissions was 91 compared with 89 in 1957, while that of certified patients was 7, compared with 7 in 1957.