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 Hatch | 1257 | 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 | |