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STATEMENT III.
Religion and sex of those
admitted.
7. Hindus formed 80.35 per cent of the total admissions during the
triennium. Muhammadans gave 14.74, and Indian Chris-
tians and other castes contributed 4.21 and 0.70, respec-
tively. The percentage of male and female admissions
to the total admitted was 78.95 and 21.05, respectively, against 83.75 males
and 16.25 females in the preceding triennium.
STATEMENT IV.
Occupation.
8. In the previous triennium as well as in this, beggars, labourers, cultiva-
tors and servants furnished the largest number of
admissions. The number whose occupation could not
be traced was three (in 1914 only) against 4 in the previous three years, viz.,
3 in 1909 and 1 in 1910.
STATEMENT V.
Age on admission.
9. In this triennium also the majority of the admissions were between the
ages of 20 to 40. As expressed previously, this is the
period of greatest stress and pressure, and the Super-
intendent remarks that it is also the period when the sexual life is most active.
This is the period in which hereditary weaknesses and defects and injuries to
the cerebral functions are most likely to develop.
STATEMENT VI.
Types of insanity.
10. This statement deals with all the inmates of the Asylum. During the
course of the triennium a new form was introduced and
the classification of all the inmates has been revised in
accordance with the instructions issued by the Government of India. As is
usual, mania, under its various sub-heads, heads the list as the type most
frequently present in those admitted to the Asylum, this type existing in 61.40
per cent of admissions in the triennium. Melancholia comes next with 18.95,
then dementia with 6.67 per cent. Of those cured and improved, maniacs
formed 72.95 per cent, melancholics 14.75, and idiots and dements each 82.
STATEMENT VII.
Ætiological
factors
and
associated conditions.
11. This statement has also been revised and considerably altered in the
course of the triennium. The difficulty in grouping the
cases pointed out in 1912 still exists. The principal
predisposing and exciting causes of those admitted
during the triennium were :—
Heredity ...
Mental instability ...
Critical period ...
Mental stress ...
Toxic ...
Predisposing.
27
40
24
9
44
Exciting.
1
7
8
46
73
The rest were from other groups. In 4 cases (in 1914) no cause was
assignable, and in 98 cases the cause could not be ascertained, the history sheets
being defective.
I think that more care and trouble should be exercised by confining Magis-
trates and Police to obtain the required information in filling up the history
sheets of the lunatics sent to the Asylum. It is often possible to obtain a good
deal of information if sufficient trouble is given.
STATEMENT VIII.
Finance.
12. Receipts for the past six years were (in thousands) 76, 56, 47 : : 58, 84,
72, the variation as stated last year being mainly due
to the amounts adjusted on account of buildings, viz., (in
thousands) 30, 16, 4 :: 8, 35, 16.
The receipts from paying patients were (in hundreds) 33, 27, 36 : : 49, 37,
45. The increase in the last three years was due to the admission of certain
well-to-do patients. The value of manufactured articles including farm produce
supplied to the Asylum was (in hundreds) 32, 39, 58 : : 54, 53, 79. This large
increase was due to the enlargement of the area under cultivation and in the
amount of milk supplied to the inmates.
Expenditure.
Under the head Establishment the cost has been (in hundreds) 86, 78, 85 : :
91, 87, 87. The increase is due to the additions to the
staff sanctioned after the amalgamation of the Jubbulpore
and Nagpur Asylums.