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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 1896 and ten previous years.
YEAR.
1
1886 ...
1887 ...
1888 ...
1889 ...
1890 ...
1891 ...
1892 ...
1893 ...
1894 ...
1895 ...
1896 ...
Remained
on 1st Janu-
ary.
Males.
2
757
755
729
758
782
810
771
753
720
726
726
Females.
3
198
201
193
199
205
211
192
198
196
197
195
Total.
4
955
956
922
957
987
1,021
963
951
916
923
921
Admitted.
Males.
5
159
144
177
182
168
164
134
154
148
144
133
Females.
6
41
24
37
43
31
33
24
27
32
18
23
Total.
7
200
168
214
225
199
197
158
181
180
162
156
Readmitted.
Males.
8
15
12
23
20
20
16
23
21
16
20
24
Females.
9
3
1
1
2
2
...
5
3
4
2
1
Total.
10
18
13
24
22
22
16
28
24
20
22
25
Received by
transfer.
Males.
11
...
1
39
10
32
...
...
...
...
...
...
Females.
12
...
...
7
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Total.
13
...
1
46
10
32
...
...
...
...
...
...
Total
population.
Males.
14
931
911
929
960
970
990
928
928
884
890
883
Females.
15
242
226
231
244
238
244
221
228
232
217
219
Total.
16
1,173
1,137
1,160
1,204
1,208
1,234
1,149
1,156
1,116
1,107
1,102
DISCHARGED.
A
Cured.
Males.
17
71
76
57
74
69
119
54
79
67
72
53
Females.
18
16
12
10
18
17
30
17
13
13
9
8
Total.
19
87
88
67
92
86
149
71
92
80
81
61
B
Transferred to friends.
Improved.
Males.
20
35
34
39
29
20
30
36
46
25
21
26
Females.
21
3
3
6
4
1
1
...
6
4
1
1
Total.
22
38
37
45
33
21
31
36
52
29
22
27
Not
improved.
Males.
23
2
1
11
1
1
2
1
6
3
...
2
Females.
24
1
1
2
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
Total.
25
3
2
13
1
1
3
1
6
3
...
2
C
Otherwise.
Males.
26
4
2
4
4
8
8
6
12
5
8
2
Females.
27
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
1
1
...
2
Total.
28
4
2
4
4
9
8
6
13
6
8
4
C½
Transferred
to other
asylums.
Males.
29
...
1
39
10
32
...
...
...
...
...
...
Females.
30
...
...
7
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Total.
31
...
1
46
10
32
...
...
...
...
...
...
D
Total.
Males.
32
112
113
111
108 98
159
97
143
100
101
83
Females.
33
20
16
18
22
19
32
17
20
18
10
11
Total.
34
132
129
129
130
117
191
114
163
118
111
94
YEAR.
1886 ...
1887 ...
1888 ...
1889 ..
1890 ...
1891 ...
1892 ...
1893 ...
1894 ...
1895 ...
1896 ...
Died.
Males.
35
64
69
60 70
62
60
78
65
58
63
73
Females.
36
21
17
14
17
8
20
6
12
17
12
17
Total.
37
85
86
74
87
70
80
84
77
75
75
90
Remaining on
31st December.
Males.
38
755
729
758
782
810
771
753
720
726
726
727
Females.
39
201
193
199
205
211
192
198
196
197
195
191
Total.
40
956
922
957
987
1,021
963
951
916
923
921
918
Daily average strength.
Males.
41
764.12
746.15
739.49
769.35
797.18
792.31
764.60
730.61
719.43
723.16
725.89
Females.
42
199.78
196.96
193.3l
203.28
210.12
205.06
195.98
201.40
195.90
196.09
188.52
Total.
43
963.9
943.11
932.80
972.63
1,007.30
997.37
960.58
932.01
915.33
919.25
914.41
Daily average
sick.
Males.
44
29.65
36.78
31.99
56.05
46.17
41.05
45.07
34.90
41.79
48.05
67.25
Females.
45
6.56
9.49
10.18
13.50
11.83
18.64
8.99
14.35
13.62
10.76
17.39
Total.
46
36.21
46.27
42.17
69.55
58.
59.69
54.06
49.25
55.41
58.81
84.64
PERCENTAGE TO—
Daily average strength.
A
Cured.
Males.
47
9.29
10.18
7.7
9.61
8.65
15.01
7.06
10.81
9.31
9.95
7.30
Females.
48
8.01
6.09
5.17
8.85
8.09
14.62
8.67
6.45
6.63
4.58
4.24
Total.
49
9.02
9.33
7.18
9.45
8.53
14.93
7.39
9.87
8.74
8.81
6.67
B
Died.
Males.
50
8.37
9.24
8.11
9.09
7.77
7.57
10.20
8.89
8.06
8.71
10.05
Females.
51
10.51
8.63
7.24
8.36
3.80
9.75
3.06
5.95
8.67
6.11
9.01
Total.
52
8.81
9.11
7.93
8.94
6.94
8.02
8.74
8.26
8.19
8.15
9.84
Admissions.
C
Cured.
Males.
53
40.8
48.71
28.5
36.63
36.70
66.11
34.39
45.14
40.85
43.90
33.75
Females.
54
36.36
48.
26.31
40.
51.51
90.90
58.62
43.33
36.11
45.
33.33
Total.
55
39.9
48.62
28.15
37.25
38.91
69.95
38.17
44.87
40.
44.02
33.70
D
Died.
Males.
56
36.78
44.23
30.
34.65
32.97
33.33
49.68
37.14
35.36
38.47
46.49
Females.
57
47.72
68.
36.84
37.77
24.24
60.60
20.69
40.
47.22
60.
70.83
Total.
58
38.99
47.51
31.09
35.22
31.67
37.55
45.16
37.56
37.5
40.76
49.72
N.B.—The totals of columns 14,15, 16, 32, 33 and 34 are exclusive of transfers from one asylum to the other.
The statement below gives the results for the last two years:—
Remained on 1st January ... ...
Admitted and re-admitted ... ...
Total ...
Discharged cured ... ...
„
improved ... ...
„
not improved ... ...
„
otherwise ... ...
Died ... ... ...
Total ...
Remaining on 31st December ...
Daily average strength ... ...
1895.
923
184
1,107
81
22
...
8
75
186
921
919
1896.
921
181
1,102
61
27
2
4
90
184
918
914
It will be seen that the total number remaining at the end of 1896 had
fallen by 3, that admissions were fewer by 3, that the number discharged