Auckland Provincial Gazette – 1875 – No. 14

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✨ Asylum Statistics



Auckland Provincial Government Gazette.

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TABLE No. 1.

GENERAL STATEMENT OF ADMISSIONS, DISCHARGES, AND DEATHS DURING THE YEAR 1874.

Males Females Totals
Remained in the Asylum on 1st January, 1874
Aboriginals 87 44 131
3 4 7
Total 90 48 138
Admitted during year—
New cases 37 23 60
Aboriginals — 1 1
Re-admitted 5 4 9
Total 42 28 70
Total number under treatment during year
129 71 200
Aboriginals 3 5 8
Total 132 76 208
Discharged during year 28 21 49
Aboriginals — 2 2
Total 28 23 51
Died during year 15 2 17
Aboriginals — 1 1
Total 15 3 18
Remained in Asylum, 31st December, 1874
86 48 134
Aboriginals 3 2 5
Total 89 50 139

TABLE No. 2.

SHOWING THE ADMISSIONS, DISCHARGES, AND DEATHS, &c., WITH THE MEAN ANNUAL MORTALITY AND PROPORTION OF RECOVERIES PER CENT. SINCE THE OCCUPATION OF THE PRESENT BUILDING, 8TH MARCH, 1867.

Admissions Discharged Deaths Remaining on 31st December in each year Daily average number resident Percentage of recoveries on admissions Percentage of deaths on annual number treated
Males Females Total Males Females Total Males
------ ------- --------- ------- ------- --------- ------- -------
1866 17 13 30 14 7 21 6
1867 15 9 24 6 11 17 2
1868 24 16 40 15 7 22 5
1869 33 17 50 21 10 31 6
1870 46 16 62 24 13 37 3
1871 57 22 79 27 24 51 10
1872 32 19 51 28 16 44 8
1873 36 22 58 20 18 38 11
1874 42 28 70 23 28 51 15

SUMMARY OF TOTAL ADMISSIONS SINCE 1867.

  • Percentage of Discharges and Recoveries: 60.56
  • Percentage of Deaths: 6.15
  • Percentage of Remaining: 33.29


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🏥 Eighth Annual Report of Auckland Provincial Lunatic Asylum, 1874 (continued from previous page)

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
30 January 1875
Lunatic Asylum, Annual Report, Dietary, Bedding, Clothing, Amusements, Religious Services, Attendants