Annual medical report for the year 1859-60, ending July 4th / Kent Lunatic Asylum, Barming Heath, Maidstone.

  • Kent County Lunatic Asylum.
Date:
1860
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Credit: Annual medical report for the year 1859-60, ending July 4th / Kent Lunatic Asylum, Barming Heath, Maidstone. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    y t TABLE III. General Statement, comparative of the last two years. July, 1860. July, 1859. M. W. T. M. W. T. Patients remaining from the last year 262 362 614 260 349 609 Admitted since (yearly) .. 89 86 175 82 84 166 Total under treatment. 351 438 789 342 433 775 Deduct discharges and deaths. 83 84 167 80 81 161 Remaining July 4th .... 268 354 622 262 352 614 The number remaining consisted of Patients of contributing parishes ... 222 299 521 215 290 505 Ditto chargeable to the county . 9 10 19 8 10 18 Ditto of boroughs in the county ... 32 40 72 32 46 78 Ditto of parishes in other counties... 5 5 10 7 6 13 Total... 268 354 622 262 352 614 Average number daily resident . • «« • M 621 • »« • • • 600 Highest number on any day . 276 354 630 266 358 624 Lowest ditto 270 340 610 248 331 597 Number of beds in the Asylum. 298 394 692 298 394 692 Employed, highest number. 174 231 405 188 199 387 Ditto lowest ditto .. 177 157 334 171 164 335 Patients were discharged as under Recovered... 37 38 75 29 38 67 Relieved ... 12 18 30 17 11 28 Not improved ... 4 1 5 10 7 17 Dead... 30 27 57 24 25 49 Total discharges. 83 84 167 80 81 161 The admissions comprised :— Cases supposed to be of first attack 68 61 129 61 44 105 Ditto repeated ditto... 21 25 46 21 40 61 Total admissions ... 89 86 175 82 84 166