Morning journal and courier., 1884-01-18
The Insane Retreat.
The atatistles of the n1iddletown Asyl


 The statistics of the Middletovvn Asylum
 for the Past Year.
 The eighteenth annual report of the trus-
 tees of the hospital for the insane at Middle town contains mention of Robbins Battell's l chime of bells and the sudden death of Trus-
 tee Bullock. It speaks of ''almshouse shell ter with promiscuous mingling of all 6lasse5''
 as Ia thing of an unhappy past, never more,
 under any plea of economy or policy, to be
 revived" The year began with SAP patients
 and ended with 86o. There were 271 admit
 ted during the year, of whom 135 were men and 136 women. The total number of
 patients under treatment was 1.I13. The
 number Of patients discharged during the
 year was IFS, of whom 7s were men ahd 55 women. There were 80 deaths, of whom 43 were men and 37 women. The average num-
 Der of patients resident during the year was
 S54.5, of whom 385.61 were men and 466. s9
 were women.
 Says Dr. Shew: stNearly all os ths forty
 persons who eloped during the year were
 either quiet farm laborers or convaescents
 on unlimited parole All but three returned
 to the hospital, or were sent back after few days absence. Two reached home safely, so
 much improved that it was considered best
 to have them remain. Only one is still at
 large unaccounted for; and his Arrangement is of such character that no harm need be anticipated"
 The hospital maintained itself and board
 for 1884 will be $3. .75 instead of $4 week. The revenue for the year was S1S4, 532 S2,
 which with the cash on hand ($128. 99) and
 balance with the treasurer ($4, ,434 18) made were $184, ,798 27 for the following
 purposes; Salaries, $1O. .6s3 10; pay of
 employees, S3s, ,437 95; furniture and fix l lures, $6, 7O6 07; fuel and lights, $20,- l 319 59; dry goods and clothing, $8,811.18; stationery and postage, $1, 49S 97; provis-
 ions SIS, ,94s 39; fish. $5,36o 27; flour, ST. | S92 57; meat, $14, ,403 06; groceries, $lO,- | 159 5S; farm and garden, $8, ,367.8O; con- struction, $14, 0s4 55: drugs, $1, 1,6o8 92;
 burial, $479-35; refunded, $674.19; repair | ing. SIP 6S5 S1; insurance, $1, 146. 40; mis- | cellaneous. $1, 527 51.
 Of the 271-135 males. 136 females-pa- tients admitted during the year 127 were na. l tives of Connecticut, 70 of Ireland, IT of | Germany, 15 of New York and 13 of Eng land. The others are sI read over almost all | States and countries. New Haven county sent 81 (SO5 since the establishment of the
 field 46, (409); New London 25. (306) i;
 Litchfeld 21, 1S3); Middlesex IT, (2s7);
 Holland 9, (9D, Windham 7, (93) The State at large is credited with 13 (12S) and ''slsewhere' 12 from the beginning, The
 total inmates since 1869 inclusive is 1,6t9 males and 1888 females
 As to occupations 63(536) were housewives; 19 (309) were farmers; 31 (306) were labor CTS; 27 (265) were domestics: 9 GID were mechanics; 10 (1O5) were house. keepers; (53l were machinists; 3 (58) were teachers; 16 (17D were fac tory employees; (45) were carpenters; (42) were seannstresses; 3 (55) were merchants; 3 (38) were clerks; (29) were painters; (24) were sailors. No editors, journalists or re- porters appear, either during the year or the existence of the institution, but news boys and 1 printer have been treated. During the year there was only one lawyer with total of 5 since 1869; no peddler during the year with 8 total of seven and-veritable facts-ouly one broker, one speculator, one powder maker, one soldier and single landlord The list of demented includes six saloon keepers, two bartenders, twenty-two students, three telegraph opera prs, three jewellers, eleven agents and sixteen accountants, while there are ten gardeners, eight druggists. four barbeTs, three actors and thirteen cigar makers.
 Of those received during the year 130 were
 married, 1O7 single and 29 widowed. The
 civil condition of vas unknown. Since 1869 the totals are: Single, 1856; married, 1,242; widowed, 288; unknown, 66. Of the grand total 2, 2,524 were sent by the probate courts Sixteen hundred and ifty-three
 were paupers; 943 indigent; 205
 supported by themselves or friends, and 151 supported by the State alone.
 As to causes of insanity during the year in- temperance is credited with g cases; i'll health, 16; epilepsy. 12; domestic difficulties, II; causes ''connectsd with the affections,' 10; over work, 9; anxiety of mind, business and otherwise, 6; mot insane" g; old age, 2; religion, 2; fluctuations of fortune, D. One hundred and twenty are down as .'unknown." Since the beginning the cause : of the insanity of 1.195 is unknown. Ill., health claims 366; intempersnce, 2S4 anxi- ety of mind, Al; "connected with the affec- tions, " 13l; epilepsy, 125; overwork, 82; re- ligion, 6s domestic difficulties, 47; huctua- tions of fortune, 35 old age, A; over study, l9; tobacco, 7; nostalgia, z.
 The per cent of admissions, discharges and death has been as follows: