LUNATIC ASYLUMS OF BENGAL.
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remarkable that at Berhampore influenza was confined to females, while in the
previous year males only suffered. The Superintendent can assign no reason
for this. With these exceptions, there was no serious epidemic disease.
Table showing the Mortality among the general Population.
NAMES OF
LOCALITIES.
Calcuttat † ... ...
Dacca
...
...
Patna
...
...
Cuttack
...
...
Berhampore ...
Popula-
tion
(accord-
ing to
the census
of 1891).
681,560
118,408
165,192
47,186
23,515
Fever.
1890.
6,792
634
875
222
179
1891.
7,851
610
1,095
240
304
Bowel-complaints.
1890.
2,759
268
296
48
55
*1891.
2,716
238
246
100
57
Cholera.
1890.
1,879
213
671
64
67
1891.
2,955
263
551
23
180
Total deaths from
all causes.
1890.
20,368
1,836
2,617
739
578
1891.
21,517
1,812
2,929
872
882
Ratio per 1,000 of
population.‡
1890.
29.88
15.50
15.84
15.66
24.58
1891.
31.57
15.30
17.73
18.48
37.50
* Dysentery and diarrhœa.
† Including amalgamated area of Suburbs.
‡ Death-rates have been calculated on the census figures of 1891.
Table showing Sickness and Mortality in the Jails near which the Asylums are situated.
Anæmia and debility ...
Cholera
...
...
...
Diarrhœa and dysentery
Fevers
...
...
...
Pneumonia
...
...
Phthisis
...
...
Other diseases ... ...
Total
...
Daily average strength
Daily average sick ...
PRESIDENCY
JAIL.
1890.
Total treated.
21
1
123
408
4
20
399
976
Died.
4
...
11
4
2
6
12
39
1,174.46
31.64
1891.
Total treated.
11
1
120
431
7
12
386
968
Died.
5
...
4
8
1
4
16
38
1,204.11
28.11
ALIPORE JAIL.
1890.
Total treated.
60
4
323
738
43
22
1,027
2,217
Died.
7
3
13
7
13
13
10
66
1,746.57
82.05
1891.
Total treated.
61
1
321
611
53
20
1,117
2,184
Died.
3
...
10
13
17
10
16
69
1,752.65
99.22
DACCA JAIL.
1890.
Total treated.
12
1
637
590
9
2
795
2,046
Died.
1
...
20
7
5
...
5
38
877.96
56.73
1891.
Total treated.
24
...
590
702
11
6
1,121
2,454
Died.
3
...
18
2
3
5
13
44
1,075.33
77.73
PATNA JAIL.
1890.
Total treated.
2
...
45
113
7
1
119
287
Died.
...
...
1
1
...
...
1
3
218.13
7.14
1891.
Total treated.
2
...
10
103
2
9
60
186
Died.
...
...
1
...
...
2
...
3
232.58
6.25
CUTTACK
JAIL.
1890.
Total treated.
15
...
167
99
3
1
90
375
Died.
1
...
1
...
1
1
2
6
233.78
12.20
1891.
Total treated.
2
...
163
199
5
...
89
458
Died.
...
...
...
...
1
...
3
4
269.51
13.53
BERHAMPORE
JAIL.
1890.
Total treated.
7
...
63
83
2
3
138
296
Died.
...
2
...
1
1
1
2
7
219.11
9.52
1891.
Total treated.
19
4
80
144
2
2
158
409
Died.
...
2
...
1
...
...
...
3
220.86
11.12
17. At Cuttack cholera, small-pox, and measles were prevalent in the town,
but no case occurred in the asylum. At Dacca there was a larger prevalence
of fevers both in the jail and district population, and in the asylum these
gave rise to more admissions. At Dullunda the general health of the asylum
was good and was free from chicken-pox, which was prevalent to some extent
in the neighbouring jails. As regards Berhampore, influenza was prevalent
in the jail, and although cholera appeared in the jail, there was none in the
asylum. Fevers and cholera were also prevalent in the district.
18. Mortality.—The mortality in the asylums, although larger than last
year, was only 8.02 per cent., against 6.94 in 1890 for the whole province.
This rate is smaller than what obtains in the county asylums in England.
Berhampore shows 6.77 per cent.
Dullunda
„ 7.27 „
Patna
„ 7.86 „
Dacca
„ 8.86 „
Cuttack
„ 15.68 „
The highest percentage of deaths occurred at Cuttack, where there was a
smaller average number in confinement. The death-rate of any one year cannot,
therefore, be taken for comparison, but the average of a series of years; for
instance, the mortality of this asylum was only 7.79 in 1890 and 4.07 in 1889,
while the average of the ten years, commencing from 1881, was 9.47.
19. Injuries and accidents.—At Dullunda there were three trivial accidents.
At Dacca there were two contused wounds caused by two lunatics fighting
with each other; one fracture of ulna caused accidentally; two dislocations of
the shoulder, one in a woman who had repeatedly dislocated her shoulder
spontaneously, and one in a man who fell in the asylum accidentally; one
dislocation of radius done by a keeper twisting a refractory patient's arm ;
one sprain of knee-joint caused accidentally; one fracture of the ribs.