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STATEMENT No. VI.
Thirteen (10 males, 3 females) or more than a third of the admissions were for Mania,
11 (8 males, 3 females) for dementia and acquired imbecility, 3 (males) for idiocy, 2 (1 male,
1 female) for melancholia, 2 (1 male, 1 female) for epileptic insanity, 2 (males) for toxic
insanity, and 2 (males) for consecutive insanity after fever.
STATEMENT No. VII.
Deals with the causes of insanity, this is only known in 16 out of the 35 admitted during
the year. Grief was the cause in 5, ganja smoking 4, epilepsy and sunstroke 3, use of bhang
2, and fever 2.
It is to be regretted that in more than one-half (19) of the cases admitted no particulars
of the patient's previous history was given by the police so as to enable some opinion to be
formed as to the probable cause of the insanity. The orders of the Judicial Commissioner
as laid down in his Circular No. 53, dated the 10th July 1885, directs that enquiries should
be made, but as a rule the result is that " nothing could be ascertained."
STATEMENT No. VIII.
Gives the sickness and mortality.
Sickness.—There were 86 admissions to hospital and 8 deaths, compared with 67 admis-
sions and 15 deaths in the preceding year. Many of the admissions were for trivial ailments
such as gum-boil, colic, &c., ague gave most admissions—14, then influenza—9, diarrhœa—6,
bronchitis—5, all other diseases were below 5.
The daily average number of sick was 6.09, slightly higher than last year, but consider-
ing the condition many of the patients are received in, it is remarkably low, and the absence
of bowel affections shows that the diet and clothing of the patients is good and sufficient.
Mortality.—There were 8 deaths (7 males, 1 female) compared with 15 in the preceding
year. Four deaths were due to old age, three of them were very old inmates, the periods of
residence in the asylum being 22, 20 and 18 years, the fourth had completed 4¼ years. The
remaining 4 deaths were as follows : 1 influenza, 1 anaemia, 1 softening of the brain, and 1 pneu-
monia. None of these call for comment here.
STATEMENT No. IX.
Is the Cash Account. The receipts from the Treasury amounted to Rs. 9,193, against
Rs. 8,950 for the year preceding showing an increase of Rs. 243. This was due to increased
cost of diet, the daily average strength being higher, and having to spend Rs. 117 more on
Manufacturing Contingencies; but this has been recouped by the supply to the asylum of
Rs. 143 worth more of manufactured goods than last year; the amount would have been still
higher but for the increase in the price of oil seeds and wool, the two principal items of manu-
factory expenditure.
In other respects there is no deviation worthy of notice from the figures
of the preceding year.
STATEMENT No. X.
There was a slight change in the Sanctioned establishment from the 1st June showing a
saving of Rs. 25 per mensem.
STATEMENT No. XI.
Deals with manufactures and is practically the same in detail as in previous years.
The net profit amounted to Rs. 1,096-8-11 against Rs. 1,075-10-11 for the year preceding,
being an increase of Rs. 20-14-0. Manufactured articles to the value of Rs. 978-14-4 were
supplied to the asylum for asylum purposes against Rs. 993-12-5 for the year preceding.