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LUNATIC ASYLUMS IN BENGAL.
TABLE No. I.
Showing the Admissions, Discharges, &c., of Lunatics in the Asylums in Bengal during the year 1884 and ten previous years.
1
Years.
1874...
1875...
1876...
1877...
1878...
1879...
1880...
1881..
1882...
1883...
1884...
2
Remained on
1st January.
Males.
782
833
906
896
850
782
696
684
673
663
724
Females.
221
241
241
235
227
209
192
197
195
186
183
Total.
1,003
1,074
1,147
1,131
1.077
991
888
881
868
849
907
3
Admitted.
Males.
333
305
261
201
168
147
141
150
144
184
166
Females.
113
79
68
46
28
26
42
38
21
25
42
Total.
446
384
329
247
196
173
183
188
165
209
208
4
Readmitted.
Males.
46
28
32
35
19
17
26
20
20
23
20
Females.
9
6
5
3
12
6
7
5
3
...
4
Total.
55
34
37
38
31
23
33
25
23
23
24
5
Total popu-
lation.
Males.
1,161
1,166
1,199
1,132
1,037
946
863
854
837
870
910
Females.
343
326
314
284
267
241
241
240
219
211
229
Total.
1,504
1,492
1,513
1,416
1,304
1,187
1,104
1,094
1,056
1,081
1,139
6
DISCHARGED.
A.
Cured
Males.
156
118
93
117
119
86
58
73
66 77
74
Females.
53
37
37
30
29
15
15
20
17
13
1
Total.
209
155
130
147
148
101
73
93
83
90
90
B.
Transferred to
friends.
Improved.
Males.
42
38
70
83
36
49
26
31
30
23
34
Females.
8
7
10
13
10
8
8
10
4
4
2
Total.
50
45
80
96
46
57
34
41
34
27
35
Not
im-
proved.
Males.
1
1
...
...
8
4
2
2
1
1
2
Females.
...
...
1
...
1
2
1
...
...
...
...
Total.
1
1
1
...
9
6
3
2
1
1
2
C.
Other-
wise.
Males.
25
16
26
23
9
2
3
6
1
4
5
Females.
5
1
5
...
1
2
1
...
1
...
...
Total.
30
17
31
23
10
4
4
6
2
4
5
D.
Total.
Males.
224
173
210
223
172
141
89
112
98
105
115
Females.
66
45
53
43
41
27
85
30
22
17
18
Total.
290
218
263
266
213
168
114
142
120
122
133
7
Died.
Males.
104
87
93
59
83
109
90
69
76
41
65
Females.
36
40
26
14
17
22
19
15
11
11
22
Total.
140
127
119
73
100
131
109
84
87
52
87
8
Remaining
on 31st
December.
Males.
833
906
896
850
782
696
684
673
663
724
730
Females.
241
241
235
227
209
192
197
195
186
183
189
Total.
1,074
1,147
1,131
1,077
991
888
881
868
849
907
919
9
Daily average
strength.
Males.
811.21
875.6
976.55
888.53
831.5
697.37
687.82
673.59
676.11
691.67
727.69
Females.
239.65
250.84
247.83
228.5
219.79
192.59
193.92
196.65
191.01
187.
193.27
Total.
1,050.86
1,126.44
1,124.38
1,117.03
1,051.3
889.96
881.74
870.24
867.12
878.67
920.96
10
Daily average
sick.
Males.
58.61
67.9
84.41
57.96
48.94
30.07
32.74
27.99
25.73
26.92
35.32
Females.
18.59
16.55
13.9
11.03
11.06
8.59
7.86
6.94
5.35
7.39
9.38
Total.
77.2
84.45
98.31
68.99
60.
38.66
40.6
34.93
31.08
34.31
44.7
11
PERCENTAGE TO
Daily average strength.
A.
Cured.
Males.
19.2
13.4
9.5
13.1
14.31
12.33
8.43
10.83
9.76
11.13
10.16
Females.
22.1
14.7
14.9
13.1
13.19
7.78
7.73
10.17
8.9
6.95
8.27
Total.
19.9
13.7
10.6
13.1
14.07
11.34
8.27
10.68
9.57
10.24
9.77
B.
Died.
Males.
12.8
9.9
9.5
6.6
9.98
15.63
13.08
10.24
11.24
5.93
8.93
Females.
15.02
15.9
10.5
6.1
7.73
11.42
9.79
7.62
5.75
5.88
11.38
Total.
13.3
11.2
9.7
6.5
9.51
14.72
12.36
9.65
10.03
5.92
9.44
Admission.
C.
Cured.
Males.
41.1
35.43
31.7
49.5
63.6
52.43
34.73
42.94
40.24
37.19
39.78
Females.
43.4
43.53
50.6
61.2
72.5
46.87
30.61
46.51
70.83
52.00
34.78
Total.
41.7
37.1
35.5
51.5
65.2
51.53
33.79
43.66
44.14
38.79
38.79
D.
Died.
Males.
27.4
26.1
31.7
25.
44.3
66.46
53.89
40.58
46.34
19.8
34.94
Females.
29.5
47.05
35.6
28.5
42.5
68.75
38.77
34.88
45.83
44.
47.82
Total.
27.9
30.3
32.5
25.6
44.05
66.83
50.46
39.43
46.27
22.41
37.5