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STATEMENT No. III.
There is little calling for remark under this Statement ; 24 out of 29 admissions were
Hindus, 2 Christians, 1 Mahomedan, and 2 of other castes. 9 were from the Jubbulpore
District, 5 from Narsinghpur, 4 from Saugor, 2 from Mandla, 1 from Nimar and 1 from
Damoh ; 2 were sent from Central India.
STATEMENTS Nos. IV AND V.
Statements Nos. IV and V do not call for any remarks.
STATEMENTS Nos. VI AND VII.
Fourteen (13 males, 1 female), or nearly one-half the admissions, were for mania, 7 (5 males
2 females) for dementia and acquired imbecility, 1 (male) idiocy, 2 (males) toxic insanity,
2 (males) epileptic insanity, 1 (male) consecutive insanity following fever, and 2 (females) not
yet diagnosed.
The alleged cause of insanity of those admitted during the year, was 2 ganja smoking,
2 spirit drinking, 2 epilepsy, 2 grief, 1 fever, 1 religious impressions : in 19 cases it was impos-
sible to trace the causes, for want of information regarding the previous history of these cases.
STATEMENT No. VIII.
This Statement shows the sickness and mortality. There were 67 admissions to hospital
and 15 deaths, compared with 62 admissions and 13 deaths in the preceding year. As might
be expected, intermittent fever gave most admissions, viz. 20, then general debility 6, anœmia 5,
diarrhœa 4, respiratory affections 3, dysentery 2. The daily average number of sick was
5.30.
Mortality.—There were 15 deaths (12 males, 3 females) ; 4 were due to general debility ;
of these, 3 were old inmates, having been 16, 10, and 8 years in the asylum; they were
all habitual mud eaters. The fourth was a woman admitted in June last ; she was emaciated,
and there was great difficulty in feeding her : during the four months she lived she had to
be fed by an attendant. 3 deaths were due to old age ; these were all old inmates ; the
periods of residence in the asylum being 22 ½, 21, and 10 years.
The remaining 8 deaths were as follows : 1 dysentery, 1 anœmia, 1 epileptic coma, 1 fatty
degeneration of the heart, 1 laryngitis, 1 pneumonia, 1 malignant tumour, 1 asphyxia. None of
these require comment, except the last, a criminal lunatic named Soman, who was a physically
strong man ; when eating his morning meal he was observed to fall over in what appeared to
be a fit ; the Deputy Superintendent was called and saw him about 7 minutes afterwards, but
he was already dead. A post mortem examination was made, and a plug of partially masti-
cated food was found firmly fixed in his larynx, and particles of food were also found in the
larger bronchial tubes. The average length of residence in the asylum of those who died
was 10¼ years.
STATEMENTS Nos. IX AND X.
Is the Cash Account—The receipts from the Treasury amounted to Rs. 8,950 against
Rs. 8,270 in the year preceding, or an increase of Rs. 680. This is accounted for by the
Superintendent's allowance having been drawn in full during the year 1891, showing Rs. 300
more than in 1890 : to an expenditure of Rs. 108 for uniform supplied to the warders; to an
increase of Rs. 336 for rations, owing to the high price of food grains and higher daily average
strength ; and to an increase of Rs. 63 on contingencies, for new padlocks and freight on
Europe medicines.
STATEMENT No. XI.
Deals with the manufactures. There is an increase in the net profit of Rs. 198-6-3.
Manufactured articles to the extent of Rs. 993-12-5 were supplied to the asylum for asylum
purposes, against Rs. 1,015-13-2 in the year before.