Returns of Pauper Lunatics and Idiots
(Edgartown, 1842)

Name.

Age.

Sex.

White or Colored.

Place of Birth.

Idiot or Lunatic.

Duration of Disease.

Duration of Confinement.

Is the person in your Almshouse, or in a private family?

Is the person confined or in any strong room or cage?

How many others are confined in the same room or cage?

Length and breadth of the room or cage in feet.

Is the person furiously mad, or only occasionally so?

Are chains, straps, or other means of bodily restraint used?

What Hospital has the person been in, and how long?

Is the person a State or town pauper?

Cost of support of each person per week.

Abilla Bassett

35

Female

Colored

Edgartown

Lunatic

About 10 yrs

Never confined

In the house where the poor are kept

None

Never furiously Mad

Not any

Not in any

Doubtful

About two Dls.

Remarks: Her age and duration of auiari[?] we have stated as nearly as we can ascertain. We have never been able to ascertain whether she is a State or Town pauper.

Henry Bradley
Theodoulps[?] Mayhew } Overseers of the Poor of the town of Edgartown

General Questions

1. What means of ventilation are used for the rooms in which the Lunatics or Idiots are confined?

None Confined.

2. How are the rooms warmed?

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3. How often are these rooms cleaned?

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4. How often and how much are the Lunatics and Idiots, who are confined, allowed to exercise in open air?

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5. Is a physician emplyed to attend upon these Lunatics for the purpose of curing their mental derangement, or only in case of bodily disease?

No Physician employed

6. If any paupers belonging to your town are now in the State Lunatic Hospital, please state their names and ages, and the time when each was sent there.

None

7. If any lunatic persons or idiots are confined in the alms-house, besides paupers, please state their names and the various circumstances concerning them, according to the questions in the table.

None