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STATEMENT No. VI.
Showing the types of Insanity of the Lunatics in the Mental Hospital in the Central Provinces
and Berar during the year 1927.— (Contd.)
1
Class.
Nagpur Mental Hospital.
Remaining on 31st December of
preceding year.
Admitted during the year ...
Total treated ...
Discharged ...
Recovered
...
Improved ...
Not improved ...
Otherwise
...
Escaped ...
Died ...
Remaining on 31st December 1927
8
9
10
11
12
III.—Insanity of infective, toxic and other general conditions.
Acute delirium.
Male.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Female.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Total.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Insanity associated with
acute infective
diseases.
Male.
2
...
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
Female.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Total.
2
...
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
Confusional
insanity.
Male.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Female.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Total.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Syphilitic insanity.
General paralysis
of the insane.
Male.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Female.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Total.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Dementia from local
cerebral syphilis.
Male.
1
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
Female.
1
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
Total.
2
...
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
NOTE.—Observation
cases
are
excluded
from
this
statement.
13
STATEMENT No. VI.
Showing the types of Insanity of the Lunatics in the Mental Hospital in the Central Provinces
and Berar during the year 1927.—(Contd.)
1
Class.
Nagpur Mental Hospital.
Remaining on 31st December of
preceding year.
Admitted during the year ...
Total treated ...
Discharged ...
Recovered ...
Improved ...
Not improved ...
Otherwise
Escaped ...
Died ...
Remaining on 31st December 1927
13
14
15
16
III.— Insanity of infective, toxic and other general conditions.—(Contd.)
Insanity due
to alcohol.
Male.
4
1
5
...
...
...
1
...
...
4
Female.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Total.
4
1
5
...
...
...
1
...
...
4
Insanity due
to Cannabis
Indica or its
preparations
or derivatives.
Male.
4
1
5
1
...
...
...
...
...
4
Female.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Total.
4
1
5
1
.....
...
...
...
...
4
Insanity from
Other causes.
Male.
5
...
5
...
...
...
...
...
...
5
Female.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Total.
5
...
5
...
...
...
...
...
...
5
Dementia
praecox.
Male.
...
2
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
Female.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Total.
...
2
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
Dementia (primary or secondary).
Secondary or
terminal
dementia.
Male.
9
...
9
...
...
...
...
...
...
9
Female.
1
1
2
...
...
...
...
...
1
1
Total.
10
1
11
...
...
...
...
...
1
10
From organic
cerebral
diseases
other than
syphilitic.
Male.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Female.
...
...
...
...
...
..
...
...
...
...
Total.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
NOTE.—Observation cases are excluded from this statement.
14
STATEMENT No. VI.
Showing the types of Insanity of the Lunatics in the Mental Hospital in the Central Provinces
and Berar during the year 1927.—(Concld.)
1
Class.
Nagpur Mental Hospital.
Remaining on 31st December of
preceding year.
Admitted during the year ...
Total treated ...
Discharged
Recovered ...
Improved ...
Not improved ...
Otherwise ...
Escaped ...
Died ...
Remaining on 31st December 1927
16
III.—Insanity of infective, toxic and other general conditions.—(Concld.)
Dementia (primary or secondary).
From arterial
disease, senile.
Male.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Female.
3
...
3
...
...
...
...
...
...
3
Total.
3
...
3
...
...
...
...
...
...
3
From
epilepsy.
Male.
2
...
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
Female.
1
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
Total.
3
...
3
...
...
...
...
...
...
3
From
injury.
Male.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Female.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Total.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
17
Declared
to have
recovered
or not yet
diagnosed.
Male.
...
4
4
2
...
...
...
...
...
2
Female.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Total.
...
4
4
2
...
...
...
...
...
2
18
Total.
Male.
313
76
389
29
12
1
9
...
16
322
Female.
84
11
95
4
...
...
1
...
3
87
Total.
397
87
484
33
12
1
10
...
19
409
NOTE—Observation cases are excluded from this statement.
15
STATEMENT No. VII.
Showing Ætiological Factors and Associated conditions in the patients
admitted in the Mental Hospital in the Central Provinces and Berar
during the year 1927.
Ætiological Factors and associated
conditions.
Nagpur Mental Hospital.
A. HEREDITY —
1. Insane ...
2. Epileptic ...
3. Neurotic ...
4. Marked eccentricity ...
5. Alcoholism ...
B. MENTAL ISTABILITY AS RE-
------ BY —
1. Moral deficiency ...
2. Congenital mental defect ...
3. Eccentricity ...
4. Previous attack ...
C. DEPRIVATION OF SPECIAL SENSES—
1. Smell or taste ...
2. Hearing ...
3. Sight ...
D. CRITICAL PERIODS—
1. Puberty and adolescence ...
2, Climacteric ...
3. Senility ...
E. CHILD BEARING—
1. Pregnancy ...
2. Parturition ...
3. Lactation ...
F. MENTAL STRESS —
1. Sudden ...
2. Prolonged ...
G. DISEASES DUE TO DISORDER OF
NUTRITION OR METABOL-
ISM—
1. Malnutrition (in early life) ...
2. Privation and starvation ...
3. Over exertion (Physical) ...
4. Sexual excess ...
Carried over
...
Predisposing cause.
Male.
3
...
2
...
...
1
6
...
14
...
1
...
1
...
2
...
...
...
2
1
...
2
...
...
35
Female.
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
5
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
8
Total.
4
...
2
...
...
1
6
...
19
...
2
...
1
...
2
...
...
...
2
2
...
2
...
...
43
Exciting cause.
Male.
...
...
...
...
...
...
7
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
18
10
...
3
1
...
40
Female.
...
...
...
...
...
...
3
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
2
1
...
1
...
...
8
Total.
...
...
...
...
...
...
10
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
20
11
...
4
1
...
48
Total.
Male.
3
...
2
...
...
1
13
1
14
...
1
...
1
...
2
...
...
...
20
11
...
5
1
...
75
Female.
1
...
...
...
...
...
3
...
5
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
2
2
...
1
...
...
16
Total.
4
...
2
...
...
1
16
1
19
...
2
...
1
...
2
...
1
...
22
13
...
6
1
...
91
16
STATEMENT VII.
Showing Ætiological Factors and Associated conditions in the patients
admitted in the Mental Hospital in the Central Provinces and Berar
during the year 1927.—(Concld.)
Ætiological Factors and associated
conditions.
Brought forward ...
H. INFECTIVE AND TOXIC—
1. Alcohol ...
2. Opium and morphia ...
3. Cocaine ...
4. Cannabis Indica ...
5. Acute infective diseases ...
6. Tuberculosis ...
7. Syphilis, acquired ...
Do.
congenital ...
8. Plague ...
9. Influenza ...
10. Other toxins ...
I. TRAUMATIC—
1. Injuries ...
2. Operations ...
3. Sunstroke ...
J. DISEASES OF THE
NERVOUS-
SYSTEM—
1. Disease of the brain ...
2. Do. of the spinal cord and
nerves.
3. Epilepsy ...
4. Other defined neuroses ...
K. OTHER BODILY AFFLICATIONS —
1. Diseases of the blood ...
2. Diseases of the circulatory
system.
3. Diseases of the valves of the
heart.
4. Diseases of the digestive
system.
5. Diseases of the urinary or-
gans.
6. Diseases of the generative
system (excluding syphilis)
7. Other general affections
Total ...
L. No CAUSE ASSIGNABLE ...
M. NO CAUSE ASCERTAINED—HIS-
TORY DEFECTIVE.
GRAND TOTAL ...
Predisposing cause.
Male.
35
1
...
6
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
2
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
46
...
30
76
Female.
8
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
9
...
2
11
Total.
43
1
...
...
6
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
1
...
...
...
...
2
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
55
...
32
87
Exciting cause.
Male.
40
1
...
...
10
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
54
...
22
76
Female.
8
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
9
...
2
11
Total.
48
1
...
...
10
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
...
...
...
...
...
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
63
...
24
87
Total.
Male.
75
2
...
...
16
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
...
...
...
...
...
4
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
100
...
52
152
Female.
16
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
18
...
4
22
Total.
91
2
...
...
16
...
...
...
...
...
...
3
1
...
...
...
...
4
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
118
...
56
174
N.B.—Observation cases are excluded from this statement.
NOTE.—As each new admission has been shown to have an exciting as well as a predisposing
cause the total number of admissions has automatically been doubled
17
STATEMENT No. VIII.
Cash Account of the Mental Hospital in the Central Provinces and Berar for the year 1927
and Provincial totals for two previous years.
Name of Mental
Hospital.
1
Nagpur ...
Provincial
Totals.
1926 ...
1925 ...
Receipts.
Received
from
treasury.
2
Rs.
81,572
76,497
79,222
a.
0
4
10
p.
0
8
3
Received
from
paying
patients.
3
Rs.
11,555
9,369
8,300
a.
0
3
1
p.
4
8
11
Value of
stores
received
from the
manufactur-
ing depart-
ment less
cost of
raw
materials.
4
Rs.
10,087
12,054
10,445
a.
9
13
10
p.
6
0
6
Book
receipts
i.e., the
total of
expenditure
entered in
columns 19,
20 and 21.
5
Rs.
7,461
3,618
3,605
a.
2
15
13
p.
6
3
0
Miscel-
laneous
receipts.
6
Rs
2,464
5,233
4,213
a.
15
14
3
p.
3
6
6
Total.
7
Rs.
1,13,140
1,06,774
1,05,877
a.
11
3
7
p.
7
1
2
Charges.
Establishment.
Establish-
ment
proper.
8
Rs.
26,773
25,415
25,081
a.
7
12
3
p.
0
0
0
Superin-
tendence.
9
Rs.
2,252
1,800
1,800
a.
4
0
0
p.
0
0
0
18
STATEMENT No. VIII.
Cash Account of the Mental Hospital in the Central Provinces and Berar for the year 1927
and Provincial totals for two previous years.—(Contd.)
Name of Mental
Hospital.
1
Nagpur ...
Provincial
Totals.
1926 ...
1925 ...
Charges.— (Contd.)
Diet
10
Rs.
36,393
36,290
32,115
a.
15
7
0
p.
0
0
9
Clothing and
bedding.
11
Rs.
4,958
6,493
6,708
a.
13
10
7
p.
0
0
6
Bazar
medicines.
12
Rs.
28
20
98
a.
0
8
8
p.
0
0
0
Contingencies
proper.
13
Rs
18,330
15,827
20,229
a.
2
12
1
p.
6
8
6
Repairs
and
main-
tenance.
14
Rs. a. p.
...
...
...
Rates
and
taxes.
15
Rs.
2,923
2,704
2,736
a.
0
0
0
p.
0
0
0
Remitted to
treasury on
account of
paying patients,
etc.
16
Rs.
11,555
9,369
8,300
a.
0
3
1
p.
4
8
11
19
STATEMENT No. VIII.
Cash Account of the Mental Hospital in the Central Provinces and Berar for the year 1927
and Provincial totals for two previous years.—(Concld.)
Name of Mental
Hospital.
1
Nagpur ...
Provincial
Totals.
1926 ...
1925 ...
Charges.—(Concld.)
Miscel-
laneous
items.
17
Rs
2,464
5,233
4,213
a.
15
14
3
p.
3
6
6
Total of col-
umns 8 to 17.
18
Rs.
1,05,679
1,03,155
1,02,181
a.
9
3
10
p.
1
10
2
Book charges.
Charges on
account of
work done by
the Public
Works
Department.
19
Rs.
6,941
2,625
3,015
a.
12
0
0
p.
6
0
0
Cost of
printed
forms and
stationery.
20
Rs. a. p.
...
...
...
Cost of
English stores,
medicines,
etc.
21
Rs.
519
993
680
a.
6
15
13
p.
0
3
0
Total of col-
umns 18 to 21.
22
Rs
1,13,140
1,06,774
1,05,877
a.
11
3
7
p.
7
1
2
Remarks.
23
NOTE.—Figures exhibited include observation cases.
20
STATEMENT No. IX.
Showing the sanctioned establishment of the Mental Hospital in the Central
Provinces and Berar as it stood on the 31st December 1927.
Establishment.
1
Nagpur Mental Hospital—
Superintendent ... ... ...
Deputy Superintendent ... ...
Assistant Medical Officers 1 at Rs, 70 and 1 at Rs. 65 ...
Do.
do.
allowance ... ...
Clerks ... ... ...
Compounder
...
...
...
Chief head attendant ... ...
Head attendants 1 at Rs. 30, 1 at Rs. 26, 1 at Rs. 24 and 1 at
Rs. 22 ... ... ...
Attendants at Rs, 19 each ... ...
Do.
do.
18 do. ... ...
Do.
do. 17 do. ... ...
Do.
do. 16 do. ... ...
Do.
do. 15 do. ... ...
Matron ... ... ...
Female head attendant ... ...
Do. attendants at Rs. 19 each ... ...
Do.
do.
do. 16 do. ... ...
Do.
do.
do. 15 do. ... ...
Blacksmith ... ... ...
Cooks at Rs. 15 each ... ...
Gowli ... ... ...
Barber
...
...
...
Dhobi ... ... ...
Farm hands at Rs. 16 each
...
...
Milkers at Rs. 16 each ... ...
Sweepers, male at Rs. 15 ... ...
Do.
female at Rs. 11 ... ...
Total ...
Daily average number of males including observation cases ...
Do.
do.
females
do. ...
Total ...
Number.
2
1
1
2
...
2
1
1
4
12
3
1
3
18
1
1
7
2
3
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
9
6
88
327.12
86.48
413.60
Monthly wages.
3
150
250
135
75
140
45
40
102
228
54
17
48
270
100
30
133
32
45
25
30
18
20
20
32
32
135
66
2,272
...
...
...
Proportion of
Male Head warders to males ...
Male warders to males ...
Female Head warders to females ...
Female warders to females ...
65.42
8.86
86.48
7.21
21
STATEMENT No. X.
Showing receipts and expenditure on account of manufactures in the Mental Hospital in the Central Provinces and
Berar during the year 1927 and Provincial totals for two previous years.
1
Name of Mental
Hospital.
Nagpur ...
Provincial
Totals.
1926 ...
1925
...
2
Mean population.
Male.
324.60
311.85
304.49
Female.
86.36
85.01
80.32
Total.
410.96
396.86
384.81
3
4
5
6
7
8
Credits.
Cash paid
into the
treasury
or
articles
sold.
Rs.
2,464
5,233
4,213
a.
15
14
3
p.
3
6
6
Value
of
manufac-
tured goods
made over
to
Mental
Hospital
for
Mental
Hospital
purposes.
Rs.
10,087
12,054
10,445
a.
9
13
10
p.
6
0
6
Value
of raw
materials
in store
at the
end of
the year.
Rs.
540
803
1,279
a.
0
0
4
p.
0
0
0
Value
of
manufac-
tured goods
in store
at the
end of
the year.
Rs.
341
659
910
a.
15
4
15
p.
6
0
0
Value
of plant
and
machinery
in store
at the
end of
the year.
Rs.
5,325
5,120
5,135
a.
0
0
0
p.
0
0
0
Total
credits.
Rs.
18,759
23,870
21,984
a.
8
15
1
p.
3
6
0
9
10
Debits.
Value
of
manufac-
tured goods
in store
on 1st
January
1927.
Rs.
659
910
884
a.
4
5
10
p.
0
0
0
Value
of raw
materials
in store
on 1st
January
1927.
Rs.
803
1,279
1,053
a.
0
4
8
p.
0
0
0
22
STATEMENT No. X.
Showing receipts and expenditure on account of manufactures in the Mental Hospital in the Central Provinces and
Berar during the year 1927 and Provincial totals for two previous years.—(Concld.)
1
Name of Mental
Hospital.
Nagpur ...
Provin-
cial
Totals.
1926 ...
1925 ...
11
12
13
14
15
Debits.—(Concld.)
Value
of
plant and
machinery
in store
on 1st
January
1927.
Rs.
5,120
5,135
4,722
a.
0
0
0
p.
0
0
0
Raw
materials
purchased
Rs.
395
90
1,027
a.
12
0
9
p.
0
0
9
Contingen-
cies of
manufac-
ture.
Rs.
5,491
3,948
7,045
a.
4
8
0
p.
0
0
0
All other
charges.
Rs.
1,280
1,338
1,316
a.
14
0
14
p.
0
0
0
Total
debits.
Rs.
13,750
12,701
16,049
a.
2
11
9
p.
0
0
9
16
17
Results.
Excess of
credits
or
profits.
Rs.
5,009
11,169
5,934
a.
6
4
7
p.
3
6
3
Excess
of
debits or
loss.
Rs. a. p.
...
...
...
18
Remarks.
Employed on manu-
facture.
Male.
15.86
16.70
19.88
Female.
...
...
...
Total.
15.86
16.70
19.88
Employed on garden-
ing.
Male.
82.78
87.07
83.97
Female.
9.17
10.07
9.00
Total.
91.95
97.14
92.97
NOTE.—Figures exhibited exclude observation cases.
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Annual Report on the
Mental Hospital in the
Central Provinces and
Berar (Nagpur) for the
year 1928
BY
COLONEL J. NORMAN WALKER,
M.R.C.P. (Lond.), D.T.M. & H. (Camb.), I.M.S.,
Inspector-General of Civil Hospitals, Central Provinces
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Annual Report on the
Mental Hospital in the
Central Provinces and
Berar (Nagpur) for the
year 1928
BY
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M.R.C.P. (Lond.), D.T.M. & H. (Camb.), I.M.S.,
Inspector-General of Civil Hospitals, Central Provinces
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Annual Report on the Mental Hospital, Nagpur,
for the year 1928.
Lieut.-Colonel W. Tarr, I.M.S., was in charge through-
out the year under report.
STATEMENT NO. I.
Population.
2. 409 (322 males and 87 females) patients were
under treatment at the beginning of the
year. 73 (57 males and 16 females).
including 11 readmissions (10 males and 1 female) were
admitted during the year, making a total of 482 (379 males
and 103 females). The number of patients at the close
of the year was 414 (322 males and 92 females) including
116 criminals (104 males and 12 females) against 409 and
116, respectively, last year. The Nagpur district as usual
contributed the largest number of admissions, i.e., 17 (14
males and 3 females), Jubbulpore 11, Amraoti 6, Bilaspur,
Wardha, Akola and Buldana 5 from each district (i.e.,
20 from last 4 districts), and the rest were from other
districts of the Province and Central India. The number
of admissions on reception order on petition under section
10 of Act IV of 1912, was 7 against 5 last year and 1 was
admitted as a voluntary boarder.
Accommodation.
3. The total accommodation provided was 438 (312
males and 126 females) and the largest
number accommodated on any one
night was 420 (326 males and 94 females), i.e., 14 in excess
of the proper accommodation on the male side. Over-
crowding was avoided by permitting a few to sleep in the
verandahs at night. Owing to the overcrowding the
Local Government issued orders restricting admissions
of non-dangerous male patients into the hospital last year
and the same orders have been applied this year. It also
sanctioned the construction of a barrack for 20 non-pay-
ing male patients and 6 blocks for 12 paying patients; the
barrack and accommodation for 4 paying patients were
nearly completed by the end of the year. The number
of patients paying Rs. 30 and over at the close of the year
was 9 against 7 last year,
2
Discharges.
4. 39 patients were discharged against 56 last year,
20 as cured, 10 (8 males and 2 females)
improved, 1 (male) not improved, and
8 otherwise. Of those discharged otherwise 7 (6 males
and 1 female) were transferred to non-criminal class and
1 male sent to the Mental Hospital, Lahore.
Cases under observation.
5. Two cases remained under observation on 1st
January 1928 ; 28 including 2 remain-
ing were admitted during the year
against 41 last year. Of these 28, 10 were certified as
insanes and admitted, 1 was discharged by the Magistrate
although certified, 16 were uncertified as they exhibited
no symptoms of insanity and 1 remained at the close of
the year.
Sickness and Mortality.
6. The mortality during the year was 29 against 19
last year, giving a percentage of 7.04
against 4.62 last year.
The principal causes of deaths were exhaustion due
to acute mania 2, bacillary dysentery 6, dysentery due to
balantidium coli 1, dysentery amoebic 1, colitis 1, pul-
monary tuberculosis 4, emphysema lungs 1, pneumonia 2,
anorexia 1, epilepsy 1, pernicious anaemia 4, heart failure
2, moist gangrene 1, general debility 2.
It has always been a problem to prevent the incidence
of dysentery and colitis owing to the coprophagic and
geophagic habits of the patients. The open drains inside
the hospital area have also been the sources of infection
for many and it is suggested that steps be taken to cover
them.
The period of stay of these patients in hospital was
as under .—
Between
„
„
„
„
„
„
„
30 and 40
15 and 20
10 and 15
5 and 10
2 and 5
1 and 2
years
„
„
„
„
„
1.
3.
2.
7.
7.
3.
6 months and 12 months 3.
1 month and 2 months 2.
Under 1 month 1.
Out of 6 deaths under 1 year, 5 patients were received
in a very bad state of health and the physical condition
of the other was indifferent. Of the 4 patients who died
3
from pulmonary tuberculosis two were suffering from the
disease during the time of their admission.
The death rate per cent for 1928 in Mental Hospitals
in other provinces in India was 5.54 in Burma, 9.13 in
Assam, 8.34 in the United Provinces, 3.45 in the Indian
Mental Hospital, Kanke, Ranchi, and 4.60 in European
Mental Hospital, Ranchi (Bihar and Orissa), 10.64 in the
Punjab, 9.2 in Bombay, and 6.92 in Madras.
Ankylostome infection.
7. Of new admissions 4.84 per cent were already
infected against 6.57 last year. The
usual treatment (Manson's mixture)
was carried out at half yearly intervals. Of 434 stools
examined from separate admissions ankylostomes were
detected in 40 patients. It has also been noticed that this
infection was more common amongst those patients who
worked in the vegetable gardens of the hospital. Other
helminths found were—
Ascaris lumbricoides 36, trichiurus trichiura 8, oxyuris
vermicularis 2, Tœnia solium 2 and ciliates, i.e., balan-
tidium coli 3.
STATEMENT NO. II.
Criminal insanes.
8. Admissions of criminal insanes were 15 including
4 readmissions against 19 last year.
13 were admitted from jails, 1 was
unfit for trial and 1 was acquitted on the ground of
insanity. Discharges were 11 and 4 against 13 and 6
respectively last year. The number remaining at the
close of the year was 116 (104 males and 12 females)
against the same number of last year.
STATEMENT NO. III.
Religion, Sex and Re-
sidence.
STATEMENT NO. IV.
Previous occupation.
STATEMENT NO. V.
Age.
9. These need no special comment.
STATEMENT NO. VI
Types of insanity.
The largest number of admissions was between the
ages of 20—40 years. During the last year also the largest
admissions were between these two decades.
10. Mania under its various sub-heads was as usual
the commonest type of insanity. Admis-
sions and discharges under this head
were 27 and 18 against 52 and 36, respectively, last year.