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Pneumonia gave 3 admissions in 1912, 1 in 1913 and 1 in 1914, with
two, one and nil deaths respectively.
Nine patients were admitted to hospital suffering from tubercle of lungs
in 1912, 5 in 1913, and 13 (of whom 7 were found grossly affected on admission)
in 1914.
These cases were treated as far as possible by isolation and open air
methods. Particular attention has also been paid to their diet. Tuberculin has
also been used. No special reasons can be given for the occurrence of the
disease in this asylum except that the insane are proved to be affected always.
Fever gave 32 admissions in 1912, 39 in 1913 and 25 in 1914, of these 30
cases were cured in 1912, 39 in 1913 and 25 in 1914. It is satisfactory to note
that there have been no deaths from it during the triennium.
The deaths from Epilepsy were 2 in 1912, 2 in 1913 and 3 in 1914. There
was one death from Kala-azar in 1914.
No cases of small-pox or cholera were treated in this asylum during the
three years under review. No diseases broke out in epidemic form.
The number of deaths for 1913 includes 1 case of homicidal strangula-
tion. If this death be excluded the rate of mortality will be 14.55 per cent.
8. Statement II.— Criminal Lunatics.—Admissions
numbered 30 in
1912, 36 in 1913 and 51 in 1914, an average of 39 against 23 in the
previous triennium. No definite reasons can be assigned for the gradual
increase. It is no doubt partly due to the revision of territorial jurisdic-
tion of Lunatic Asylum owing to the constitutional changes which were
made in 1912. The total number readmitted was two in 1912, 2 in 1913
and nil in 1914. The total number discharged was three in 1912, 11 in 1913
and nine in 1914. Under the rules regarding the disposal of recovered criminal
lunatics three were discharged during the triennium.
In 1913 one harmless criminal lunatic convicted of a trivial offence was
recommended for release on security but he could not be released as his son
refused to take charge of him. In 1914 this lunatic was released without
security by Government order.
There were thirteen deaths in 1912, 12 in 1913 and 12 in 1914. The
daily average strength was 91.02, 107.49 and 121.57 respectively.
It is also necessary to point out—that village simpletons and even the
deaf and dumb are often accused of trivial offences, apparently to get rid of
them, and are sent to the asylum as insanes because their friends will not be
responsible.
9. Statement III—gives religion, sex and residence of lunatics. No
remarks are called for.
10. Statement IV— shows the previous occupation of lunatics before
admission. With regard to this also no comment is necessary.
11. Statement V— deals with the ages of lunatics. As usual the largest
number of lunatics admitted belonged to the age period of 20 to 40 years,
viz., 81.94 per cent. in 1912, 83.33 in 1913 and 79.16 in 1914.
After 60 years of age mental derangement was noticed in an average
of only 1.16 per cent. of admissions.
12. Statement VI.—Types of insanity.—The form of this statement was
revised and enlarged, in order to allow of the types of insanity being returned
under the more detailed heads given in the new nomenclatur of diseases.
Mania.—Under its various sub-heads was the common type of insanity,
for which 42 patients were admitted in 1912, 49 in 1913 and thirty-
nine in 1914, or 58.33, 54.44 and 40.62 per cent. of the total admissions
respectively. The largest number of patients recovered under this type, viz.,
11 in 1912, 11 in 1913 and 17 in 1914.
Melancholia—comes next in numerical importance with 21 admissions
in 1912, 17 in 1913 and 23 in 1914 or 29.16, 18.88 and 23.95 per cent. to
total admissions respectively, the number of recoveries being 9, 4 and 3
respectively.