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LUNATIC ASYLUMS OF BENGAL.
TABLE I.
Statement showing the total admissions, discharges, &c., of Lunatics in all the Native Asylums of Bengal during
the year 1899 and ten previous years.
YEAR.
1
1889 ...
1890 ...
1891 ...
1892
...
1893 ...
1894 ...
1895 ...
1896 ...
1897 ...
1898 ...
1899 ...
Remained
on 1st Janu-
ary.
Males.
2
758
782
810
771
753
720
726
726
727
736
729
Females.
3
199
205
211
192
198
196
197
195
191
188
182
Total.
4
957
987
1,021
963
951
916
923
921
918
*924
911
Admitted.
Males.
5
182
168
164
134
154
148
144
133
160
126
174
Females.
6
43
31
33
24
27
32
18
23
23
18
28
Total.
7
225
199
197
158
181
180
162
156
183
144
202
Re-admitted.
Males.
8
20
20
16
23
21
16
20
24
17
14
16
Females.
9
2
2
...
5
3
4
2
1
1
1
2
Total.
10
22
22
16
28
24
20
22
25
18
15
18
Received by
transfer.
Males.
11
10
32
...
...
...
...
...
...
34
...
15
Females.
12
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
4
...
1
Total.
13
10
32
...
...
...
...
...
...
38
...
16
Total
population.
Males.
14
960
970
990
928
928
884
890
883
904
876
919
Females.
15
244
238
244
221
228
232
217
219
215
207
212
Total.
16
1,204
1,208
1,234
1,149
1,156
1,116
1,107
1,102
1,119
1,083
1,131
DISCHARGED.
A
Cured.
Males.
17
74
69
119
54
79
67
72
53
60
66
94
Females.
18
18
17
30
17
13
13
9
8
4
5
16
Total.
19
92
86
149
71
92
80
81
61
64
71
110
B
Transferred to friends.
Improved.
Males.
20
29
20
30
36
46
25
21
26
21
18
27
Females.
21
4
1
1
...
6
4
1
1
2
4
...
Total.
22
33
21
31
36
52
29
22
27
23
22
27
Not
improved.
Males.
23
1
1
2
1
6
3
...
2
7
2
8
Females.
24
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
1
1
...
Total.
25
1
1
3
1
6
3
...
2
8
3
8
C
Otherwise.
Males.
26
4
8
8
6
12
5
8
2
11
3
8
Females.
27
...
1
...
...
1
1
...
2
...
...
2
Total.
28
4
9
8
6
13
6
8
4
11
3
10
C½
Transferred
to other
Asylums.
Males.
29
10
32
...
...
...
...
...
...
34
...
15
Females.
30
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
4
...
1
Total.
31
10
32
...
...
...
...
...
...
38
...
16
D
Total.
Males.
32
108
98
159
97
143
100
101
83
99
89
137
Females.
33
22
19
32
17
20
18
10
11
7
10
18
Total.
34
130
117
191
114
163
118
111
94
106
99
155
YEAR.
1889 ...
1890 ...
1891 ...
1892 ...
1893 ...
1894 ...
1895 ...
1896 ...
1897 ...
1898 ...
1899 ...
Died.
Males.
35
70
62
60
78
65
58
63
73
70
58
68
Females.
36
17
8
20
6
12
17
12
17
20
15
19
Total.
37
87
70
80
84
77
75
75
90
90
73
87
Remaining on
31st December.
Males.
38
782
810
771
753
720
726
726
727
735
729
714
Females.
39
205
211
192
198
196
197
195
191
188
182
175
Total.
40
987
1,021
963
951
916
923
921
918
923
911
889
Daily average strength.
Males.
41
769.35
797.18
792.31
764.60
730.61
719.43
723.16
725.89
739.06
736.59
726.23
Females.
42
203.28
210.12
205.06
195.98
201.40
195.90
196.09
188.52
188.30
185.46
176.61
Total.
43
972.63
1,007.30
997.37
960.58
932.01
915.33
919.25
914.41
927.36
922.05
902.84
Daily average
sick.
Males.
44
56.05
46.17
41.05
45.07
34.90
41.79
48.05
67.25
95.86
73.85
64.16
Females.
45
13.50
11.83
18.64
8.99
14.35
13.62
10.76
17.39
32.71
30.98
22.05
Total.
46
69.55
58.
59.69
54.06
49.25
55.41
58.81
84.64
128.57
104.83
86.21
PERCENTAGE TO—
Daily average strength.
A
Cured.
Males.
47
9.61
8.65
15.01
7.06
10.81
9.31
9.95
7.30
8.11
8.96
12.94
Females.
48
8.85
8.09
14.62
8.67
6.45
6.63
4.58
4.24
2.12
2.69
9.05
Total.
49
9.45
8.53
14.93
7.39
9.87
8.74
8.81
6.67
6.90
7.70
12.18
B
Died.
Males.
50
9.09
7.77
7.57
10.20
8.89
8.06
8.71
10.05
9.47
7.87
9.36
Females.
51
8.36
3.80
9.75
3.06
5.95
8.67
6.11
9.01
10.62
8.08
10.75
Total.
52
8.94
6.94
8.02
8.74
8.26
8.19
8.15
9.84
9.70
7.91
9.63
Admissions.
C
Cured.
Males.
53
36.63
36.70
66.11
34.39
45.14
40.85
43.90
33.75
33.89
47.14
49.47
Females.
54
40.
51.51
90.90
58.62
43.33
36.11
45.
33.33
16.66
26.31
53.33
Total.
55
37.25
38.91
69.95
38.17
44.97
40.
44.02
33.70
31.84
44.65
50.
D
Died.
Males.
56
34.65
32.97
33.33
49.68
37.14
35.36
38.47
46.49
39.54
41.42
35.78
Females.
57
37.77
24.24
60.60
20.69
40.
47.22
60.
70.83
83.33
78.94
63.33
Total.
58
35.21
31.67
37.55
45.16
37.56
37.5
40.76
49.72
44.77
45.91
39.54
N.B.— The totals of columns 14,15,16, 32, 33 and 34 are exclusive of transfers from one Asylum to the other.
*The Superintendent of the Patna Lunatic Asylum reports that one male lunatic admitted in December 1897 was not shown by mistake in the
returns for that year. The lunatic has been included in the population on 1st January 1898.
The following statement summarises the results for the last two years:—
Remained on 1st January ... ...
Admitted and readmitted ... ...
Total ...
Discharged cured ... ... ...
„
improved ... ... ...
„
not improved ... ... ...
„
otherwise ... ... ...
Died
...
...
...
...
Total ...
Remaining on 31st December
...
...
Daily average strength ... ... ...
1898.
924
159
1,083
71
22
3
3
73
172
911
922
1899.
911
220
1,131
110
27
8
10
87
242
889
903