The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-11

average for the term ending June 80,
1906 was 5l3 and for 1908, 500, l0lo
! SIS, 1912, Goa, an increase of about 10
per cent. in six years.
DR.. Grout says "The inference wonil
| be that there had been alarming m
crease of insanity in Vermont. That Is
not the case. doubt if there has been
material increase during the half CEN
fury. Since the opening of the hospl-
tai in 1891, $500 persons have been adj
mitted including readmissions, l57l dis
charged, GG7 have died. l04 transferred
and 0B22 remain in hospital Vermont
is small. 1t would be impractical to
have separate institutions for epileptics,
violent imbeciles, chronic dementcd
cases, inebriates and drug addicts insane
convicts and criminals Consequently
they are all sent here. Another cause OF
apparent increase is the large number OF
senile cases sent here. Dangerous i'm
beetles come in large numbers and
should come. They are dangerous to
morals as well as life and property.
Governor Mead's idea for the steriliza-
tien of these degenerates should be en-
dorscd by legal enactment.
The crux of the whole problem of de-
generation lies in the segregation of
high grade imbeciles, chiefly those of the
female sex.
Regarding inebriates, dipsomaniacs
and drug addicts, "A cases have been
sent here, 20 men and women. Fewer |
cases relapse than drug cases |
but majority OF both do So Many of |
these cases are of material assistance |
in the work of the hospital.
The admission in the term were PSI |
3s less than during the previous period. |
Insanity is closely associated with i'll |
health and good can be done a dis
ordered mind directly through the in
iluence OF healthy body on brain func
lions. Mental oyerwork unaecompanied
BY anxiety seldom leads to mental die
onlers. Excessive Indulgence in alcohol,
hugs and patent medicines is an excit-
ne cause, Syphilis ia the cause Of many
admissions and always ends in death.
There is no truth in the claim that
more farmers wives become insane than y
hose following other work. There have
,een admitted from towns with less
han 1000 population, 6,8 per popua-
ion. towns having from 1000 to 20gA
/ |
900, IL per 1000; towns and cities hav
ne over 5000, 1913 per 1000. This in
li:les all classes.
Washington county admissions since
he opening Of the hospital are 10 to
very 1000 population The city OF
BARRE has the most cosmopolitan popu
alton in the state and sent to the hos
ital s.5 per 900 while Nergennes has
Is, Middlebury liz, Burlington Ill.
There is not sufficient room for female
atients; no ward for contagious ca ses
nd no proper quarters for tubercular
asses"
There was the largest number of adj
MISSIONS from Washington county, e.,
8 men and "a women. OF the 2Sl az
lissions. $50 were born in Vermont, 80
Canada, 10 In New Hampshire. OF
he number III We're single. 1874 mar
ed 63 men and 81 women. 2T widowed,
men, 10 women, II divorced. AID one
Unknown. As to occupations. 81 are re-
orted as having none, "a laborers, Il
81 farmers, ~ doing house
ork II housekeepers, seven stenogra-
lers
OF - alcoholic and drug cases, II were
agnosed morphinism. The age Of
ltients admitted indicates that the
rger number were admitted between
e ages Of 40 to IS, 80 cases, from -
40, 35 cases; from 80 to IS, 81 cases
ON IS to 50, p cases.
OF ~ criminal cases, were found in
ne. There were 10 observation cases.