8. Classified by religion, 89 were Hindus, 22 Muhamrnadans and 10 other castes
Stat ntiil
a total of 121. These figures exclude 3 observation cases
discharged as sane and 1 who committed suicide. Of these
63 were natives of the province, 37 came from other provinces, while the residences
of the remaining 21 were not known. In the Province itself the Sylhet, Lakhimpur
and Darrang districts were responsible for the largest number of patients, viz*, 21, 8
and 8, respectively. The admissions comprised 105 males and 16 females.
9. Cultivators and tea-garden coolies furnished the largest number of admissions.
As in previous years, the admissions were mostly during
Statements IV and V.
^e a g e period 20 to 40 years.
10. There is nothing special to note about the types of insanity. Predisposing causes
were known in 38 cases and exciting causes in 47. In 10.
cases both the predisposing and exciting causes were known.
Statements VI and VIT.
No cause was assignable in 35 cases.
Vital.
11. The total number of admissions to hospital rose from 123 to 222 and the death-
rate per cent, on the daily average population from 892
Sickness and mortallfcy -
to U'te. As many as 80 of the admissions were for dysen-
tery (58) and tuberculosis (22)—diseases favoured by overcrowding. It is the male
portion of the Asylum that has been overcrowded and has suffered most and the table
below illustrates how the death-rate has increased with the rise in the population and
has declined when the accommodation has been extended.
1912.
1918.
1914.
1915.
1916.
f Male
Total accommodation ■{
(. Female ...
...
...
157
33
245
91
245
91
263
97
259
97
f Male
...
191-23
19638
227-70
261-44
291-58
Daily average strength^
L Female ...
...
...
41-02
46-37
53-45
63-50
68-56
f Male
...
197
212
237
290
306
Maximum confined on ■{
any one day.
^ Female ...
...
...
42
49
66
70
69
Admission to hospital
...
...
...
202
189
122
123
222
C Male
2111
29-78
41-23
47-83
72-46
Daily average sick
<
C Female ...
...
...
3-66
928
1033
12 63
13-07
r Male
38
17
13
25
45
Total deaths
... <
(_ Female ...
...
...
9
6
4
4
6
Eatio of deaths per C Male
...
cent, of daily average < Female ...
strength.
(. Combined
»«•
...
19-87
20-94
21*23
8-65
1294
947
6-71
7-4S
605
9-C6
6-30
8-92
15-77
8-75
1444
In reporting on the health of the male inmates the Superintendent remarks :—
"Tt will be observed that the increase in mortality is mainly -among diseases
favoured by overcrowding, namely tubercle and dysentery.
"The daily average asylum population has increased from 191 in 1912 to 291 in
1916—an increase of 100 in 4 years.
"In 1912 the percentage of deaths to daily average number was ay high as
19'87, the total deaths being 47 and deaths from tubercle 23.
" The accommodation during 1912 was 157. Immediate measures were taken
to relieve the overcrowding and the accommodation was increased in 1913 to 2-i-6»
with the result tnat the deaths fell to 23 in 1913 and 17 in 1911.
" In 1915 the accommodation was again increased, the daily average population
being 261*4.4.
" During the year under report the population made another jump, by an increase
of 30 in the daily average number, exceeding the accommodation by 28.
" There can bo no question that the increase in mortality is due to anything els°
but the overcrowding.