✨ Lunatic Asylum Report
REPORT by Surgeon Superintendent of State of Lunatic Asylum, from the 15th day of December, 1866 (when opened), to the 30th day of April, 1867.
| No. of Case | Patient's Name | Occupation | Native Place | Age | Sex | Date of Admission | Date of Discharge | Form of Insanity | Supposed Cause | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Smith ... | Packer ... | Scotland ... | 28 | M | 15 December 1866 | 21 March ... | Mania ... | Previous Attack | Sent to Christchurch Asylum, the case being apparently permanent. |
| 2 | W. Crane ... | Miner ... | Isle of Man | 40 | M | 22 Do. | 7 January ... | Monomania ... | Intemperance ... | Cured. |
| 3 | W. Rollings ... | Miner ... | England ... | 44 | M | 22 Do. | 14 Do. ... | Monomania ... | Not known ... | Cured. |
| 4 | D. Robertson ... | Miner ... | Scotland ... | 54 | M | 29 Do. | 14 Do. ... | Do. ... | Do. ... | Do. Cured. |
| 5 | H. Smith ... | Miner ... | England ... | 23 | M | 10 January ... | 4 February ... | Mania ... | Do. ... | Cured. |
| 6 | M. Dooley ... | Married | Ireland ... | 27 | F | 24 Do. ... | 28 January ... | Delirium Tremens | Intemperance ... | Cured. |
| 7 | M. McCarthy ... | Married | Ireland ... | 28 | F | 4 February ... | 21 March ... | Puerperal Mania ... | Childbirth ... | Sent to Christchurch Asylum, the case being apparently permanent. |
| 8 | H. Smith ... | Miner ... | England ... | 23 | M | 7 Do. ... | 21 Do. ... | Mania ... | Previous Attack | Ditto. ditto (Relapse, see No. 5.) |
| 9 | James McHugh ... | Miner ... | Adelaide ... | 22 | M | 28 Do. ... | 19 Do. ... | Do. ... | Do. ... | Cured. |
| 10 | Patrick Tinoy ... | Miner ... | Ireland ... | 33 | M | 6 March ... | 16 April ... | Monomania ... | Not known | Cured. |
| 11 | James Murphy ... | Miner ... | Ireland ... | 30 | M | 12 Do. ... | 19 March ... | Do. ... | Previous Attack | Cured. |
| 12 | John Prior ... | Miner ... | England ... | 33 | M | 19 Do. ... | 28 Do. ... | Delirium Tremens | Intemperance ... | Cured, and discharged at request of Police. |
| 13 | Ed. Brennan ... | Bellman | Ireland ... | 42 | M | 30 Do. ... | 1 April ... | Do. ... | Do. ... | |
| 14 | W. H. Thomas ... | Miner ... | England ... | 40 | M | 30 Do. ... | ... ... | Epileptic Mania ... | Previous Attack | Returned from Christchurch, where he had been treated for five months. (Relapse, fortnight after arrival.) |
| 15 | James Murphy ... | Miner ... | Ireland ... | 30 | M | 4 April ... | ... ... | Monomania ... | Do. ... | Relapse, see No. 11. |
| 16 | James Cox ... | Miner ... | England ... | 27 | M | 7 Do. ... | ... ... | Do. ... | Not known ... | |
| 17 | Baptiste Diero ... | Miner ... | Italy ... | 29 | M | 13 Do. ... | ... ... | Do. ... | Previous Attack |
N.B.—It will be seen from the above Table that Four Patients remained in Asylum on 1st May, 1867; viz. Thomas, Murphy, Cox, and Diero.
J. RUTHERFORD RYLEY, M.R.C.S.E.,
Surgeon Superintendent.
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Canterbury Provincial Gazette 1867, No 40
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Hokitika Hospital Annual Report
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🏥 Health & Social Welfare1 May 1867
Hospital, Annual Report, Patient Statistics, Diseases, Causes of Death, Fever, Dysentery, Rheumatism, Chronic Dysentery, Typhoid Fever, Bilious Remittent, Yellow Fever, Gaol, Lunatic Asylum, Public Health
17 names identified
- William Smith, Patient admitted
- W. Crane, Patient admitted
- W. Rollings, Patient admitted
- D. Robertson, Patient admitted
- H. Smith, Patient admitted
- M. Dooley, Patient admitted
- M. McCarthy, Patient admitted
- H. Smith, Patient readmitted
- James McHugh, Patient admitted
- Patrick Tinoy, Patient admitted
- James Murphy, Patient admitted
- John Prior, Patient admitted
- Ed. Brennan, Patient admitted
- W. H. Thomas, Patient admitted
- James Murphy, Patient readmitted
- James Cox, Patient admitted
- Baptiste Diero, Patient admitted
- J. Rutherford Ryley, M.R.C.S.E., Surgeon Superintendent