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! -------------------------------------------------------------- Frank McDonald , 30 yrs,S, fisherman ,Rc >From Nf Disease - epilepsy Dcrat - recent DOA - Nov. 30 , 1817 or 1818 SOA - naked , in bad health PS - under treatment Rem - improved , care probable ---------------------------------------------------- James Nief {?} , 38 yrs , S , fisherman >From - Ireland Disease - dementia , paralysis Dcrat - 1 yr DOA -Dec 1 ,1817 or 1818 SOA - paralytic PS - under treatment Rem - improved , care probable ----------------------------------------------------- Mary Caroline ., 80yrs , M ,RC >From - Ireland Disease - mania Dcrat - many years DOA - Dec. 7 , 1817 SOA - extremely weak ,in dirt , vermin & rags PS - in good health , cleanly Rem - mental state unchanged , cure improbable --------------------------------------------------- Mary Butler , 55 yrs{?} ,M , RC >From - Ireland Disease - mania Dcrat - ? years DOA - ? 1817 or 1818 SOA - In good health , clean , well clad PS - In good health , cleanly Rem - mental state unchanged , cure improbable ---------------------------------------------------- Mary Mooney , 50 yrs , S , >From - Nf Disease - mania , dementia Dcrat- 14 1/2 yrs{?} DOA - ? 1817 or 1818 SOA - emaciated , in dirt , vermin & rags PS - health improved , clean Rem - mental state unchanged, cure improbable ------------------------------------------------ Mary Philpot , 45 yrs , M , COE >From -Nf Disease - mania Dcrat - 4 1/2 yrs DOA - ? 1817 or 1818 SOA - A frightfull object , in filth & rags PS - health good , very cleanly Rem - mental state much improved ,cure probable, from being quite a cripple. walks about -------------------------------------------------- Alice English , 35 yrs , S , RC >From - Nf Disease - dementia Dcrat- 2 1/2 yrs DOA -? 1817 or 1818 SOA -extremely weak & ill , in filth & rags PS - health much better , became fat , clean Rem - mental state much improved, cure improbable -------------------------------------------------------- Catherine Whelan , 50 yrs , M , RC >From - Ireland Disease - mania - hypermania Dcrat - 2 yrs DOA - ? 1817 or 1818 SOA - emaciated , in dirt , vermin , & rags PS - health good , is fat ; clean Rem - mental state much improved , cure probable , dismissed Sept. 17 returned Feb. 2 ----------------------------------------------- Chrisrians Jarret , 38 yrs , S , RC >From - Nf Disease -mania Dcrat - 4 1/2 yrs DOA - ? 1817 or 1818 SOA- emaciated , in dirt ,vermin & rags PS - health good , cleanly Rem - mental state much improved, cure improbable ---------------------------------------------------- Mary Donavan , 2 2yrs , S , house servant , RC >From - Nf Disease - mania Dcrat - recent DOA - dec. 11, 1817 or 1818 SOA - emaciated, ill , in dirt & rags PS - dismissed April 2 Rem - convalescent -------------------------------------------------- Ann Power , 40 yrs ,M , house servant ,Rc >From - Ireland Disease - mania Dcrat - 1 yr DOA - Dec 21 , 1817? SOA - in good health PS - health good Rem - mental state unchanged , cure improbable ---------------------------------------------------- to be continued...... ~ Ann~ Ann { MacDonald } batten