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LUNATIC ASYLUMS IN BENGAL.
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TABLE No 2.
Discharges
YEARS.
1872 to 1881
...
...
1882 ... ... ...
RATE PER CENT.
CALCULATED ON AVERAGE
STRENGTH.
Of
recoveries.
15.11
9.57
Of those
improved.
5.75
3.92
Of
total.
20.86
13.49
CALCULATED ON TOTAL TREATED.
Of
recoveries.
11.24
7.86
Of those
improved.
4.28
3.22
Of
total.
15.52
11.08
CALCULATED ON ADMISSION.
Of
recoveries.
43.68
44.14
Of those
improved.
16.64
18.09
Of
total.
60.32
62.23
7. The proportion of recoveries calculated on average strength was some-
what below that of 1881, which was 10.6 per cent. Difference was largest among
females. It is explained by reduced admission under the head of acute mania,
for among the acute maniacs who were present in the asylums, the proportion
was rather above than below the previous year (vide table 8). In the propor-
tion on total numbers treated there is a similar fall, but the proportion on
admissions is practically unaltered and is high, notwithstanding the greater
scarcity of cases entered as acute mania.
TABLE No. 3.
Average number of days patients discharged were confined.
ASYLUMS.
Dullunda
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Dacca
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Patna
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Cuttack
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Berharnpore
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Average
...
...
...
CURED.
Males.
426
743
305
1,392
299
633
Females.
319
287
213
997
739
511
IMPROVED.
Males.
106
566
423
215
4,417
1145.4
Females.
......
......
530
91
2,432
1017.6
8. This table has no value, as before explained.
TABLE No. 4.
Relation of population to capacity of Asylums.
ASYLUMS.
Dullunda
... ... ...
Dacca
...
...
...
Patna
...
...
...
Cuttack
...
...
...
Berhampore
...
...
Total ...
CAPACITY OF 50
SUPERFICIAL FEET.
Males.
246
167
190
32
147
782
Females.
47
50
70
11
55
233
Total.
293
217
260
43
202
1,015
MAXIMUM NUMBER
CONFINED IN ANY
ONE NIGHT.
Males.
163
186
170
50
136
705
Females.
36
44
61
5
55
201
Total.
199
930
231
55
191
906
AVERAGE DAILY
CONFINED.
Males.
154.49
181.32
164.21
44.7
131.39
676.11
Females.
33.26
38.66
58.36
6.1
54.63
191.01
NUMBER
Total.
187.75
219.98
222.57
50.8
186.02
867.12
EXCESS OF AVERAGE
STRENGTH OVER
CAPACITY.
Males.
14.32
12.7
Females
......
......
Total.
2.98
7.8
9. At Dacca and Cuttack for limited periods the numbers of inmates
exceeded the estimated capacity of the buildings. Verandahs afford ample
means of relieving the wards if, at any time, this be
necessary.
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LUNATIC ASYLUMS IN BENGAL.
daily present was 22.9, against 23.4 in the preceding year. Of the former
9.9 were males, and 13.0 were females.
33. The several forms of insanity are shown in the following table:—
105 Mania (a) ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
105 Do. (b)
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
106 Melancholia
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
107 Dementia (b)
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
110 Imbecility
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Not insane
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Total ...
ADMITTED.
Males.
7
6
......
1
......
1
15
Females.
1
3
1
......
......
......
6
Total.
8
9
1
1
......
1
20
TOTAL TREATED.
Males.
7
8
......
5
......
2
22
Females.
1
11
2
3
1
......
18
Total.
8
19
2
8
1
2
40
34. Disposal.—The disposal of lunatics was as follows:—
Discharged cured ... ... ...
Made over to military authorities ... ...
Despatched to Europe under Merchant Shipping Act ...
Transferred to care of friends ... ... ...
Despatched to Bombay for removal to Europe as still
insane ... ... ... ...
Died
...
...
...
...
Total ...
Males.
3
...
4
1
...
2
10
Females.
1
...
...
2
...
...
3
Total.
4
...
4
3
...
2
13
35. The ratio per cent. of cures and transfers to total number treated was
27.5, against 38.6 in 1881.
36. There were two deaths during the year, against 7 in 1881. One man
was admitted in a state of furious phrenzy, and was with difficulty kept alive for
46 days, after which period he died from exhaustion. The other was the case
of a man who was sent from Assam, suffering from fever, and who ultimately
died of phthisis.
37. There remained under treatment at the end of the year 27 persons,
viz., 11 Europeans, 15 East Indians, and one Armenian.
38. The total expenditure in 1882 amounted to Rs. 21,136, against
Rs. 22,160 in 1881. The former includes increased pay of the matron for the
entire year, the latter for four months only. The moiety of the Superintendent's
pay debited to the asylum, viz., Rs. 273 a month, ceased from 7th June 1882.
The average cost of each diet, including all extras and stimulants, was as
follows:—
1st class
...
...
...
2nd do.
...
...
...
3rd do.
...
...
...
4th do.
...
...
...
1882.
Rs.
1
0
0
0
A.
8
13
6
4
P.
1
4
1
4
1881.
Rs.
1
0
0
0
A.
2
12
5
4
P.
7
0
8
2
39. The increase in the cost of diets in 1882 was due to the large number of
patients who were admitted into the asylum in a weak and emaciated condition,
and who had to be kept up by extra quantities of food. Some of these were
1st class patients, who were used to delicate food at home, and who at times
could only be got to eat when tempted with delicacies, which are expensive.
LUNATIC ASYLUMS IN BENGAL.
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40. The following statement shows the daily average number of lunatics,
the total yearly expenditure, average cost of each inmate, and the average
cost of each item per man during the year 1882 :—
1.
2.
Average daily number of inmates throughout the year ...
Ditto
ditto
ditto employed on labour through-
out the year
...
... ... ...
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
Total expenditure of the year ... ... ...
Total income from lunatics' labour, including profits and
estimated value of labour ... ... ...
Payments by friends of lunatics for maintenance ...
Average yearly cost of each inmate as per column 3
...
Average cost of each lunatic after deducting item 5 ...
Average yearly expenditure of each patient in relation to
Establishment ... ... ... ...
Diet
...
...
...
...
...
Bazaar medicines ... ... ... ...
Contingencies ... ... ... ...
Clothing ... ... ... ...
23
......
Rs.
21,136
......
14,786
919
276
558
161
...
81
38
The latter portion of this table, as explained before, is quite fallacious.
41. The total amount received from paying patients in 1882 was
Rs. 14,786, against Rs. 15,230 in 1881. These sums include outstandings,
which amounted to Rs. 2,993 at the end of 1882. Of this, Rs. 2,684 was
due by Captain Andrews, of the Invalid Establishment, for his wife's mainte-
nance. In 1882 the sum remitted to the treasury amounted to Rs. 11,793,
against Rs. 11,794 in 1881.
42. There is nothing to add to what is already well known to Govern-
ment regarding the character and qualification of Mr. and Mrs. DeVere, the
Deputy Superintendent and matron. Mrs. DeVere's health broke down during
the year, and she had to take leave to Europe. Her duties were taken up by
Mrs. Lawton, the wife of the overseer. Mr. Lawton performed his duties
in a very satisfactory manner.
I have the honour to be,
SIR,
Your most obedient servant,
A. J. PAYNE, M.D.,
Surgeon-General for Bengal.
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APPENDIX.
STATEMENT No. II—concluded.
1
YEARS.
CUTTACK.
BERHAMPORE.*
1872 ... ... ... ...
1873
...
...
...
...
1874
...
...
...
...
1875
...
...
...
...
1876
...
...
...
...
1877
...
...
...
...
1878
...
...
...
...
1879
...
...
...
...
1880
...
...
...
...
1881
...
...
...
...
1882
...
...
...
...
1874
...
...
...
...
1875
...
...
...
...
1876
...
...
...
...
1877
...
...
...
...
1878
...
...
...
...
1879 ... ... ... ...
1880
...
...
...
...
1881
...
...
...
...
1882
...
...
...
...
2
Remaining on 1st
January.
Males.
10
11
12
13
12
13
9
14
18
17
14
......
14
32
51
49
57
60
51
57
Females.
2
2
1
......
......
......
......
......
......
1
2
......
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
4
Total.
12
13
13
13
12
13
9
14
18
18
16
......
15
33
52
51
58
61
52
61
3
Admitted.
Males.
6
1
3
3
4
1
9
5
2
6
3
......
8
7
5
9
7
4
8
15
Females.
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
1
1
1
......
......
1
1
......
......
......
3
2
Total.
6
1
3
3
4
1
9
5
3
7
4
......
8
8
6
9
7
4
11
17
4
Re-admitted.
Males.
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
3
......
......
1
1
3
1
Females.
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
Total.
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
3
......
......
1 1
3
1
5
Total.
Males.
16
12
15
16
16
14
18
19
20
23
17
15
35
71
56
65
66
65
62
73
Females.
2
2
1
......
......
......
......
......
1 2
3
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
4
6
Total.
18
14
16
16
16
14
18
19
21
25
20
a 16
b 36
c 73
58
d 67
e 67
66
66
79
6
Discharged,
transferred, &c.
Males.
1
......
1
2
......
3
1
1
2
6
......
......
2
17
4
5
3
7
3
6
Females.
.....l
......
1
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
2
......
......
1
......
1
......
......
......
1
Total.
1
......
2
2
......
3
1
1
2
6
2
......
2
18
4
6
3
7
3
7
7
Died.
Males.
4
......
1
2
3
2
3
......
1
3
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
7
2
5
Females.
......
1
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
......
Total.
4
1
1
2
3
2
3
......
1
3
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
7
2
5
8
Remaining on 31st
December.
Males.
11
12
13
12
13
9
14
18
17
14
16
14
32
51
49
57
60
51
57
62
Females.
2
1
......
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
4
5
Total.
13
13
13
12
13
9
14
18
18
16
17
15
33
52
51
58
61
52
61
67
9
Daily average strength.
Males.
11.43
11.8
12.27
12.15
12.46
12.22
10.40
15.58
17.0
16.5
15.
14.17
23.51
35.29
50.69
56.8
57.65
56.36
52.92
58.58
Females.
2.0
1.25
.38
......
......
......
0.6
1.0
1.2
1.0
1.0
1.24
1.4
1.82
1.00
1.00
2.71
3.86
Total.
13.43
13.05
12.65
12.15
12.46
12.22
10.40
15.58
17.6
17.5
16.2
15.17
24.51
36.53
52.09
58.62
58.65
57.36
55.63
62.44
* Statement for 1882 and eight previous years.
(a)
(b) (c)
(d)
(e)
Inclusive of ... ... ... ... ...
Ditto ... ... ... ... ...
Ditto ... ... ... ... ...
Ditto ... ... ... ... ...
Ditto ... ... ... ... ...
Males.
15
13
29
7
1
Females.
1
......
......
......
......
Total.
16
13
29
7
1
received by transfer.
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APPENDIX.
STATEMENT No. IX
Showing the Cash Accounts of the Asylums for the year 1882.
ASYLUMS.
1
Dullunda
...
...
...
...
Dacca
...
...
...
...
Patna
...
...
...
...
Cuttack
...
...
...
...
Berhampore
...
...
...
Total
...
...
RECEIPTS.
Received from
treasury.
2
Rs.
17,424
15,706
13,415
4,439
12,608
63,594
A.
10
3
5
7
7
0
P.
0
5
0
0
5
10
Received from
paying patients.
3
Rs.
1,021
80
140
16
A.
0
8
8
1
P.
4
9
6
9
......
1,258 3 4
Value of arti-
cles received
from manufac-
ture depart-
ment.
4
Rs.
6,141
925
2,025
17
1,667
10,776
A.
8
6
3
5
2
10
P.
6
6
3
1
11
3
Total.
5
Rs.
24,587
16,712
15,581
4,472
14,275
75,628
A.
2
2
0
13
10
14
P.
10
8
9
10
4
5
EXPENDITURE.
FROM TREASURY ON ACCOUNT OF
ESTABLISHMENT.
Establishment
proper.
6
Rs.
6,651
4,496
3,945
1,160
3,565
19,817
A.
5
4
0
1
1
13
P.
0
7
10
7
3
3
Superinten-
dence.
7
Rs.
5,019
4,200
4,500
2,100
4,065
19,884
A.
9
0
0
0
0
9
P.
7
0
0
0
0
7
Diet.
8
Rs.
2,713
7,179
4,143
996
4,226
19,260
A.
10
5
6
11
15
0
P.
2
0
2
11
3
6
Clothing and
bedding.
9
Rs. A. P.
......
272
53
104
229
660
14
13
11
9
15
0
0
0
6
6
Bazar
medicines.
10
Rs.
13
4
4
4
17
43
A.
4
12
1
3
8
14
P.
0
9
7
3
9
4
CONTINGENCIES.
Contingencies
proper.
11
Rs.
1,561
738
615
73
387
3,375
A.
10
0
1
11
3
10
P.
0
7
4
3
8
10
Contingencies
of manufacture.
12
Rs. A. P.
......
......
......
......
......
......
Repairs and
maintenance.
13
Rs.
1,206
14
153
A.
11
14
14
P.
0
6
1
......
117
1,492
1
8
0
7
Total.
14
Rs.
17,166
16,906
13,415
4,439
12,608
64,535
A.
1
3
5
7
7
8
P.
9
5
0
0
5
7
ASYLUMS.
Dullunda
...
...
...
...
Dacca
...
...
...
...
Patna
...
...
...
...
Cuttack
...
...
...
...
Berhampore
...
...
...
Total
...
EXPENDITURE—concluded.
FROM MANUFACTURE DEPARTMENT ON ACCOUNT OF—
Diet.
15
Rs.
4,384
741
1,479
8
1,528
8,142
A.
7
4
13
1
6
1
P.
6
3
3
9
8
5
Clothing and
bedding.
16
Rs.
1,133
A.
14
P.
0
......
545 6 0
......
127
1,806
7
11
0
0
Bazar
medicines.
17
Rs. A. P.
......
2 8 0
......
0 8 3
......
3 0 3
CONTINGENCIES.
Contingencies
proper.
18
Rs.
281
106
A.
13
10
P.
0
3
......
3
5
397
11
5
7
1
0
4
Contingencies
of manufacture.
19
Rs. A. P.
......
......
......
5
4
9
0
8
8
0
3
3
Repairs and
maintenance.
20
Rs.
341
75
A.
6
0
P.
0
0
......
......
1
417
8
14
0
0
Total.
21
Rs.
6,141
925
2,025
17
1,667
10,776
A.
8
6
3
5
2
10
P.
6
6
3
1
11
3
From
Maintenance
Fund for paying
patients.
22
Rs.
258
A.
8
P.
3
......
......
......
......
258 8 3
Remitted to treasury
on account of paying
patients.
23
Rs.
1,021
80
140
16
A.
0
8
8
1
P.
4
9
6
9
......
1,258 3 4
Charges on account
of works done by
Public Works Depart-
ment.
24
Rs.
3,426
2,066
A.
4
7
P.
9
9
......
72 6 8
......
5,565 3 2
Rates and taxes on
buildings attached to
the asylums.
25
Rs. A. P.
......
......
108
45
0
0 0
0
......
153 0 0
Cost of printed forms
and stationery.
26
Rs.
33
30 8
4
10
87
A.
12
15
0
3
3
3
P.
9
2
0
11
3
1
Cost of English stores,
medicines, &c.
27
Rs.
164
55
16
4
16
256
A.
9
12
5
0
1
13
P.
7
11
8
0
3
5
GRAND TOTAL.
28
Rs.
28,211
20,065
15,713
4,598
14,301
82,891
A.
13
6
6
8
14
2
P.
11
6
5
5
10
1
( 5 )
12. The number of patients in the Bhowanipore European Asylum at the
beginning of the year was 20, viz. 7 males and 13 females. During the year,
17 persons were admitted, of whom 3 were re-admitted after discharge. The
total number of persons under treatment was therefore 40. Of the new admis-
sions 10 were Europeans, natives of Great Britain, one a Russian, and 6 Eura-
sians. Four lunatics were discharged cured, four were deported to Europe under
the Merchant Shipping Act, three were transferred to the care of friends, and
two died. Twenty-seven persons remained in the asylum at the close of the
year. The Surgeon-General reports that, as in former years, the female
ward was overcrowded, and admission had to be refused to several applicants.
The state of the law relating to admissions to the Bhowanipore Asylum, and the
powers of Government for the deportation to Europe of lunatics of European
birth, have received the attention of Government, and the Surgeon-General has
been requested to submit a full report on the whole question, with a view to
removing the inconvenience that is now felt.
13. There were only two deaths in the asylum in 1882, against seven
in the previous year. One man was admitted in a state of furious phrenzy, and
was with difficulty kept alive for 46 days, after which period he died from
exhaustion. The other was the case of a man who was sent from Assam,
suffering from fever, and who ultimately died of phthisis. The total expen-
diture amounted to Rs. 21,136 against Rs. 22,160 in 1881. There was
an increase in the average cost of diets which is explained by the large number
of patients who were admitted into the asylum in a weak and emaciated con-
dition, and had to be kept up by extra quantities of food. The total amount
contributed by the friends of paying patients was Rs. 14,786 against Rs. 15,280
in 1881, and the average net cost of each lunatic to the State was Rs. 276.
14. The management of the asylums throughout the province during the
year was excellent, and reflects credit on the Superintendents and on the head
of the department. The members of the subordinate staff are all well spoken of
by their immediate superiors. Mr. and Mrs. DeVere, the Deputy Seperinten-
dent and Matron of the Bhowanipore Asylum, maintained the high reputation
for efficiency they had won in former years,
ORDER.—Ordered that a copy of this Resolution, together with a copy of
the Report, be submitted to the Government of India, in the Home Depart-
ment, for information.
Ordered also that a copy of this Resolution be forwarded to the Surgeon-
General, Bengal, for information.
By order of the Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal,
COLMAN MACAULAY,
Secretary to the Government of Bengal.
No. 94T—M.
COPY of the above Resolution, with a copy of the Report, submitted to the
Government of India, in the Home Department, for information.
No. 95T—M.
COPY of the above Resolution forwarded to the Surgeon-General, Bengal,
for information.
By order of the Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal,
E. N. BAKER,
Offg. Under—Secretary to the Govt, of Bengal.
DARJEELING,
The 16th April 1883.
C. E. G.—Reg. No. 744C—116—21-4-83.
ANNUAL REPORT
ON THE
INSANE ASYLUMS IN BENGAL
FOR THE YEAR
1883.
BY
A. J. PAYNE, M.D.,
Surgeon-General for Bengal.
Calcutta:
PRINTED AT THE BENGAL SECRETARIAT PRESS.
1884.
ANNUAL REPORT
ON THE
INSANE ASYLUMS IN BENGAL
FOR THE YEAR
1883.
BY
A. J. PAYNE, M.D.,
Surgeon—General for Bengal.
Calcutta:
PRINTED AT THE BENGAL SECRETARIAT PRESS.
1884.
No. 2247.
FROM A. J. PAYNE, ESQ., M.D.,
Surgeon-General for Bengal,
To THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF BENGAL,
JUDICIAL, POLITICAL, AND APPOINTMENT DEPARTMENTS.
Fort William, the 4th April 1884.
SIR,
I HAVE the honour of reporting on the working of the lunatic
asylums in Bengal during the year 1883.
2. Lunatics in confinement.—On 1st January 1883 there were 849 persons
in the asylums, viz., 663 males and 186 females. The corresponding numbers
in 1882 had been 868, 673 and 195.
3. Admissions.—Primary admissions in 1883 numbered 209 against 165
in 1882. In 1883 there were admitted 184 males and 25 females; the numbers
in 1882 had been 144 and 21. Thus the increase in 1883 fell almost entirely
on the males. Reference to table No. 5 will show that the increase was made
up, in considerable proportion, by criminal lunatics. There were 23 re-admis-
sions during the year, all males, whereof about one-half were cases of criminal
lunacy re-committed after trial The total number re-admitted in 1882 was
the same, composed of 20 males and 3 females.
4. Population.—The total population of 1883 exceeded that of 1882 by
25, the numbers being 1,081 and 1,056. There was excess of 33 males, and the
number of females was less by 8 in the later year. The population consisted
of 870 males and 211 females. The daily average numbers were 878 or 691
males and 187 females (integral numbers) against 867 or 676 and 191 in 1882.
5. Disposal of Lunatics.—There were 90 persons discharged cured in 1883,
against 83 in the previous year; 27 persons were transferred to friends in
improved condition, and one not improved. Four cases otherwise removed
compose a total of 122 persons discharged in 1883, a number practically the
same as that of the previous year. The deaths were 52 only, the smallest
number on record.
6. Remaining.—At the close of the year there remained in the asylums 907
persons to compare with 849 in 1882. The difference falls entirely on the male
wards, and is seen in the 5th table to be mainly due to the numbers of criminal
lunatics.
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LUNATIC ASYLUMS IN BENGAL.
TABLE No 2.
Discharges.
YEARS.
1873 to 1882 ... ...
1883
...
...
...
RATE PER CENT.
CALCULATED ON AVERAGE
STRENGTH.
Of
recoveries.
14.21
10.24
Of those
improved.
5.46
3.07
Of
total.
19.67
13.31
CALCULATED ON TOTAL TREATED.
Of
recoveries.
10.77
8.32
Of those
improved.
4.14
2.49
Of
total.
14.91
10.81
CALCULATED ON ADMISSIONS.
Of
recoveries.
45.36
38.80
Of those
improved.
17.44
11.63
Of
total.
62.80
50.43
7. The proportion of recoveries calculated on average strength is slightly
better than that recorded last year, but the difference is not so great as would
be expected from the details of admission. In fact the deaths and recoveries
in 1883 are both somewhat at variance with the details of admission set down
in table 7. In my comments on that table I shall offer an explanation of
this, which may also explain the inverted order of figures in the first and last
columns of table 2.
TABLE No. 3.
Average number of days patients discharged were confined.
ASYLUMS.
Dullunda
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Dacca
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Patna
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Cuttack
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Berhampore
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Average ...
CURED.
Males.
579
1,322
447
2,776
2,511
1,507
Females.
883
......
160
......
740
594
IMPROVED.
Males.
332
282
907
......
......
507
Females.
76
214
189
......
......
160
8. This table calls for no comment. It is worthless.
TABLE No. 4.
Relation of population to capacity of Asylums.
ASYLUMS.
Dullunda
... ... ...
Dacca
...
...
...
Patna
...
...
...
Cuttack ... ... ...
Berhampore ... ... ...
Total ...
CAPACITY OF 50
SUPERFICIAL FEET.
Males.
246
167
190
32
147
782
Females.
47
50
70
11
55
233
Total.
293
217
260
43
202
1,015
MAXIMIM NUMBER
CONFINED IN ANY
ONE NIGHT.
Males.
176
199
184
53
131
743
Females.
38
42
53
5
54
192
Total.
214
241
237
58
185
935
AVERAGE DAILY NUMBER
CONFINED.
Males.
163.22
185.09
167.56
48.49
127.31
691.67
Females.
36.76
36.76
55.95
5.00
52.53
187.00
Total.
199.98
221.85
223.51
53.49
179.84
878.67
EXCESS OF AVERAGE
STRENGTH OVER
CAPACITY.
Males.
......
18.09
......
16.49
......
......
Females.
......
......
......
......
......
......
Total.
......
4.85
......
10.49
......
......
9. As in former years, the inmates at Dacca and Cuttack have, at times,
exceeded the number for which a very liberal estimate of space provides. No
inconvenience is felt anywhere. That the increase of excess in 1883 over that
of 1882 is insignificant, is seen in the greater and altogether exceptional
healthiness of the institutions in the later year.
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LUNATIC ASYLUMS IN BENGAL.
TABLE No. 5.
Return of Criminal Lunatics in the Asylums in Bengal for the year 1883 and ten previous years.
1
YEARS.
1873
...
...
...
1874
...
...
...
1875
...
...
...
1876
...
...
...
1877
...
...
...
1878
...
...
...
1879
...
...
...
1880
...
...
...
1881
...
...
...
1882
...
...
...
1883
...
...
...
2
REMAINING
ON 1ST
JANUARY.
Males.
184
189
188
207
245
255
265
252
264
269
291
Females.
25
27
25
25
24
23
23
24
31
28
27
Total.
209
216
213
232
269
278
288
276
295
297
318
3
ADMITTED.
Males.
59
65
62
78
62
62
69
64
64
69
85
Females.
10
9
5
7
6
8
3
14
8
8
8
Total.
69
74
67
85
68
70
72
78
72
77
93
4
RE-ADMIT-
----
Males.
2
3
4
6
6
8
12
14
12
9
12
Females.
1
2
...
...
1
...
1
1
1
1
...
Total.
3
5
4
6
7
8
13
15
13
10
12
5
TOTAL.
Males.
245
257
254
291
313
325
346
330
340
347
388
Females.
36
38
30
32
31
31
27
39
40
37
35
Total.
281
295
284
323
344
356
373
369
380
384
423
6
DISCHARG-
ED, TRANS-
FERRED, &c.
Males.
41
47
29
26
45
50
67
40
51
35
44
Females.
6
13
1
5
6
7
2
5
8
6
6
Total.
47
60
30
31
51
57
69
45
59
41
50
7
DIED.
Males.
15
22
18
20
13
10
27
26
20
21
12
Females.
3
...
4
3
2
1
1
3
4
4
2
Total.
18
22
22
23
15
11
28
29
24
25
14
8
REMAINING
ON 31ST
DECEMBER.
Males.
189
188
207
245
255
265
252
264
269
291
332
Females.
27
25
25
24
23
23
24
31
28
27
27
Total.
216
213
232
269
278
288
276
295
297
318
359
9
DAILY
AVERAGE
STRENGTH.
Males.
187.9
198.6
198.77
222.31
246.55
266.75
248.2
253.41
250.98
278.7
314.52
Females.
24.39
26.9
25.47
25.3
21.66
21.35
22.56
27.64
26.42
27.05
28.30
Total.
212.29
225.5
224.24
247.61
268.21
278.1
270.76
281.05
277.4
305.75
342.82
10. Increase of criminal lunatics continues. Admissions were more nu-
merous by 16 than in 1882, and re admissions rose slightly.
Discharges
increased from 41 to 50, and deaths fell from 25 to 14. There resulted at the
end of the year, an increase of 41 in the number in confinement
11. In the report for 1881 a statement was given, which had been prepared
for the purpose of enquiring whether there had been any increase of crime
among lunatics at large which might be attributed to the operation of orders
restricting admission to asylums. The inference was that there was no such
increase. In 1882 this inference was strengthened, as the admissions seemed
to be showing nothing more than a natural fluctuation, and the enquiry was
not pursued. In the resolution on the report the Lieutenant-Governor
expressed a wish that the table should be continued, a course which the events
of 1883 would have rendered necessary even if it had not been ordered.