MRS ROYAL'

GAZETTE.

‘ REPORT , at the Medical Attendant at the Lunatic Asylum,

FOR THE YEAR 1866. JANUARY 31, 1867. GENTLEMEN ;

IN necerdanee with our usual practice, I have the plea- sure of furnishing your Board with this our Seven- teenth Annual Report of the Lunatic Asylum; to which is appended a statistical Chart exhibiting at one view the facts and results derived from the experience of the past year, comprising the age, species of insanity, and social condition of the patients, with some brief remarks which have occurred to me as being interesting and practical.

On examining the said chart, it will appear that during the past year not less than 46 cases of insanity have been placed under our treatment. Of these, 30 remained in hos— pital at last report, and 18 cases have been admitted during the year; but of these 18, three were readmissions of former patients, and 2 were chronic cases of many years standing ; of the remaining 13 cases, 7 have been discharged, cured, --having recovered their reason—the amount oi recoveries making a percentage of 54 on all recent cases. Thirty-six patients now remain in hospital, viz: 21 males and 15 lemales.‘ The number discharged during the year has been 12, viz: 8 males and 4 females. No deaths have occurred during the last 12 months, nor have we been visited by the attack of any important disease.

The unimproved stationary cases amount to 11, viz: 8

males and 3 temalcs—l3 have improved, 1‘3 much improved, '

and 10 have recovered their reason, while 36 yet remain under treatment.

In last year’s report, the percentage of recoveries in all recent cases, amounted to 50, whilst in the present instance it has amounted to 54. Thus, the number of patients ad- mitted, cured and relieved exceeds that of any former year since the opening of the institution.

The number of paupers has been reduced to four only, they are all infirm, superanuated men, whose united ages amount to 30‘.) years.

\Vith regard to the internal economy of the institution as reslnects cleanliness, order, warmth, ventilation, and gene- ral comfort, our most sanguine wishes have been realized, with the single exception of limited accommodation. Du- ring the last few months, when many applications were made fo‘ admission, we found considerable ditliculty, as every apartment was occupied.

This leads me to suggest to your Board the urgent neces- sity of enlarging the Building. by the addition of a wing, carried out in the rear, in acc0rdance with the original quadrangular plan of the Building. This would .atl'ord ample accommodation for the next 20 years ; lor, until some such plan is adopted, we shall be necessitated to refuse lur- ther admission to applicants for some time to come. I have also to state that the fencing around the men's exercising

ard will require to be renewed, which, when completed, will enable us to dispense with some extra means of res— traint. ‘

In my former Reports, 1 advertcd to the evils resulting from neglecting the insane, for laying aside humanity, and the interest of the patients. It would be preferable even in an economical point of view, to give them the» benefit of early medical and moral treatment; and have new to observe that own when the case is incurable, it is the interest 01 the community to have it properly attended to. .

Many patients are permitted to go at large, in conse- quence of their being supposed to be harmless. l'larmless they may have been, and harmless they might remanp under proper management; but when left to their own guidance, and the excitement of the world, no one can tell how seen their insanity may compel them to some act of violence.

When an individual imagines himself to be a supernatural being, to be tavored with Divine revelations; to be commis- sioned to redress grievances; to have suffered, or to be threa-

tened with injury; to be conspired against, or to be poisoned, he is dangerous to {lie [rig/es; and however calm he may l seem, however sane on other subjects, however acute he may be in business, he ought not to be suthred to remain at large, ' but ought to be placed under treatment and control. During my experience with the Insane, I have had ample illustra» tions of the truth of these remarks.

Trusting that the preceding results will meet with the approval of your honorable Board,

1 have the honor to be, your obedient servant J. MACKIESON.

To the Board of Trustees, Lunatic Asylum.

Adjutant General’s Olfiee, CIIARLOT’I‘ETOWN, 4th March, 1807.

MILITIA GENERAL ORDER, BY IIIS 'EXCELLENCY TIIE COMMANDER-IN-C‘IIIEF.

2nd Queen’s County Regiment of Militia.

' HE following will be the District Limits and Numerical Order of the several Companies of the above ’tegiment :

No. 1—(‘aptain, Alexander Stewart. Lieutenant, -- Ensign, — Precincts—That part of Lot 48, from IIarbour’s Mouth, following the Lot 4‘) line, to Road between farms of late George Gay and NicholasRobin- son, following said Road to West Line of Lot 35.

1N0. 2.-—-Captain, George A. Stanley. Lieutenant, ——-——— 1 I o u - Lnsign, —— Precmcts—Thc remainder of Lot 48,.

and that part or Lot 35 on the South Side of Ilillsbor-- ough River.

No. 3.—Capt. Samuel McRac. Lieutenant, —- . Ensign

Precincts—That part of Lot 49 from IIarhour’s.

Mouth to Road leading from Meltae’s Wharf to line of

Lot 48, and also Governor’s Island.

No. 4.—Captain Alexander Mcliae. Junior. Lieutenant—— Ensign ————-— Precincts—That part of Lot 49 between Mcllae’s \Vbarf Road and the Monaghan Road. No. 5:—Ca1)tain \Villiam Forbes. Lieutenant — . En- sngn — Precincts—The remaining part of Lot

49. N0. 6.——Capt. Thomas \V. May. Lieutenant —-——-—-. Ens.

sign, ——--—-——-. Precincts—That part of Lot 36 en the South side of Ilillsborough River.

No. 7.—-Capt. —— . Lieutenant —— Ensign—— Precincts—That part of Lot 37 on the South side of Ilillsborough lliver.

N0. 8.———Captain Richard Drake. Lieu tenant . Ensign

. Precincts—That part of Lot 50, \l'est of

Bourke’s Mill Creek, including Gallows and China.

Points. .

9.—Captain Thomas II. Beers. Lieutenant — . En-

sign — Precincts—That part of Lot 50 between

Bourke's Mill Creek, and Murray Harbour Road, in-

cluding Shipyard Point.

10.——-Uaptain Cavendish M. \Villoek. Lieutenant—-

. Ensign -—-——-. l’recincts—The remaining part

of Lot 50.

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No.

No.

By Command, 1’. D. STEWART,

Lieut. Col. & Adjt. Gen. of Militia.

(Signed)

NOTICE,

IIE SUBSCRIBER hereby informs all persons whom it may _ concern, that about the “NH day of December last, he picked up at the Wood Islands. a K EDGE ANCHOR, one piece of WARP and a piece of ROPE, which he has since held for the benefit of the owner; the some not having been claimed, he now gives notice, that if the same is not called for by the owner and proven, and expenses paid thereon, before the Tenth day of April next, that he will sell the same at Auction, on the said 10th day 03 April, at 12 o’clock, noon, for the benefit of all concerned.

DUNCAN TAYLORu, w %

Wood Islands, March 4, 1867.