Journals of the House of Assembly of Newfoundland 1st Session of the 4th House of Assembly St. Johns E.D.Shea , 1848 Table of cases treated in the Provisional Lunatic Asylum for the year 1848 --------------------------------------------------- Shortforms I'm using..... M = married , S = Single ,RC = Roman Catholic COE = Church of England , ? = Having trouble reading it , or unsure of the spelling, or..I just don't know Here's a word that I haven't got a clue what it means , but It looks like it might mean " how long they've had this disorder" at the time they were admiited to the Asylum....Dcration{??}...It's used in the form of " Dcration at time of admission.....any ideas anyone????....I'll note it as Dcrat= Dcration at time of admission. DOA = date of admission , SOA = State on admission, PS = present state Rem = remarks Any { } are my own remarks Also remember that this is for 1848, some of these people have been in there for years! -------------------------------------------------------------- John Meager , 26 yr , S , fisherman , RC >From - Ireland Disease - Menamania {?} Dcrat - 10 mths DOA - Dec. 1817 SOA - Health good , naked PS - Health good Rem -Mental state improved , cure probable. -------------------------------------------------- William Tizzard , 25{?} , S ,, fisherman , COE Fron - NF Disease - mania Dcrat - 7 mths DOA - ? SOA -health good PS - healthy & clean Rem - mental state good ; cure improbable -------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Donavan , 30 yr ,S , Tinman ,RC >From - NF Disease - dementia Dcrat - 3.5 yr DOA - ? SOA - much emaciated , covered with dirt & vermin , in rags PS - Consumptive { consumptive usually means TB } Rem - mental state improved , will not live long ------------------------------------------------------------ James Donavan , 30 yrs ,S , fisherman ,RC >From - Nf Disease - dementia Dcrat - ? yrs DOA - ? SOA - emaciated , covered in dirt & vermin , in rags PS - healthy & clean Rem- mental state improved , cure improbable ------------------------------------------------------- Edward Meager , 25{?} yr , S , carpenter , RC >From - Ireland Disease - mania Dcrat - 8 mths DOA -? SOA -In bad health PS -health bad Rem - mental state improved , cure probable -------------------------------------------------- James Anderson , 45 yrs , S , gentleman ,COE >From -Nf Disease -Monomania Dcrat - 3.5 yr{?} DOA - ? SOA - sick , emaciated , in dirt , vermin & rags PS - dismissed Rem - improved ------------------------------------------------------- Samuel Barry , 25yrs ,S , Shoemaker ,RC >From - Nf Disease -dementia Dcrat -2 yrs DOA -Jan 19 , 1817 or 1818 ? SOA - ill & weak PS -in good health Rem - dismissed, much improved May 17 , returned June 21. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Laurence Turner , 40 yrs , S ,Artist ,COE >From - England Disease - mania Dcrat -3 mths DOA - Feb 19 , 1817 or 1818 ? SOA - in bad health PS - dismissed Rem - improved --------------------------------------------------- William Flarty {?} , 60 yrs , M , fisherman , Rc >From - Ireland Disease - dementia Dcrat -recent DOA - May 17 , 1817 or 1818 ? SOA - in good health PS - health good Rem - no change -------------------------------------------------- Peter Tizzard , 23 yrs ,S ,fisherman ,COE >From - Nf Disease -dementia Dcrat - recent DOA - June 17 . 1817 or 1818 ? SOA - in good health PS - health good Rem - no change -------------------------------------------- ? Whelan , 50 {?} yrs ,M , fisherman ,RC >From - Ireland disease - mania Dcrat - recent DOA - ? SOA - in bad health Ps - dismissed Rem - improved ----------------------------------------------- to be continued..... ~ Ann~ Ann { MacDonald } Batten