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STATEMENT IV.
Previous occupation.
21. Beggars, labourers, cultivators, private servants, shopkeepers and
those " depending on others" contributed the largest
number of admissions. In 43 cases the previous occupa-
tion could not be traced against 11 in the previous triennium. Out of 9 military
insanes remaining at the commencement of the triennium one was discharged
as cured in 1922 and 8 still remain insane.
STATEMENT V.
Age on admission.
22. The largest number of admissions was, as in
the previous triennium, between the ages of 20 to 40,
which is the period of greatest stress and pressure.
STATEMENT VI.
Types of insanity.
23. As usual, Mania heads the list of admissions, contributing 68.35 per
cent. Melancholia comes next with 16.97, Errors of
development 6.42, Insanity due to Cannabis indica 2.75,
Insanity due to alcohol and Dementia each contributed 1.84, and the rest
were from other types.
STATEMENT VII.
Ætiological factors and
associated conditions.
24. The principal predisposing and exciting causes
of insanity in those admitted during the triennium were :—
Mental instability ... ...
Critical periods ... ...
Mental stress ... ...
Diseases due to disorders of nutrition and metabolism
Infective and Toxic ... ...
Predisposing.
50
13
11
7
41
Exciting.
5
13
27
11
54
The rest were from different groups.
In 95 cases, against 98 in the previous triennium, no definite cause could
be ascertained, the history sheets being defective. The difficulty in grouping
the cases for want of information in the magistrate's statement of particulars
still exists.
STATEMENT VIII.
Finance.
25. The following figures show at a glance the increase and decrease in
receipts and expenditure for each year during the past
two triennia, and for facility of comparison the figures
are given in hundreds : —
Receipts.
Receipts ..
For buildings ..
From-paying patients ..
Value of Mental Hospital pro-
duce.
Expenditure.
Establishment ...
Clothing and bedding ...
Diet ...
Contingencies ...
Water-rate ...
1918.
916
332
41
73
157
25
166
125
25
1919.
1,093
218
44
70
169
29
391
166
34
1920.
1,055
153
50
25
214
44
362
157
27
1921.
1,083
75
68
80
264
68
353
160
41
1922.
1,021
81
80
78
256
43
349
139
6
1923
1,205
191
119
95
251
63
314
211
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26. The increase under Contingencies in 1923 is due to the purchase
of special articles, i.e., a grinding mill, a portable boiler for clothing, a compound-
ing table, an almirah, one aseptic operation table for hospital, a Sack
Disinfector for sterilizing clothing, a dining table for European and Anglo-
Indian patients, a bath-tub and other articles, in all amounting to Rs. 7,149-13-0.
Under " Bedding and Clothing," the increase is due to the purchase of tat-beds,
blankets and blanket coats at the close of the year.
27. The average cost of dieting and clothing and bedding was Rs. 107
in 1921, Rs. 112 in 1922 and Rs. 110 in 1923 as compared with Rs. 51 in 1918,
Rs. 108 in 1919 and Rs. 102 in 1920 ; the increase in the year 1923 is due to
an investment of Rs. 6,000 in purchasing sufficient rations and clothing needed
for an estimated strength of 380 patients against the actual strength of 342.
It is therefore presumed that the average cost will be much less next year.