REPORT OF THE BOARD OF VISITORS.

GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL FOR THE INSANE,

St. Elizabeth, D. C., October 1, 1867.

SIR: We have the honor to submit the following summary of the operations of the hospital under our supervision for the year ending June 30, 1867, prepared by the superintendent at our request.

The number of patients under treatment on the 30th day of June, 1866, was:

The number of patients admitted during the year ending June 30, 1867, was:

The whole number of patients under treatment in the course of the year

1866-'67 was:.

31

1

32

The number of patients discharged in the course of the year was : Recovered from the army, white males....

Recovered from the army, white male, (discharged)

....

Unimproved from the army, white male, (discharged)

1

2

The number of patients who died in the course of the year was:

The number of patients remaining under treatment on the 30th day of June, 1867, was:

A tabular statement of the physical and mental condition and duration of the disease at the time of death of those who died in the course of the year.

PHYSICAL CONDITION.

Chronic, organic, and functional degeneration of the brain without complicative or supervenient disease before death ...

15

Chronic, organic, and functional degeneration of the brain, with epilepsy

Ditto with apoplexy.

52

Ditto with serous apoplexy

Ditto with chronic cystitis..

Ditto with dysentery...

Ditto with general paralysis

Ditto with remittent fever.
Ditto with chronic diarrhoea.
Ditto with phthisis
Maniacal exhaustion.
Dysentery

Softening of the brain...
Pneumonia...
Cholera morbus..

Total..

2.

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

3

1

1

1

1

33

As nearly as could be ascertained, the persons admitted during the year had been insane at the time of admission

One to three months, from the army, white males...
One to three months, from the army, colored male

9

1

One to three months, from the army, white male, (discharged).
One to three months, from the navy, white male

1

1

One to three months, from civil life, white males.
One to three months, from civil life, white females
One to three months, from civil life, colored male
One to three months, from civil life, colored females

Three to six months, from the army, white males.
Three to six months, from the navy, white males.
Three to six months, from civil life, white male
Three to six months, from civil life, white female....
Three to six months, from Soldiers' Home, white male

One year, from the army, white males..

One year, from the army, white male, (discharged)..
One year, from civil life, white males.

Two years, from the army, white males..

Two years, from the army, white males, (discharged).
Two years, from the navy, white males...

3

3

241

133

72

7321

Two years, from civil life, white males.

Two years, from civil life, white female..

Three years, from the army, white males..

Three years, from the army, white males, (discharged).
Three years, from civil life, white females

Four years, from civil life, white males

Five years, from the army, white males, (discharged).
Five years, from civil life, white male ...
Five years, from civil life, white females
Five years, from civil life, colored female..

Six years, from civil life, white females...
Eight years, from civil life, white males
Nine years, from the navy, white male
Ten years, from the army, white male
Ten years, from the navy, white male

Eleven years, from civil life, white female...
Twelve years, from civil life, white males
Twenty years from civil life, white male.
Twenty-one years, from civil life, colored male
Twenty-five years, from civil life, white male

3

2

2

3

1

2

1

1

1

2

1

2

1

1

1

109

Tabular statement of the time of life at which the 2,315 persons treated since the opening of the institution became insane.