2
LUNATIC ASYLUMS OF BENGAL.
Statement showing the total Admissions, Discharges, &c., of Lunatics in all the Native Asylums of Bengal during
the year 1892 and ten previous years.
YEAR.
1
1882 ...
1883 ...
1884 ...
1885 ...
1886 ...
1887 ...
1888 ...
1889 ...
1890 ...
1891 ...
1892 ...
Remained
on 1st Janu-
ary.
Males.
2
673
663
724
730
757
755
729
758
782
810
771
Females.
3
195
186
183
189
198
201
193
199
205
211
192
Total.
4
868
849
907
919
955
956
922
957
987
1,021
963
Admitted.
Males.
5
144
184
166
174
159
144
177
182
168
164
134
Females.
6
21
25
42
40
41
24
37
43
31
33
24
Total.
7
165
209
208
214
200
168
214
225
199
197
158
Re-admitted.
Males.
8
20
23
20
16
15
12
23
20
20
16
23
Females.
9
3
...
4
2
3
1
1
2
2
...
5
Total.
10
23
23
24
18
18
13
24
22
22
16
28
Received by
transfer.
Males.
11
...
...
...
...
...
1
39
10
32
...
...
Females.
12
...
...
...
...
...
...
7
...
...
...
...
Total.
13
...
...
...
...
...
1
46
10
32
...
...
Total
population.
Males.
14
837
870
910
920
931
911
929
960
970
990
928
Females.
15
219
211
229
231
242
226
231
244
238
244
221
Total.
16
1,056
1,081
1,139
1,151
1,173
1,137
1,160
1,204
1,208
1,234
1,149
DISCHARGED.
A
Cured.
Males.
17
66
77
74
74
71
76
57
74
69
119
54
Females.
18
17
13
16
19
16
12
10
18
17
30
17
Total.
19
83
90
90
93
87
88
67
92
86
149
71
B
Transferred to friends.
Improved.
Males.
20
30
23
34
25
35
34
39
29
20
30
36
Females.
21
4
4
2
...
3
3
6
4
1
1
...
Total.
22
34
27
36
25
38
37
45
33
21
31
36
Not
improved.
Males.
23
1
1
2
1
2
1
11
1
1
2
1
Females.
24
...
...
...
...
1
1
2
...
...
1
...
Total.
25
1
1
2
1
3
2
13
1
1
3
1
C
Otherwise.
Males.
26
1
4
5
4
4
2
4
4
8
8
6
Females.
27
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
Total.
28
2
4
5
4
4
2
4
4
9
8
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
112
105
115
104
112
113
111
108
98
159
97
Females.
33
30
17
18
19
20
16
18
22
19
32
17
Total.
34
142
122
133
123
132
129
129
130
117
191
114
YEAR.
1882...
1883...
1884...
1885...
1886...
1887...
1888...
1889...
1890...
1891...
1892...
Died.
Males.
35
76
41
65
59
64
69
60
70
62
60
78
Females.
36
11
11
22
14
21
17
14
17
8
20
6
Total.
37
87
52
87
73
85
86
74
87
70
80
84
Remaining on
31st December.
Males.
38
663
724
730
757
755
729
758
782
810
771
753
Females.
39
186
183
189
198
201
193
199
205
211
192
198
Total.
40
849
907
919
955
956
922
957
987
1,021
963
951
Daily average strength.
Males.
41
676.11
691.67
727.69
745.78
764.12
746.15
739.49
769.35
797.18
792.31
764.60
Females.
42
191.01
187.
193.27
193.84
199.78
196.96
193.31
203.28
210.12
205.06
195.98
Total.
43
867.12
878.67
920.96
939.62
963.9
943.11
932.80
972.63
1,007.30
997.37
960.58
Daily average
sick.
Males.
44
25.73
26.92
35.32
29.28
29.65
36.78
31.99
56.05
46.17
41.05
45.07
Females.
45
5.35
7.39
9.38
6.1
6.56
9.49
10.18
13.50
11.83
18.64
8.99
Total.
46
31.08
34.31
44.7
35.38
36.21
46.27
42.17
69.55
58.
59.69
54.06
PERCENTAGE TO—
Daily average strength.
A
Cured.
Males.
47
9.76
11.13
10.16
9.92
9.29
10.18
7.7
9.61
8.65
15.01
7.06
Females.
48
8.9
6.95
8.27
9.8
8.01
6.09
5.17
8.85
8.09
14.62
8.67
Total.
49
9.57
10.24
9.77
9.89
9.02
9.33
7.18
9.45
8.53
14.93
7.39
B
Died.
Males.
50
11.24
5.93
8.93
7.91
8.37
9.24
8.11
9.09
7.77
7.57
10.20
Females.
51
5.75
5.88
11.38
7.22
10.51
8.63
7.24
8.36
3.80
9.75
3.06
Total.
52
10.03
5.92
9.44
7.76
8.81
9.11
7.93
8.94
6.94
8.02
8.74
Admission.
C
Cured.
Males.
53
40.24
37.19
39.78
38.94
40.8
48.71
28.5
36.63
36.70
66.11
34.39
Females.
54
70.83
52.
34.78
45.23
36.36
48.
26.31
40.
51.51
90.90
58.62
Total.
55
44.14
38.79
38.79
40.08
39.9
48.62
28.15
37.25
38.91
69.95
38.17
D
Died.
Males.
56
46.34
19.8
34.94
31.05
36.78
44.23
30.
34.65
32.97
33.33
49.68
Females.
57
45.83
44.
47.82
33.33
47.72
68.
36.84
37.77
24.24
60.60
20.69
Total.
58
46.27
22.41
37.5
31.46
38.99
47.51
31.09
35.22
31.67
37.55
45.16
N.B.—The totals of columns 14,15,16,32, 33 and 34 are exclusive of transfers from one asylum to the other.
The figures of the past two years are as follow:—
Remaining on 1st January
...
...
Admitted and re-admitted
...
...
Total ...
Discharged cured
...
...
...
„
improved
... ... ...
„
not improved
...
...
„
otherwise
...
... ...
Died
... ... ... ...
Total ...
Remaining on 31st December
...
...
The daily average strength was
...
...
1891.
1,021
213
1,234
149
31
3
8
80
271
963
997
1892.
963
186
1,149
71
36
1
6
84
198
951
960
Thus there were 58 fewer patients remaining in confinement in all the
asylums on the 1st January ; and 27 fewer admitted and re-admitted than in
1891. The proportion of non-criminal to criminal lunatics stands as follows:—
Number of criminal lunatics in confinement
on the 31st December was—
1891.
449
1892.
449
Number of non-criminal lunatics in con-
finement on the 31st December was—
1891.
514
1892.
502
Decrease.
12