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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 1894 and ten previous years.
YEAR.
1
1884 ...
1885 ...
1886 ...
1887 ...
1888 ...
1889 ...
1890 ...
1891 ...
1892 ...
1893 ...
1894 ...
Remained
on 1st Janu¬
ary.
Males.
2
724
730
757
755
729
758
782
810
771
753
720
Females.
3
183
189
198
201
193
199
205
211
192
198
196
Total.
4
907
919
955
956
922
957
987
1,021
963
951
916
Admitted.
Males.
5
166
174
159
144
177
182
168
164
134
151
148
Females.
6
42
40
41
24
37
43
31
33
24
27
32
Total.
7
208
214
200
168
214
225
199
197
158
181
180
Readmitted.
Males.
8
20
16
15
12
23
20
20
16
23
21
16
Females.
9
4
2
3
1
1
2
2
...
5
3
4
Total.
10
24
18
18
13
24
22
22
16
28
24
20
Received by
transfer.
Males.
11
...
...
...
1
39
10
32
...
...
...
...
Females.
12
...
...
...
...
7
...
...
...
...
...
...
Total.
13
...
...
...
1
46
10
32
...
...
...
...
Total
population.
Males.
14
910
920
931
911
929
960
970
990
928
928
884
Females.
15
229
231
242
226
231
244
238
244
221
228
232
Total.
16
1,139
1,151
1,173
1,137
1,160
1,204
1,208
1,234
1,149
1,156
1,110
DISCHARGED.
A
Cured.
Males.
17
74
74
71
76
57
74
69
119
54
79
67
Females.
18
16
19
16
12
10
18
17
30
17
13
13
Total.
19
90
93
87
88
67
92
86
149
71
92
80
B
Transferred to friends.
Improved.
Males.
20
34
25
35
34
39
29
20
30
36
46
25
Females.
21
2
...
3
3
6
4
1
1
...
6
4
Total.
22
36
25
38
37
45
33
21
31
36
52
29
Not
improved.
Males.
23
2
1
2
1
11
1
1
2
1
6
3
Females.
24
...
...
1 1
2
...
...
1
...
...
...
Total.
25
2
1
3
2
13
1
1
3
1
6
3
C
Otherwise.
Males.
26
5
4
4
2
4
4
8
8
6
12
5
Females.
27
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
1
1
Total.
28
5
4
4
2
4
4
9
8
6
13
6
C½
Transferred
to other
asylums.
Males.
29
...
...
...
1
39
10
32
...
...
...
...
Females.
30
...
...
...
...
7
...
...
...
...
...
...
Total.
31
...
...
...
1
46
10
32
...
...
...
...
D
Total.
Males.
32
115
104
112
113
111
108
98
159
97
143
100
Females.
33
18
19
20
10
18
22
19
32
17
20
18
Total.
34
133
123
132
129
129
130
117
191
114
163
118
YEAR.
1884 ...
1885 ...
1886 ...
1887 ...
1888 ...
1889 ...
1890 ...
1891 ...
1892 ...
1893 ...
1894 ...
Died.
Males.
35
65
59
64
69
60
70
62
60
78
65
58
Females.
36
22
14
21
17
14
17
8
20
6
12
17
Total.
37
87
73
85
86
74
87
70
80
84
77
75
Remaining on
31st December.
M ales.
38
730
757
755
729
758
782
810
771
753
720
726
Females.
39
189
198
201
193
199
205
211
192
198
l96
197
Total.
40
919
955
956
922
957
987
1,021
963
951
916
923
Daily average strength.
Males.
41
727.69
745.78
764.12
746.15
739.49
769.35
797.18
792.31
764.60
730.61
719.43
Females.
42
193.27
193.84
199.78
196 96
198.31
203.28
210.12
205.06
195.98
201.40
195.90
Total.
43
920.96
939.62
963.9
943.11
932.80
972.63
1,007.30
997.37
960.58
932.01
915.33
Daily average
sick.
Males.
44
35.32
29.28
29.65
36.78
31.99
56.05
46.17
41.05
45.07
34.90
41.79
Females.
45
9.38
6.1
6.56
9.49
10.18
13.50
11.83
18.64
8.99
14.35
13.62
Total.
46
44.7
35.38
36.21
46.27
42.17
69.55
58.
59.69
54.06
49.25
55.41
PERCENTAGE TO—
Daily average strength.
A
Cured.
Males.
47
10.16
9.92
9.29
10.18
7.7
9.61
8.65
15.01
7.06
10.81
9.31
Females.
48
8.27
9.8
8.01
6.09
5.17
8.85
8.09
14.62
8.67
6.45
6.63
Total.
49
9.77
9.89
9.02
9.33
7.18
9.45
8.53
14.93
7.39
9.87
8.74
B
Died.
Males.
50
8.93
7.91
8.37
9.24
8.11
9.09
7.77
7.57
10.20
8.89
8.06
Females.
51
11.38
722
10.51
8.63
7.24
8.36
3.80
975
3.06
5.95
8.67
Total.
52
9.44
7.76
8.81
9.11
7.93
8.94
6.94
8.02
8.74
8.26
8.19
Admissions.
C
Cured.
Males.
53
39.78
38.94
40.8
48.71
28.5
36.63
3670
66.11
34.39
45.14
40.85
Females.
54
34.78
45.23
36.36
48.
26.31
40.
51.51
90.90
58.62
43.33
36.11
Total.
55
38.79
40.08
39.9
48.62
28.15
37.25
38.91
69.95
38.17
41.87
40.
D
Died.
Males.
56
34.94
31.05
36.78
44.23
30.
34.65
32.97
33.33
49.68
37.14
35.36
Females.
57
47.82
33.33
47.72
68.
36.84
37.77
24.24
60.60
20.69
40.
47.22
Total.
58
37.5
31.46
38.99
47.51
31.09
35.22
31.67
37.55
45.16
37.56
37.5
N.B.—The totals of columns 14,15, 16, 32, 33, and 34 are exclusive of transfers from one asylum to the other.
The following are the results of 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 ... ...
1893.
951
205
1,156
92
52
6
13
77
240
916
932
1894.
916
200
1,116
80
29
3
6
75
193
923
915
There was thus an increase of 7 patients at the end of the year, a
decrease of 5 in the admissions, of 2 in the deaths, of 45 in the discharges
otherwise than by death, and of 17 in the daily average strength. The pro-
portion of criminal to non-criminal lunatics on 31st December was 50.16 as
compared with 48.58 in 1893.