Extract from the ninth annual report of the State Board of Charities of the State of New York, relating to hospitals for the sick and insane / by M.B. Anderson, J.C. Devereux ; to which is appended a report relating to the management of the insane in Great Britain by H.B. Wilbur.

  • Anderson, M. B. (Martin B)
Date:
1876
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Credit: Extract from the ninth annual report of the State Board of Charities of the State of New York, relating to hospitals for the sick and insane / by M.B. Anderson, J.C. Devereux ; to which is appended a report relating to the management of the insane in Great Britain by H.B. Wilbur. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    from their registers of the occupation of every patient on the day pre¬ vious. From my own personal observation I cannot doubt the accuracy of the statements as to the number employed or the efficiency of their labor. FIFE AND KINROSS ASYLUM. Employment—Males. Carpenters. 2 Shoemakers .. 4 Tailors. 1 Stokers... 1 Messengers. 6 Gardeners......................................_........ 2 Field-workers.. 58 House-workers. 14 Painters. ................................................ 2 Total employed...... 90 Unlit for work.... ..... 32 Total male patients..................................... 122 Employment — Females. Laundry and kitchen.. 27 In work-room. 86 Field-workers. 1 House-workers... 10 Total employed.... 124 Unfit for work...... 15 Total females.... 139 Total number of patients....... 261 Dining in association.. ...... 246 Attending prayers....... 149 Attending amusements............. 169 Attending school....... 51 On parole...... 39 In seclusion......... none. Under restraint...... none. Next, as to the amount of freedom allowed to the patients. The day of my visit was a pleasant day in summer. I drove in at an open gate 4