See "Memoir of Dr. Conolly." By Sir James Clark. 1869.
Footnotes:
[317] As given in the Journal of Mental Science, July, 1870.
APPENDIX I.
([Page 236.])
The Commissioners give, in their Report for 1857, a table in support of the statement at [p. 236], but it is not borne out by the average of the six largest and six smallest county asylums.
| Asylum. | Daily average number of patients. | Average weekly cost per head. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| s. | d. | ||||
| Colney Hatch | 1257 | 9 | 10 | ||
| Hanwell | 1020 | 10 | 5¾ | ||
| Surrey | 934 | 8 | 8¾ | ||
| Wakefield | 803 | 7 | 4 | ||
| Lancaster | 710 | 8 | 1½ | ||
| Prestwich | 509 | 7 | 10 | ||
| Average number | 872 | Average cost | 8 | 8½ | |
| Dorset | 155 | 8 | 1 | ||
| Denbigh | 189 | 9 | 8¾ | ||
| Bucks | 192 | 10 | 8 | ||
| Notts | 216 | 10 | 5 | ||
| Cornwall | 238 | 8 | 3¾ | ||
| Chester | 278 | 8 | 6 | ||
| Average number | 211 | Average cost | 9 | 3 | |
APPENDIX K I.
([Page 258.])
The sketch of the rise and growth of county asylums and registered hospitals would not be complete without giving the provision obtained, up to the present time, by means of rates on the one hand and private charity on the other. We are not concerned here with private asylums.
The following are the asylums and charitable hospitals in England and Wales, January 1st, 1881, with the number of patients.