15
Ages of insanes.
14. The majority of ages of those admitted ranged between 20 and
40, numbering 27. Above 40 there were 7 and
under 20, 6 patients.
Causes of insanity.
15. In many instances no accurate history of the patient can be learnt.
Of 26 males and 2 females admitted in 1877 the
causes of insanity were unknown. Statement No. 7
General health.
shows the causes as far as could be ascertained.
16. I may say that the general health of the patients has been remark-
ably good. Two fatal cases of malignant cholera
occurred in July last, within twenty days of each
other, the cause being unassignable, nor did the disease show any tendency
to spread.
Details of treated.
17. Of these, 20 were discharged cured, viz., 17 males and 3 females.
Five males showed an improvement and were made
over to their friends, 7 had to be classed under
headings different to those under which they were admitted, viz., 6 males and
1 female. Six patients died, 5 males and 1 female. There remained on 31st
December 51 males and 15 females, a total of 66. The total treated shows
an increase of 15 over that of the previous year.
Length of residence and
age of those who recovered
and died.
18. The average residence of those who recovered during the year was
6 months, the maximum being 1 year 6 months, the
minimum 1 month ; their average ages were 34
years. The average residence of those who died
was 51/2 years, the maximum being 20 years, the
minimum 10 days; their average ages being 40 years.
Employment.
19. The average number of lunatics employed during the year was
53, viz., 38 males and 15 females, being a slight in-
crease in number above that of last year. The men
have been employed in gardening, the women in grinding corn.
Cost of each patient.
20. The cost of each patient amounted to Rs. 141-4-8, or less by Rs.
3-14-2 than in 1876. Owing to the prevailing scar-
city last year, the diets show a slight increase, while
all other items show a decrease. Table 9 gives a statement of this.
Receipts and expenditure.
21. The cash receipts during the year amounted to Rs. 9,931-13-1, of
which Rs. 9,411-4-1 were drawn from the Trea-
sury, Rs. 520-9-0 showing the amount realized by the
sale of garden produce, corn grinding, and receipts from a paying patient. Of
the above sum Rs. 492-6-0 were paid into the Treasury as the amount realiz-
ed from labour, &c. The balance of Rs. 28-3-0 was expended for garden
and contingencies. The balance of Rs. 8,918-14-1 was the net expenditure
for the year, or Rs. 63-13-9 in excess of the net expenditure of last year;
this excess being due, in a great measure, to the enhanced price of food dur-
ing 1877. Not having yet been informed of the actual amount to be charged
for water supplied for the last four months under the new system introduced
by the Irrigation Department, this item, which would have shown an excess
of net expenditure, must be included in the report for the current year
when the sanction of Government has been obtained for payment of the same
Visitors.
22. The visitors regularly inspected the asylum every month, and their
remarks were invariably favourable ; there were no
escapes or irregularities during the year, and the
conduct of the establishment has been good.