1885

VICTORIA.

PENAL ESTABLISHMENTS & GAOLS.

REPORT OF THE

INSPECTOR-GENERAL

FOR THE YEAR

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PHESENTED TO BOTH HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY'S COMMAND.

~!1 llutborit»: JORN FERRES, GOVERN~f'KNT PRINTER, MELBOURNE,

No.33,

l'l'l!par&tlon-Not g!nn, Prlnt.lng (860 copies)

Al'l'ROXIMA.TE COST OF REPORT.

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REPORT.

PENAL AND GAOLS DEPARTMENT,

Inspector-General's Office, Spring-street, Melbourne, 4th June, 1885.

Sm, I do myself the honour to submit the annual Report and statistics of the

Department of Penal Establishments and Gaols for the year ended 31st December, 1884.

2. My late predecessor obtained leave of absence in July, when I relieved him Obangee.

from duty temporarily, and on his retirement from the public service in November following, I assumed the permanent administration of the Department; the Assistant Superintendent at Pentridge was superannuated, and the office abolished, and the Governor of Sandhurst Gaol appointed Governor of Pentridge Gaol, and the chief warder promoted to the rank of senior chief warder. In addition to these important changes, the chief clerk in my office was away on six months' leave of absence.

3. The Department was handed over to me deprived of the three principal officers, from one cause or another, which added to the embarrassments of the uosition. Moreover, it was apparent that opposition would hay~- _to ?e encountered,

CORRIGENDA.

Paragraph 18, line 10, read "two J> instead of "three."

Paragraph 35, line 3, read "to" instead of "of"; and line 26, "remain" for "remains."

-(a) To inflict upon the offender such an amount of punishment as would

deter him from the repetition of his crimes, and also operate as a wholesome warning to others.

(b) To endeavour to make his punishment the means by which the moral reformation of the prisoner himself may be attained.

(c) To reduce the expense of maintaining him to the lowest possible limits consistent with the accomplishment of the objects I have mentioned.

(d) Every effort to be made to render his labour as productive as possible by full employment for mind and body in industrial pursuits.

(e) A progressive stage system of classification, regulated by "marks" and the attainment of a certain number, causes advancement from a lower to a higher class, with increased advantages attached to each stage from one class to another, such as the removal of restraint, modification of irksome labour, increase of gratuity, &c., and associated labour, under vigilant supervision.

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6. The general notoriety of the events which preceded my assumption of office, state or

and the information possessed by the Government and the public render it, I presume, Dept\rment.

unnecessary that I should enlarge upon the state of the Department, which, I think, can be best understood from the various measures already adopted by me and recommended to restore it to the condition from which it had materially deteriorated.

7. It will be sufficient therefore for me to say that a false economy, a slack state of discipline, and an in. dulgent. system of management, especially in the Penal Establishment l\t :Pentridge and the Melbot;trne Gaol, prevailed1 with few exce:ptions1

LegiBiaiiYe requlremer.te.

Melbourne GaoL

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throughout the Department, which could only be changed with safety by a systematic course of judicious and extensive reforms, carried forward by degrees, and as I became familiar with the internal economy of the different establishments.

8. Time is an essential element in the re-organization of this Department, because all reforms require to be made with caution, gradually, so as to secure the co-operation of the officers and of the prisoners themselves towards the attainment of an effective system of penal discipline and reformatory treatment.

9. It wi11 be gratifying to you to learn that, although the Department is far from being perfect, considerable progress has been made to restore it to a condition of thorough efficiency, and in due time I hope to see every deficiency supplied, and an organized system of prison discipline administered in its integrity, which will reflect credit on the officers of the Department under my charge.

10. Commencing with the most pressing requirements, I may mention the want of legislation. The Statute if Gaols 1864 was first amended in 1871, again in 1872, and lastly in 1873, and grave defects have been found to exist, which I venture to think can be best remedied by a consolidating and amending Act, to deal with the whole subject in a comprehensive measure, adapted to the altered circumstances of the colony, and embodying, inter alia, provisions to regulate the infliction of the punish­ments of solitary confinement, whipping, and flogging, and which I have made the subject of special reports. To accomplish this most desirable object, I trust you will be pleased to use your authority and influence to have such a measure passed into law during the ensuing session of Parliament.

11. The Public Service Act has been the subject of correspondence in which the position of affairs is plainly stated, so far as this Department is concerned, and officers like myself in charge of public departments having the command of a lnrge body of men must have adequate powers of control over them, which have been taken away, and the head of the Department no longer exists.

12. The Act and Regulations framed under it apply to this Department to an extent that I am sure was never intended by Parliament, and I am of opinion that my authority should be maintained considering the nature and responsibilities of the office.

13. The Acts under which the Penal Department is governed should not, I submit, be affected by The Public Service Act any more than the Police Department is, and it is in an amendment of the law relating to gaols that the remedy for the present unsatisfactory and dangerous state of affairs will be found.

14. The demands of the criminal population of the city of Melbourne and suburbs have long out~rown the capacity of the Melbourne Gaol; and the want of system and general mismanagement which came under my notice, the crowded state of the prison, and the evils of association which have full scope for their development, especially amongst the female prisoners, justify me in saying that a radical change is called for, which, I think, may be found in the adoption of one or other of the three following schemes ;-

(f) A central female penitentiary to be provided at Pentridge by the erection of 200 separate cells adjoining the old C division (formerly used as a boys' reformatory), and the female prisoners to be removed from the Melbourne Gaol, the present girls' reformatory to be handed over to me for first-convicted female prisoners, where they would be subjected to discipline and management totally different to what they now experience; and the Melbourne Gaol to stand as it is for the present for both male and female prisoners committed for trial, on remand, bail, fines, and short sentences of a few weeks or days.

(g) The old portion of the Melbourne Gaol to be taken down, and the original plan carried out by the addition of another wing off the central hall, and the whole prison used for male prisoners, and a new female prison built on the site of the old.

(h) The demolition of the gaol, the sale of the site, and the erection of another pris~>n on modern principles in some other part of the city or in close proximity to it, and the old materials to be used if possible.

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Of these the first recommends itself to my judgment, because it wil~ enable ~ne to utilize the larg'e and commodious building already erected at Pentr~dge, whiCh affords ample rooill for the employment and elassification of female prisoners at work, and is fitted up with laundry, kitchen, baths, and all requisite appliances, and be an important step towards that concentration of prisoners which I believe to be the only basis of economical penal management.

The second is not reg:arded favorahlv, inasrnuch as it would not afford scope for that enllghtened system

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0f tl'eatment which the female prisoners have never yet received, and the male and female prisoners would be in too close proximity, which the great extent of the reserve and accommodation at Pentridge will obviate.

The third depends upon ·whether a suitable site may be found, and, assuming that it can, I am not in favour of this plan, for the present position of the Melbourne Gaol cannot he surpassed, which nearly all the advantages that are looked for in a prison site, and the new portion of the gaol is tmequalled for strength and durability.

15. The hakerv at Pentridge requires to he enlarged, and a third oven built, P"ntridge

to afford facilities fo; extended operations in connexion with the supply of bread works.

to the Lunatic Asylums. The stores and large supplies of materials, clothing, &c., are crowded together in small rooms which are unsuitable for the purpose, and the present workshops should he removed to another building, which I recommend be erected near the fitctory, so as to have all the industries concentrated and under better supervision, and the present building, used for shops, to he converted into a store ; the temporary galvanized iron fence, separating the officers' and main entrance from the B and C divisions to he removed, and a \mll erected. These alterations are very much required, and the cost will not he great, as some of the materials are already on the ground.

16. The country gaol buildings, with some exceptions, have been allowed to cou.ntry ga.ul

d • 'f} b "lvl. l "d 11 d • • bulldlllg·s. etenorate. tese m ( mgs were erecte( at cons1 era) e expense, an It IS my intention to see that all public property in my charge is maintained in a proper state of repair.

17. I found the classification of the prisoners neglected, and improvements are Cla8si!leatlon.

required in the number and disposition of the y~1rds, and an understanding has been arrived at with the Police Department to afford me the history and antecedents of all prisoners as a basis of classifieation, in which character, apart from crime, will regulate the disposal of prisoners.

18. There were not wanting indications in Pentridge at the ontset to show that Attempt to

the new order of things ~cvas viewed with disfhvour by some of the most turbulent escape.

spirits in that establishment, of which a forcihle illustration ·was afforded on 5th August last, when three of the convicts mnde an attempt to escape by scaling the outer wall, at a point ·where there wns a plntforrn for an armed warder, who had been removed from economical motives before I took charge; and I regret to say one of them was shot dead, the other two men were recaptured and punished by the visiting justice. There was also an f>nwute in the mess-room in the C division, that might have been attended with disastrous consequences, but which the coolness and forbearance of the officers happily averted, and was succeeded by an attempt of three prisoners to break out of their cells at night in the same division, and on another occasion a number of the criminals refused to work, all of which called for firmness in action as in language in tlw form of an announeement of the policy I intended to pursue, and which, hacked up hy an increase in the staff of warders, had the desired effect of restoring order and confidence amongst the prisoners generally, and securing the co-operation and support of the well-conducted men. ·

19. The plan of construction adopted in the buildings, the number of posts to Increase or staff.

be occupied by the !"entries, and the system of penal discipline in operation satisfied me that an inen~ase in the mnnlwr of wn.rders was ahsolntelv necessary, awl vou were good enough to str<>l,gtheu my hmHls nt onee lJ.Y the• additi<~n of eight wanle~'s, which enahlPd rne to put a l;t:/p to any fnrther moYemcnts of a similar kind, and restored the staff to the number it had been gradually reduced fi'om during past years.

20. Having accomplished my olJject so far, the necessary improvements followed Improve~ents !n due course, and the Governor of Pentridge has been an able and willing coacljutor atPentrldge.

m the work. All reforms have been well discussed by us beforehand, and amongst

Improvements at Melbourne Gaol,

Country gaols and police lock-ups.

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the most important I may mention an entire change in the management of the youths in Pentridge; formerly they were nearly all employed in a small enclosure breaking stones, and could only be kept in order by constant punishment, but the cultivation of the whole reserve by them and by hand labour, the discontinuance of ploughing, the erection of a suitable place to work them in when not digging, and the erection of a wall and fence within the A division ground to keep them apart from other prisoners, have produced the most satisfactory results. Mr. Ferguson, superintendent of State forests, kindly visited Pentridge and afforded me the benefit of his experience in a practical and useful report upon the future management of the arable land. The posts of the sentries have been re-adjusted and greater security obtained, the woollen factory replenished by the importation from England of new and more modern machinery to enable a superior class of goods to be manufactured and to meet the requirements of the public service. The usefulness of this important branch has been enhanced, and the pecuniary results will, it is anticipated, increase in a proportionate degree. A system of stamping all articles manufactured has been introduced that will, I hope, secure a better check on the class of goods issued. The discipline has been made more rigid, and the principles enunciated in the preceding part of this Report strictly applied. The buildings have been overhauled, and are now in course of renovation, especially the B division, which was in a disgraceful condition and will take some considerable time to finish. The practice of assembling all the prisoners (between 400 and 500 men) together for the inspection of the ·visiting justice, which was fraught with danger, has been discontinued, and each man is now seen in his cell. The perfunctory searching of prisoners, buildings, and works for contraband articles has ceased, and this important duty made a reality~ Advantages of the school have been made more beneficial by restricting the operations of the schoolmaster and his assistants to those most likely, by reason of their age and antecedents, to benefit by the instruction; and the indiscriminate teaching of prisoners without respect to advanced years has been modified. The sub-division of the yard used by stonecutters and others is in progress, so as to secure closer supervision on the prisoners at work and to afford more room for the woollen factory and the drying of fitbrics. The dismantling of the old work­shops is proceeding, and the materials used elsewhere. By the adaptation of a process which utilizes the refuse, &c., of the tannery, there has been some saving in fuel, which was referred to in a previous annual report, and has since passed the experimental stages.

A printing press not previously used has been brought into operation, and a useful industry started, by means of which all the printed forms, regulations, rules, &c., required by the Department are printed, and a few prisoners, under a competent instructor, are learning the business.

21. In the Melbourne Gaol the male prisoners have been employed as usual breaking stones for the corporation of the city of Melbourne, picking oakum, which is the only labour available for them, and brings in pecuniary returns.

The present Governor of the Gaol is desirous of finding some more profitable work for the female prisoners than formerly, and his efforts in this direction, and in the general improvement of the prison in its overcrowded condition, are to be commended.

22. The relation which the ordinary gaols, as contra-distinguished from penal establishments, bear to the administration of justice, of which they are an essential part, and cannot be considered apart fr01n it, has been too often overlooked in the discussion of the subject of reducing the number of these gaols.

23. The Royal Commissioners appointed to inquire into the administration, discipline, and condition of prisoners in Ireland, in the second Report of August, 1884, say in effect that the question appears to be to what extent shall consolidation be carried forward. Now, if it be considered with exclusive reference to the reduction of expense and the perfection of prison administration, it could hardly be carried too far.

24. The larger the number of prisoners in any gaol, within certain limits, the greater should be both the efficiency and economy of their maintenance and treatment . .But other considerations have to be taken into account; for example, the arrangements of the courts and the cost of conveyance of prisoners long distances, and the burden on the police of escorting them, the distance to which prisoners might have to be removed from their friends and from their legal advisers, and even local susceptibilities in regard to the closing of gaols.

25. The superiority of large gaols over smaller ones is indisputable, but the need of a strong place of detention in court towns, and that it is a great hardship upon prisoners whether committed for trial, on remand, or under short sentences, especially women, to be sent to a distant gaol, will indicate some of the difficulties to be met.

26. Lock-ups are used in some places for short sentences, committals, or remands, but they do not meet all the requirements, and the police gaols have been the subject of correspondence between the Chief Commissioner of Police and myself, and he ·has kindly co-operated with me in carrying out some improvements.

27. There are six bailiwicks, and one of these has three gaols, three have two oaola­

gaols each, one has one only, and one is without a gaol (the eastern); and, as I think ~~~~d :: ~ that there should be one gaol at any rate in every bailiwick, I propose to open the ~~~!~!~~:: ~ gaol at Sale, as soon as the outer wall is built, and to provide the requisite number of ~,!i!,~ :: g officers by a redistribution of the staff elsewhere. The accommodation in the country 10

gaols being in excess of present requirements, the question arises-Why not utilize some of the gaols and relieve the strain upon the Melbourne Gaol by sending some of the prisoners up country ? The answer is, that no profitable or suitable employ-ment is available for prisoners in the country districts, and the concentration of the convicts where work can be found for them is an absolute necessity. To keep prisoners in idleness is not only an injustice to the taxpayers, but it is attended with the worst possible consequences to themselves, and I hold that a penal system should recognise the principle that criminals must earn their bread by the sweat of their brow. If, indeed, the country gaols had to be built over again, I should recommend that in each bailiwick, and near a town, but not in it, there should be only one fully equipped gaol capable of accommodating say 100 prisoners, and having a reserve of about 100 acres of arable land, which would afford employment for the prisoners. But as it is, country gaols being situated in the towns, employment can only be found to a very limited extent within the small area they are bounded by.

28. Amongst the many questions handed down to me in the shape of remanets Prison labour

may be mentioned that of prison labour employed by borough councils; and under ~~~n~Yf~ugh regulations framed by me and made by the Governor in Council, the principle was enunciated, I believe for the first time, that prison labour is the property of the State, and shall be paid for by the department, public body, or person receiving the benefit hereof. Under these regulations I have endeavoured to secure either a fair rate of payment for prisoners so employed, or withdrawal for more remunerative work, but without success, except in the case of Williamstown, where the alternative .of with­drawing the prisoners was finally adopted. Castlemaine, Maryborough, and Ararat Borough Councils still have the prisoners, but do not pay for them, and I hope before long to see the regulations enforced.

29. Better arrangements for the execution of criminals have received attention, sentence of

and regulations with respect to prisoners under sentence of death have been made. ~:;~?ations.

30. The mark system has been looked into, and efforts made to secure greater Mark system.

care in its application, for, however sound in principle it may be, it is liable to abuse by reason of over-readiness to give the full number of marks to all prisoners employed, without regard to the quantity and quality of the actual work done. I have endeavoured to secure that the system shall be more fairly worked, and it will continue to receive my attention.

31. There are circumstances which influence the labour in a prison, and solitary

hinder or limit all kinds of work, and of these solitary confinement, as at present ;~Ha:ment prescribed, is one, for it is obvious that neither sustained effort nor continuous mcldence.

application, both of which are essential to the learning of a trade or the completion of any useful work, can be expected when prisoners are liable to periodical terms of solitary confinement, which extend over a term of years, and the apprehension of which, the duration of the punishment itself, and the time it takes to suffer a recovery from it, strike at the root of profitable work. It appears to me that what is known as " separate treatment " for any definite period of a sentence, and solitary confine-ment restricted chiefly to the punishment of offences against discipline, &c., in prison, would be an improvement.

Value of labour.

Selection of omoom.

Co.uses of crime.

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32. The estimated value of the labour of prisoners iu the penal establishments and gaols appeared to me rather illusory, and an investigation into the whole process led to the issue of instructions with a view to place the nmttcr upon a more satisfactory footing, by the adoption of a graduated scale of remuneration according to the actual assessed value of the labour.

33. The question of the future will he to obtain competent men to fill the higher offices in the penal establishments and gaols, and, as the old officers retire, their places should be filled by others carefully selected, and specially adapted to the work of an enlightened system of penal discipline.

34. Among the various causes at work which may he regarded as specially promotive of prison population may be mentioned the neglect of careful moral instruction, which is one great cause of the multiplication of crime, and education without that kind of instruction is too often a dangerous possession; and unless the responsibility of the individual to his Maker he made, at least, as evident as are his responsibilities to man, he will almost certainly be made to suffer the penalties of the criminal laws of the country; and an examination of prisoners in regard to their mere educational attainments will show that their learning has generally served to increase the character of their crimes. It has been the instrument by which they have more extensively imposed upon the public and increased their offences.

STATISTICS.

Return.No.l.- 35. The total strength on 31st December, 1884, was 1,406, showing a decrease ~:~:~!~.d of 21 from the corresponding date of previous year, and it may also here be stated as

of numbers that the daily average (see Return No. 6) was 1,432 against 1,430 for the previous twelve months, thus proving the fact of but little variation, as the difference is only ·4 per cent. in favour of the larger aggregate, which totalled 524,112 in 1884, and 521,950 in the previous year.

Taking a review of the ten preceding years it is, however, gratifying to find that the prison population has, it may he hoped, permanently decreased, for last year, the number was exactly 117 less, or say 7~ per cent. helmv the general average, and this notwithstanding the increase of the population of the colony during the decade of nearly 19 per cent.

The transfer of prisoners, as usual, shows largely in the total of removals for departmental, police, and medical purposes; the principal number is, of course, from Melbourne and country gaols to Pentri!lge, to undergo their terms of imprisonment at the latter establishment; next to that, to Geelong of infirm and sick; the remainder being made up of prisoners required for the labour gangs on borough works at Ararat, Castlemaine, and Maryborough, also removals on writs of habeas corpus, and to the lunatic asylums ..

Two prisoners absconded, one from Williamstown, and one from Melbourne, who have not been re-captured. Of prisoners discbarged, the number was 6,292, being eleven less than that of the previous year. One "lifer" was liberated, and with regard to this class of convicts it may be of interest, inleT alia, to state that they have mimbered 33 alto~ether in the colony, and of these sixteen have heen discharged under the operation of the regulations in force since 18th February, 1878, as to prisoners under commuted sentences to terms of life, one by special mitigation, one to lunatic asylums, t\VO by death, and there now remains ten males and three females in custody.

The number executed, viz., three, was above the average for some years past and equal to one-fourth of the number for the preceding ten years.

RetumNo.2.- 36. This Return has again been introduced, showing the actual number of Dl:l::.~!mons. persons detained in the gaols during any portion of the year, also those admitted, and

how many times each individual was admitted, in the twelve mouths ending 31st December last.

The information, from the difficulty of getting precise particulars, was discon­tinued during the previous four years.

The actual number under detention for some portion of 1884 was 8,005, viz., 6 293 males and l, 712 females. Of those admitted in 1884, not including prisoners on the strength of the gaols at commencement of the year and afterwards discharged,

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hut 1vlw were not again returned, there were 6,861, viz., 5,425 males and l ,436 female~•. It is found on dedueting the numher admitted hut once, viz., 4,516 males and 91-1 females, a balance of 1,401 of hoth sexes, or over 20 per cent. of the whole, were returned to prison more than once.

iJ 7. Reo·nrdin:r the strength on .'31st D<:>cem her last, showing: how often impri- Ret?rn ~o. 3-b '~ • · • d' ] f' ul . Tnnes soned nJHler sc~ntenee as compared With the corrcspon Ill§!: fay o t 1G previOus year, imprisoned.

the resnlt i..; somewhat more fi1vorahle in 1884, for, vrbib;t of 1,406, 580, or 41 per cent., n:'ver or !Jad been only once under sentence: ~;imilar information for 1883 giYes the le:,;ser percentage of 37. Taking, however, a reyicw of the ten preceding years, it is found h.r comparison there i;,; a remarkable approximation, as an average of 41 per cent. is produced, that is to say, putting it in a. plainer and more homely way, out of everv 100 pcr:,;ons on the date in <Jnestion, 59 \Yere old faces returned to their gnol home, :~nd 41 new, who ·were not known to lmye seen the inside of a gaol before. Extending this revie1v to the whole population of Victoria for a similar date and period, it i:.; found that, f(w ten years ending 1883, the totals on 31st December of each year amounted to 8,4-10,267, of whom 15,136 were in custody (exclusive of those in police gnols and lock-ups), and ef this latter number, 8,925 had been previously in prison, and 6,211 were incarcerated for the first time, and, for every 1,000 of the populntion, 1·79 were in custody, and, of these, 1·05 were old faces and ·7 4 were new. Complding the comparison hy placing in juxtaposition the results for past year, the population of the colony was 9() 1 ,276, of whom 1,406 were in custody (excluding those in police g·aols and loek-ups ), and of these, 826, or ·86 per 1,000, were old jhces, and 580, or ·GO per 1,000, "·ere ?Jew faces; hence the f~tct is addnced that, ·whilst relatively with tl1e population criminals show a l(•sser average, new faces propor­tionatdy equal those further :ulvanced in crime.

38. On the 31st Deeember last the number of convicted prisoners in custody Retnmxo.l~· .!" l } • {'<' • ] 6 9 8 1 f' t] l' d . • • Offences and 10l' t,lC lCllVIer OllCllCeS a,gamst. :nY WaS o 1 anc 01' lC COl'l'CSpOm.mg ate In prenOUS sentcmcc;.

year (). showing a decrease of 12. HeJatively also as. to those under sentence of two years and upwards, the <1ifierence is in f1wour of the last day of 1884, when there were 414 agninst 437 in 1883, showing the former as less by 2.'3 of the latter number .

.3D. In taking a reTiew of the statistical information afforded bv the educational neturu ><o. s.

f• • ' ' f' • f: 1' • d • vh d } Erluco.tional state o prisoners, a contmunncc o · Important aets are e ICite Wit regar to t 1e prison population, m~rking the progress still maintained continued.

From the Penal and Gaols Report for 187.3, it can be ascertained that of the whole number of inmates, 6G per cent. "\Yere able to read and ·write, 10 per cent. ahle to ren.d only, n.nd L5 per cent. mutble to read, and comparing the first four years, inclusiye of 187.'3, with the next, and again with tl1e successional period of a simibr tenn, the great adYance in percentage can he stated as follow-s in the averages:--

Able to Head Head only. Cnahle to Read and ·write. and Write.

187.'3 to 1876 64 18 18 1877 to 1880 74 8 18 1881 to 1884 83 6 11 1884 84 6 10

The ahove results manifest the large improvement made of 20 per cent. during the twelYe years, of those able to read and write, and conversely a decrease "\vith the illiterate and grossly ignorant section of prisoners.

1W. The total cost of maintenance, guarding prisoners, and cash outlR.y for Return :so. o.~ ston•s, required in m:.:mufacturing goods at the various trade occupations hy conYicts, c:::u~~~'· amountl.:'d to £55,817 12s. 8d. during 1884, and as agaiust £56,259 10s. for 1883, the difference is £4M 17 s. 4d. in fi1vour of last year.

The amount of enrnings by prisoners paid into Trensury was £21 18s. 9d. l<>ss than preceding twelre months, as in 1884 it v>as £7119.3 19s. 8d. against £7,215 1 ;)d.

for 188.3. The gross approximate value of earnings are shown ::1s £45,398 8s. 411. on the

311 working da_ys of the year, hy an average of 1,2110 an'Lilahle prisoners of nll clnsses, whieh giYes 2s. 4d. each per head per diem on those d::tys only.

The gross cost per head was £38 19s. 7 cl., inclusive of amount paid by munici­palities.

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Return No. 7.­Description and value of labour.

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In previous years the full set-off against cost was represented by the estimated value of all kinds of labour, but as an objection may with reason he taken to including that for what is cal!ed " ordinary gaol purposes," as coming more properly unde1· the head of savings, 1t has been left out, in showing the cost per head, less earnings, although much of it, at rentridge for insta_nce, in the making of clothing and tools, would have been an actualmcrease of expenditure if done outside and purchased for the gaols; only the value of work done for departments, &c., and municipalities, has been deducted, the result showing- the cost ·would lutv<' heen reduced to £:24 13s. Sd. per head, presuming the full am~unt had been credited in cash instead of but a little over the one-third which was paid into the Treasury.

Taking net expenditure (less amount for borough guards), and deducting cash receipts, the actual cost was £33 Ss. 4d. per head.

41. The principal Government demands for prison manufactures and labour were first for the lunatic asylums, which aggregated in 1884 to £4,550 15s. 6d. (including stores and labour) in requirements such as clothing, hoots, bedding, culinary and other utensils; next, Post-office, for bags, &c., £1,260 9s. 8d.; railways, for trucks, £7 46 17s. 6d.; industrial and reformatory schools, for supplies similar to asylums, and bread for the Jika Heformatory, £366 16s. 7d.; police, £363 5s .. 5d.; and artillery corps, £241 14s. 7d. Orders as usual for the majority of other depart­ments were complied with for mats, matting, buckets, &c., &c., made by the labour of the various prison handicraftsmen at Pentridge.

}?or municipal requirements the Corporation of Melbourne is the best cus­tomer for prison labour at present, as work is paid f(n· by that body, and the metal supplied to it from the Melbourne and Pentridge gaols realized a satisfactory return. A similar remark is also applicable to Beechworth, although, of course, the amount p:.:.id is small in comparison. Other municipal bodies, as referred to else,vhere, do not yet give any cash for the labour of prisoners. A large sale during· the year was effected of mats, matting, and the various other products of prisoners' work to charitable institutions, private individuals, and the officers of the Department.

Return No. a._ 42. By the number of men employed at the various hranehes of manufhcturing .!.Iechanics. industry in operation during the past. year it is shown, as a whole, that 440 were

either skilled operatives when receivetl, improved in prison, or entirely t:tught therein; and of these only 77, or 17} per cent., could be reckoned as good mechanics, all the others were advanced or beginners at the useful occupations enumerated.

43. A sli,2..·ht dc]!arture from the 1wevious distribution of em1)lovcs at hard 1\eturn ~o. 9.- '-' -

AJ~~':::::'Jd•- labour and not at hard labour has been made, which seems somewh:-tt more in accord employment. with the definition.

Return ~o. 1o.- '14. From the data, Hl':! compiled for statistical requirements, it cannot he ascer-P:~~f~~~f.h:c• tained in what manner the mark system has affected the conduct of prisoners generally, ments. so far as it has restrained them from open breaches of discipline by offences nmenable

to punishmeut. Taking a review of the offences committed and punishmentc; awarded dnring the last year by all classes of prisoners, it is found the daily_ average nnmher of all offences was 3 only a8 against '1, the average for the precedmg 8 years; hut in the ilwestigatiou as to gravel' kinds of offences comprehended by absconding, insub­ordination, aud a:-sault, it shows that there was an excess, it being 17 as against a ycarlv avernge somewhat under 16 for the same period of 8 y<'m·s. \Vith regm·d to this clr.ss, it may he stnted f(n· 1884 that of the 5 nhsconders, 1 was :;.;hot in el'enping, 2 "·ere reeaptm:ed, and 2 arc still nt large. Assaults on officers haYe ah;o heen over the o·eneral avcnu:~e, but not in comparison with some of the preceding annual reports duri~g the past p1~~vious eight years; for in 1877 a.nd _1?81, they ~ach sl_w=v 7, and for last Year 6 onlv. As reo·ards the total number of IpdlvH1nals pumshed, 1t 1s found, on refel:enee to rer>orts from

0 187 5 to 1879, both inclusive, there was an average of 11 per

cent. punished, and 89 not }Jlmishcd. For the four later years, this information was not brought forward; but it being of such practical value in eliciting statistical facts, it is agai~i published, and for 1884 showing favorahly on the whole, for it gives hut 8 per cent., or 3 less per cent. than that for the four years above compared, and 92 or 3 per cent. more who kept themselves clear of records against them.

·t ,. 11 _ 45. The averaQ'e paid to the one hundred and forty 1n·isoners 1vho were under Re urn "'0. • u • 1 £ fl 1 h 0J·~~~!~~~~" the mark s.rstem :md discharged th.ercfi·om du:·mg' t 1e past year was 4 Os. tJC. eac .

\Vith previous reports, commencmg 1H7 4, 1t IS found that a general average of £2 19s. 9d. was earned by 2,507 working prisoners on their discharge.

11

In addition to the sum shown on this retum, the usual distribution of smnller amonnts was made to prisoners under shorter terms of imprisonment, ,vho 'vould otherwise haYc heen entirely, or nearly so, without means of support on regnining 'libertv.

" The Discbnrg-ed Prisoners' Aiel Societv still maintains its laudable efforts, which the last repo;t shows htwe been exercis~~d in dealing with no less than 4,940 applications since its commencement, ] 2 years ago, and the committee state they have given ench case cnreful attention, aml are of opinion that the timely assistance ren­dered in the majority of cases proved beneficial to the recipients. Further philan­thropic and valuable external aid in reclaiming and assisting the inmates of prisons on regaining liberty has been supplemented by the praiseworthy help of the Prison Gate Brigade, under the auspices of the Salvation Army.

46. The general heaJth of prisoners, as will he seen hy the medical returns, Health r.eturns

was on the whole satisfactory, although it does not compare favorahly with the .previous year. The total number of cases treated in 1884 was 4,613, with an average duration of -1·29 days each, and deaths, including three executions, amounted. to 3H, against 4,209 cases in 1883, averaging 4·06 days each ; deaths were 39, including one execution. No prevailing epidemic or other feature occurred requiring special comment.

47. I believe I have now referred to the principal topics of interest in connexion with the Penal Department; hut I cannot conclude this report without expressing to you the satisfaction I have felt at the support I have received from you, and the confidence you reposed in me in the arduous task which I undertook.

48. I should he unjust ·were I not to acknowledge the assistance renuered to me by those gentlerncn iu the office more immediately under my charge, hy the officers in the different penal establishments and gaols, 1vho, as a body, have co-operated with me in the di;.;chnrge of duties unpleasant, not unfrequently dangerous, and calling for temperate, firm, and yet conciliatory manner.

I have the honour to be, Sir,

Your most obedient servant,

The Honorable the Chief Secretary.

,V. G. BRETT,

Inspector-General.

Strength on JISt December, 1883 :-Convicted ... . •. Unconvicted ••• . ••

Totals ...

Received during the year :-

1 Convicted ...

New cases Um;om icted (afterwrtrds vwted) ... • ..

Transfers from other stations ... , from other depurLmcnts

Unconvicted .. . ••• ...

Totals ..•

GENEHAL R JijTURN S.

No. 1. RETURN of Prisoners Received and Discharged in Penal Establishments and Gaols t}w Year I

Penal l~stablishment:;. Oa.ols.

T11tal.

PentrWg-c. I \Yilli;uu~town. :Hclbournc. Grand Tola!.

"• I .\I 7 ••• ••• IO

-----... 5I7 I,•J-27

con-

629 4

... 63 IZJ 44 209 93 2,5c4 4 274 124 3,7q i 1,673 l 5,387

4 1 6I I 5 I 14- 2 IO 3 4 6c7 128 I ... 9II 6o 35 II 1 4 6 46 a 162 So I5 IS 7 I,J39

... 3 ... ... ... ... 8 ... 25 I 189o

9.3)2

Totals (including strength rtt com-mencement of year) .. . . ..

Discharged during the ye~tr :­To freedom by remission

, freedom by time ... Absconded ... .. . Died ... ... .. . Transfers to other st:ttions

, to other tkpartmcnts ... UnconvicLed ••• ...

Totals

Strength on 31st December, r884

Of whom were {~on v tcn:u

I ,I .)2 10,7:79

1 99 333

4 8I Lf.

631

521

sr

7

59

9

lr

37 ss

2

II

13

26

6 16

6 2

JO

--------1----------1---1---52 I 9 24

2

II

313

2

25 2

103

IJ 89

36

IJ 20

6 I

24 I39

3 r8

46 144

I7 45

64 311

43 114

~fl

46 I 5 33

I

76 r,IS9

II

3I 260 JS

107 ) ')

2

196 1,639

I ... I 8 3 2 ••• I8 ... ••• ••• I I

r ... I r6 I 4 ... 793 2 2 2 I4-I ... "' ... ... 9 I ...

7 I ,093

I I

43 97 54 40 10 199 I95 12 8 I ... 4 I 1 .. • 24- S I ...

I !

I , 26

... I 7

20 I,C2-f. JI8 53

2

·1-Rt I ,I 39

9>373

1,406

* 'l'Wtmty .. fo:n of ild.;t mtmbc•· males un~l six fcma.les) wore afterwards convicted.-t Iueludi ng fifteen males-·th;cc executed, and twelve imconvittctl. W.G. cf Ptnai i'.~nwusn and Gaols.

1-1 I>:)

13

No. 2. Hron;nx of the N"nmher of Persons m Penal Estaolbhments and Gaob Juring the Year 1884, the Numi.Jor

reeeivcJ, and how often admitted.

No. 3.

P~.;:rsons Rccei.ved.

W. G. BRETT, Inspector-Ccncml of l'ena! Establishments and Ga<J!s,

RE ITI\X oi" Prisoners Confino<l in l'c·nal E:,tablislnncnts and Gaols on the pst D2ccmocr, I 88 3 and

... i 535

ol'tcn ImpTisoned under Sentence.

:Four 'rlmN~. awl U11\'ntl'd~3.

IO]

91

No. 4.

450 433

W. G. Jnspoctor-Gc:u.•ral of l'cn~l

r L1

ttlld G ao1s.

RETL"I:~ showing the Olfcuccs and Sentences of Couyicted Prisoners in Penal E,ta1J:l~lml0nts tm,J Gaols on the 31;;t December, r883 and 1884 respectively.

).1;m1,·r antl attempts \ia;t..;la u,n·h:-er t-\hoo!!nt.!'. ~;{th1Jing. &c.

:tn·i olLcr sexual

··, ith violence J'uhh ·!'\' •,. h1ntt! Yiolcncc ... l~'l'~~:·r.,, :~:Hl housebre:a.king ~· 1 • • f:·mH a dwelling .:.

c:tttl(:, and sheep 'p ~·.~~:~l~:J;~· ' hh',•,YJII.·.· "1to1c-n pro:uerty .•• ~~-'.,lf'.'.!.'·!!'.'·, ntc~:rhtg· f'·)lu:i_;ce J.:tr~·v·rJy , •• .. i\ r~o;1 1-:l;l!lf·::zll'::;f:nt

included in above

birth

on premises disorderly

r'no.l vagabond n~~scellancous

Tota1s ...

In Confinement on-

6 24 5 ::.t6 2

ss li

4~1

5+ 401

31 181 I 37

+I 3~ 21 46

... Gl

29: zS 58 I I :

49 55 40

41 21S i

+' 38 23 4S i

2

7 31 zS 5 fz 3 I.t-

I 4·2 !

~-' +7 +

190 23

12

'5 2

39 G

(n (\m:!lncment on-

Scntcucc.s.

... I I I i I+ 10 10

Ten years and upwards +7 I so; 38 .j.f l\ inc years and under I o I ! 1 I J~~ght year:; aw1 unJcr 9 years

IO I 12 i 12

7 : ~~even yctrs anrl nnder S ye:us 20 20' '7 . ' 311 8~x years nnd under 7 years 2\ 2~ I 27 -' I Five )'t'nrs m1(l under 6 years 6' GJ Cr 6I 0

i! Four yem·s rrnd tuut.:r 5 ycnTs g' 52 SI :, ...

1) Thr~:;:-! years ~~n;J undor- 4 yc~us ' 82 ~ :~ i: .,. Two m~d under 3 yt~ars

I J05 I 1I1 9b i ~ 1 os ,,

I I

2 i: months :tud umkr 2 i 48 ,; ye:m; ... ... ... 1bi u z~o 1961 :;o 292c ~.S '/ Six mout.hs aucl under 12

j :-i

4 , month~ .. . ... I 151 69 2ZO 1 55 55 2IC

213 I: Three months and under 6 I 1 months 123 S3 :cG 152 I 89 ::C-4'

I2 One month and under 3 ) I] months II8 i 1 ()' ~ 79 '-l-4 12~

4+ l:ndcr I month H ~I 36 ,- S:i 6 Indefinite Il 11 9 ')

14

Totals

W. G. BRETT, Inspector-General of Penal E~>tabJishments and Gaols.

14

No .. ).-[Part 1.] RnunN of the Educational State of Prisoners in Penal Establishments and Gaols for the Year rB84.

Statious.

Penal Establishments :-

Pentridge

"\Villiarnstown

Gaols:-

Ararat

Ballarat

Beech worth

Castlemaine

Geelong

l'lfaryborough

l.'tfelbourne

Portland

Sandhurst

Totals

As compared with number of inmates

Number of Prisoners.

979 108 6s

12 8

125 17 2 17

403 102 1J 20 63

210 26 17 5 39

182 41 7 16 ss 436 153 lJ so 83

109 42 8 6 32

4,231 I,$C9 32 242 196

49 5 2 II

362 102 10 39 54

7,098 1,997 263 380 62.6

84 per cent. 6 per cent. xo per

Ko. 5.-[Part 2.]

Total.

Males~ ' Females.

6S

li 147 30

41 479 163

2. z66 33

20 247 77

52. 532 255

17 149 6s

251 4.459 z,oo:z.

62

21 426 162

415 7,987 i :Z.,79 2

I

SUMMARY showing the Condition of the School at Pentridge for the Year 1884-.

No.

251 At commencement of v<>ar

264- Joined during year

---i

Total

406 i Dischargedduringyear

I Class 4,-Able to­ltead In any Ordtnu.ry

' Book; Write from

I Dietation; Cipherns far ns Practice.

i

I 148 ! 91

Attending year at end of j __ 9_\__3_:

516 Total 157 941 76

Class J.-Ahle to- Cla..s ~.-Able to­ne-ad in Third nook; !tend in Second Book;

Write a COilY ln WrlteRound.SmaH. Manuscript; Cit)her an(1 'l'ext Hands; in any of the Com~ Cipher In the four pound Uules, ! Commou Uul~s.

149 184

Class I.-Able to­nend in l''irst Book;;

'Vrite, Form. and Join Letters; t,"'ipher, Addition and :lub­tractlon.

46

9I uS

W.G. BRETT,

I I I 14 ~ 22 ;

I I

35 . 6 I

I

4 I ---, I I >. I 6S IIC6i I]

16 ~-~-~r: 32 "'

J I 2f

Inspector-General of Penal Establishments aud Gaols.

Stations.

Penal Establishments:­

Pcntridge ..•

Williu.mstown

Gaols:­

.Ararat

Bnllarat

Bccchworth

Castlemaine

Gcclong ...

Maryhorough

Melbourne

Portland ...

Sandhurst

Totals

No. 6.

RETUgN of the Cost aml E:uuings of Prisoners in Penal Establishments aml Gaols

13

35

52

38

54

I73

46

407

IS

55

13

32

28

31

49

91

34

392

IO

36

s. d.

I6 :1.

I9 I1 1I 512 8 0

52 16 211,094 2 6

78 7 9 I,434 5 6

57 5 7 94I I7 4

8I 8 0 I I,379 4 0

26o IS 911,974 IS o

69 6

613 IO

2Z I2 3

I,I57 IO 7

5,s7z. 11 I I

75I IJ II

82 18 2 I 1,5o6 Io 3

Co:st.

Contingencies.

£ s. d.

9,202 17 3

384 0

553 li 7

841 6

457 0 11

758 9

z,z45 8 o

821 I9 6

4,892. 2 5

303 6 8

869 7 6

2,I58 I3 6 I8 2 I :u,329 9 9

£ s.

273

7 I '4,658 IO 5

0 II

9 I 1,973 12. o

2,353 18 9

1,456 3 IO

692 I4 2

666 9

64 19 II

385 I2 0

233 I9 6 1 z,453 o 11 1 I,218 o 9

4,481 9 353 4 4

261 IO 0 I 2,310 6 2 82I 4 9

II,J78 5 0 I I,456 7 9

I,077 I2 IO 21 I3 0

2,458 I5 11 I6I I2 0

I2

• ~Iunicipal work done and paid for at Pentridgc, £517 17s. 6d.; .Melbourne, £714 qs. sd.; Be<•dJworth, C<~:;tlcmaiue, . .CJ,III 16s.; Maryl!uruugh, .£737 7s. 6tl.

the Year r88:J..

:Earnings.

Work done, Including

Ma.nufactttre of Clothing, Utensils, Implements, &c.,

and for other ordinary

Gaol Purposes.

Total.

s. d.

Actual Cash Receipts paid Into rl'reasut·y.

£ s. d,

Averngc Cost Head.

Total.

£ s. d.

Departments or 2\Iun!clpalltles,

&c., &c.

£ s. d.

8,645 10 4 1 6,o62 4 11 45 15 9 18 18 8

84 4 7 776 18 9

913 13 6 1 I,s8o 2 9

839 0 6 904 0

470 I 3 3 856 5

1,282 o 9 1 2,5oo 2 o

2,391 8 6 1 2,744 u 10

804 9 1,625 13 10

7,697 IS 0 I 9,154 2 9

393 16 5 415 9 5

1,375 7 o I I,536 19 o

0 4 0

90 IZ 6

7 IJ 0

I37 IJ

0 7 6

893 7 8

0 2 0

I I 5 0

7,193 19 8

70 9

56 7 9

45 5 4

38 6

45 8 6

2.5 I 8

so 4

"'-7 I9 2

7I I6 IO

44 14

38 19 7

W. G. BBETT,

17 9 9

37 6 11

44 0 4

28 6

2.:!. 17

23 I7 2

32 7

24 7 6

70 8 0

41 15 4

24 13 8

Inspector-General of Penal Establishments and Gaols.

...... <:.7<

ol "' Oi

:::a

"'l "' Oi

~

No. 7. RETURN showing the Descl'iplion and Estimated Value of Labour performed at the various Penttl Establishmeti.is and Gaols during the Year r884.

Des cri ptlon.

Bakers

Blacksmiths and moulders

Carpenters, &c.

Baskctmakcrs ...

Tinsmiths and plumbers ...

Tanners

i l'ainters

Masons, bricklayers, &c ....

Stonccntters

Shoemakers

Tailors

\Veavcrs

Matth1g and mat makers

Hat, bag, and hammock makers

Bookbinders and printers

MiEcellancous labourers ...

Station duties

l{nitters

Necdlewomen

\Vashcrwomen, &c.

Totals

Penal Establishments. Gaols.

Pcntridge. Wllliamstown. Amrat. Ilallarat. I Beech worth. I Castlcmalne. I Geelong. I ~L~ryhorough.l Melbourne. I Portlan<l.

£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. I £ s. d. £ s. d. i £ s. d.i £ ... d. i .£ s. d. i £ s. d. i £ s. d.

484 4 2,

l,JI5 4 9

I,021 I3 8

67 IO

517 6 6

593 I 5 2

371 9 0

724 16 9

523 I9 11

2,107

r,829 2

1,374 0

840 14 4

347 10

2I5 18 II

6,27I II

4,698 9

692 I4

84 4 6

!6 4 0

897 6

70 6 0 i 0 4 0 I 0 IO 0 I ••• I II4 I 8 0

0 ' 66 I 2 0 i ... I 84 2 0 I I I 3 9 I I 52 17 9

2 14 0 20 4 6 68 I7 0

17 2 9 12 0 32 o o 1 27 14 o 1 52 2 6 87 0 9

2. II 0 4 0 0 13 J6 0

3 o I I4 z 34 14 o I 16 z 6 I !I 6 I8o 13 6

9 9 6

4 14 6

2 9 0

38 5 o l.f2 I 0 9 i 3 3 I 0 6

I ... I 3 0 ' l ,48 5 I 0 0 307 r6 o 33+ 466 I 8 s,JO+ r 8 !8 0 0 7

467 I) 0 f 439 0 4'249 6 o] 538 I2 0 IS o z8I 4 I ir,48o ro o !184 o 4

76 II Jl 0 I3I IO 0 42 li 0 I 3 0 0 460 I5 7

122 II 0 104 l) 2 0 277 6 0 5+3 4 2 2oo 2 o i I,147 4 I3 7 0

Sandhurst.

£ s. d,

0 4 0

13 I2 0

9 12 0

JO 16 0

5 !6 0

JOO 0 0

Tota1,

£ s. d.

484 4 2

I,SOI 6 9

1,357 I6 2

67 IO 5

618 14 o

59 3 I 5 2

633 6 6

755 14

523 19 II

2 1359 I6 IO

2,043 11 5

1,374 0

840 14 4

347 IO

215 I8 II

I7,304 IO 4

746 I9 o I Io,G?I 13 o

67 !6 0

362. 4 0

859 13 IO

2,844 !6

'2J,J04 4- 776 I 8 9 I I ,5 So 2 9 1 904 o 5 i, I,536 19 o ! 45,398 8 4

W. G. BUETT, Inspector-General of l'cnal Establishments and Gaols.

...... er,

~ .0

"' ~

0

'fra(1c-;,

l3akcrs

n:.~~.;!~t~ ~ n~~d:._c r-.,

Bbelc:omcll:o

Bool;:1Jiudcr:~

rrinkrs ..

Carpc~ntcrs

IIat anJ Uag n1a~\:.crs

~Iattill6' an~._1JlWL 1nak~r~

:J[~L:-ous and lJ_:_·icklnycr::;

P~Linter:-; ...

blUlJ.Ll'tllLCl";:l

S1tul:I1l~~k._r::;

TanlH:rs

Tai1l.r:4

T:L .:~i~IJ..,, t :;Ir.tl11t;l';-) ,'·.c.

l.\

!uul

No. 8.

L :: r I ;: :\ .,,. }fc:··l::u: [,., <t !itl <>I her Ski!J,.,[ i\' orkmcn cm ploye.l n t 1 he Penal EHta hi i.-luno11t, l'c11 tri dgf', tllll'ing the Y e:tr 1 8 8+.

111 C'O!lliiiCl\l'-'llL 31~-t J)CCCllilJCr, r88~. l~ccciYCL1 dur:ll! . .:· IL~q..

l-:!llJ\\:..:d:.c.l' (•[ Tr<li1C i i Knun wlll'll I~~._(Tivcd. : TmkTtt ~ Taught

in ---~ in Total. I <~~:oll. bnght. Pri.::on. I I Uoocl. 1 Slight. I

,-~---1-1--l'!·isun.

4-

9

2

I3

10 9

2

I 5 2

2

2

4-

IO

9

9

33

6

II

4-

2

I 5

2I

9

4-

6

9

SI

6

30

7

9

6

2

II

2

9

2

30 52

6

II ?.

I2 40

... ... 2 I7

JJbclt:n·;.:ctltlt:t itt· .. IS(~.t.

KJH1Wkd~:e l'f Tr:[(IC Pll J;i .... tll:l~·.c..,.

(iuotl. ;-;J:~l;r.

T.Jtal. TP:tl'lH'll : 'l'an.dtt or T.·.·:tn:c.l I' T,n.~:;t 1•r

l 1<:fore [ 111 Jll'olYL'Il , •\'('1 ~ ''tJlllllllttnl. it I l'rb:on ( :;"tuliti:ll.: itt

Tm.tl.

1: 31st Dcc::.:!UlJcr, 1E84.

1\.w -.,~ J, d.:,· Lf Tt"<~<1e

\\ lL·ll_ Jl: \.-.·j\ ~d.

:-;Ji;l:t.

TJ.ught

in Total.

rri~on.

--~1----- ___ I ___ -~----~--------

2 .. . I I I 3 4-1

I2 2 2 + I2 2 I8

4- 2 6 ... 2 I ... I 2

2 2 s ... I I I I2

9I 6 28 I) 3I So 5 IS 9 32

6 2 5 ... ... IO IQ

2

I3 + 2 G 3 IO ... '3

7 + 7 ... I 8 9

ss 3 29 4- 34- ;a 8 2I IQ 39

2 2 2 ... 4- 6

30 I4- 9 6 8 37 7 5 II 23

2 I 4- 7

! 9 I 12 i 2 I 4- I 7 1 3 I ...

--~-(, ___ --.,.-. +--~ -I-1 0-- 1 -I-9~-~--4--I--~ --~-2 _:_I_3_7 ___ 2_)_0_·

1

--3-5--

2 2 I 10 I2 3 4- 6 13 I

--[--,-------1----~--

! ! I ;G 3 3 I I CO . 2H • '2 ! s 3 I 7 I !

I I , I ' I

I96

------------- ·----

Vv. G .. BRETT,

Impcctor-(~cncml o[ Penal Estahlisllments and Gaols.

f-' -l

No. 9. RETlJRN of Pl'ison Accommodation and the NnmlJer and Mode of of Pri,;oners at thn varions Penal Establishments and Gaols on the 3 Ist necember,

Gaols:­Ammt ll:1ll:trat neechworlh Cast lemainc GE'clong

Portland ~~wilhur,.;t

:\in lt•::1 ~·cnl<llcs

Totals

SeJC.

'fotnl ...

P.:i:::ioll AeNnumodntl(lH.

At lifH(l Lu.hour.

., 2

:] ' :~

"" ---

72Z '6: )0

34 26 6o 56 2J 79 67 12 79 63 57 !20

7+ I96 270

42 or,

201 8

47 95 -- -----

1,:064 1

Sig 2,083 6

No.

Number nn(l Mode of }~mJllOymcnt.

'" "" 0 0

::0

8 I

~ 2 ~

-~

5 I ......

2 i 2

... 2

...... 2 ... 2

4 ... 4

" 1i z to

-:n

6 ...

I

l ... I

I

g ~ ~ !:=

3I ...

3 4 3 6

I9

4 ...

I 8 I

5 5

I I 4

I7

';;

~

337 9

24 26

44 42 53 40

104 IO

23

At Employment not Hard Labour. Kot Ewplnyc1l.

~ ... "' ' 5 " ' g 0

f-•

---

I8 521

9

2 2 26 14 IS 44

9 11 s6 3 3 so

23 64 I 156 3 10 51

I23 133 426 3 3 I3

2I 2I 54 -

209 i 280 ! I ,406

W. G. l~RETT, Inspector-General of PeuaJ Estahli,hmcnts and Gaols.

TIETlJRN Off<•JWCR of Prisoners at Penal Estal>lishmcnts nml Gnols, and Punishments awarded, during the Year I 884.

~.3

*~ ) +

5 6

Qt)'t_'llt'C:-;.

A.:<f<Uliff'.

'" 2 g .(1

1 ,O-}')

ISS --------,

l ,I 98

·--·-now dif'poi'ted of.

~ One 'hot de:cd.

Number of Prisoners.

Punished.

, 543 or 8·63 p.c. uo or 6·42 pc.

I,2I2 653 or 8 IS p.c.

W. G. BRETT,

Not puni8hctl. TotnL

AveJ•age ).:umtJ('r

J)nily l'rh<<ntt'.rl'i.

........ 00

No. 11.

RETUIL\' of Lhe Number of \Yorking Prisoners iu Penal Establishments and Gaols who reeeivetl Gratuities on their Discharge, and the Approximntc Amount Paid to during the Year 1 884.

LJ-0

Inspector-General's Office

l'enal Establishments

Gno\s:-Ararat llnllarat ... Beech worth Ca~tlcmainc Ccclong ...

Totals

£ji I)S. 8d. 1'\il Nil .£s6s 7s. IJd.

W. G. BRETT, Inspector-General of Penal EstabliHhmcnts and Gaols.

No. 12. RETURN of the Officers and Warders at the various Penal Establishments and Gaols on the 31st

R"nk •

...: . <1 ~

I l \'! i " 5 Total

I 'l'otnl Ar:.1otmt of g s "' " StatioiJs. ~ ti tu " I

'E Nnmher of 8alaric~ nml ·wages Cl:.' " 'E "' ~

.d ~

'0 ;:: ~~ omcers. !or the Year . .: "" 00 ;; '" 0 e _§ ~ ::: ti::. ti E "" j s ,_ 0

,3 .d ~

£ s. d. 4 I 2,158 I3 6

2 8 4 8 i 6s I ... I . .. I

... 90 I

I4,935 !6 2 2 ... . .. ... 3 512 8 0

4 ... . .. I 7

I 1,094 2 6

6 ... . .. I 9 I>434 5 6

3 ... ... I 6 94I 17 4 6 ... ... I 9 1,379 4 0

7 ... ... 2 I2 1,974 18 0

4 ... ... I 7 I,Ij7 10 7 :1.2 I I 7 36 5,872 11 li

3 ... ... I 5 751 13 11 6 ... ... I 9 I ,)o6 IO 3

------ --------~

IO 6 9 6 17 !28 I I i 16 197 33,719 11 8 !

W. G. IHUJTT, Inspector-General of Penal J~stablishments an<l Gaols.

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20

HETURNS OF DISEASES AND DEATHS.

PENTRIDGE PENAL ESTABLISI.I:HE:s-T.

HlcTUm\ of Diseases and Deaths at the Penal Establblnncnt, Pe!l tri<lgc, duriHg the Year 1884.

Cw.ss I.-ZnwTIO DisEASEs.

Order l.-,11iasmatic Diseases :

c,ltarrh Cynanchc ..• Diarrhcrm ••. Furuncle of Ear Inflammation of Muscles of

Thigh ... Lumbago ... Rheumatism Tonsillitis ... Vaccination (afterinflamrnatiou

from)

Order 2.-Entltetic Diseases:

Stricture of Crethm Syphilis

Order 3.-Dit:tic Diseases:

Opium Habit

'l'otal, Cb~s I.

CI.A>s Il.-CoNS1.TruTIONAL DISI£ASES.

Order I.-Diathetic Diseases:

Hannla Tumor of N cck

, Thigh

Order 2.-Tubercu.lar Diseases:

A h>ce>s of Leg H;emoptysis Scrofulous Glands

'fotal, Class Il.

CLASS Ill.-LOCAL DISEASES.

·Ordl·r I.-Diseases of the .LYervous System:

Insanity .•. :Mental llisonlcr {)phtlwlrnia Ve1tigo

·Order 2.-Dt,causofthe Organs of Circulation:

H~;mordm;.:e from :Ear l'all'itati<Jn of Heart Morbus Cordis

·Order 3.-Diswses of the Respi-ratory Or;ju us :

A>tllm,, B:onchitis l'leurisy ...

•Onlc:· 4.-IJiscaus of the Digestice Oryans:

Collc Cc•nstipaticm

2 l l I

1 3

10 2

4

7 3

17 5 3 6

lOO ll 15 4

9

33 SG

78 67

1 7 3 7 1 10

3 17 1 70 I 9 2 34-

17 1

2 2

JO 78 9+

2 22 2 35

50·00

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CLAss III.-LooAL DtSEAS~:s­cont£nued.

Order 4.-Diseases of the Dige1tive Organs (continued):-

DyspPpsb Fistula .Hrematcmcsis H:cm<>!Titoids Hepatitis •.. Icterus Intestinal Obotruction

Ordm· 6.-Diseases r:f the Organs of , Generation: I

Orchitis ••. !

Ord•·•· 'i.-Diseases of the Locomo-tive System:

Ankylosis of Knee Joint Arthritis .. . l'eriostitis .. .

Order B.-Diseases of the Integu-mentary S!tstem:

Cellulitis Herpes "Crticaria

Total, Class IlL

CLASS IV.-Tlv:ncr.•n•;r.::STAI, DISEASES.

Order ·1.-IJiseases <!f J.Vutriiion:

Debility ...

Total, Ct:ss IV.

Cuss V.-VroLENCJc.

Order I.-Accident or JYe[Jligcnce:

Contusion frorn stcarn saw, causinf( death from mortifica­tiorJ of bowels, rupture, and peritonitis (accidental)

Injuries by gunpowder cxplo­Fion to hands, wrists, and eyes ( aecillental) ...

G umhot W ouml a ttcmpting to c~:cap~ ...

!\lino1· Contusions at work (ac­eillental)

Scald at work (nccidl'Jltal)

GnAND Tor.n, .Au, CLASSES.

Class T. Class If. . .. Class IlL .. . Class IV ... . Class V ... .

Grand Total

'" Death instantaneous.

2 4 2 69 1 5 3 27 I I! I 9 1 73

2 18

1 71 2 14 2 48

21

REMARKS.

A vr:rngc daily numerical strength of prison

Tot:il nmuber of cases of sickness for the year in ho>pital per cent. of average daily ~trcn;;·th

Totul nmnber of cases of oickncss for the year both in ancl out of hospital per cent. of average daily strength

Number of clcalhs per cent. of average strength

l\nmber of Cclscs trcatc,] in th~ prison :-lr!terual, lOO; cxtern:tl, 1,250

A vcmgc d;Jily number of patients in hospital

18'36

247'97

0"73

1,350

6•93

There ''ere 4 clc.-ths durinl! the ycar~one, that o[ au aged man, from bronchitis; one, of sudden death from long-standing disease of the heart, &.ccelemtccl by n d1inl from nn accident at work, through a contusion from steam Si>W; this case ling creel some ti ve days, ultlwtt;;h hopdc>> the first; the fourth was that of a prisoner shot dead in the act of attempting to escape.

Two cases of insan1tv were dent to the Yarra Bend Asylum, whilst other two cases are still nnclcr observation and treatment. No infectious diseases during the year.

D. E. STEW ART, 8th January, 1885. .Medical Officer.

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PENAL ESTABLISID1ENT, IYII.LIAMSTOWN.

RETURN of Diseases ant! Dout.hs ut tho Penal Establishment, vVillimnstown, during the Year 188-4.

Dlscascs.

CLASS l.-ZDIOTIC DISBASES.

Order J .-illi,u;matie Diseases:

Cymmchc Tonsillaris •••

Total, Order 1

CLASs III.-LocAI, DrsEASES.

Order 4.-Diseases of the Digestive Organs:

Diseases of the General Systcm-Urticari~t

Total, Order ·i

CLASS V.-Vror.ESCE.

Order 1.-Aecirlent or 1Yegligencc:

Hurt on works J,y explosion of pow,!cr ...

Tot?.l, Order 1

Total of al! Classes

·~ .. RenwYcd to Pcntrid~e.

Total Number

of Cases

'freated.

*1

2

Average Duration

of

1

Total ~umber

of Deaths.

Deaths per

Cent. o!

E. G. FIGG, M.D.

22

ARARAT GAOL.

RETURN of Diseases and Deaths at the Amrat Gaol during theY car 1884.

Diseases.

CLASS I.-ZniOTJO DISEASER.

Order I.-Miasmatic Diseases: Quinsy Diarrhooa Dysentery ... Rheumatism ..• Boils

Order 2.-Enthetic Diseases: Syphilis Stricture ••. Gonorrhwa ...

Order 3.-Dietic Diseases: Intemperance

Order 4.-Pm·asitic Diseases: Worms, &c. (intestinal)

Total

CLass H.-CoNSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.

Order 2.-Tubercular Diseases: Scrofula

Total

CLAss III.-LoeAL DISEASES.

Order 1.-Di.•eases of Nervous System: Epilepsy Brain Disease

Order 2.-JJisease• of Organs of Circulation: Ilcart Disease

Order 3.-Diseases of Respirator.!} System: Bronchitis

Order J.-Diseases ~f Digestive Organs: Hernia, Inguinal Stomach Disease, including Dyspepsia llcus

Order 6.-Diseases of Organs of Generation: Uterine Disease

Order B.-Diseases of the Integumentary System: · Skin Diseases

Ulcer

Total

CLASS !V.-DKVELOPliENTAL DISEASES.

Order 2.-Dcvelopmental Diseases of Adults: Childbirth

Onler :I.-Developmental Diseases qj Old People: Oltl Age

Total

CLAi'S Y.-VIOr.E~eE.

Order I.-Accident or Negligence: Woullll (cut)

Order 5. -Execution: Hanging

Total

Total of all Cases

'l'otal XumtJcr

ol Cu~es

Treated.

2 4 I

12 4

3 2 1

2

32 -----·

1 2

2

2

4 2

4 4

23 -----

Average lJuratiun

o! each Case.

18 6

10 12 ll

109 liS 22

3

12

30

4

4

77 14

46

78

260 29 iO

340

13 41

62

------

-----

I

Denths per

Cent. or C~es

Treated.

--------

50•00

4'35 -------1-------1------

7

21

14 ------------- --~--

27

15 I 100·00 1------;---·-----

2 22

60 41 2 3•33

.----------------_:_- -- ·---------Average <laily numerical strength ...

:Sumbcr of cases of sickness per cent. of strength

Number of deaths per cent. of strength

171'43

5'il

J. CHARLES WELD, L.K. & Q.C.J'.L, Medical Officer.

23

BALLARAT GAOL.

HETt.:JtN of' Diseases aml Deaths at the Bnllurat Gaol during the Year 1884.

Di5casc.;;.

Cr.Ass L-Znro1'IC DisEASES.

Order 1.-lvf iasmatic Diseases:

Boil Catarrh Quinsy Diarrhrea ... Dysentery Influenza .. . Hube<,Ja .. . J•:rysipelas Hhcumatism (chronic)

Order 2.-Ent!wtic Diseases:

Gonorrhn-\a Venereal ...

i irdcr 3.-lhctic lJi:;eases:

1klirinm Tremens ... Alcultolbm

Total, Cbss I.

CLASS lL-Cm;srl'l'UTIONAL Drsl:J,s::s.

Or,lcr 2.-Tllf,ercu!ar Diseases:

Tnmor

Toul, Class II.

CLASS Ill.-LOCAL DISEASES.

Order I.-Diseases of the 1Vervous S!J,,Iem:

Neuralgia Epilepsy ... Conjmwtivitis Congestion of Brain Sunstroke

Order ~.-Diseases of the Organs '!f Cireulatiun:

Palpitation Orgm1ie l)i,;case of Heart

Order 3.-0iseaBes of the Respira­tory S.vstem :

Bronc!1iti::: .1.. \,..;t ~~i1li 1o

3 5 6 4 5 5

15 5 7 6 2 5 2 9 1 4

16 7

14 \)

:!3 6 .!() 6

1 18 1 11 1 9 1 4 I 3

9 11

lliscnses.

CLASS Ill.-LOCAL DISEASES­continued.

Order 4.-Diseases ~f tlte Digestive Organs:

Dyspepsia Ileus Hmmorrhoids Liver Disease :Enteritis ••• Hernia Gastralgia

Order 5.-Diseases of the Urinary Organs:

Dysmia .•.

Onler 8.-Dise(lscs (!f the Integu­mentary S?tsfem.:

-c·!(~cr

Total, Class Ill.

CLASS IV.-DE1'EI,Ol'.\JI:XTAL DISEASES.

Or lrr 2.-Dc,tlopmeutal Disca,es of Adults:

:\[t:norrh:Jgia

Onh•r ~.-Developmental Diseases of 0/i People :

Debility ...

Tota1, Class IV.

CLASS V.-VIOLEXCE.

Ol'ller 1.-Accideuts or Negl;gencc:

W onnds of Scalp Contusions f-;prains llurm

Order -!.~·Suicide:

W onntl of Throat

Total, Class V.

'Toial of all Classc~

. .:\verngo daily nun1erical ~trength of cstaLTislunent

C\tscs of ~ickness per cent.

Deaths per cent. of \1itto

ditto

RE:\lAHK~.

Dnys.

8 8 2 3 l 10 3 9 1 3 1 1 I 3

5

1 4

9

6

5 4 4

The pr'soucr, aged 7:l, who died from <lcbility, ml'l was in :m nltuost <lying con•lition on :ul:ni"ion tn the wn-; brought in from the country, where he hac! suffered from ncgll-d and exposure. The other prisonc·r IY)wsc recorded had been suffering trom neglected hcarL tljscase for SlllllC considemblc time. The rcmark11hly cases of nleoll<Jlism n.ud delirium tremens treated is no doubt a!.trihutnble to habitual drunkards !'<.:fusing or to pay the fine, am! who know from exporicncc that a week in gaol will lJring about their reco1·cry.

RICHARD BL"NCE,

llledieal Officer.

24

BEECHWORTH GAOL.

RETUitN of Diseases :md Deaths at the Doechworth Gaol <luring the Year 1884.

Diseases.

CLASS I.-ZYMOTIC DISEASES.

Order 1.-ilfiasmalic Dise•tses:

Dysentt·ry Diarrhrea ... Rheum<ttism Carbuncle, Boil, "Whitlow, &c. Diphtheria Fever

Order 2.-Entlwtic Discasi:s:

Syphilis ...

Order 3.-Dietic Diseases:

Intemperance

Total, Class I.

CLASS lil.-LoCAL DISEASES.

Order I.-Diseases of the Nervous System:

Insanity Epilepsy Ophthalmia

Order 2.-Di.seases of tlze Organs of Circulation :

Cardin,c Disease Heart Disease, &c.

Order 3.-Diseases of the Respira-tory System :

Pleuritis Bronchitis, &e.

Order 4.-Diseases of tlte Digestive Organs:

8ton1aeh Disease, &c. 'i'onsilitis ... Toothache

5 !:) 4

11 4 1

4 4 3 8 4 7

3 25

I:! 7

7 5 I 4 4 14

3 6 2 7

2 15 5 4

8 6 4

2 3

Average daily numerical strength

CLASS IIL-Ln0.\L DrsEASES­colttinaul.

Order 5.-Discascs of the Uriuary Organs: ·

Stricttm•, ::\' ephritis, &c. Lithiasis ...

Order 7.-Disease:; oftlw Locomotive System:

Arthritis ... .Joint Dise:1Rf', &c. Fracture of Done

Order 8.-DiseaRes of the lntegu· mentary S!fslem :

Skin Di,casr>. &c. • .. l:lcerateLl Leg· lnfiamnmtion'· following Re­

vaccination

Total, Cl>tss IIJ.

CLASS 1V.-DEVELOP~IENTAL DisEASES.

Order 2.-Developmental Diseases (if Adults:

Pregnancy Hecent Miscarriage

Ordel' 3.-De1H!lopmental Diseases of Old People;

Old Age ...

Total Class IV.

Order l.-Accidcut or Negligence:

Other Accilknts

Total, Clnss V.

Total of "11 Cbsses

38·1l

5 10 l 14

3 7 4 7 1 12

7 8 3 10

l 14 1 8

Numbtr of eases of sickness per cent. of anragc daily strength

IIE}.'l:Y T. FOX,

~\Icdical Ollicc:-.

25

CASTLEMAI.NE GAOL.

B.ETURN of Diseases ami Deaths at the Castlemaine G!tol during the Year 1884.

lHst:ases. Diseases.

CLASS I.-ZYMOTIC DISEASES. CLASS IlL-LOCAL DISEASES-

Order I.-Jnasmatic Diseases: continued.

Febricula I 2 Order 4.-Diseases of the Digestive

Diarrhrea ••• 2 5 Org,<ns:

Influenza ... 6 8 D.yspepsia Lumbago ... 3 IU Hernia Rheumatism 14 12 Liver Disease Boils 2 li Ileus

Enteritis •••

Order 2.-Enthetic Diseases: Order 5.-Diseases of the Urinary

Gonorrhooa i 21 Organs:

Stricture ... 2 9 Disease of the Kidneys Gleet I l

Order 6.-Disease.; of the Organs of Generation:

Order 3.-Dietic Diseases: Orchitis Delirium Tremens .•. 2 4 Dise:tse ofthc Woml.J 011i<ltcism 3 7

Total, Class I. 43 ]] Order 8.-Diseases of tl1e Integu-

mentary S.1Jslmn:

Whitlow ... CLASS H.-CONSTITUTIONAL u:eers

DISEASES. Skin Disease

Order 2.-Tubercnlar Diseases: Total, Class III. Phthisis 25 Abscess 13

Total, Class II. 2 CLASS IV.-DEVELOP~IENTAL DISEASES,

Order 2.-Developmental Diseases of Adults:

CLAss III.-LooAL DrslliA.SES. Leucorrhma Order i.-Diseases of the Nervous

System:

Epilepsy 2 Order 4.--Diseaus of Nutrition: Ophthalmia 3 Debility Paralvsis ... I 25 ... Neuralgia ... l I4

Total, Class IV. Odontalgia 6 I

Cuss V.-VroLENCE. Order 2.-Diseases of the

of Circulation : Organs

Oriler I.-Accident or Negligence:

Diser..:;e of the Heart 23 Wounds ::;prains Burns Injurie$

Order .1.-Diseases of the Respira- Contusions tory System :

Total, Class V. Pleurisy 2 54 Bronchitis 2 23 Total of all Classes

Average daily numerical strength of estal.Jlishment Number of cases of sickness per cent. of ditto Number of deaths per cent. of ditto

54

212'96

!•85

Days.

I4 ll I 2 l 11 5 20 2 25

3 78

1 1 l 46

I 2:l 4 24 6 l4

1 19

~ I

4 fi 1 J 2 i I 2:) 3 10

-------ll 8

--- --~····

115 15

REMARKs.-There are no special remarks necessary with regard to any of these cases.

IOO·OO

l·i5

s;·oo

WILLIAM BONE, :\I.D.,

Medic:~! Officer.

No. 33. D

26

GEELONG GAOL.

RETURN of Diseases and Deaths at the Geelong Gaol during the Year 1884.

I ~ Q:b 0 .... ~B; "'"" ,0~ "'-Diseases. Sz Auj Diseases. ~~ ~~.

!I -or. .;3;1.

..,o ~; Od

E-<0 -e;i!

CLASS I.-ZYMOTIC DISEASES. Days. CLASS Ili.-LOCAL DISEASEs-

Order I.-Miasmatic Diseases: contznued.

Diarrhrea ... ... ... 31 5 i ... ... Order B.-Diseases of the Respir-

Lumbago ... 18 9 atory System : ... . .. ... ... Asthma

Rheumatism 8] 7il 1 1·2:> ... ... ... . .. Bronchitis

Dysentery 7 11 ... .. . ... . .. ... ... Congestion of Lungs

Boils 6 7 ... ... ... ... . .. . .. Pneumonia

Quinsy 1 8 ... .. . ... ... . .. ... ... Pleurisy

Catarrh 55 13 ... ... ... ... . .. ... ... . ..

Fever ... ... ... 3 19 . .. . .. Order 4.-Diseases of the Digestive Tussis ... ... ... 3 2L ... . .. Organs: Erysipelas ... . .. 1 33 ... ... Colic ... . .. ... Gout ... . .. ... 2 91 ... .. . Constipation . .. ...

Dyspepsia ... ... Order 2.-Enthetic Diseases: Gastritis ... ...

Syphilis ... . .. 5 39 ... ... Hremorrhoids .. . ... Stricture ... ... ... 8 17 ... ... Hernia . .. . .. . .. Gonorrhrea ... . .. 2 15 ... ... Liver Disease . .. . .. Dysuria ... ... ... 11 10 ... .. . Order 5.-Diseases of the Urinary

Order 3.-Dietic Diseases: Organs:

Alcoholism {Delirium tremens 2 7 Kidney Disease ... ... ... . ..

Intemperance ... 25 9 ... ... Order 7.-Diseases of the Locomo-Scurvy ... ... . .. 1 17 . .. ... tive System :

Order 4.-Parasitic Diseases: Sciatica ... ... ...

Vermin 3 2 Synovitis ... ... . .. ... ... . .. ... . .. Periostitis

Itch ... ... ... 1-1

5 ... ...

I Order B.-Diseases of the Integu-

Total, Class I. ... 1 266 20 1 · o·38 mentary System : _I __ Eczema ... ... ... Ulcer ... ... ...

CLASS 11.-CoNSTITUTIONAL Chilblains ... . .. DISEASES.

' Skin Diseases ... . ..

Order I.-Diathetic Diseases: i Dropsy 4 27

Total, Class Ill. ... ... ... ... ... .. . Cancer 2 4.I ... ... ... ... . .. CLASS IV.-DEVELOPMENTAL

Order 2.-Tubercular Diseases:

I I DISEASES,

Abscess ... ... 7 11 ... . .. Order 2.-Developmental Diseases Hremoptysis ... ... 3 26 . .. ... of Adults: Phthisis ... ... ... 4 1251 ... . .. Leucorrhrea - - 1-

... ... -- Menorrhagia Total, Class II.

···I~ 71

... . .. ... . .. - ,- Order 3.-Developmental Diseases

CLASS IlL-LocAL DisEAsEs. of Old People:

Old Age ... ... ... Order I.-Diseases of the Nervfrus Order 4.-Diseases of Nutrition:

System:

I

Atrophy and Debility ... Paralysis ... ... ... 13 197 2 15•38 Convulsions 2 93 ... . .. ... . .. Total, Class IV. Epilepsy 8 5

... ... ... ... . .. ... Hysteria ... ... . .. 2 4 ... ... CLaSs V.-VIOLENCE . Insanity ... ... ... 11 39 . .. ... Neuralgia ... ... . .. 13 6 ... .. . Order !.-Accident or Negligence : Ophthalmia ... ... 25 I9 ... ... Fractures ... ... ... Iritis ... ... ... 4 20 .. . ... 'Vounds ... ... Vertigo ... ... .. . 15 17 ... ... Burns and Scalds ... ... Pleurodynia. ... . .. 7 13 ... . .. Sprains ... ... ... Deafness ... ... ... 8 37 ...

100"00 Sunstroke ... ...

Apoplexy ... ... 1 3 1 Order 4.-Suicide : Cerebral Excitement ... 4 9 . .. ... Cut Throat Insomnia ... 15 8

... . .. ... ... . .. . .. Order 2.-Diseasesofthe Organs of Total, Class V. ...

Circulation : ' Heart Disease ... ... 9 73 2 I 22·22 I Total of all Classes ...

Average daily numerical strength of prison Number of cases in hospital per cent. of average strength ... Number of deaths per cent. of average strength Number of cases treated in the establishment Average daily number of patients

'8 n 7-~

:e~ c" "''-

11 22

I 4 4

21 55 51

5 5 7 5

3

3 5 5

3 25

3 7

--382

I 5

60

37 -

103

5 10

5 7 1

2

30

-801

172•71 463"2I

6·37 801

45•97

" ~ 0

'"' " ~" " '-0

A-v .0 a ""' " tlJCI :z;.; m EO :§~ 5 t:§ " ~~ " ..,;:;:; A ,----

Days.

23 1 9"10 13 I 4'55 7 ... ...

17 ... ... 11 .. . .. .

3 . .. .. . 2 . .. . .. 6 . .. ... 9 1 20"00

24 . .. . .. 3 ... .. .

21 ... .. .

10 . .. ...

26 ... .. . 6 ... . .. 7 .. . . ..

47 . .. ... 32 ... . .. 18 . .. ... 13 ... ...

- - -24 8 ...

1----

12 . .. . .. 8 .. . ...

82 1 1'67

48 I 2"70 ---

38 2 I•97

24 .. . . .. 16 . .. .. . 14 .. . .. . 6 ... . .. 4 ... . .. 7 ... . ..

12 "'I

... 31 ' 11 1·37

P.A. CROKER, M.B., Ch.M., Medical Officer.

27

MARYBOROUGH GAOL.

RETURN of Diseases and Deaths nt the Mary!Jorough Gaol during the Year 1884.

Diseases.

CLASS 1.-Znronc Order 1.­

:.\fea }1~rvs ca'ta Dys Dlar Hhe Fe1n

lriiasrnatic Diseases:

sles ... ... ipelas ... ... rrh ... ...

entcry ... ... rh am ... . ..

umatism ... ... ·icuh ... ...

l)rdcr 2. -Enthetic Diseases:

l"yp hilis ... . .. Order 3.­

Scur llcli

Dietic Diseases:

YY ... . .. ri~m Tremens ...

Total, Class I.

CLASS IU.-LocAr,

DISEASES.

... ...

... ... ... ... ...

...

... ...

...

DISEASES.

Urder 1. -Diseases of the !l'ervous System:

lysis entia

Para De m Epil Otit

epsy is

... ... ...

...

... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

...

.. .

. .. ... ... ... ...

...

...

.. .

...

...

...

. .. ... Order 4. -Diseases of the Digestive Organs:

Con Her Dys

stipation nia ... pepsia ...

... ... ... ... ... ... Order 5. -Diseases of the Urinary Organs:

Disc ases of the Kidneys ...

... . .. ...

. .. Order 6. -Diseases of the 01·gans of Generation:

IIyd rocele ... ... ... ...

Order 8. -Diseases of the Integumentary System:

onychia Par Her pes Zoster

...

...

Total, Class Ill.

...

...

...

LASS IV.-DEVELOI'>IENTAL

...

...

...

DISEASES. c oi:-der 2. -Developmental Diseases t:if Adults:

Chil dbirth ... ... ... ... Order 3. -Developmental Diseases t:if Old People:

Old Age ... ... ... . .. Total, Class IV. ... ...

CLAss V.-VrOLENCE.

Order 1. -Accidents:

Total I :Average 1'otal Deatlls N urn ber of I Duration Number per Cont.

Ca•es of each of of Cases Treated. Case. Deaths, Treated.

--------Days.

... I 22 ... ... . .. 1 55 '" ... .. . 2 58 ... ... .. . 2 I7 . .. ... ... 2 8 . .. . .. . .. 1 3I ... . .. .. . 2 16 ... .. .

... 4 20 ... ...

... 1 31 ... . .. ... 1 14 ... . .. ----. .. 17 16 ... . ..

. .. 4 I36 ... . .. . .. I 14 ... . .. .. . 1 6 ... ... . .. 1 17 ... . ..

. .. 1 19 . .. . .. ... 5 73 . .. . .. .. . 4 7 ... ...

. .. 2 134 ... ...

.. . I 25 . .. . .. i

... I I 2I ... . .. .. . 1 10 ... I ... ---------------. .. 22 21 ... ' ...

.. . I 60 ... . ..

. .. 8 56 2 I 25'00

. .. 9 I3 2 22'22

tusion of Foot Con Wo und on Shin

...

... ... .. . . .. ... ... . ..

5 9

J ... .. .

1 8 ... ... Total, Class V. ... . .. . .. Total of all Classes ... ... . ..

··---··

Average daily numerical strength of establishment Number of cases of sickness per cent. of ditto Number of deaths per cent. of ditto

6

54

3

I6

... . .. 1------

2

46

117•39 4'35

3'70

·--·~·-~

ROBERT HEN. DIINN, :rtfedica! Officer.

28

MELBOURNE GAOL.

RETURN of Diseases and Deaths at the Melbourne Gaol during the Year 1884 •

...;,o ~ "" " "~

"' "'" s . r..f Diseases. ;:S~ "!-<

:z~ "'i!l Diseases.

13~ ;!w ~~

I ~'S tl<S

CLAss I.-ZYMOTIC DisEASEs. Days. I

CLAss III.-LocAL DISEASEs-

Order I.-Miasmatic Diseases: continued.

Cynanche .•. ll 13 Order 5.-Disease of the Urinary Ague 1 7 Organs: Erysipelas I 15 Incontinence of Urine 2 Diarrhcea ••• 64 6 Retention of Urine .•• I Rheumatism 218 10 Catarrh, &c. 240 7 Order 6.-Diseases of tl1e Genera-Lumbago .•• 6 5 Measles 2 19

tive Organs :

Blood Poisoning ••• 3 6 Orchitis 5

Order 2.-Enthetic Diseases, Hydrocele 1

Syphilis 10 11 Uterine Disease 10

Gonorrhcea and Stricture 72 14

Order 3.-Dietic Diseases: Order 7.-Diseases of tile Locomo-

Delirium Tremens 23 6 tive System: ... Joint Disease, including Caries,

Intemperance 288 5 3 1'11 Periostitis, &c. l

Order 4.-Parasitic Diseases: Worms 2 3 Order B.-Diseases of the lntegu-

mentary System : Total, Class I. i 1,001 10 3 Ulcers 63

----- Others, including Eczema, Psori-CLASS II.-COYSTITUTIOYAL asis, &c. ••• • •• 49

DISEASES. Order i.-Diathetic Diseases:

Gout 14 Total, Class Ill. Dropsy !I

Order 2.-Tuberculnr Diseases: CLASS IV.-DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.

Phthisis 5 Order 2.-Developmental Diseases Abscess 10 of Adults:

Childbirth Total, Class II. 17 Leucorrhma, Mcnonhagia, &c.

CLAss III.-LooaL DisEasEs. Miscarriage Lactation .••

Order I.-Diseases of the Nervous Order 3.-·Developmental Diseases System: of Old People :

Cephalalgia 3 16 Debility (Old Age) ••• 102 Paralysis ... 5 13 Im;anity 26 9 Total, Clasl! IV. Mental Disorder 48 7 Epilepsy 40 7 CLAss V.-VIOLENom. Neuralgia, Ophthalmia, Brain Order I.-Accidents:

Disease, &c. 54 10 5 9•00 Fractures, Contusions, &c. 37 Otorrhma ••• 5 13 Wounds 19 Vertigo 20 6 Bums and Scalds 7 Spinal Disease 2 30 Poison (Opium, &c.) 5

Order 2.-lJiseases ciftlte Organs cif Others, Spr;.ins, &c. 76

Circulation : Order 4.-Suicide: Heart Disease 13 10 4 33'00 Hanging ... l V <1ricose Y eins 4 9 Throwing over Baluster I

Order 3.-Diseases of the Respira- Attempted Suicide 10 lory Organs and System:

Order 5.-Execution: Bronchitis .•. 21 114 Pneumonia 7 9 Hanging ... 2

Asthma 1 i 3 Lung Dis·.!:t~c 12 8 Total, Class V. 158

Ul'der 4.-Diseases of tlte Digestive StJIIMARY: Orqans:

Gastralgia ... 5 ! 6 Class I. 1,001 Hernict 12 4 Class n. Colic 1 4 Class Ill. Hremorrhoids 20 9 Class IV. Stom ~<Jh Diseases, including Class V.

Dy,pep,ia, Pyrosis, &c. 36 8 2 5•10 Liver Disease 1 25 1 :Ioo·oo Total of a.ll Classes

I

Average daily numerical strength of establishment Death rate per cent. of ditto Cases of sickness per cent. of ditto

REMARKS.

17 468 H2 158

1,756

407 6'38

431'45

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27

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The total number of cases treated (not including those of a minor nature) amounted to 1,756, and of these int:emperanee, a.s in former years, occupies the first place in point of numbers, 311 cases having occurred during the year.

Twenty-four deaths took place, and two executions. A. SHIELDS, .M.D.,

1\l.edical Otlicer.

29

PORTLAND GAOL.

RETURN of Diseases and Deaths at the Portland Gaol during the Year 1884.

Dlsenses.

Total Number

or Cases

Treated.

Average Duration

of each co.se.

T t l 1

Deaths o a 1 per

Number Ceut. of of Cases

Deaths. Treated.

---------------------------------------j--------1------1------1-------

CLASS I.--ZYMOTIO DISEASES.

Order 1.-liJiasmatic Diseases :

Erysipelas .•• Influenza ... Rheumatism .•• Ophthalmia ...

Order 2.--Enthetic Diseases:

Syphilis ... • .. Stricture ... • ••

Order 3.-Dietic Diseases:

Alcoholism ...

Total, Class I.

CLASS IlL-LocAL DtsEAsEs.

Order I.-Diseases of the Nervous System:

Cephalalgia .. . ... ...

Order :~.--Diseases tif the Respiratory System:

Bronchitis

Order -±.--Diseases of the Digestil•e Organs:

Stomach Disease

Order 6.-Diseases of t!te Orga~s of Generation:

Spermatorrhma ... ... •••

Order 7.--Diseases of Locomotion:

Ostitis ... • ..

Order 8.-Diseases (!f Integumentary System:

Lupus ... ... ... . .. Eczema ... ... ... ...

Total, Class Ill. ...

CLASS IV.-DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.

Order 4.--Diseases of Nutrition:

Debility ... . ..

Total, Class IV ....

CLASS V.-V lOLE::s-CE.

Order I.-Accident or Negligence:

Old Fracture ...

2 1 3 3

Days.

17 7

18 10

30 10

5 ----- -----1--·-- ----

12 8 ---------:---- ---

4

1

1 2

6

9

I

s I

20

7

92 16

... -12 --~131--.. -.-

I

5 -----1-----1--·--- -----

5 ~.... !

---1--------·----

7 1-----1·---·---- ----

Total, Class V. .. . ... ... i l __ 7_1_._ .. __ ... ----------'f-o-ta_l_o_r_~_tl_r_c_l_as_s_e_s __ ··_· ___ .. _· ___ .. j_~~--'---3-3 __ : ___ ·_·· _ _:__·_··_ -------

No. 33.

Daily average numerical ~trcngth of establishment Number of cnFes of sickness per cent. of ditto

E

14•85

175•08

ll. E. BREWER,

Surgeon.

30

SANDHURST GAOL.

RETURN of Diseases and Deaths at the Sandhurst Gaol during the Year 1884.

Diseases.

CLASS J.-ZYlllOTIC DISEASES.

Order I.-Miasmatic Diseases:

Quinsy Influenza, Catarrh, &c. Dysentery Diarrhrea ... Rheumatism

Order 2.-Enthetic Diseases:

Gonorrhooa, &c.

Order 3.-Dietic Diseases:

Alcoholism {(a) Del. Tremens (b) Intemperance

Order 4.-Parasitic Diseases:

Ascarides ... Scabies Tinea

Total, Class I.

CLASS U.-CONSTITUTIOXAL DISEASES.

Order 1.-Diathetic Diseases:

Anasarca .. . J>odagra .. .

Total, Class II.

CLA8S III.-LOCAL DISEASES.

Order I.-Diseases of the Nervous System:

Ophthalmia and Neuralgia ]~rain Disease Insanity Epilepsy ...

Order 3.-Diseases of the Respira­tory System :

Hronchitis Asthmn. ...

14 12 5

14 14

4

5 9

17 7 5 5

12

13

5 6

4 5 1 8 2 23

5 3 3 1

13 8 8

23

62 32

Disea~es.

CLASS III.-LocAL DISEASES-continued.

Order 4.-Diseases of the Digestive Organs:

Enteritis ... Stomach Disease, &c. Ileus Hepatitis .•. Hernia Jaundice ...

Order 7.-Diseases of the Locmno­tive S,IJSlem :

Ostitis, Periostitis, &c. Arthritis ...

Order B.-Diseases of the Integu­mentary System:

Ulcer

Total, Class III.

CLASS IV.-DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.

Order 2.-De•:elopmental Diseases of Adults:

Paramenia l'rolapsus Uterus

Order 3.-Developmental Diseases of Old People :

Crepita JEtas

Total, Class IV.

CLASS V.-VIOLENCE.

Order I.-Accident or Negligence:

Burns

Total, Class V.

Total of all Classes

1 7 15 6 11 6

1 22 1 7 l 14

3 24 1 27

23

6 17 1 20

1 28

8 18, ... i .....

" -l-·-1 36 ! ... • ••

146 ll

--· - -----~----'----'---c__-

Average daily numerical strength of establishment Number of cases of sickness per cent. of ditto

55

265'45

REMARKS. A considerable number of minor cases were trettted during the year that were not of sufficient importance to

enumerate in this return.

JOHN CRUIKSHANK, M.D., Medical Officer.

By Authority: JonN FERRES, Government Printer, Melltoume.