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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 1897, and ten previous years.
YEAR.
1
1887 ...
1888 ...
1889 ...
1890 ...
1891 ...
1892 ...
1893 ...
1894 ...
1895 ...
1896 ...
1897 ...
Remained
on 1st Janu-
ary.
Males.
2
755
729
758
782
810
771
753
720
726
726
727
Females.
3
201
193
199
205
211
192
198
196
197
195
191
Total.
4
956
922
957
987
1,021
963
951
916
923
921
918
Admitted.
Males.
5
144
177
182
168
164
134
154
148
144
133
160
Females.
6
24
37
43
31
33
24
27
32
18
23
23
Total.
7
168
214
225
199
197
158
181
180
162
156
183
Re-admitted.
Males.
8
12
23
20
20
16
23
21
16
20
24
17
Females.
9
1
1
2
2
...
5
3
4
2
1
1
Total.
10
13
24
22
22
16
28
24
20
22
25
18
Received by
transfer.
Males.
11
1
39
10
32
...
...
...
...
...
...
34
Females.
12
...
7
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
4
Total.
13
1
46
10
32
...
...
...
...
...
...
38
Total
population.
Males.
14
911
929
960
970
990
928
928
884
890
883
904
Females.
15
226
231
244
238
244
221
228
232
217
219
215
Total.
16
1,137
1,160
1,204
1,208
1,234
1,149
1,156
1,116
1,107
1,102
1,119
DISCHARGED.
A
Cured.
Males.
17
76
57
74
69
119
54
79
67
72
53
60
Females.
18
12
10
18
17
30
17
13
13
9
8
4
Total.
19
88
67
92
86
149
71
92
80
81
61
64
B
Transferred to friends.
Improved.
Males.
20
34
39
29
20
30
36
46
25
21
26
21
Females.
21
3
6
4
1
1
...
6
4
1
1
2
Total.
22
37
45
33
21
31
36
52
29
22
27
23
Not
improved.
Males.
23
1
11
1
1
2
1
6
3
...
2
7
Females.
24
1
2
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
1
Total.
25
2
13
1
1
3
1
6
3
...
2
8
C
Otherwise.
Males.
26
2
4
4
8
8
6
12
5
8
2
11
Females.
27
...
...
...
1
...
...
1
1
...
2
...
Total.
28
2
4
4
9
8
6
13
6
8
4
11
C½
Transferred
to other
Asylums.
Males.
29
1
39
10
32
...
...
...
...
...
...
34
Females.
30
...
7
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
4
Total.
31
1
46
10
32
...
...
...
...
...
...
38
D
Total.
Males.
32
113
111
108
98
159
97
143
100
101
83
99
Females.
33
16
18
22
19
32
17
20
18
10
11
7
Total.
34
129
129
130
117
191
114
163
118
111
94
106
YEAR.
1887 ...
1888 ...
1889 ...
1890 ...
1891 ...
1892 ...
1893 ...
1894 ...
1895 ...
1896 ...
1897 ...
Died.
Males.
35
69
60
70
62
60
78
65
58
63
73
70
Females.
36
17
14
17
8
20
6
12
17
12
17
20
Total.
37
86
74
87
70
80
84
77
75
75
90
90
Remaining on
31st December.
Males.
38
729
758
782
810
771
753
720
726
726
727
735
Females.
39
193
199
205
211
192
198
196
197
195
191
188
Total.
40
922
957
987
1,021
963
951
916
923
921
918
923
Daily average strength.
Males.
41
746.15
739.49
769.35
797.18.
792.31
764.60
730.61
719.43
723.16
725.89
739.06
Females.
42
196.96
193.31
203.28
210.12
205.06
195.98
201.40
195.90
196.09
188.52
188.30
Total.
43
943.11
932.80
972.63
1,007.30
997.37
960.58
932.01
915.33
919.25
914.41
927.36
Daily average
sick.
Males.
44
36.78
31.99
56.05
46.17
41.05
45.07
34.90
41.79
48.05
67.25
95.86
Females.
45
9.49
10.18
13.50
11.83
18.64
8.99
14.35
13.62
10.76
17.39
32.71
Total.
46
46.27
42.17
69.55
58.
59.69
54.06
49.25
55.41
58.81
84.64
128.57
PERCENTAGE TO—
Daily average strength.
A
Cured.
Males.
47
10.18
7.7
9.61
8.65
15.01
7.06
10.81
9.31
9.95
7.30
8.11
Females.
48
6.09
5.17
8.85
8.09
14.62
8.67
6.45
6.63
4.58
4.24
2.12
Total.
49
9.33
7.18
9.45
8.53
14.93
7.39
9.87
8.74
8.81
6.67
6.90
B
Died.
Males.
50
9.24
8.11
9.09
7.77
7.57
10.20
8.89
8.06
8.71
10.05
9.47
Females.
51
8.63
7.24
8.36
3.80
9.75
3.06
5.95
8.67
6.11
9.01
10.62
Total.
52
9.11
7.93
8.94.
6.94
8.02
8.74
8.26
8.19
8.15
9.84
9.70
Admissions.
C
Cured.
Males.
53
48.71
28.5
36.63
36.70
66.11
34.39
45.14
40.85
43.90
33.75
33.89
Females.
54
48.
26.31
40.
51.51
90.90
58.62
43.33
36.11
45.
33.33
16.66
Total.
55
48.62
28.15
37.25
38.91
69.95
38.17
44.87
40.
44.02
33.70
31.84
D
Died.
Males.
56
44.23
30.
34.65
32.97
33.33
49.68
37.14
35.36
38.47
46.49
39.54
Females.
57
68.
36.84
37.77
24.24
60.60
20.69
40.
47.22
60.
70.83
83.83
Total.
58
47.52
31.06
35.21
31.62
37.55
45.16
37.56
37.5
40.76
49.72
44.77
N.B.—The totals of columns 14, 15, 16, 32, 33 and 34 are exclusive of transfers from one Asylum to the other.
The results for the last two years are summarised below:—
Remained on 1st January ... ...
Admitted and re-admitted ... ...
Total ...
Discharged cured ... ...
„
improved ... ...
„
not improved ... ...
„
otherwise ... ...
Died
...
...
...
Total ...
Remaining on 31st December
...
...
Daily average strength
...
...
1896.
921
181
1,102
61
27
2
4
90
184
918
914
1897.
918
201
1,119
64
23
8
11
90
196
923
927
It will be seen that there was an increase of 20 in the number of admis-
sions, of 3 in the number discharged cured, of 6 in the number of not improved