LUNATIC ASYLUMS IN BENGAL.
7
TABLE No. 6.
Showing the Religion and Sex of Patients admitted.
Dullunda
Dacca ... ... ...
Patna ... ... ...
Cuttack ... ...
Berhampore ... ...
Total ...
HINDUS.
Males.
48
17
13
13
14
105
Females.
18
7
4
2
...
31
Total.
66
24
17
1b
14
136
MUSSULMANS.
Males.
23
26
9
...
5
62
Females.
4
2
2
...
1
9
Total.
27
27
11
...
6
71
CHRISTIANS.
Males.
1
...
...
1
...
2
Females.
2
...
...
...
...
2
Total.
3
...
...
1
...
4
OTHER CLASSES.
Males.
...
1
4
...
...
5
Females.
...
...
2
...
...
2
Total.
...
1
6
...
...
7
TOTAL.
Males.
72
43
26
14
19
174
Females.
24
9
8
2
1
44
Total.
96
52
34
16
20
218
RATE PER CENT OF
EACH SEX TO THE
TOTAL ADMISSIONS
AND
RE-ADMIS¬
SIONS.
Males.
75.
82.69
76.47
87.5
95.
79.82
Females.
75.
17.31
23.53
12.5
5.
20.18
Total.
100.
100.
100.
100.
100.
100.
10. In former reports I have shown that this table has no statistical value.
It simply sets forth the prevalence of mental diseases among the several classes
from which our insanes come. The admissions are classified according to
religion. The totals of the respective communities are not given. All data
needful to render the table of any special value are obviously wanting. For
instance, the populations are not defined, the classes are not equally addicted
to the use of intoxicants, and the proportion of persons admitted into the
asylums to the total number of lunatics in the country is no where ascertainable.
11. The occupations, ages, and residence of those admitted are detailed
in the usual tables. They require no special remark.
TABLE No. 7.
Types of Insanity, the number remained, admitted, &c., under each type during the year 1886.
1
Remained
...
...
Admitted.
Dullunda ...
Dacca
Patna
Cuttack
Berhampore ...
Total Admitted
...
Total treated ...
Recovered ... ...
Improved
...
Died
...
...
...
2
MANIA,
ACUTE.
Males.
160
34
9
17
12
6
78
238
34
13
15
Females.
47
12
4
2
1
...
19
66
7
...
4
Total.
207
46
13
19
13
6
97
304
41
13
19
3
MANIA,
CHRNIC.
Males.
281
34
17
5
1
9
66
347
23
11
33
Females.
103
8
1
2
...
1
12
115
4
1
14
Total.
384
42
18
7
1
10
78
462
27
12
47
4
MELAN¬
-------
Males.
50
1
3
1
1
1
7
57
3
3
2
| Females
10
...
2
1
1
...
4
14
1
...
...
Total.
60
1
5
2
2
1
11
71
4
3
2
5
DEMENTIA,
ACUTE.
Males.
63
...
...
...
...
...
...
63
4
...
1
Females.
14
...
1
...
...
...
1
15
1
...
...
Total.
77
...
1
...
...
...
1
78
5
...
1
6
DEMEN-
TIA,
CHRONIC.
Males.
146
...
9
1
...
1
11
157
1
7
12
Females.
19
2
1
1
...
...
4
23
1
2
3
Total.
165
2
10
2
...
1
15
180
2
9
15
7
IDIOTCY.
Males.
9
...
...
...
...
...
...
9
...
...
...
Females.
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
...
...
...
Total.
11
...
...
...
...
...
...
11
...
...
...
8
IMBECI¬
-----
Males.
5
...
2
...
...
...
2
7
...
...
...
Females.
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
Total.
6
...
2
...
...
...
2
8
...
...
...
9
NOT IN¬
-----
Males.
43
3
3
2
...
2
10
53
6
1
1
Females.
2
2
...
2
...
...
4
6
2
...
...
Total.
45
5
3
4
...
2
14
59
8
1
1
10
TOTAL.
Males.
757
72
43
26
14
19
174
931
71
35
64
Females.
198
24
9
8
2
1
44
242
16
3
21
Total.
955
96
52
34
16
20
218
1,173
87
38
85
12. Forms of insanity.—There has been a rise in the admissions under
the division of acute mania of 17, of chronic mania a decline of 2, of accute
dementia a fall of 16, of chronic dementia a decrease of 11, of melancholia and
imbecility no increase, the admissions, 11 and 2, in both 1885 and 1886 being
the same, of idiotcy no admission, and of " not insane " a decrease of one only.
13. No case of Cretinism was admitted during the year. The same diffi-
culties obtain as noted in my previous reports in regard to the classification of
the insanes. The diagnosis between some forms of insanity is not always easily
made. Dr. Crombie, an accurate observer—see my last year's report, page 3,
paragraph 7,—pointed out very clearly how some types dovetail, overlap, and
merge into one another, and as a case progresses the type of insanity often
changes altogether.
14. The total deaths increased from 73 in 1885 to 85 in 1886,—or a close
return to the number recorded in 1884,—with an average strength of 963.9 as
against 939.62 in 1885. The increase chiefly occured among those suffering
from acute and chronic mania, the numbers being 19 and 47 in 1886, while