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Statement III.
7. Religion and sex of those admitted.—Hindus formed 79.42 per cent of
the total admissions during the triennium, Muhammadans
gave 12.64 and Native Christians and other castes contri-
buted 2.89 and 5.05 respectively. The percentage of male and female admis-
sions to the total admitted was 83.75 and 16.25 respectively against 84.19 males
and 15.81 females in the preceding triennium.
Statement IV.
8. Occupation.—In the previous triennium, as well as in this, beggars,
labourers, cultivators and servants furnished the largest
number of admissions. The number whose occupation
could not be traced was four, which corresponds with the same number in the
previous three years. Great care is taken to ascertain full particulars of those sent
to the asylum.
Statement V.
9. Age on admission.—As in the previous triennium so in this the majority
of the admissions were in age between 20 to 40 years,
the number being 202. As expressed by my predecessor,
Colonel Weir, this is the period of greatest activity of both body and mind, the
temptation to vicious excess of every sort is at its greatest, and the anxiety of
family cares at its highest. Next comes the period between 40 and 60 years of
age, of whom there were 54 admissions.
Statement VI.
10. Types of insanity.—As is usual, mania heads the list as the type most
frequently present in those admitted to the asylum, this
type existing in 79.06 per cent of admissions in the trien-
nium. Melancholia comes next with 13.36 per cent, then idiocy, dementia and
delusional insanity, each with 2.53 per cent. Of those " cured " and " improved "
maniacs formed 86.09 per cent, melancholics and idiots 11.26 and 1.99 respec-
tively, and dements .66. The two idiots shown as recovered, one each in 1910
and 1911, were cases of partial idiocy and were cured by thyroid treatment.
Statement VII.
11. Alleged cause of insanity.—Of the physical causes of insanity ganja
smoking was, as usual, the most frequent, 59 having been
admitted for this cause during the triennium, heredity
and congenital causes and secret vice accounted for 31, fevers 30, spirit drinking
18, epilepsy and sunstroke 15, opium eating and charas smoking I each and
other physical causes 41. Moral causes, such as religious impressions, grief
for loss of friends, property, etc., sent 63 to the asylum. In 18 cases the cause
could not be ascertained.
Statement VIII.
12. Finance.—The receipts for the past 6 years were (in thousands) 38,
48, 61 :: 76, 56, 47, the variation being mainly due to the
amounts adjusted on account of buildings, viz., (in
thousands) 2, 11, 18:: 30, 16, 4.
The receipts from paying patients were (in hundreds) 43, 32, 29 :: 33, 27, 36.
In the 1906 figure is included money that was received on account of Berar
lunatics. The value of manufactured articles including farm produce supplied
to the asylum was (in hundreds) 21, 28, 34 :: 32, 39, 58. The large increase in
the past year is due to good crops and to a considerable increase in the amount
of milk supplied to the inmates.
Expenditure.
Under the head Establishment the cost has been (in hundreds) 68, 78, 96 ::
86, 78, 85. The increase in the past year being due to
the increase in the pay of the Deputy Superintendent
and the warders and the employment of 2 cooks, 6 sweepers, 2 third class male
warders and an additional Sub-Assistant Surgeon.
The charges under the head Superintendence was reduced to little over
two-thirds as compared with the previous triennium owing to the abolition of the
Jubbulpore Asylum.
The cost of diet has been (in hundreds) 118, 125, 162 :: 168, 125, 137. The
increase in 1908 and 1909 was due to the high prices of food-grains and in 1911
to the issue of a larger quantity of milk.
The cost of clothing and bedding has run up considerably (in hundreds) 4,
5, 6:: 6,10, 12, the increase in 1911 being due to the purchase of a larger number
of blankets.