10. There is nothing special to note about the types of insanity. Predisposing
causes were known in 23 cases and the exciting causes in
Statements VI and VII.
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31. In 2 of these cases, both the predisposing and excitin»
causes were known. No cause was assignable in 36 cases.
VITAL.
11. The total number of admissions to hospital was 138, against 195 in the
previous year, with a daily average sick of 95'32, against 89*36 in 1918, tha cases of
epilepsy or epileptic fits being included. The increase in daily average is due to
malaria and diarrhoea, probably the sequelae of influenza. The fall in number of
admissions to hospital is due to the fact that only 39 cases of influenza occurred in
1919, against 97 in 1918. During the year under review, the number of admissions
from tuberculosis was 5, against 11 in 1918 : of these, 2 cases were admitted into
the Asylum with tuberculosis. There were 21 deaths in 1919, against 22 in 1918.
The percentage of new admissions with bad health was 19 80, with indifferent health
50'50, and with good health 29*70, against 27*88, 45*19 and 26*92, respectively, in
the previous year. Amongst these 21 deaths, 3 cases admitted with bad health died
within the year and within a period varying from a fortnight to 3 months from the
date of admission to the Asylum, 4 cases from senile decay and 2 from cerebral
Haemorrhage in men of 83, 70, 65, 62, 75 and 40 years of age. One criminal lunatic
suddenly kicked another non-criminal lunatic at night: the latter died immediately
as a result of rupture of spleen. The accident was too sudden to be prevented.
One criminal lunatic in a cell climbed to the window sill of the cell and fell. He
died within 24 hours as a result of fracture of skull. The Executive Engineer has
been asked to bevel the edge of the window sill so as to allow of no place where
a lunatic could find a rest. One criminal lunatic committed suicide by hanging ia
the night latrine of a temporary barrack.
The ratios of deaths per cent, of average strength amongst the inmates of the
Lunatic Asylums in the different provinces of India in 1918 and 1919 were as
follows :—
1918.
1919.
1
2
3
Assam
...
...
...
...
...
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5-84
6-21
Burma
...
...
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...
7-84
9-66
Central Provinces
...
...
• «.
...
...
8*50
13-62
Bengal
...
...
...
...
...
963
10-03
Bihar and Orissa
• «.
...
...
...
...
1063
14-15
Madras
...
...
...
...
...
18*57
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Bombay
...
...
...
...
...
14*4
150
Punjab
...
...
...
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14-83
10-51
United Provinces
...
...
...
...
...
16-83
8-75
FINANCE.
12. Excluding receipts from paying patients and miscellaneous receipts which
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are credited to Government, the total expenditure for the
statements viii, IX and x.
up . keep 0 f the Asylum amounted to Ks. 79,286-4-3 in
1919, against Es. 74,068-8-9 in 1918. The average cost per head was Ks. 196-U-7,
against Rs. 196-9-11 in the previous year. The increase in the total expenditure
was due to a large increase in the number of inmates and also to an increase in thtf
price of dietary articles and clothing. Excluding the Public Works Department
charges, repairs and maintenance charges, rates and taxes, receipts from paying
patients and profits on manufactures, the average cost per inmate works out to
mam