The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-01
SOUTHWESTERN ASYLUM.
Annual Report Of Superintendent
Graves Made Public.
THE ACCOMMODATIONS BADLY CROWDED
One-eiehth OF the Forty-seVen Deaths
Were Due to Epilepsy
in Nervous Diseases Noted.

ern insane asylum at san Antonio, for
the ten months ending August 81, 1901 con.
tains the following:
At the close Of the year preceding, name
ly, on November T. 1900, we had upon our
rolls 3as males and BAG females, making
total of 704 patients. The institution was
at that time crowded almost to the limits
Of surrocatipn by reason Of the very great
demand and urgent appeals made by the
various counties in the State for the nc
commodatoh OF helpless and hopeless cuscs
confined therein. As every bed in the in
stitutlon was occupied we were only en-
abled to admit new patients upon the death
or discharge or furlOugh OF some Of the old
ones, and by further crowding. During the
ten months we admitted eighty-onc males
and sixty-seven females making a total Of
14S accommodated during the year. ieay
lug US remaining In the house August 81,
1891, 354 males aud 3IJ females. mixing [
q total Of $50 patients actually present. We 4
now nave siXty-two out on furlougb aud our 1
register shows IGl persons 40 present tech !
nicaly patients of the Institution, the lurg
est enrolment in our history. II VIII be |
seen from the above figures that great eff /
forts were made 90 accommodates those |
clamoring for admission confronted as we
were by an always crowded condition
There being no appropriations for further |
buildings we nave heon unable TO accom- |
modate amy larger population, and Will not
win prohahl, reupiu st,,tlon,rv as ,t,. M,
constantly receiving more applications than
me deaths discharges aud burroughs per
4Hi n ~ ~ a. ~ , 'rl'1,n'' ,.. ,.
by death thi;ty.ope muIrs tpJ si%1,cp f.,
males, making total Of forty seven Six
or ohe.elshth or the total number OF deaths
was due To epilepsy disease universally
incurnblc. We have about 100 ruUru1ics
out or our iW patients ana ID srrW7 TINT
great many are Stlll uupuNidru fU, II
our state has made muulhc.ut appropriate
ti"ns ia take cnro Of this unfortunate clUas.
rs the large majority uf rhrm uu wholly
unhttcd by the uutur. of tbrir unni-nt for
proper treatment iu am u4uur usylu and
they are the source uf ihy greatest dl.-atl--
faction, trDuhlp Hud pHrr Umuue iA, Insane
patients.
\
or our 1catbs t.r ,r ,r,.rS.s ~, l,
~ ""T "'"'N-' .''' '' ""'hi'i "I 90"
'o'o' were que l' pulmonary consumption
during the pnst ycpt. pnd with great no
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'up''. u'"S' is oN rue increase iu ihr in
stitulou ibis ;, duo go tine fac. fhut il
IS highly contagious disease and ina. .I,.e
''' '
',u'"''',"' W .H'N' "N"'''f OF persons
with reduced vitality hy reason ur their
mental and hodiiv li.nrf,r. ia .,.h
-. 90 '"'
'hhWN'h 'ohNNiou Facilitates the coulrAc-
ton ~ he disease. While II lg true that
H''"''' "'"U'"'Nu HN
much more liable to contract the disease,
II is also quite true that come acute and
recoverable eases win take II h snitc ~
an Of our efforts. II 10 reod,oss a. sa,
20 wv e""'S' u ~ heed'esS 10 say
thht properly constructed and equipped sep
arate cottages should be provided Tor such
$50 i'' .uu ""'""'y hc'''h
anu me poSalmhilcs or treatment nuli's
this an imperative necessity ami sincere.
ly trust THAT public attrrtlon may be- called
70 lhr mater IN surh "a way TINT leRsla.
we've rcr,iy,5 ~ nv TTt," eur pu''Hl~
tnIe oly rev dlNa, one tro'A cauccr ~
me 9r'aNt Two from exhaustion from nruta
lost one "U case from p fyrGo,i frycg rMr6,g
contracted from driuLinG river water yum
66t,fisss c'scs OF Oowcl ironblr aud digestive
EHiisoratlf. NOT proving iataI were prubI-
ny due 60 tho same causr.
among our dCad u VII. also hc seen TINT
nine were scnllc, aud Hiod practically az
ttph II may not be Improper TO state TAM
fhe aSylums OF this state nro becoming
somewhat enrdencd BY The accommodation
VIZ rniad i nn'airI, lu'otI ana lmbe'llrs,
perhaps some troa6lo 10 the,r ktpdr ,g ,,,I
possibly sumo expense TO ths county Ry
tn ssnn "i , lned' increasing nunthcr in our
the greatest hone OF recovery ma ncin,a
nent cure, are thus denied prompt ndmis.
ana spP' IN n''o Ia are Htp W9lunE IN private homes
disease and until cnr,, bcc0mr, %i unt
by reason of the Long neglect at their
trgs'I ~ w.,
magnificent in her charity. INT Tho W. mi rg
Of patience aud tolerance viii ultimately
i"ss Iv a,t ~ INC shlIiinR "i al such help
homes and c1unty r9r,, rs Tho gt,i n'N a,'
pcnse. In some Of the states chronic and
i ,SStgIranie cases dolgrds, imhocilcs and
ssyiUms. nr When the ro1n ,'iT ,, ,u9 Sl.,,
scarce and acntc cases Of genuine Insanity
~ ~ nt' LUNG i9o ryuel they arc sent bach
Tor. This custom Is nv, nraTti u, We t','I
N
iurashaton f"es, nut Win Tue increaSinl
oneStion ~ " sbnr my Ha''e " Is ohiy
tiopal room nu,st IN nrnyiIl ~ - =
cradle expense vyouid not he nm ,u,tS ,.
In This cnnnectinn ~ n"rt IAN al, u'uti 49,,
thn hroadesf and most uhersl beri Ivy nu
tho part Of the STATE I'm denifnn yin "Mb
unfortunntp class but tnnnv "a ,hn,, VA,
he proueriy cNred for al bnnc NH IT, ~
counties ana ~ murh less cvnsns, ~ th ,"'
they can In our rnther exnensIfe Stat, III" in