The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-05-09 00:00:00

COUNTY LUNATIC ABY LUIS.

The annual report of the Don't County Lunatic
Asylums at Pontos and Channinster has just been
Maned. Dr. Spam, the medical superintendent, makes
the following stabenent :--" On the first of January,
1881, there wen resident in the two whims 469
petiolate, of whets 14 males and 14 females were non-
paupers, and 196 maim and 243 fiernalea were paupers,
and of this latter slaw most be deducted 10 males and
7 fernalee bellowing to the town and county of Pools,
tied 04 females from Wigwam', leaving the number,
to our own county 188 melee, 212 females—
Mitt 'Pb. admindoos were of very much the
same ehaseder as in years pee ; many were hope-
-11/lar Inonrable, many came only to be nursed until
death, whilst others, not a few, were in each wretched
and broken-down health ado require matt careful and
andduous watching and feeding to enable them to have
a Amax of recovery or alleviation of their mental
coodltlon. No lino sham thirteen ware suffering from
genera parlay& and epilepsy. • clans always adding
very greatly to our ordinary society, without any bops
of ultimate recovery. The ages of those admitted were
ea follows :-10 were under 107ew; of age, 74 between
SO and 40, 14 between 40 and 80, 18 between 50 and
60, 17 between 011 and 70, 2 between 70 and 80, and I
wag gg yams 04 ego." De. Byrnes goes on to refer to
the liersdeed number Of PLOW !nastier admitted into
emeyinnt, end remarks that should the accumulation
e co. county nylons oust be increased or enlarged.
RIO then proem& The number of dlechargm'hae
been higher than .nseal, tkie reooveriee being ratjeg
new 40 per mat on the number admitted ; and deduct-
ing dame patients not Woofing to our county, who
were chronic men of long duration. the Per meters
would be 41. The deaths too have been higher than
for several year, pad. Win slight Per AW, on an
-ffdl7 avenge number resident, yet this is Ooot two
mew ant. below the (mai rate for county inglema
Cie the lad thirty-six years caw average death rata bas
bees not quite IMMO. According to the commie-
eloneei Mee book, published in August, Ma modality
-of the year was only 910, arid it is worth nodes that
se low a depth rate (for both sezes together) has ewer
teen shown In their tables, which dote beck to 1800'
Cho ages of those who lied here were eight under 40
mem, Au from 40 to lig five from 50 to 03, 9 between
al pad 70, bstiress TO sad 10, mid ow was 86. Om

woman, aged SS. bad best resident bare over 30 years I
a proof that living in aa asylum doss sot nemmarily
shorten life." • The Rev. W. J. Kindle wm elided
chaplein is January last, and Ism sew been on duty
for • year. With SWOON pleasure I reword the CAW
fort sod satisfeetices with which bb ministrations ere
received. lila report is appended. The changes
our oaken, attendants, &umiak. 44. him.
=ciacift and most immaterial, antattiwrefore, as In
my last report, I expressed a hope ' at the dime of
the next year I may be able to rejoice with the same
tood friends around me,' so It has been ordered, end it
is wills Painful appreciation of all the kindness they
still show me and the help they invariably give I sow
record the fact. Before *occluding; I cannot refrain
from expressing by great sorrow In having lost
from the committee of visitors the Rev. O. Ivaim
barn. I have had the great pleasure of his
for 39 years, sad the many acts of kindness Mc=
In several instances the solid and disinterested advice
most generously given, compel me to oiler this slight
tribute of affeetiou, respect, and esteem."