REPORT

OF

THE BOARD OF VISITORS.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL FOR THE INSANE,

Washington, D. C., September 15, 1899. SIR: The Board of Visitors of the Government Hospital for the Insane respectfully submit this their forty.fourth annual report.

The following tables present the statistics of the Hospital for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1899:

1,013 428

The patients from civil life remaining June 30, 1899, are classified as follows:

Seven days.
Ten days..
Two weeks.
Three weeks
One month.
Two months
Three months
Six months
Seven months
Eight months
Ten months
Eleven months
One year.
Two years
Three years
Four years.
Five years
Six years.
Seven years
Eight years
Nine years
Ten years
Eloven years
Twelve years
Thirteen years

2 Fourteen years.
2 Fifteen years
3 Sixteen years
3 Seventeen years.
3 Eighteen years.
1

Nineteen years.
5 Twenty years
1 | Twenty-two years.
1 Twenty-three years
1 Twenty-four years
1 | Twenty-five years .
1 | Twenty-six years.
19 Twenty-seven years
23 | Twenty-eight years
18 Twenty-nine years
10 Thirty years
14 Thirty-one years
6 Thirty-two years.
9 i Thirty-three years
9 Thirty-four years
4 Thirty-five years
5

Thirty-six years.
5

Forty-one years
1
3

Total

4 2 1 3 2 7 2 2 1 2 3 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

193

Duration of mental disease, on admission, of those who recovered. Under 10 days....

4 Between 5 and 6 months.... Between 10 and 20 days

27

Between 6 and 8 months. Between 20 and 30 days

33 Between 1 and 2 years... Between 1 and 2 months.

49 Over 2 years ... Between 2 and 3 months..

33 Between 3 and 4 months..

8

Total

3 11 13 7

188