( 7 )
Causes of
insanity.
Statement VII.
13. The following table gives the details of the aetiological factors and
associated conditions in the patients treated during the triennium as compared
with those treated during the years 1915—17.
1915—17
1918—20
Aetiological factors and associated conditions.
Heredity.
60
41
Mental instability.
133
77
Deprivation
of
special senses.
1
4
Critical periods.
42
47
Child-bearing.
8
12
Mental stress.
109
185
Physiological de-
tects and errors.
56
135
Toxic.
308
326
Traumatic.
8
7
Diseases of the
nervous system
94
73
Other
bodily
afflictions.
4
12
No cause assignable.
76
78
No cause ascertained.
History defective.
412
442
Casualties—
suicides.
14. On the 4th May, 1920, a case of homicide occurred in the female section
of the Agra Asylum. The victim, a dement, was strangled by Musammat Niman,
a C. class woman criminal lunatic, who had been admitted to the asylum only a
month previous. On the 29th June, 1920, Niman committed suicide. Magisterial
enquiries were held in both cases
On the 4th December, 1917, a criminal lunatic Lutawan, committed suicide
in the Benares Asylum by jumping into a well and drowning himself. As a result
of the Magisterial enquiry the warder who was in charge of the well was fined one
month's pay for neglect of duty.
On the 24th April, 1918, a non-criminal lunatic named Ganga Din died in
the Bareilly Asylum from injuries received from another lunatic named Karan
Singh
Expenditure.
Statement VIII.
15. The total expenditure during the year 1920 amounted to Rs. 2,67,162
against Rs. 2,22,574 in 1918 and Rs. 2,44,170 in 1919. The expenditure during the
three years amounted to Rs. 7,33,906 compared with Rs. 5,54,750 during the previous
three years. The receipts from paying patients which increased from Rs. 5,990 in
1918 to Rs. 18,808 in 1919 fell to Rs. 7,545 in 1920, the total for the triennium
being Rs. 32,343 against Rs. 18,116 during the previous triennium.
Establishment.
16. On the transfer of the European patients to Ranchi in 1918 certain
reductions in the staff of the asylums took place. The pay of the subordinate
staff of the asylums was increased by Government in 1920 in connection with the
general increase of pay sanctioned to ministerial and other servants of Government
on account of the prevailing high prices. At Agra, Civil Assistant Surgeon
Jyotish Chandra Roy Chaudhri, who was appointed to act as the Deputy Superin-
tendent in place of the Indian Medical Department Officer reverted to military
duty, was relieved by Civil Assistant Surgeon Hargovind Sahai in September,
1920 ; and when Mr. Glanders, the Assistant Superintendent died in September,
1918, he was succeeded by B. Durga Pershad of the Jail department. At Benares
Khan Bahadur Hashmat Ali Khan, who was appointed Deputy Superintendent
on the 6th July, 1916, on his retirement from the Jail department, continued to
perform the duties of Deputy Superintendent during the triennium. At Bareilly
the duties of Deputy Superintendent have been performed by four Civil Assistant
Surgeons during the triennium under report, namely, Rameshwar Singh, from
January, 1918 to October, 1919, Kunj Lal Vaish October, 1919 to June, 1920,
Ram Gopal, June. 1920 to December, 1920, and Manohar Lal who assumed charge
of his duties in December, 1920.
Manufactures.
Statement X.
17. The profits on the asylum industries amounted to Rs. 15,879 in 1920
as compared with Rs. 4,768 in 1918 and Rs. 10,123 in 1919. The money credited
to Government in 1920 was Rs. 2,095 as against Rs. 998 in 1918 and Rs. 1,747 in
1919. The total credits and debits for the last six years are :—
Bareilly ...
Benares ...
Agra ...
Total ...
1915—1917.
Credits.
10,920
4,465
19,399
34,784
Debits.
6,009
2,910
6,708
15,627
1918—1920.
Credits.
14,213
7,751
33,106
55,070
Debits.
12,853
3,273
8,174
24,300