REPORT ON THE TEZPUR LUNATIC ASYLUM.
9
there
urther
ler,
Total.
13
6
23
Liose of I
iS were
to the
e been I
tnigra-
mities.
•ought
tsound
l9/>. I would here again beg to repeat the remarks I made in my last report on
the unsatisfactory manner in which the papers sent with the insanes are filled in, I feel
Wstilicd in calling attention to this again, as in numerous instances I have obtained much
information from Deputy-Commissioners on special application made by me, which showed
that the descriptive-roll had been filled in in a perfunctory manner, and without any
inquiry having been made.
20. Sickness, eye. (Statement No. 8.
Remaining
Admitted
Discharged cured ...
Total
J5
otherwise
Died ...
Remaining
Male.
Q
O
64
67
58
3
1
5
laic.
Total.
• • •
3
33
97
33
100
26
84
3
6
1
2
3
8
The percentages of admissions and deaths of average strength during 187G, 1877,
and 1878 were as follows :—
Years
Admissions.
Male.
Female.
Total.
Deaths.
Male.
Female.
Total.
1876 (only nine months) but corrected for twelve.
1877
>me or
ith the
1878
393-2
208-9
3G3-G
2G-7
56-15
241-3
78-6
2-28-1
39-52
26-21
222-G
283-7
239-9
3-49
8-59
34-14
36-6
4-94
>
Judging by admissions, the sickness during the year 1878 was rather more severe
than in 1877, though still very much under that of 1876, when the necessary corrections
are made for that year, during nine months only of which the Asylum was open. It must
)e observed, however, that such a ratio as this corrected one is deceptive, inasmuch as for
the most healthy months of the year (January to March) a ratio is added, which is derived
from hospital admissions of the most unhealthy months.
owing'
lity of
o what
>e were
t, this
ot that
te and
sanity,
shows
;ase of
ancho-
ia, one
tvoman
mitted
.mitted
ssigncd
3 in 2
.signed
y was
21. The Sanitary Commissioner, in commenting upon my report for 1877, seems to
have thought that I was not aware of the necessity of making such corrections when
I comparing periods of unequal length. 1 have simply to refer to para. 42 of that year's
report to show that this was not the case.
HThe excessive sickness was entirely due to the increased number of cases amongst
the women, for the ratio amongst men was somewhat less, whilst amongst the women it
was two or three times as great as in 1877, and even exceeded the corrected ratio for 1876.
the cause of this unhealthincss amongst the women may be ascribed in great part to the
greater dampness of their barracks, and to the temporary overcrowding which I mentioned
hefore. Curiously enough, the same higher sick-rate amongst women has been found to be
the case in jail. In one particular point, however, the sick-rate of the two years has
differed immensely, for, whereas in 1877 the number of serious cases admitted w r as very
large, and the death-rate high, in 1878 the majority of the cases were so mild in nature
that they would not have been admitted into hospital in any other institution but a
Lunatic Asylum, and the deaths were few.
Amongst lunatics, few as a rule can or will give any account of themselves; thus,
strict supervision has to be kept over them, and the slightest departures from health
treated as sickness in hospital.
22. The daily average sick for the three years was as follows :—
Years.
Male.
Female.
Total.
1870 (corrected)
2'92
116
4-08
1877
515
0-85
6'0
1878
4-39
1-84
0-23
The daily average for the year 1878 exceeded that of either of the other two years,
Out this depended much on the fact that in numerous instances individuals have been kept
Under observation for lengthened periods on account of ainemia, &c, of former year's origin,