2
LUNATIC ASYLUMS IN BENGAL.
Table showing the admissions, discharges, &c., of Lunatics in the Asylums in Bengal during the
year 1887 and ten previous years.
1
Year.
1877 ...
1878 ...
1879 ...
1880 ...
1881 ...
1882 ...
1883 ...
1884 ...
1885 ...
1886 ...
1887 ...
2
Remained on
1st January.
Males.
896
850
782
696
684
673
663
724
730
757
755
Females.
235
227
209
192
197
195
186
183
189
198
201
Total.
1,131
1,077
991
888
881
868
849
907
919
955
956
3
Admitted.
Males.
201
168
147
141
150
144
184
166
174
159
144
Females.
46
28
26
42
38
21
25
42
40
41
24
Total.
247
196
173
183
188
165
209
208
214
200
168
4
Re-admitted.
Males.
35
19
17
26
20
20
23
20
16
15
12
Females.
3
12
6
7
5
3
...
4
2
3
1
Total.
38
31
23
33
25
23
23
24
18
18
13
4½
Received by
transfer.
Males.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
Females.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Total.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
5
Total
population.
Males.
1,132
1,037
946
863
854
837
870
910
920
931
911
Females.
284
267
241
241
240
219
211
229
231
242
226
Total.
1,416
1,304
1,187
1,104
1,094
1,056
1,081
1,139
1,151
1,173
1,137
6
DISCHARGED.
A.
Cured.
Males.
117
119
86
58
73
66
77
74
74
71
76
Females.
30
29
15
15
20
17
13
16
19
16
12
Total.
147
148
101
73
93
83
90
90
93
87
88
B.
Transferred to friends.
Improved.
Males.
83
36
49
26
31
30
23
34
25
35
34
Females.
13
10
8
8
10
4
4
2
...
3
3
Total.
96
46
57
34
41
34
27
36
25
38
37
Not
improved.
Males.
...
8
4
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
Females.
...
1
2
1
...
...
...
...
...
1
1
Total.
...
9
6
3
2
1
1
2
1
3
2
C.
Otherwise.
Males.
23
9
2
3
6
1
4
5
4
4
2
Females.
...
1
2
1
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
Total.
23
10
4
4
6
2
4
5
4
4
2
C½.
Transferred to other
asylums.
Males.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
Females.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Total.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
D.
Total.
Males.
223
172
141
89
112
98
105
115
104
112
113
Females.
43
41
27
25
30
22
17
18
19
20
16
Total.
266
213
168
114
142
120
122
133
123
132
129
Year.
1877 ...
1878 ...
1879 ...
1880 ...
1881 ...
1882 ...
1883 ...
1884 ...
1885 ...
1886 ...
1887 ...
7
Died.
Males.
59
83
109
90
69
76
41
65
59
64
69
Females.
14
17
22
19
15
11
11
22
14
21
17
Total.
73
100
131
109
84
87
52
87
73
85
86
8
Remaining on
31st Decem-
ber.
Males.
850
782
696
684
673
663
724
730
757
755
729
Females.
227
209
192
197
195
186
183
189
198
201
193
Total.
1,077
991
888
881
868
849
907
919
955
956
922
9
Daily average strength.
Males.
888.53
831.5
697.37
687.82
673.59
676.11
691.67
727.69
745.78
764.12
746.15
Females.
228.5
219.79
192.59
193.92
196.65
191.01
187.
193.27
193.84
199.78
196.96
Total.
1117.03
1051.29
889.96
881.74
870.24
867.12
878.67
920.96
939.62
963.9
943.11
10
Daily average
sick.
Males.
57.96
48.94
30.07
32.74
27.99
25.73
26.92
35.32
29.28
29.65
36.78
Females.
11.03
11.06
8.59
7.86
6.94
5.35
7.39
9.38
6.1
6.56
9.49
Total.
68.99
60.
38.66
40.6
34.93
31.08
34.31
44.7
35.38
36.21
46.27
11
PERCENTAGE TO
Daily average strength.
A.
Cured.
Males.
13.1
14.31
12.33
8.43
10.83
9.76
11.13
10.16
9.92
9.29
10.18
Females.
13.1
13.19
7.78
7.73
10.17
8.9
6.95
8.27
9.8
8.01
6.09
Total.
13.1
14.07
11.34
8.27
10.68
9.57
10.24
9.77
9.89
9.02
9.33
B.
Died.
Males.
6.6
9.98
15.63
13.08
10.24
11.24
5.93
8.93
7.91
8.37
9.24
Females.
6.1
7.73
11.42
9.79
7.62
5.75
5.88
11.38
7.22
10.51
8.63
Total.
6.5
9.51
14.72
12.36
9.65
10.03
5.92
9.44
7.76
8.81
9.11
Admission.
C.
Cured.
Males.
49.5
63.6
52.43
34.73
42.94
40.24
37.19
39.78
38.94
40.8
48.71
Females.
61.2
72.5
46.87
30.61
46.51
70.83
52.
34.78
45.23
36.36
48.00
Total.
51.5
65.2
51.53
33.79
43.66
44.14
38.79
38.79
40.08
39.9
48.62
D.
Died.
Males.
25.
44.3
66.46
53.89
40.58
46.34
19.8
34.94
31.05
36.78
44.23
Females.
28.5
42.5
68.75
38.77
34.88
45.83
44.
47.82
33.33
47.72
63.00
Total.
25.6
44.0
66.8
50.4
39.4
46. 2
22.4
37.5
31.4
38.9
47.5
N.B.—The totals of column 5 and 6D are exclusive of " transfers " from one asylum to another.