The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-06-26 00:00:00

THI Nl* PATIZIrtS.

The admission' were generally of the ordinary hind
several patients were in • very feeble and debilitated
state and only lived • shell time, others suffering from
that dreadful diastase general paralysis, and of the rest
it may be said that recovery, exempt In • emall proper-
don, meat not bc sotichontal.
The patients received from other Counties were • fair
average proportion of " chronic incurables," and the
chief satisfaction in admitting them teems to be that
the receipts for their maintenance will help in some
degree to ale " the pre-sure already laid on this
county. —(Medical Stgpe notendetier Repori.)

NON•PAUFILIS.

The opening of the asylum for the reception of
" non-peupers" having now had a more lengthened
trial, some surprise may he felt at the ooneuratively
small number admitted ; but there seems to be some
misapprehension in the minds of many revealing the
wicounnodation, he., afforded, and it would be well pro-
bably that if should be More generally known that all
class, of pstienta rolisived intro county asylums are
neocurily subjected to the mune Cite and treatment as
the Lapeer Act set forth for paupers.
The elms of patients for whom this aceommodatiOn
*as provided, is that immediately above the pauper,
but in some instances persons cot more respectable
sphere of life have, from peconlerY circurnstanees, been
'IA to avail thenewlyes of our offer, and thole are jut
the very patient. who really feel, and in some instances
acutely for • time, that they are not no well cared for
se they have been accustomed to, and yet. I am unable
to combat this difficulty, for I am convinced that except
In cases of sickocea, were any great dialectic° made in
these different alums, it would CUM groat additional
trouble and expense, And without, I fear, any °ones-
pending beneit and adeantege.
Fifteen noo-paupers were received daring the year—
two discharged and one died. Fourteen remained it
the end co, the year' make add F feesides ;ci this
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Atli LCIII AN Odd UM

The amusements, orsupstrom, he. remain mush as
In years past. At the close of theyver some tbestrieal
botertainmenta were attempted and mused much enjoy.
f went and merriment, but ran what I have seen since,
donbt viwy much if any real good was done indeed.
in the case of one pr two of tatted who took part, I
believe great mischief was the result.
The different newepapera, so fr. quently alluded to in
the annu6l reports, have been regularly oontinned in
addition I have thankfully to acknowledge the receipts
of • copy of the Dorset County Itzprese, and the
I Western Flying Poet, and occasionally an additional
copy of lon, of the other numerous publications issued
from the .ame °Mos. I must not omit to mention with
much,gratitade the receipt of a very large number of
the Illsetrand Zomba News and Peach, kindly given
by Mr. and Mr.. Oundry, of the Hyde, Bridport. They
have been nicely bound, and monks a very valuable addi.
Pon to the patiente library, and will forte an almost
endless seem* of recreative amusement to the various
owners for many years to oome.