. Annual report of the Commissioner of Mental Diseases for the year . unty wereadmitted to our mental hospitals during the year 1935. Dukes and Hampshireare next in order with 210 persons per 100,000 population and 164 persons, re-spectively. The lowest rates for admissions are observed in Berkshire County,105 persons, Bristol County, 112 persons, and Franklin County, 115 total admission rate for all counties is 171 persons per 100,000 of the Statepopulation. Graph 9 presents the patients in residence in State hospitals for mental diseaseson September 30, 1935 in rates per
. Annual report of the Commissioner of Mental Diseases for the year . unty wereadmitted to our mental hospitals during the year 1935. Dukes and Hampshireare next in order with 210 persons per 100,000 population and 164 persons, re-spectively. The lowest rates for admissions are observed in Berkshire County,105 persons, Bristol County, 112 persons, and Franklin County, 115 total admission rate for all counties is 171 persons per 100,000 of the Statepopulation. Graph 9 presents the patients in residence in State hospitals for mental diseaseson September 30, 1935 in rates per 100,000 of the population of the same method displays graphically the counties having the largest proportionalrepresentations among our mental hospitals. As has been mentioned in thepreceding paragraphs, Suffolk, Nantucket, Hampshire, Hampden, Dukes, Berk-shire and Plymouth show the highest rates (over 500 per 100,000) for mentaldisease in State hospitals; and Essex, Bristol, Franklin, Worcester and Middlesexare in second position (between 400 and 499 persons).. Graph 9. Patients in Residence in Mental Hospitals, 1935. Rates per 100,000 Populationof Same County. If we attempt to explain the incidence of mental disease on a population con-centration basis, we would expect to see this somewhat in evidence in countiescontaining cities with a population of over 100,000 persons, such as Springfield(Hampden County), Worcester (Worcester County), and Lynn (Essex County).However, we find that Suffolk County, containing the city of Boston, and HampdenCounty, containing the city of Springfield are the only counties conforming tothis hypothesis. Hampshire is in third position, and yet this county contains butone city, and that has population less than 25,000 (1980). These conflictingresults force us to turn to other factors than population concentration as asolution to the present situation in reference to mental disease in Massachusetts. 117 247 MENTALLY DEFICIENT Secti
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