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the women appreciating them more than the men, especially the swings. They are also very
fond of the pet animals. No escapes have been effected, and the general conduct of the patients
has been good. Some of course are troublesome, and occasional slight outbreaks of violence
take place, but there has been nothing of any importance or attended with any serious result.
Expenditure.
XIII. Expenditure has been as follows:—
Superintendent's pay ...
Establishment ...
Diet, Clothing, Contingencies, &c.
...
...
...
Total
...
...
...
...
Rs.
1,800
1,441
3,241
2,595
5,836
A.
0
2
2
3
6
P.
0
10
10
2
0
The number of lunatics has increased greatly, having a daily average of 58 instead of 45
last year, so that the increase is not proportional to the numbers, as it is Rs. 100-10-0 per
man per annum to compare with Rs. 118-6-2 of last year, and the dieting is Rs. 20-1-4 to
compare with Rs. 27-9-5 of 1873.
Garden.
XIV. Garden has been kept up well, and supplies the asylum with vegetables in abund-
ance during the whole year. I very much desire to increase the
gardener's pay; he only gets Rs. 4 a month, which is not sufficient,
and in consequence I have to put up with a very inferior man, who will probably leave as
soon as he can get service elsewhere. My gardener left me for this reason at the beginning
of the vegetable season, and I had great difficulty in replacing him.
Health.
XV. Health has been very good indeed. The diseases from which the lunatics other
than mental have suffered have been chiefly fever and bowel com-
plaints. Of the deaths, which are very few indeed for a lunatic
asylum, the following is a detail:—One woman died almost immediately after admission,being
taken in in a dying state; 1 boy was also admitted in a hopeless condition from exhaustion
and diarrhoea,—he lingered on for nearly three weeks. The other cases were ordinary ones of the
diseases which are always the main cause of mortality among insane, viz., diseases of defective
nutrition. Of the 6, 4 were admitted into the asylum in bad health, 1 in indifferent, and
1 in good health.
Types of insanity.
XVI. The types of insanity for which cases have been sent in are shown in Return No. 6,
which return speaks for itself,—the recoveries almost all taking
place in those of acute mania.
Cases of insanity.
XVII. Abuse of gánja and grief are alleged as the chief causes of insanity in those
admitted during the year,—physical causes giving a total of 16 and
moral 13 among the new cases. It is unsatisfactory to have to state
that in 29 cases no cause could be assigned.
Criminal lunatics.
XVIII. There were 10 criminal lunatics confined in this asylum during the year, of
which there were 8 males and 2 females, viz., 6 males and 1 female
remained from previous years, 2 males and 1 female admitted during
the year, of which Nadir and Rahim Baksh were admitted for theft,—Nadir from Simla and
Rahim Buksh transferred from Delhi Jail,—Mussammát Mohni admitted for murder. The
said Nadir was sent up to Simla to stand his trial after recovery. Dulla and Mussammát
Newzi were discharged—(vide No. 1094, dated 8th March 1874, from the Secretary to Govern-
ment of Punjab). There are at present 6 males and 1 female confined, viz., Muhammad
Husain for cutting his wife's nose; Ashruff Khan attempted to murder his father and nucle;
Kunyah murdered his wife and father; Muhammad Yakub, Buldeo, and Rahim Baksh for
theft; and Mussammát Mohni for murder, having drowned her grandchild in a well.
Couduct of establishment.
XIX. Mr. Cousins, the now overseer, has behaved very well indeed; he is careful, kind
and assiduous in performing his duties. I hope that he may obtain
an increase of pay both on account of his deserts and for the interest
of the asylum.