Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1892-01-15
The Western Lunatio Asylum.
Stanton Yindicator.

Stanton indicator.
We have received through the courtesy
of DR.. Benz Blaektord, tho Superinten-
dent of the w. L. Asylum, the reports of
that State institution for the fiscal year of
1s90-91. The report of the President of
the Board of Directors asks for an appro-
pration of 1910 900 for the support of the
asylum for the next two fiscal years. Tho
report of the Committee of Directors
states that the cost per capita for the
maintenance of the inmates during the
fiscal year ending October lst. 1891, was
Sl51.77. The report of the Superinten-
dent states that the whole number of
patients admitted to the Asylum since it
was opened in 1877 mp to the last year
was A 1863. of whom ,251 died, 2,50S were
discharged and GOO are now there, of
whom 29G are men and 313 women. The
report of Mr.. C. Miller, the Steward,
shows that the asylum received for the
fiscal year ending Oct 4, 1891, SOS, 1926.
OF the expenditures, s62Ol5.l5 was for
support account, the chief items of which
were 15l1 05 paid for salaries, and Sl5,-
s27.35 paid for wages to attendants and
80 forth. The amount paid for provisions
and groceries was $32,617.9l.
THE AVERAGE POPULATION.
During the year the daily average Of
patients has been 3O4 men and 3l3 women.
OF the total number, % men and women
died during the year, and "a men and p
women were discharged as recovered.
OF the men there during the year 1l9
were married, 232 unmarried and 6 I'M
known. OF the women 100 were married,
200 unmarried and unknown.
OCCUPATIONS AND TRADES.
The occupations of the men admitted
during the year were-Farmers, % Ply
sicians, 2; Laborers, 10; Clerks, ,; Rail
road EMPLOYEES, 3; Merchants, 2; Law
yers, 2 Blacksmitbs, 2; Postmaster, l;
Tailor, Book keeper, |; Teacher, l
Painter, 1 Baker. Railroad Contractor,
| ; Locksmith, l !; Ticket agent. l; Com.
mission Merchant, /; Carpenters, 2
Music teacher, 1: Jeweler, 1; no oc-
cupation, 10. The occupations Of the
women re-Housewives, 10; Domestics
3; Housekeepers, 4 Seamstresses, 2; 10
occupation, Il.
The insanity of those admitted during
the year had extended from l month up
to 90 years, the majority having been in
sane from one month to twelve months.
CAUSES OF INSANITY.
Among the supposed exciting and pre-
disposiug causes of insanity among those
admitted during the year were-La
grippe, 3 men and woman; Love,
woman Financial trouble, . mon and l
woman; Domestic trouble, woman ;
jealousy, 1 woman; Morphomania, 3
men and l woman; Religion, 3 men and
1 woman Desertion, woman Desola'
ton, man Measles, l woman; Over
work, man and woman.
REPRESENTATION OF COUNTIES.
Among the patients in the asylum Sep
TENDER 39th, 1891, were % men and 20 wo-
men from Augusta men and 6 women
from Allegheny men and 2 women from
Bath ) men and women from Highland T;
7 men and women from Nelson Is men
and 10 women from Albemarle 10 men
and 10 women from Rockbridge; 10 men
and l6 women from Rockingham II men
and women from Shenandoah. The
city of Stanton had men and Z women !;
Richmond had 7 men and Is women !;
Roanoke 2 men and = women Peters
burg 8 men and l woman Norfolk 4 wo-
men; Fredericksburg l man and woman,
and Winchester man and woman.
HOW LONG THEY HAVE BEEN IN THE AsY-
LUM.
One patient has been in the asylum
so years 4 oyer 45 years over 40 years ;
Q over IS years; over 30 years; 25 over
% years; SO over 90 years; 40 oyer Is
years % over 10 years, and 152 over 5
years.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
The following is list of the board of
drectors-Col Samuel +. Coleman, Of
Cumberland, Preside mt; c. G. Conway,
of Culpeper; De. S. II. Moffet, of Har
Maj J. T. Beckham,of Alex
audria E. Holmes Boyd, of Winchester;
N. C. Manson, of Lynchburg; j. L. Trod'
way, of Pittsylvania, and w. II. Fl. Lynn
and P. H. Trout, of Stanton.
THE OFFICERS.
The officers of the asylum are DR.. Ben
iamin Blackford, Superintendent Drs. G.
S. Walker. r. Page, J. S. DeJarnette and
C. L. Haynes, Assistant Physicians;
Christian Miller, Steward; C. J. Armi-
stead, Secretary, and Mrs. V. L. Thomp-
son, Matron.
The total attendance at the Deaf, Dumb
aud Blind Institution for the year 1S9O-9l
was 1871. Deaf and dumb AZ boys, 46
girls blind, q boys, IA girls. Total re-
ceipts of the institution for the year, $780,
500 IS; expenditures. $34, 95l.29. Capt.
Doyle asks for appropriation to enlarge
the accommodation.