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STATISTICAL RETURNS OF THE TEZPUR LUNATIC
ASYLUM
FOR THE YEAR
1904.
i. There were 38 admissions in 1904, including 5 re-admissions, of which 34 were
males and 4 were females. Of the total admissions, 16
sftement°No I
were receive^ from Lakhimpur district, 8 from Sibsagar,
5 from Darrang, 3 from Kamrup, 3 from Nowgong, 2 from
the Khasi and Jaintia Hills, and 1 from Goalpara.
2. The total number of patients discharged was 14, against 14 in the previous year.
Thirteen were cured and one was made over to his friends
Discharges.
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in an improved state.
3. One male patient escaped from the asylum during the year, and is still at
large.
Escapes.
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4. There was accommodation for 90 males, but an average of 132*02 male patients
was present daily. Though the male workshop was con-
Accommodation,
verted into a sleeping barrack, there was overcrowding to
a certain extent. A new male ward is under construction and will probably be com-
pleted before March 1905. If four such buildings be built, as is proposed, then
there will be ample room for male patients. A group of 4 solitary cells is also under
construction.
5. There were 11 admissions of criminal lunatics during the year under report,
Criminal lunatics.
Statement No. II.
against 9 in the previous year.
6. Out of a total of 38 admissions, the cause of insanity was known only in n,
2 being due to ganj'a-smokmg, 1 to opium-eating, 1 to spirit-
Statement No^VU
drinking, 2 to epilepsy, and 5 to moral causes such as
wife's misconduct, family troubles, death of child, loss of
money, etc.
7. Of the 195 lunatics treated during the year, 15, or 7*69 per cent., died, whilst
128 were admitted to the hospital during the same period,
SlC s"atemen d t NcTf lty '
'^e daily average number of sick being 16*36, against 11*22
of the previous year. This increase was, in Colonel Mac-
namara's opinion, due partly to overcrowding and partly to the general unheahhiness of
the town as compared with former years. Of the 15 deaths, one was due to an accident,
4 to dysentery, 4 to anaemia, 2 to diarrhoea, 2 to kald-dsdr, and 1 each to remittent
fever and pneumonia.
8. After deducting Rs. 212-1-3 received from paying patients, the actual expendi-
ture was Rs. 16,114-7-7 during the year under report, of
^^l^^t^r^' whIch Rs - .7.426-9, or Rs. 45-15.11 per head, was spent for
diet of patients, against Rs. 7,350, or Rs. 47-4-6 per head
of the previous year. A sum of Rs. 1,499-12 was spent for contingencies, against
Rs. 1,390-12-9 in the previous year. This excess was incurred mainly for the manufac-
ture of bricks for sale or asylum use.
The asylum yielded a net profit of Rs. 2,682-12-3 in the year under report, against
Rs. 2,103-6 in the previous year. This increase was due
StafemeutNTx.
to tne manufacture of bricks and the value of labour supplied
to the Public Works Department for work done in the
asylum.
DAVID WILKIE, MB., Colonel, I.M.S.,
Principal Medical Officer and Sanitary
Commissioner, Assam.
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STATEMENTS.
STATEMENT NO. I.—Showing the admissions, discharges, etc., of
lunatics in the asylum at Tezpur during the
year 1904 and provincial totals for two pre-
vious years
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1
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II.—Return of criminal lunatics in the asylum at
Tezpur for the year 1904 and provincial totals
for two previous years
...
...
„
„
III.—Return showing the religion, sex, and residence
of patients admitted into the Lunatic Asylum
at Tezpur during the year 1904 and provincial
totals for two previous years
...
„
,,
IV.—Return showing the previous occupation of
patients admitted into the Lunatic Asylum at
Tezpur during the year 1904 and two previous
years
...
...
,,,
...
„
„
V.—Return showing the ages of patients admitted
into the Lunatic Asylum at Tezpur during the
year 1904 and provincial totals for two pre-
vious years
VI.—Showing the types of insanity of the lunatics
in the asylum at Tezpur during the year 1904
VII.—Showing the alleged causes of insanity among
the lunatics in the asylum at Tezpur during
the year 1904
„
,, VIII.—Showing the cash account of the Lunatic Asylum
at Tezpur for the year 1904 and provincial
totals for two previous years
„
„
IX.—Showing the sanctioned establishment of the
Tezpur Lunatic Asylum as it stood on the 31st
December 1904
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„
X.—Showing receipts and expenditure on account
of manufactures in the Lunatic Asylum at
Tezpur during the year 1904 and provincial
totals for two previous years
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PAGES
6-7
ib.
8
ib.
IO-II
ib.
12-13
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14-15
STATEMENT
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1904
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The capacity of the Te*pur Asylum is at so superficial
The maximum number of lunatics confined on
STATEMENT
Return of Criminal Lunatics in the Asylum at Tezpur jor the
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a
3
4
Years.
Remaining on ist January.
Admitted.
Re-admitted.
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No. I.
Tezpur during the year 1904 and Provincial Totals for two previous years.
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Percentage to
Daily average strength.
Admissions.
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superficial
:onfined on
feet per patient, go for males, 30 for females, 120 total,
any one night was 141 males, 30 females, 171 total.
EMENT
' jor the
Ltted.
No. II.
year 1904 and Provincial Totals for two previous years.
5
6
7
8
9
Total.
Discharged, transferred,
etc.
Died.
Remaining on 31st De-
cember.
Daily average strength.
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F.
T.
M.
F*
T.
M. 1 F.
T.
M.
F.
T.
M.
F.
T.
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STATEMENT No. III.
Return showing the Religion, Sex, and Residence of Patients admitted into the Lunatic
Asylum at Tezpur during the year 1904 and Provincial Totals for two p>evious years.
District.
Hindus.
Kamrup ...
Goalpara ...
Nowgong ...
Khasi and Jaintia Hills
Sibsagar ...
Lakhimpur
Manbhum ...
...
Singbhum ...
Nepal
...
...
Hazaribag ...
Ganjam
...
...
Dumka
Arrah
Burdwan ...
Gayah
...
..,
Cuttack
Midnapur ...
Bilaspur ...
Bankura ...
Not known...
Total
Total for 1903
„ „ 1902
Muhammad-
ans.
Christians.
M. F. T. M. F
... |.
Europeans
and
Eurasians.
M.
T.
Natives.
M. F.
Other castes.
M. F. T.
Total.
M. F. T
2
...
2
1
...
I
... ... ... ... ... ... ...
1
..., ...
3
3
1... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
1
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2
4
5
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2
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1
5
5
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3
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4 38
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1
1
4
1
5
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25
3 28
35
6 41 j ... ... ... ... ...
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... ... ...
2
...
37
6 43
STATEMENT No. IV.
Return showing the previous Occupation of Patients admitted into the Lunatic Asylum at
Tezpur during the year 1904 and two previous years.
1902.
J903.
1904.
Occupation of patients.
M.
F. 1 Total.
M.
F.
Total.
M.
F.
Total.
Tea coolie
Cultivator
Sepoy
Shop-keeper
...
...
•••
Domestic servant
Cook
Chaprasi
...
Beggar
Clerk
...
•••
•••
Priest
Sub-Overseer
Constable
Bearer
Fisherman
Schoolmaster
...
...
•••
Apprentice
...
...
•••
Tinsmith
...
...
Railway chaukidar ...
Fitter
Carpenter...
•••
...
...
Student ...
•■•
...
...
Buffalo herd
...
...
...
Not known
14
15
1
1
1
1
2
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1
3
1
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1
1
1
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4
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1
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1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
10
7
1
1
2
1
1
3
11
8
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
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9
2
2
I
I
3
Total
37
6
43
25
3 1
28
34
4
38
MH ■i
9
unatic
."otal.
F. T.
3
i
3
7
5
5
i
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i
3
1
1
...
4
4 38
3 1 28
6 1 43
STATEMENT No. V.
Return showing the Ages of Patients admitted into the Lunatic Asylum ai Tezpur during
the year 1904 and Provincial Totals for two previous years.
I
2
3
4
5
6
Name of Asylum.
Under 20.
20 to 40.
40 to 60.
Upwards of 60.
Total.
M.
F.
T.
M.
F.
T.
M.
F.
T.
M.
F.
T.
M.
F.
T.
fl902...
Tezpur <( 1903...
L1904
1
1
...
1
I
27
23
27
5
3
3
32
2G
30
9
2
5
1
1
10
2
6
1
1
37
25
34
6
3
4
43
28
3S
dum at
Total.
13
9
38
IO
STATEMENT
Showing the Types of Insanity of the Lunatics
I
3
3
4
137
133
136
Mania, acute or chronic.
Melancholia, acute or chronic.
Cases,
Idiocy.
Epileptic.
Other forms.
Epileptic.
Other forms.
M.
F.
T.
M. F.
T.
M.
F.
T.
M.
F.
T.
M.
F.
T.
Remaining on 31st December
2
1
3
s
1
6
66
SO
85
4
4
48
8
5&
Admitted
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,.,
...
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...
1
1
2
39
2
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...
4
1
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Total treated
2
1
3
6
a
8
95
22
117
4
...
4
5*
1
9
61
r Recovtred
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
9
3
12
...
...
...
1
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...
...
...
...
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...
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1
...
1
2
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...
...
...
...
...
...
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...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Died ...
a
...
2
...
...
...
6
...
6
1
...
1
5
1
6
Remaining on 31st December
...
1
1
6
a
8
79*
19
98*
3
...
3
43
8
53
STATEMENT
Showing the alleged Causes of Insanity among
s
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10
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on-criminal
Totr.l treated...
r Recovered
9
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u I
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Died
Remaining on 31st De-
1 ember.
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10
;ENT
xatics
II
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forms.
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6
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EMENT
y among
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Physical
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M. F. T.
No. VI.
in the Asylum at Tespur during the year 1904.
5
6
7
8
9
10
139
Dementia, including acquired.
140
Mental stupor.
141
General parnlysis
cf the insane.
14*
Delusional
nity.
insa-
Declared to have
recovered or not yet
diagnosed.
Total.
Epileptic.
Other forms.
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M.
F.
T.
M.
F.
T.
M.
F.
T.
M.
F.
T.
M.
F.
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M.
F.
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M.
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2
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2
2
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14
'35*
I
3°
15
165*
• One escaped.
No. VII.
the Lunatics in the Asylum at Tespur during the year 1904.
II
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16
17
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20
Causes.
Moral causes.
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2
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STATEMENT
Showing the Cash Account of the Lunatic
Receipts.
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14,986 15 4
15,320 5 6
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164 5 9
81 13 o
212 1 3
Rs. a. p.
1,012 1 o
604 o o
686 15 6
Rs. a. p.
114 9 9
152 13 3 ...
107 2 7 ...
Rs. a. p.
14,917 14 3
15,825 9 7
16,326 8 10
Rs. a. p.
3.6S7 14 3
4:065 67
4," 54 ll 0
Rs. a. p.
1,200 0 0
1,200 0 0
1,200 0 0
Rs. a.p
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1,120 14 o
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STATEMENT
Showing the sanctioned Establishment of the Tezpur Lunatic
Establishment.
Superintendent
...
...
Subordinate Medical Officer and Overseer
Compounder
Jemadar
Male keepers
Female keepers
Chaukidars
Sweepers
Barber
Gardener
tM
...
Number.
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No. VIII.
Asylum at Tezpur for the year iqo/^ and Provincial Totals for two previous years.
Charges.
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FROM
W. HARRIS, ESQ., M.R.C.V.S., I.V.S.,
SUPERINTENDENT, CIVIL VETERINARY
DEPARTMENT, ASSAM,
To
THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT
OF ASSAM IN THE TRANSFERRED
DEPARTMENTS.
Dated Gauhati, the 26th June 1923.
SIR,
I HAVE the honour to submit herewith the Annual Ad-
ministration. Report of the Civil Veterinary Department, Assam,
for the year 1927-28 together with a copy of the Report on the
Veterinary Administration of the Manipur State, for the year
ending the 31st March 1928.
Your obedient servant,
W. HARRIS,
Superintendent, Civil Veterinary
Department, Assam.
REPORT
OF THE
CIVIL VETERINARY DEPARTMENT, ASSAM,
FOR THE YEAR
1927-28.
PREFACE.—GENERAL ADMINISTRATION.
I held charge of the office of the Superintendent, Civil
Veterinary Department, Assam, for the periods from the 1st
April to the 26th May 1927 and from the 27th January to the
31st March 1923. I was on tour for 54 days.
2. The following hospitals and dispensaries were inspected
by me during the year under report :—
The hospitals at Silchar and Shillong, the dispensaries at
Silchar, Hailakandi, Dibrugarh and Tinsukia once each. Dur-
ing these inspections the practical work of the Veterinary
Assistants was carefully observed and instructions and advice
given. The work of the Veterinary Inspectors, Staff and Reserve-
Assistants was also inspected by me.
3. I was on leave for the period from the 27th May 1927 to
the 26th January 1928 during which time Babu Guru Prasanna
Sen, Veterinary Inspector, was placed in charge of my duties.
4. Babu Guru Prasanna Sen was on tour for 115 days and
travelled 2,356 miles by rail, 733 miles by steamer and 981 miles
by road and boat. He inspected the following hospitals and
dispensaries .—
The hospitals at Gauhati four times and Shillong twice ;
the dispensaries at Habiganj, Shaistaganj, Jagannathpur, Sunam-
ganj, Sylhet, Kulaura, Maulvibazar, Karimganj, Patharkandi,
North Lakhimpur, Dhakuakhana, Behali, Jorhat, Barpeta, Pata-
eharkuchi, Abhoyapuri, Goalpara, Dhubri, Bilashipara, Tangla,
Mangaldai, Kohima and Tura once each. During his inspection
the practical work of the Veterinary Assistants was carefully
observed, and instruction and advice given.
2
5. In the Laboratory at Gauhati 443 specimens of various
kinds were examined microscopically of which 36 were diagnosed
as Anthrax, three as Hæmorrhagic Septicæmia and 21 as Surra.
The remainder were examined for other blood, skin and intestinal
parasites, etc. In the previous year 607 specimens were examin-
ed of which 25 proved Anthrax, 18 Hæmorrhagic Septicaemia
and 70 Surra.
PART I.—VETERINARY INSTRUCTION.
6. During the year under report there were 11 Government
stipendiaries of this province at the Bengal Veterinary College,
Calcutta. They were distributed as follows :—
Class.
1
1st year... ... ... ...
2nd year... .. ... ...
3rd year ... ... ... ...
Total ...
Number
of
students.
2
8
2
1
11
Number
of
passes.
3
7
1
1
9
Number
of
failures.
4
1
1
...
2
7. There was no Local Board stipendiary from Assam in the
college during the year 1927-28.
8. There were four private students from this province reading
in the college during the year under report. They were all in
the first-year class and all of them passed the annual examination,
9. In the previous year three students from this province gra-
duated from the Bengal Veterinary College and joined the Depart-
ment during the year under report.
PART II.—TREATMENT OF DISEASES.
10. Table II shows the approximate number of deaths of
animals from contagious diseases reported during the year,
Reports have Leen received from all the districts.
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11. The total mortality reported from contagious diseases
during the year as compared with the previous two years is as
follows : —
—
1
Equines ... ... ...
Bovines ...
...
...
Others ... ... ...
1927-28.
2
201
27,270
3,634
1926-27.
3
516
47,734
4,706
1925-2G.
4
426
49,788
6,413
The figures were supplied by the District Officers and checked
by the Veterinary Assistants as far as possible.
EQUINE.
12. Glanders.—There was no report of this disease during
the year. For the last five years no case of this disease has
been observed.
13. Epizootic Lymphangitis.—No case of this disease was
detected during the year under report.
11. Anthrax.—Twenty-six
deaths were reported from this
disease from five districts. The disease was confirmed by micros-
copical examination in all districts. Last year 15 deaths were
reported from three districts.
15. Surra.—Fifty-six deaths were reported from this disease
from five districts against 97 from five districts in the previous
year.
16. Dourine.—No case of this disease has been observed
during the year.
17. Other contagious diseases.—One hundred and nineteen
deaths were reported during the year against 404 in the previous
year.
BOVINES.
18. Rinderpest.—This disease was reported from all districts
except the Naga Hills, Lushai Bills districts and the Sadiya
Frontier Tract and 13,806 deaths were reported from this disease
against 32,104 from 11 districts in the previous year. Outbreaks
of this disease were severe in the districts of Sylhet, Kamrup
and Darrang,