brought to the institution the first week of their illness, and many more within two, three, or four weeks. These are favorable indications, and induce a hope that insanity will be diminished, that fewer cases will be suffered to assume a chronic form, and the sufferings attendant upon this great calamity be essentially lessened. Following this brief description of the new buildings, I present the usual tables deduced from the records of the Hospital. On examining the tables heretofore presented in reports, with reference to the value of their statistics, I cannot persuade myself to omit any. I am aware they are of unequal value, but I trust none are wholly useless or uninteresting. All the tables given are designed to present facts only. If the numbers cannot all be vouched for as mathematically correct, they approximate so closely to facts as to be safe for ordinary estimates. If we present reports, of what shall they consist? Not, surely, of essays on insanity, theories and views irrespective of the statistics which we gather in the institutions. These would of course do little to impress the public mind of the value of our observations. If our views and theories are founded on facts, and are supposed to derive weight from our experience and observation, why not present these facts as succinctly as possible, in tabular or other forms? They are unsafe for us if they are unsafe for others. Fully believing that the statistics of insanity, are as valuable as any other vital statistics, I shall not discard them, but hope to see them extended and perfected till they be found wholly correct and entirely reliable, TABULAR VIEW Of the Condition of the State Lunatic Hospital, from December 1st, 1843, to November 30th, 1844, inclusive. 44 do do Intemperance, 6 do do 11 yrs 10 mths do do do 56 do Single Unknown, 10 do The Legislature 11 yrs 10 mths do Stationary do Homicidal. do 39 do Widower Intemperance, 14 do The Court 11 yrs 9 mths do Improved Foreigner. Pauper. 66 Female Widow Unknown, Stationary do do 37 do do do 7 do do 11 yrs 9 mths do do do do 28 Male Single Masturbation, 5 do do 11 yrs 9 mths do 36 do Married Intemperance, 5 do do 11 yrs 8 mths do Improved Stationary do do 44 do Single do 16 do do 11 yrs 8 mths do do 49 do Widower Religious, 14 do do 11 yrs 8 mths do do Homicidal. 42 Female Single Disappointed affection, - 14 do do 11 yrs 5 mths do Improved Hereditary. 33 do Widow Ill health, 2 do do 11 yrs 1 mth do Stationary 1833. 2 Jan'y 22 63 Male Widower Religious, 7 years The Court 11 yrs 10 mths Remains Improved Hereditary. 7 do 29 8 do 30 12 Feb'y 15 18 do 18 19 do 18 21 do 18 27 do 28 44 March 16 45 do 16 102 June 6 133 Oct'r 19 1834. 176 Feb'y 10 190 March 2 209 April 30 223 June 21 260 Oct'r 9 278 Dec'r 18. 1835. 308 April 18 319 May 12 347 July 1. 367 Oct'r 1 1836. 400 Jan'y 28 425 April 12 431 May 3 29 do do Ill health, do do 8 yrs 6 mths do do 30 do 6 48 Female Married Ill health. 40 Male Single Intemperance, Masturbation, do 10 do do 8 yrs 2 mths do do Hereditary. 518 Jan. 9 547 do 10 68 do Widow Religious, 18 do do 7 yrs Died do 582 May 26 612 Aug. 37 do Single Disappointed affection, - 6 months do 7 yrs 6 mths Remains do do Periodical. 5 60 do do Domestic affliction, 10 years do 7 yrs 3 mths do Stationary Hereditary. do 35 Male do Unknown, 10 do do 6 yrs 10 mths Discharged do Periodical. 5 45 do do Intemperance, 10 do do 7 yrs 1 mth Remains do do Foreigner. Pauper. 27 Female Married Ill health, 18 months do 7 yrs Discharged do do Paroxysmal. 4 37 do Single Disappointed affection. - 10 years do 7 yrs Remains do 33 Male do Religious, 2 do do 7 yrs do do do Homicidal. 61 do Widower Domestic affliction, 22 do do 7 yrs do do do 435 May 1837. 532 Sept. 8 545 March 8 635 Sept. 9 678 do 22 680 Dec, 1 1838. 718 Feb. 15 719 do 15 721 do 15 789 June 24 814 Aug. 20 876 Dec. 27 1839. 895 March 1 910 April 17 946 June 19 948 do 20 954 July 973 Aug. 1024 Nov, 2 1840. 4 yrs 4 mths Remains Improved Hereditary. 12 50 do do Ill health, 8 years do : 4 yrs 4 mths do do 13 49 Male Married Intemperance, 18 26 do Single Periodical, : mperance Unknown do 4 yrs 4 mths do do Periodical. 9 years do 4 yrs 4 mths do Stationary Hereditary. 25 58 do Married Unknown, 34 do do 4 yrs 4 mths do Improved 4 40 do do do 2 do do 4 yrs 3 mths do Stationary 19 46 Female Single do 25 do do 4 yrs 2 mths do do 12 35 do do do 20 do do 4 yrs 2 mths do do 17 41 Male Married Failure in business, 7 do do 4 yrs 2 mths do do Periodical. 1193 Nov. 25 46 Female do Family trouble, 12 years do 4 yrs do do 17 55 do Single Intemperance, 1 month do 4 yrs do Improved Widow Family trouble, 1 year The Overseers 3 yrs 18 mths do Stationary 25 53 do do Paralysis, 7 years The Court 3 yrs 9 mths do do 1228 March 5 3 33 Male Single Unknown, 3 do do 3 yrs 9 mths do do 32 Female Married do 5 do do 3 yrs 8 mths do Improved Foreigner. 10 68 do Widow Family trouble, 1 month The Friends 3 yrs 8 mths do do Periodical. 101 50 Male Married Epilepsy, 20 years The Court 8 yrs 8 mths do Stationary 29 31 Female do Iif health, 2 months The Friends 3 yrs 7 mths do Improved 18 41 do do Unknown, 4 years The Court 3 yrs 6 mths do Stationary 23 42 Male do Family trouble 2 do do 3 yrs 5 mths do do 1 24 do Single Masturbation, 2 do do 3 yrs 4 mths do do do 5 62 Female Widow Ill health, 3 do do 3 yrs Discharged Recovered do Hereditary. 4 40 do Married Family trouble, 15 do do 3 yrs 3 mths Remains Stationary Hereditary. 11 58 do Widow Ill health, 12 do do 3 yrs 3 mths do do do 15 23 do Single Unknown, 20 months do 3 yrs 3 mths do do 22 25 Male do do 1 year do 3 yrs 2 mths do do do 1 26 do do Masturbation, 8 years do 3 yrs 2 mths do do do 13 15 Female do Ill health, 1 year do 3 yrs 1 mths do do do 14 30 Male Married Epilepsy, 5 years do 2 yrs 9 mths Discharged Stationary 1316 Nov. 11 20 Female Single Ill health, 16 months do 2 yrs 8 mths do Improved Ill health, 4 do do 2 yrs 4 mths do do do do 2 months do 2 yrs Discharged do do 1498 Sept. 1 45 Male do do 3 do do 2 yrs 3 mths Remains Improved Periodical. 1499 do 1 40 Female do Religious, 3 years do 21 mths Discharged Stationary Hereditary. 1508 do 8 42 Male Single Ill health, 21 years do 2 yrs Died do do 1515 do 26 25 do do Unknown, 4 do do 19 mths Discharged Improved Paroxysmal. 1519 do 30 44 do do do 24 do do 15 do do Stationary Periodical. 1525 Oct. 5 22 do do do 3 do do 15 do do do do Hereditary. 1531 do 11 40 Male Single Ill health, Unknown, 13 years do 2 yrs 1 mth do Stationary do 6 months do 15 mths Discharged Recovered do 1533 do 17 do Unknown, 10 do The Overseers 18 do do Improved do 1495 do 20 26 do Married 1532 do 12 27 Female 29 Male 1535 do 17 28 do do Masturbation, 5 years The Court 2 yrs 1 mth Remains Stationary Periodical. |