( 5 )
Age of
patients.
Statement V.
The ages of the patients admitted during the triennium compares as
follows with the previous three years :—
1912—14 ...
1915—17. ...
Under 20
years.
82
100
Under 20—40
years.
806
910
Under 40—60
years.
249
245
Over 60
years.
33
15
Total.
1,170
1,270
Suicides and
escapes.
10. A criminal female lunatic escaped from the Agra Asylum in 1915 by
climbing over the boundary wall, and a non-criminal lunatic escaped in 1917
and committed suicide by jumping down a well in the neighbourhood. A magis-
terial enquiry was held in the latter case and the warder concerned was dismissed
for carelessness. A magisterial enquiry was also held in the case of the death by
burning of a male European lunatic in 1917, and the European warder who was
found guilty of gross negligence was severely reprimanded and his pay temporarily
reduced for nine months.
At Benares a criminal lunatic committed suicide in 1916 by hanging himself
and in 1917 a criminal lunatic committed suicide by jumping into a well. The
warder concerned in the latter case was fined a month s pay but no negligence was
proved against any of the asylum officials in the former case. Magisterial
enquiries were held in both cases.
At Bareilly a lunatic committed suicide in 1916 by drowning and the warder
to blame was dismissed.
Types of
insanity.
Statement VI.
11. The following table shows the various types of insanity treated during
the three years under report :—
nia,
ute,
rrent
ronic).
acho-
acute,
rrent
ronic).
Idiocy ..
Moral (congenital)
Puerperal ..
Epileptic
..
Alcoholic ..
Senile.. ..
Other forms ..
Hypochondriacal ..
Puerperal ..
Senile ..
..
Other forms ..
ular insanity .. ..
atal
upor.
Anergic ..
Delusional
..
usional insanity .. ..
exclusive obsessive insanity
tebrile insanity ..
de delirium .. ..
lusional insanity ..
cholic insanity .. ..
anity of myxoedema ..
nity caused by cannabis
indica.
inity from other causes ..
peral paralysis of the insane
mentia,
nary or
dary.
Senile .. ..
Epileptic ..
Syphilitic ..
Other
forms
..
clared to have recovered or not
yet diagnosed.
Total ..
Total treated.
1915
70
52
15
88
2
12
544
..
..
..
120
19
37
..
87
2
43
1
43
9
1
208
6
9
5
52
..
301
31
1,757
1916.
71
62
18
100
4
11
602
l
..
..
123
13
38
1
84
2
37
..
33
8
1
228
5
8
8
52
2
276
50
1,833
1917.
73
70
16
105
6
10
660
1
..
1
118
10
44
..
85
1
34
..
58
6
1
184
4
8
8
54
3
271
69
1,900
Recovered.
1915.
1
..
1
3
..
..
49
..
..
..
5
9
1
..
13
...
3
..
16
..
..
25
1
1
1
2
..
8
5
144
1916.
..
..
3
2
..
1
75
..
..
..
6
2
1
1
12
1
4
..
10
1
..
34
2
..
..
..
..
6
12
173
1917.
..
1
1
5
..
..
84
..
..
..
7
1
..
..
8
..
...
..
16
1
..
19
1
..
1
..
1
5
15
166
Improved.
1915.
..
3
..
2
..
..
23
..
..
..
3
..
..
..
4
..
3
..
..
..
..
11
..
..
..
..
..
3
..
52
1916.
..
..
..
3
..
..
25
..
..
..
5
2
..
..
3
..
..
..
1
..
..
12
1
..
..
1
..
3
..
56
1917.
..
1
..
2
..
..
33
..
..
1
8
..
..
..
2
..
..
..
3
..
..
7
..
..
..
..
..
5
..
62
Not
improved.
1915.
..
..
..
..
..
..
2
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
..
1
..
2
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
8
1916.
1
1
..
1
..
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
6
1917.
..
1
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
...
3
Otherwise.
1915.
..
..
..
1
..
..
7
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
1
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
11
1916.
1
1
..
1
..
..
24
..
..
..
5
..
..
..
3
..
...
..
1
1
..
11
..
..
..
..
..
4
8
55
1917.
..
..
..
..
..
..
9
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
..
..
..
1
..
..
..
1
..
..
...
12
Died.
1915.
5
3
..
9
..
1
61
..
..
..
9
..
2
..
2
..
..
1
3
1
..
6
..
..
..
6
..
31
..
140
1916.
4
2
..
6
..
..
32
..
..
..
11
..
1
..
1
..
..
..
2
1
..
10
..
..
1
4
..
15
2
92
1917.
4
4
2
14
..
..
43
..
..
..
10
..
2
..
7
..
1
..
..
..
..
4
..
1
2
19
..
22
3
138
Remaining on last
day of year.
1915.
64
46
14
73
2
11
402
..
..
..
102
10
34
..
66
2
36
..
24
7
1
163
5
8
4
44
..
258
26
1,402
1916.
65
58
15
87
4
10
445
1
..
..
96
9
36
..
64
1
33
..
19
5
1
156
2
8
7
47
2
248
32
1,451
1917.
69
63
13
84
6
10
489
1
..
..
93
9
42
..
66
1
33
..
39
5
1
152
3
7
5
34
2
239
50
1,516