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! -------------------------------------------------------------- Eliza Parnell , 36 yrs ,M , COE >From - england Disease - Lypermania Dcrat - 2 yrs DOA - Aug. 18 , 1818 SOA - in dirt & rags Ps -health good Rem -mental state unchanged , cure probable --------------------------------------------------------- Ann Beenmore ,37 yrs ,M , COE >From - England Disease - Puerperal mania Dcrat - recent DOA -June 24 , 1818 SOA - in bad health PS -health good Rem - mental state improved , cure probable --------------------------------------------------- Mary Hanlon ,31yrs , S , RC >From - NF Disease - lypermania , epilepsy Dcrat - ? DOA -July 2 , 1818 SOA - epileptic PS -unchanged Rem - mental state unchanged , cure improbable ------------------------------------------------- Mary Smallcomb , 25 yrs , M , >From - NF Disease - puerperal mania Dcrat -? DOA - Sept 12 , 1818 SOA - in bad health PS - dismissed October Rem - convalescent ---------------------------------------- Mary Butler , 50 yrs , M ,COE >From - ? Disease - mania Dcrat - 3 mths DOA - Sept. 13 , 1818 SOA - in bad health PS - in good health Rem - mental state unchanged , cure improbable --------------------------------------------------- Patrick Fripps , 21 yrs, S , fisherman ,RC >From - Ireland Disease -mania Dcrat -6 mths DOA - Nov 20 , 1847{?} SOA -health good PS -dismissed November 30 , 1848 Rem - convalescent -------------------------------------- Stephen Brazil , 40 yrs ,S, fisherman , RC >From -Ireland Disease - mania & dementia Dcrat - 15 yrs DOA -Jan 7 , 1818 SOA -much emaciated, covered in dirt & vermin PS - healthy & clean Rem - mental state improved, cure probable ---------------------------------------------------- Well that's it for this posting, hope someone found something useful smiles ~ Ann~ Ann { MacDonald } Batten