TtEPORT ON THE TEZrUR LUNATIC ASYLUM.
16. Types of insanity (Statement No. 6).—To furnish any useful information under this heading
it will bo necessary to give the total number admitted under each form of insanity during the past
five years:—
187G.
1S77.
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17. Alleged causes of insanity (Statement No. 7).—In the case of those admitted during the past
year the alleged causes were:—Ganja 9, spirit 2, grief 2, epilepsy 1, and for 8 the causes are not
known. Since the Asylum was established 44 were admitted whose insanity was supposed to bo due
to the excessive use of ganja (30), spirit (11), opium (o); of the remainder, in 10 the cause has been
attributed to grief, in 8 epilepsy, in 2 to fever, and in 2 to jealousy,—of the remaining 74 the cause is not
know. Among the majority the insanity is of a chronic character, and it would be rather a difficult
matter for despatching officers to give any very valuable information in the forms sent with the
insanes.
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18. Sickness and Mortality (Statement No. 8):—■
Halo.
Female
Total.
.Remaining
2
13
Admitted
21
9
30
Total
23
10
33
Discharged
18
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24
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1
1
Died
5
2
7
Remaining
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1
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Of the 66 lunatics confined during the year, 19 wero one or moro times in hospital; of these-
12 were admitted
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The percentage of admissions and deaths of avcrago strength has been—
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Establishmer
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Years.
Admissions.
Deaths.
Male.
187G
393-2
1877
241-3
1878
222-6
1879
188-07
1880
G8-9
Female.
2G8-9
78-6
283-9
209-5
58-5
Total.
3G3-G
228-1
2099
1948
654
Male.
19-73
39-52
3-49
G-37
19-42
The daily average of sick for the five years was as follows:—
Malo.
187G (9 months)
2'92
1877
515
1878
4-39
1879
2-54
1880
0-83
Female.
42-14
2G-2
8-59
6-96
12-98
Fomalo.
1-16
0-85
1-84
176
0-40
Total.
25-8
36-6
4-94
G-5G
15-2G
Total.
408
60
6-23
430
1-23
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19. Tho admissions into hospital wero much fewer than in 1879, vi~., 33 against 89. The above
tables show that while tho actual number sick was very much less than in any of tho preceding years,
tho death-rate greatly exceeded that of either 1879 or 1878, though not nearly as high as it was during
the first two years of the Asylum's existence. The reversed positions taken up in 1880 by tho figures of
admissions to hospital and doaths, as compared with 1879, is not that in ono year moro than another
greater caro was shown in the selection of those fit for hospital, but is to a great extent duo to tho fact
that out of 7 weakly subjects whom 1 mentioned in last year's report as having contributed moro than
half of tho average number sick, 5 (4 males and 1 female) have died during tho year under review,
(1 recovered and 1 is still in hospital). While these chronic cases increased tho sick list for 1879 they
swelled tho death-rate for 1880. At tho same time there has during the past year been a great falling
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