REPORT ON THE TEZPUR LUNATIC ASYLUM.
3, was sent to
but improved
six days.
at part of tho
le dispensary
e.
these—
>hs to average
Total.
1351
2195
912
3
3
1
1
Hal.
■27
•13
•32
21
4
2
1
1
1
9
1
4
3
2
19
2
1
1
1
]
1
1
2
1
8
1
88
ril 1876. Thi»
id symptoms ot
lavities in both j
e mania. W ;1?
follows: greatly
>d slightly froml
Yrtem,—Greatly
emaciated, all cicatrices in apices of both lungs and both pleura? thickened and adhere
in almost their whole extent.
(3) PHTHISIS.-Makunda, age 38. Disease melancholia. Admitted on 1st May 1884 in a bad
state of health, anaemic, suffers from cough, &c. Died on 2nd June 1884. Post-mor-
tem.— Both lungs greatly diseased, cavities full of nasty-smelling debris in the apices.
Pleura? adherent over whole extent. Liver enlarged, fatty. Spleen enlarged, triable.
(4) CHOLERA.—Jatho Sang, age 40. Disease melancholia. Attempted to commit suicide.
Was admitted on 29th September 1883 in good health. Was attacked with choleia
on 24th June, and died after a few hours' illness. No post-mortem.
(5) GENERAL DEBILITY AND CHRONIC DYSENTERY, PHTHISIS.—Name unknown, age probably
40. Admitted on 6th June in a greatly emaciated state, with chronic dysentery and all
the signs of consumption. Refused food. Had to be fed by nutrient enemata and other
artificial means. Died on 5th August. Post-mortem.—Lungs greatly diseased, cavities
formed in apices, pleuritic adhesions over full extent of both lungs, lower bowel thickened
and ulcerated.
(6) PHTHISIS.—Mussamat Saropee, age 36. Disease melancholia. Admitted on 6th April
1878, suffered from cough for months, also from ague, dysentery and diarrhoea now and
then. Post-mortem.— Cavities in the lungs, chronic pleuritic adhesions.
(7) GENERAL DEBILITY.—Naseerah, age 24. Disease acute mania. Admitted on 9th Sep-
tember. Health improved after admission. On 17th November was attacked with
vomiting and purging, and died after a few hours' illness. Post-mortem.—Body ema-
ciated, whole of pleura of right side adherent to wall of chest. Stomach and intestines
literally filled with round worms.
(8) GENERAL DEBILITY.—Mussamat Bhogobati, age 37. Disease chronic mania. Admitted
on 13th November. Health bad. Seemed to improve at first, but on Nth December
was attacked with fever and diarrhoea. This was cured, but she refused food, and on
19th December died at 9 p.m, Post-mortem.—Body greatly emaciated, signs of chronic
pleurisy, otherwise nothing abnormal.
Tho most notable fact is the almost constant existence of chronic pleurisy in insane post-mortems.
This is due to the exposure m which they necessarily undergo before admission to the Asylum.
There is only one death from cholera this year. A short report on the cholera outbreak has been
appended.
17. CASH ACCOUNT (STATEMENT NO. 9).—The average cost per head of average daily population
was as follows:—
Establishment
j-.. ( Paid from treasury
ie ( From garden
Clothing and bedding
Contingencies proper
,,
of manufacture
Bazar medicines
Europe ditto
Work done by Public Works Department
,,
„ „ convict labour
Total
The increase per head of establishment is due to diminished population.
The cost of diet has been divided into two heads.—diet proper and tho value of vegetables from
the Asylum garden. In the Resolution on the Report of 1883,
Letter No. 288 (Home Department, Medical), paragraphs, the Chief Commissioner savs this should be omitted,
dated Simla, the 4thlAuguBt 1888, paragraph 6.
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.
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but the letter from boverument ot India on tbe previous years report
says it, should be included. The total cost per head is Rs. 10-3 8 under that of last year:—
The ordinary diet scale is the same as last year:—
Rice
11 chittacks per man per day.
Dhal
2
,,
„ „
„ „
Vegetables
B
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,, „
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3
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Onion
i
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Tamarind
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Masalla
%
,.
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Fi-h
3 chittacks when procurable.
Daln
2 ditto twice a week.
18. TnE INSANES ARE WEIGIIED EVERY MONTH.—Of those treated during the year from 1st
•January to 31st December the weight was—
January 1884
5,544 tbs.
December „
5,550 ,,
How many gained
44
Ditto
lost
35
Greatest gain
15 lbs.
Ditto loss
7
Rs. As. P.
65 12 9
42 13 9
11
6 1
4
8 9
4 14 10
0 12 5
0 12 1
0 12 1
1 13 11
1 13 5
135
8 1