Page 237 - Annuaire Statistique Québec - 1918

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The staff of the hospitals for the insane grew from 863, in 1914,
to 1,130 persons in 1925. During the same period the number of patients
admitted varied between 1,325 and 1,751. The number of phy::ricians
attending these institutions was thirty-five in 1925. The total of salaries
paid to the staff amounted to $143,459, in 1914, and to $358,557 in 1925.

I02-Stafl' of Hospitals for the Insane.
8TAF'F 1918 ~~~ 19221~~~
-n-ir-ec-t-ors-.-..-.-..-.-.-----1---,;- 5 5 fi 6 5 5 5
..
A••iol•.nt direo~or.. .. . .. .. .. . 473 476 491 494 505 614 .524 531
Ch.plaio..... .. 9 9 9 JO JO 10 9 JO
Hou," pIWRicblli!... . 6 6 7 8 8 12 12 22
Governmentphy.iclao,. 16 16 17 17 10 16 20 13
A••iotAnt staff :-
Men . 289 239 265 268 327 31.; 308 322
Women .. 142 196 L69 190 183 173 302 227
-~- --- --- -- ._-- --- --- ---
To1'U~... 940 947 9&3 992 1,054 1,045 1,080 1,130
lO3-Salaries paid to Sluff of Hospitals for the Insane.
191\1 1 L920 I~()~~ 192J_~~
STAFF 1918
S S ~ $ $ ~ ~
A"'''';Rtrrnts . 9,300 15,WO 1 19.806 13,688 14.080 16,200 15,000 16,200
ChnplliJl1a. . . 4,285 4,500 6,900 ", ',00 5,%0 5,1l17 5,000 5.800
Hou~~ physi('l:1.n~ , . 8,132 9,527 11,244 12,398 14,26L 16,982 W, .•72 49.478
Govûrl1m.~oi phv"nrlnna 28,900 28,:)()0 3-1,OS3 30,40'0 33,100 34,779 52,026 10.750
A••"t:lO 1 Ht.•.ff·-
Mell ) In,023 117,3.;3 177.331 169,157 191,789 217,931 1215"I'!i'Q 222,902
WomeD _.• _..... 2L,703 58,7'(0 61,64a 66,2ÎO 48,504 46,23.5 ,j)t,{>G 53A27
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TO'CAL 191,493 234,150 301,007 302,413 308,074 336,094 357,8.22 358,557

The most numerous group of patients admitted to the hospi taIs
is generally made up of persons 'rvho are suffering from hereditary
insanity. Other recognized causes of mental disorder are excesscs or
abuses of aH lGnds, financial worries 8nd domest.ic troubles. There are
also patients insane from birth, epileptics and senile patients.

I04-Classification of the Patients showing the probable Cause of Insanily.

CAUSE OF INSANITY l\J 18 lO~ 1\120 1921 1923 1924 192':}
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Her<:<lity ' . 216 2n4 55~ 378 383
Ifllempetence in cJ.r~nk . 34 GO 40 60 66
:i\lentn) r;train, \'l'ur y. QVer-
work..................... 136 I;;!; 1CIO III 110 75 103 108
Domo""!,;e ~roobJe., grief. .. 104 71 63 &4 ~8 51 4[, 80
~~;~~~~~~.>:::::::::::::::"~("IH ~~ 1~~ "'l~r "ïg( '''i~g lig
Puerpuralfever. .. .. .. .. . .. .. 37 15 36 20 31 10 32 2~
Pee.uniary diffieulties.. .. .. 12 9 21 18 17 4 15 9
flyp}Uüs.. .. .. .. • .. .. .. .. 84 39 7f> 6~ 78 _ 74 9i g·l
Uoe·ort.•.in. . . .. . . . . . .. .. . . . . . 34<) :13·\ 328 279 29r, 228 457 476
Ot.beren""e.................. 205 "83 ~,8 289 214 100 269 31·1
-- ------ .------f---- -- - __
"tO:r"L... ..... .... 1.487 1,432 1,290 1,414 1.493 Il,447 1,619 1,751