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An Illustration of Local Differences in the Distribution of Insanity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 February 2018

P. Maury Deas
P. Maury Deas*
Affiliation:
Parkside County Asylum, Macclesfield
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That the amount and types of insanity vary in different countries, and even in different portions of the same country, has long been a recognised fact; but my object in this short paper is, by means of an illustration drawn from one district, to show within what narrow limits, as regards locality, great differences may be observed in the distribution of insanity.

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Part I.—Original Articles
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Journal of Mental Science , Volume 21 , Issue 93 , April 1875 , pp. 61 - 67
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists 1875 

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∗ I find that an analysis of the admissions, discharges, and deaths during the year just ended (1874), shows to a remarkable extent the same peculiarities in the different districts, to which I have drawn attention above. In A, B, and C taken together, the sexes are equal in the admissions, and the percentages of recoveries, of deaths, and of cases of organic disease are respectively 34, 5 and 11, while in D and E, there is a considerable excess of male admissions, and the percentages of recoveries, deaths, and of organic disease are 16,16 and 28. In regard to the unfavourable nature of the cases, D again heads the list.Google Scholar

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