4
LUNATIC ASYLUMS OF BENGAL.
up of cases transferred to jail as sane on admission, to stand their trial, &c.
The increase at Patna was due to a larger proportion of recoveries. The figures
of the other asylums are too small to require comment. The usual table show-
ing proportion of recoveries to strength is given herewith: —
Dullunda ... ...
Dacca ... ...
Patna ... ...
Cuttack ... ...
Berhampore ...
Daily average strength.
1892.
1
257.26
236.71
244.61
19.27
202.73
1893.
2
247.13
234.91
227.21
18.68
204.08
Number of recoveries.
1892.
3
17
17
12
2
23
1893.
4
33
17
17
2
23
Percentage of recoveries
on daily average
strength.
1892.
5
6.60
7.18
4.90
10.37
11.34
1893
6
13.35
7.23
7.48
10.70
11.27
6. Accommodation.— Quarters were provided for 64 additional male lunatics
at Berhampore, and the following table shows the incidence of population on
accommodation in 1893: —
Table showing the relation of population to capacities of the asylums for 1893.
Dullunda
...
...
Dacca
...
...
Patna
...
...
Cuttack
...
...
Berhampore
...
Total ...
CAPACITY AT 50 SUPER-
FICIAL, SQUARE FEET.
Males.
1
240
217
206
42
211
916
Females.
2
55
37
56
7
62
217
Total.
3
295
254
262
40
273
1,133
MAXIMUM NUMBER CON-
----- IN ANY ONE
NIGHT.
Males.
4
217
199
182
17
152
767
Females.
5
50
45
51
2
61
209
Total.
6
267
244
233
19
213
976
AVERAGE DAILY NUMBER
CONFINED.
Males.
7
199.69
191.54
176.30
16.68
146.4
730.61
Females.
8
47.44
43.37
50.91
2.00
57.68
201.40
Total.
9
247.13
234.91
227.21
18.68
204.08
932.01
EXCESS OF AVERAGE
STRENGTH OVER CAPA-
CITY.
Males.
10
...
...
...
...
...
...
Females.
11
...
6.37
...
...
...
...
Total.
12
...
...
...
...
...
...
There was considerable overcrowding in the female wards at Dacca,
amounting, at times, to over 20 per cent. on the capacity. The Superintendent
reports that it did not cause inconvenience or affect the health of the lunatics;
but as it seems likely to continue, it would be very desirable that the accom-
modation should be increased, permanent overcrowding being a very certain,
though very insidious, cause of disease.
7. Statement II.— Criminal lunatics.
Table of Criminal Lunatics in the Native Asylums of Bengal for the year 1893 and ten
previous years.
YEAR.
1
1883
...
1884
...
1885
...
1886
...
1887
...
1888
...
1889
...
1890
...
1891
...
1892 ...
...
REMAINING
ON 1ST
JANUARY.
Males.
2
291
332
332
349
360
319
377
394
414
401
395
Females.
3
27
27
31
38
37
35
41
46
61
48
54
Total.
4
318
359
363
387
397
384
418
440
465
449
449
ADMITTED.
Males.
5
85
65
81
74
73
85
86
75
69
70
83
Females.
6
8
9
12
7
7
14
10
13
11
9
4
Total.
7
93
74
93
81
80
99
96
88
80
79
87
RE-ADMIT-
TED.
Males.
8
12
10
10
10
9
20
10
10
11
14
15
Females.
9
...
2
1
2
1
...
2
1
...
5
1
Total.
10
12
12
11
12
10
20
12
11
11
19
16
TOTAL
Males.
11
388
407
423
433
442
454
473
479
494
485
493
Females.
12
35
38
44
47
45
49
53
60
62
62
59
DISCHARGED,
TRANSFER-
RED, &c.
Total.
13
423
445
467
480
487
503
526
539
556
547
552
Males.
14
44
56
46
54
67
56
48
42
72
58
75
Females.
15
6
5
4
6
8
5
5
8
11
7
6
Total.
16
50
61
50
60
75
61
53
50
83
65
81
DIED
Males.
17
12
19
28
19
26
21
31
23
21
32
24
Females.
18
2
2
2
4
2
3
2
1
3
1
2
Total.
19
14
21
30
23
28
24
33
24
24
33
26
REMAINING
ON 31st
DECEMBER.
Males.
20
332
332
349
360
349
377
394
414
401
395
394
Females.
21
27
31
38
37
35
41
40
51
48
54
51
Total.
22
359
363
387
397
384
418
440
465
449
449
445
DAILY AVERAGE
STRENGTH.
Males.
23
314.52
301.81
336.74
359.2
355.57
356.96
380.33
394.36
402.37
394.73
389.09
Females.
24
28.3
30.24
36.22
37.45
35.31
35.60
44.17
48.85
48.52
50.04
52.33
Total.
25
342.82
332.05
372.96
396.65
390.88
392.56
424.50
443.21
450.89
444.77
441.42