2
LUNATIC ASYLUMS OF BENGAL.
Table showing the total Admissions, Discharges, &c., of Lunatics in all the Native Asylums of Bengal during
the year 1891 and ten previous years.
1
YEAR.
1881 ...
1882
1883 ...
1884 ...
1885 ...
1886 ..
1887 ...
1888 ...
1889 ...
1890 ...
1891 ...
2
Remained
on 1st Janu-
ary.
Males.
684
673
663
724
730
757
755
729
758
782
810
Females.
197
195
186
183
189
198
201
193
199
205
211
Total.
881
868
849
907
919
955
956
922
957
987
1,021
3
Admitted.
Males.
150
144
184
166
174
159
144
177
182
168
164
Females.
38
21
25
42
40
41
24
37
43
31
33
Total.
188
165
209
208
214
200
168
214
225
199
197
4
Re-admitted.
Males.
20
20
23
20
16
15
12
23
20
20
16
Females.
5
3
....
4
2
3
1
1
2
2
...
Total.
25
23
23
24
18
18
13
24
22
22
16
4½
Received by
transfer.
Males.
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
39
10
32
...
Females.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
7
...
...
...
Total.
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
40
10
32
...
5
Total
population.
Males.
854
837
870
910
920
931
911
929
960
970
990
Females.
240
219
211
229
231
242
226
231
244
238
244
Total.
1,094
1,056
1,081
1,139
1,151
1,173
1,137
1,160
1,204
1,208
1,234
6
DISCHARGED.
A
Cured.
Males.
73
66
77
74
74
71
76
57
74
69
119
Females.
20
17
13
16
19
10
12
10
18
17
30
Total.
93
83
90
90
93
87
88
67
92
86
149
B
Transferred to friends.
Improved.
Males.
31
30
23
34
25
35
34
39
29
20
30
Females.
10
4
4
2
...
3
3
6
4
1
1
Total.
41
34
27
36
25
38
37
45
33
21
31
Not
improved.
Males.
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
11
1
1
2
Females.
...
...
...
...
...
1
1
2
...
...
1
Total.
2
1
1
2
1
3
2
13
1
1
3
C
Otherwise.
Males.
6
1
4
5
4
4
2
4
4
8
8
Females.
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
Total.
6
2
4
5
4
4
2
4
4
9
8
C½
Transferred
to other
asylums.
Males.
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
39
10
32
...
Females.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
7
...
...
...
Total.
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
46
10
32
...
D
Total
Males.
112
98
105
115
104
112
113
111
108
98
159
Females.
30
22
17
18
19
20
16
18
22
19
32
Total.
142
120
122
133
123
132
129
129
130
117
191
YEAR.
1881 ...
1882 ...
1883 ...
1884 ...
1885 ...
1886 ...
1887 ...
1888 ...
1889 ...
1890 ...
1891 ...
7
Died.
Males.
69
76
41
65
59
64
69
60
70
62
60
Females.
15
11
11
22
14
21
17
14
17
8
20
Total.
84
87
52
87
73
85
86
74
87
70
80
8
Remaining on
31st December.
Males.
673
663
724
730
757
755
729
758
782
810
771
Females.
195
186
183
189
198
201
193
199
205
211
192
Total.
868
849
907
919
955
956
922
957
987
1,021
963
9
Daily average strength.
Males.
673.59
676.11
691.67
727.69
745.78
764.12
746.15
739.49
769.35
797.18
792.31
Females.
196.65
191.01
187.
193.27
193.84
199.78
196.96
193.31
203.28
210.12
205.06
Total.
870.24
867.12
878.67
920.96
939.62
963.9
943.11
932.80
972.63
1,007.30
997.37
10
Daily average
sick.
Males.
27.99
25.73
26.92
35.32
29.28
29.65
36.78
31.99
56.05
46.17
41.05
Females.
6.94
5.35
7.39
9.38
6.1
6.56
9.49
10.18
13.50
11.83
18.64
Total.
34.93
31.08
34.31
44.7
35.38
36.21
46.27
42.17
69.55
58.00
59.69
11
PERCENTAGE TO—
Daily average strength.
A
Cured.
Males.
10.83
9.76
11.13
10.16
9.92
9.29
10.18
7.7
9.61
8.65
15.01
Females.
10.17
8.9
6.95
8.27
9.8
8.01
6.09
5.17
8.85
8.09
14.62
Total.
10.68
9.57
10.24
9.77
9.89
9.02
9.33
7.18
9.45
8.53
14.93
B
Died.
Males.
10.24
11.24
5.93
8.93
7.91
8.37
9.24
8.11
9.09
7.77
7.57
Females.
7.62
5.75
5.88
11.38
7.22
10.51
8.63
7.24
8.36
3.80
9.75
Total.
9.65
10.03
5.92
9.44
7.76
8.81
9.11
7.93
8.94
6.94
8.02
Admission.
C
Cured.
Males.
42.94
40.24
37.19
39.78
38.94
40.8
48.71
28.5
36.63
36.70
66.11
Females.
46.51
70.83
52.
34.78
45.23
36.36
48.00
26.31
40.
51.51
90.90
Total.
43.66
44.14
38.79
38.79
40.08
39.9
48.62
28.15
37.25
38.91
69.95
D
Died.
Males.
40.58
46.34
19.8
34.94
31.05
86.78
44.23
30.
34.65
32.97
33.33
Females.
34.88
45.83
44.
47.82
33.33
47.72
68.00
36.84
37.77
24.24
60.60
Total.
39.43
46.27
22.41
37.5
31.46
38.99
47.51
31.09
35.22
31.67
37.55
N.B.—The totals of columns 5 and 6 D are exclusive of " transfers " from one asylum to the other.
3. Population.—
Remaining on 1st January ... ...
Admitted and re-admitted ... ...
Total ...
Discharged cured ... ... ...
„ improved... ... ...
„
not improved ... ... ...
„
otherwise ... ... ...
Died ... ... ... ...
Total ...
Remaining on 31st December ... ...
1890.
987
221
1,208
86
21
1
9
70
187
1,021
1891.
1,021
213
1,234
149
31
3
8
80
271
963
The admissions were smaller by 8 and the discharges and deaths together
were greater by 84, with the result that at the end of the year there were
963 lunatics remaining, or 58 less than in 1890. It will be observed that
the greater number of discharges were among those "cured."
Number of criminal lunatics in confine-
ment on 31st December in the Bengal asylums.
1890.
465
1891.
449
Decrease.
16
Number of non-criminal lunatics in confine-
ment on 31st December in the Bengal asylums.
1890.
556
1891.
514
Decrease.
42