APPENDIX I. (Page 236.)
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APPENDIX I. (Page 236.)
The Commissioners give, in their Report for 1857, a table in support of the statement at p. 236, but it is not borne out by the average of the six largest and six smallest county asylums.
Asylum. Daily average number of patients. Average weekly cost per head.
s. d.
Colney Hatch1257 9 10
Hanwell 1020 10 5¾
Surrey 934 8 8¾
Wakefield 803 7 4
Lancaster 710 8 1½
Prestwich 509 7 10
Average number 872 Average cost 8 8½
Dorset 155 8 1
Denbigh 189 9 8¾
Bucks 192 10 8
Notts 216 10 5
Cornwall 238 8 3¾
Chester 278 8 6
Average number 211 Average cost 9 3