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First Report Of The Superintendent Of The Lunatic Hospital At Worcester, Mass.

From: Reports And Other Documents Relating To The State Lunatic Hospital At Worcester, Mass.
Creator: Samuel B. Worcester (author)
Date: November 30, 1833
Publisher: Dutton and Wentworth, Boston
Source: Available at selected libraries

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No.Time of admission.Age.Sex.Married or single.Supposed Cause.Duration of disease before admittance.By whom committed to the Hospital.Time spent in the Hospital.Remaining or discharged.In what state.Suppose curable or incurable.Hereditary and Periodical.
1Jan. 1944MaleSingleFanaticism10 yearsBy Court10 1-2 mthsRemainsStationaryIncurableHereditary
2" 2258"Religious Excitement17 years"10 months"Improved--Unknown--
3" 2226""Wound on the Head3 years"10 months"Stationary""
4" 2840"WidowerIntemperance3 months"6 monthsDisch'dRecoveredCurableHereditary
5" 2830"Single"7 years"10 monthsRemainsStationaryIncurableUnknown
6" 2835"""6 years"10 months"""Periodical
7" 2937"Widower" 6 years"10 months"Improved--Hereditary
8"3049"SingleDisappointed Affection10 yearsBy Legis.10 months"Stationary""
9Feb. 565""Loss of Property28 yearsBy Court10 months"""--
10" 541"MarriedIntemperance6 months"10 months"Much impr.Curable"
11" 1140FemaleWidowUnknown.10 years"10 months"IdiotismIncurable--
12 " 15 34 Male Widower Intemperance 14 years " 9 l-2 mths " Improved " --
13 " 15 56 " Married " 15 years " 9 1-2 mths " Stationary " --
14 " 15 67 " Widower " 24 years " 9 1-2 mths " " " --
15 " 15 45 " Single Unknown .... Unknown " 9 1-2 mths " " " --
16 " 15 30 Female Widow " Unknown " 9 l-2mths " " Idiotism --
17 " 15 35 " " " Unknown " 9 l-2mths " " Incurable Idiotism
18 " 18 60 " " " 23 years " 9 1-2 mths " " " --
19 " 18 48 " " Periodical .... 7 years " 91-2 mths " " " Periodical
20 " 18 23 Male Single Excessive Venereal Indulgence 5 years " 9 l-2 mths " Improved Curable --
21 " 18 28 " " Masturbation 5 years " 9 1-2 mths " " " --
22 " 18 86 " " Intemperance 28 years " 9 1-2 mths Died Stationary Incurable --
23 " 18 34 " " Unknown 7 years " 9 1-2 mths Remains " --"
24 " 27 68 " " Fanaticism 15 years " 9 months " " " --
25 " 27 80 " Widower Intemperance 30 years By Legis. 16 days Died " " --
26 " 28 50 " " Unknown 10 years By Court 9 months Remains Recovered Curable Hereditary
27 Feb. 28 36 Male Married Wound of the Head 5 years By Court 9 months Remains Stationary Incurable--
28 March 3 " 25 " Single " 2 years " 9 months " " "--
29 " 3 52 Female Widow Family Trouble Period., -1 wk fr 10 yrs. " 9 months Disch'd Improved Curable--
30 " 6 51 " Married Disappointment in Marriage 3 months By Town 9 months Remains " " --
31 " 6 40 Male Single Fanaticism 12 years By Court 5 weeks Eloped Stationary Incurable--
32 " 6 47 " " " 10 years " 9 months Remains Improved -- Periodical
33 " 6 30 " " Repelled Eruption Unknown " 9 months " Stationary ----
34 " 6 33 " " Intemperance 4 years " 9 months " Improved ----
35 " 6 40 " " " 3 years " 9 months " Stationary Curable "
36 " 6 30 " Married " 2 years " 9 months " " ""
37 " 7 37 " Single " 9 months " 9 months Disch'd Improved " "
38 " 7 25 Female " " 8 months " 6 months Remains Recovered " --
39 " 8 32 Male " Abuse of Parent 11 years " 9 months " Stationary Incurable --
40 " 8 67 " " Unknown 15 years " 9 months " " " --
41 " 8 52 Female " Intemperance 6 years " 9 months " " "--
42 "14 33 Male " 3 months " 4 1/2 mths Disch'd Recovered Curable Hereditary
43 " 14 27 " Married Loss of Property 1 month " 8 months " " " --
44 " 16 45 " Single Disappointed Affection 16 years " 8 1/2 mths Remains Stationary Incurable "
45 " 16 49 " Widower Unknown 14 years " 8 1/2 mths " Much impr. --Her. & Period.
46 " 19 46 " Single Intemperance 15 years " 5 months Died Stationary " " "
47 " 27 42 " " " 8 years " 8 1/2 mths Remains " " --
48 " 27 49 " " Unknown 20 years " 6 months Dish'd Idiotism " Hereditary
49 " 27 38 " " Intemperance 5 years " 6 months " " " "
50 " 27 50 Female " Unknown 3 months " 4 months " Recovered Curable --
51 " 27 30 Male " Intemperance Unknown " 6 1/2 mths " " " --
52 " 27 24 " " Unknown Unknown " 8 1/2 mths Remains Stationary Incurable --
53 " 28 66 " Married " 5 years " 2 1/2 mths Disch'd Recovered Curable--
54 " 38 34 " Single Result of Measles 14 years " 8 1/2 mths Remains Stationary Incurable--
55 " 28 46 " " Intemperance 2 years " 4 months Disch'd Recovered Curable--
56 " 28 34 " " Hard Study 6 years " 8 1/2 mths Remains Stationary ----
57 " 28 60 " Married Ill Health 10 years " 4 months Disch'd Recovered "--
58 March 28 39 Male Single Unknown 10 years By Court 8 1/2 mths Remains Idiotism Incurable--
59 April 3 33 Female " " 13 years " 8 months " Stationary "--
60 " 3 24 " " Ill Health 5 years " 8 months " Improved -- Hereditary
61 " 3 34 " Married Unknown Unknown " 8 months " " "----
62 " 3 30 " Single Intemperance 2 years " 8 months " Much Impr. Curable --
63 " 3 24 " " " 2 years " 8 months " Improved -- Hereditary
64 " 3 42 " " Unknown 13 years " 8 months " " -- --
65 " 3 68 Male Married Intemperance 14 years " 6 1/2 mths Disch'd Recovered " --
66 " 3 43 " Single Unknown 7 years " 8 months Remains Stationary Incurable Her. & Period.
67 " 3 31 " " Intemperance 5 years " 2 months Disch'd Recovered Curable Periodical
68 " 3 50 Female Married " 10 years " 6 1/2 mths " " " Period. & Her.
69 " 5 47 Male Single Unknown 17 years " 8 months Remains Stationary Incurable Periodical
70 " 5 47 " " Intemperance 10 years " 8 months " " " "
71 " 5 27 " " " 5 years " 8 months " " " "
72 " 5 23 " " Masturbation 6 years " 8 months " Idiotism " --
73 " 5 57 " " Disappointed Affection 10 years " 8 months " Stationary " --
74 " 5 34 " " Unknown 8 years " 8 months " " " --
75 " 6 34 " " Masturbation 3 years " 8 months " " " --
76 " 6 30 Female " " 3 years " 8 months " " Curable --
77 " 6 26 " " Unknown Unknown " 8 months " " Idiotism --
78 " 6 28 " " " Unknown " 8 months " Improved Curable --
79 " 6 46 " " " 5 years " 8 months " Stationary Incurable Periodical
80 " 6 34 Male Married Pecuniary Embarrassment 3 months " 4 months Disch'd Recovered Curable " for 10 yrs.
81 " 16 43 Female Single Repelled Eruption 1 year " 7 months " " " --
82 " 16 26 " " Ill Health 7 years " 6 months " " " --
83 " 16 22 " " " 3 months " 6 months " " " Her. Per. for 6"
84 " 27 30 Male " Masturbation 20 years " 8 1/2 mths Remains Stationary Incurable Hereditary
85 " 27 21 " " " 4 weeks " 5 1/2 mths Disch'd Recovered Curable "
85 " 27 21 " " " 4 weeks " 5 1/2 mths Disch'd Recovered Curable "
86 May 1 29 Female " Amenorrhoea 2 years By Friends 7 months Remains Stationary Incurable "
87 " 6 24 " Married Puerperal 4 weeks " 3 weeks Disch'd Improved Curable "
88 " 9 36 " Single Ill Health 4 years " 6 months " Recovered Health Bad "
89 " 16 21 " " Unknown 3 years " 3 1/2 mths " Improved Incurable "
90 " 16 27 Male " Religious Fanaticism 1 year By Town 6 months " Recovered Curable --
91 " 16 26 " " Unknown 3 years By Court 6 1/2 mths Remains Stationary Incurable--
92 " 16 30 " " Wound in the Head 26 years By Friends 6 1/2 mths " " "--
93 " 20 26 Female " Religious Fanaticism 5 years By Town 2 months Died " Idiotism--
94 " 21 49 Male Widower Loss of Property 7 months " 6 1/2 mths Remains " ----
95 " 24 66 " Married Wound on the Head 15 years By Court 6 1/2 mths " " Incurable--
96 " 27 62 " Single Intemperance 3 years " 5 months Disch'd Recovered Curable "
97 " 28 28 Female " Fanaticism 8 years By Friends 5 months " Improved ----
98 May 30 78 Female Widow Unknown 20 years By Court 6 months Remains Stationary Incurable Hereditary
99 June 1 49 " " Fear of Poverty 5 months By Friends 3 months Disch'd Recovered Curable "
100 " 3 31 Male Married Loss of Property 6 months " 3 months " Improved " "
101 " 5 40 " Single Masturbation 10 years By Court 6 months Remains Stationary Incurable "
102 " 6 42 Female " Fanaticism 14 years " 6 months " " " --
103 " 8 16 Male " Masturbation 2 years " 6 months " " ----
104 " 13 40 Female " Nervous Excitement 1 year By Town 5 1/2 mths " " ----
105 " 28 30 Male Married Intemperance 3 months By Court 5 months " " ----
106 " 28 24 Female " " 1 year " 5 months " Much impr. Curable --
107 " 28 38 " " Jealous of her Husband 6 years " 5 months " Stationary Incurable --
108 July 1 23 Male Single Disappointed Ambition 1 year By Friends 5 months " " -- "
109 " 2 35 Female Married Family Trouble 5 years " 4 1/2 mths Disch'd Much impr. Curable "
110 " 6 34 " " Unknown 2 weeks " 1 month " Recovered " Her. & Period.
111 " 8 24 Male Single Disappointed Affection 9 months " 5 months Remains Stationary " --
112 " 8 31 Female Married Fanaticism 1 week By Court 5 months " Improved " Hereditary
113 " 10 30 " " Abuse of Husband 9 months " 5 months " " ----
114 " 12 39 Male Single Fanaticism 15 years By Friends 5 months " Stationary Incurable --
115 " 20 30 Female " Nervous Excitement 2 months " 3 months Disch'd Recovered Curable "
116 " 29 45 Male Married Hard Study 20 years By Court 4 1/2 mths Remains Improved -- "
117 " 30 23 " Single Unknown 1 month By Friends 5 weeks Disch'd " " Periodical
118 Aug. 11 63 " Married Failure in Business 3 months By Court 3 1/2 mths Remains " " --
119 " 16 60 Female Widow Family Trouble 2 months By Friends 2 months Disch'd Recovered " Hereditary
120 " 23 56 Male Married Loss of Property 7 years By Court 3 months Remains Stationary Incurable --
121 " 24 39 Female Single Family Trouble 1 week By Friends 3 months " Improved Curable Her. Period. for 10 years
122 " 27 40 Male " Intemperance 15 years By Court 3 months " Stationary Incurable --
123 Sept. 7 23 " " Excessive use of Tobacco 9 months By Friends 3 months " Improved Curable Hereditary
124 " 11 60 Female Married Intemperance 5 years By Town 2 1/2 mths " Stationary Incurable --
125 " 11 23 Male Single Unknown 5 months By Friends 2 months Disch'd Recovered Curable --
126 " 25 27 " Married A Prosecution 2 weeks " 2 months Remains Much impr. " "
127 Oct. 1 60 Female " Intemperance 3 months By Court 2 months " Improved -- "
128 " 1 50 " Single Unknown 1 week By Friends 2 months " " -- Periodical semi-annually
129 Oct. 6 32 Male Single Fanaticism 1 month By Friends 2 months Remains Improved Curable Periodical
130 " 7 36 Female " Unknown 1 week " 2 months " " " " for 18 yrs
131 " 12 60 " Widow Disappointed Affection 12 years By Town 1 1/2 mths " " -- "
132 " 13 23 Male Single Followed Fever 7 years By Court 1 1/2 mths " Stationary -- "
133 " 19 33 Female Married " " 2 years " 1 1/2 mths " " -- --
134 " 21 51 Male " Intemperance 6 weeks By Town 1 month " Much impr. " " for 10 yrs.
135 Nov. 4 44 " " Family Trouble 2 months " 26 days " " " " for 12 yrs
136 " 4 21 Female Single Ill Health 3 months By Friends 26 days " Stationary " --
137 " 6 71 Male Widower Fear of Poverty 30 years " 24 days " " Incurable Hereditary
138 " 7 50 " Single Disappointed Affection 32 years " 23 days " Incurable " --
139 " 7 26 Female " Enthusiasm 2 1/2 mths By Town 23 days " Stationary Curable --
140 " 12 38 " Married Family Trouble 7 weeks By Friends 18 days " " " --
141 " 13 43 Male " Unknown 1 week " 17 days " Improved " Period. 22 years
142 " 13 75 " " Dread of Future Punishment 3 weeks " 17 days " Stationary Incurable --
143 " 13 40 " " Bodily Infirmity 2 years " 17 days " " -- --
144 " 15 54 Female Widow Solicitude for Sick Child 8 months By Court 15 days " " -- --
145 " 17 65 Male Married Family Trouble 2 months By Friends 13 days " " Curable --
146 " 17 48 " " Intemperance 4 years " 13 days " Improved " --
147 " 20 32 " Single " 3 years By Court 10 days " Stationary --
148 " 20 36 " " Study 1 1/2 yrs " 10 days " " " --
149 " 20 30 Female Married Abuse of Husband 2 months " 10 days " " -- --
150 " 20 30 " Single Disappointed Affection 3 months " 10 days " " " Periodical
151 " 26 45 " Widow Loss of Husband 21 years By Town 4 days " " Incurable --
152 " 26 19 " Single Repelled Eruption 4 weeks By Court 4 days " " Curable --
153 " 28 60 Male Married Fear of Poverty 8 months By Friends 2 days " " " --
154 Dec. 5 16 Female Single Amenorrhoea 3 months " 26 days " Improved " --
155 " 5 19 " " " 3 weeks By Town 26 days " Stationary " Period 2 years
156 " 6 27 " Married Fanaticism 2 weeks By Court 25 days " Improved " Periodical
157 " 6 26 Male Single Ill Health 4 months " 25 days " Stationary " "
158 " 7 38 " Married Fanaticism 19 months " 24 days " " " 8 years
159 " 7 19 Female Single Ill Health 1 year By Friends 24 days " " " --
160 " 9 60 Male Married Intemperance 2 years " 22 days " " -- Her. & Period.
161 " 9 27 Female Single Wound on the Head 3 months By Court 22 days " " -- --
162 " 16 39 Male " Fanaticism 5 months " 15 days " " -- Period. 8 years
163 " 21 40 Female " Loss of Property 3 months By Town 10 days " " -- --
164 " 31 40 Male Married -- 3 months By Friends -- -- -- -- Her. & Period. 11 yrs

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