Art. VII.?LUNACY IN NEW SOUTH WALES.
through the courtesy of Dr. Manning, the of Inspector-General the Insane for this colony, his report. It contains a full account of the condition of lunacy in the various departments. The following is the Distribution of the Insane:
We have received
Hospital
for the
Insane, Gladesville Paramatta ? ?
(free) (convict) (criminal)
Callan Park Newcastle In the Temporary Hospital for the Insane, Cooma In the Licensed House for the Insane, Cook's Eiver .
Total
Male
Female
Total
330 544 19 51 107 124 57 6
347 203 5 6
677
127
24 57 107 209 57 133
1,238
773
2,011
85
747
The details connected with insanity in these various institutions are very accurately described. The population of New South Wales in the year 1879 was 734,282, and the proportion of insane to the population was 1 in 365, or 2*74. The statistical tables are very carefully compiled, and we congratulate Dr. Manning on the excellency of his Report.
through the courtesy of Dr. Manning, the of Inspector-General the Insane for this colony, his report. It contains a full account of the condition of lunacy in the various departments. The following is the Distribution of the Insane:
We have received
Hospital
for the
Insane, Gladesville Paramatta ? ?
(free) (convict) (criminal)
Callan Park Newcastle In the Temporary Hospital for the Insane, Cooma In the Licensed House for the Insane, Cook's Eiver .
Total
Male
Female
Total
330 544 19 51 107 124 57 6
347 203 5 6
677
127
24 57 107 209 57 133
1,238
773
2,011
85
747
The details connected with insanity in these various institutions are very accurately described. The population of New South Wales in the year 1879 was 734,282, and the proportion of insane to the population was 1 in 365, or 2*74. The statistical tables are very carefully compiled, and we congratulate Dr. Manning on the excellency of his Report.
