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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DELHI LUNATIC ASYLUM,
FOR THE YEAR 1884.
Population.
EIGHTY-SEVEN
remained at the close of last year, sixty-two were admitted
and two re-admitted, making a total population of 151. Of
these, seventeen were discharged cured, ten were transferred
to friends, and six were discharged, proving not insane. One hundred remained
on the 31st December.
Sickness and mor-
tality.
2. There were 157 admissions into hospital; fever, dysentery, diarrhœa,
pneumonia, abscess, and debility causing the chief number of
admissions. The daily average sick was 5.97. There were
18 deaths, 2 from remittent fever, 1 from phthisis, 4 from meningitis, 5 from
pneumonia, 1 from pleurisy, 2 from diarrhœa, 2 from debility, and 1 from a
cut throat (when admitted). The year was specially unhealthy one. Lunatics
are extremely difficult patients to treat.
Return showing the daily average sick and mortality for the year 1884 and six
previous years.
YEARS.
1878
...
...
...
1879
...
...
...
1880
...
...
...
1881
...
...
...
1882
...
...
...
1883
...
...
...
1884
...
...
...
Daily average
strength.
97.42
82.30
71.22
73.48
71.69
88.40
96.38
Daily average
sick.
7.76
3.48
2.18
5.59
4.19
3.23
5.97
DEATHS.
21
16
8
11
10
8
18
Dry earth system.
3. Is carefully adhered to.
Criminal lunaties.
4. There were 11 remaining, 8 admitted, 1 was dis-
charged, being transferred to the jail on cure, and 1 died.
Typos of insanity,
5. Twenty-two were admitted from acute mania, 7 from chronic mania,
6 from melancholia, 9 from acute dementia, 8 from chronic
dementia, 5 from idiotcy, and 2 from monomania.
Habíb Shah, " the last of the Moghals, " was discharged quite sane ; the
story of his having seated himself on the Delhi throne appears to have spread
very far.
Imrit and Jumma both quite recovered. Old Roshan has taken to walk-
ing upright occasionally. Begam is getting very weak and feeble from old age.
There were a number of very violent cases admitted, and the destruction of
clothing was consequently very great. Musical instruments and cards are
supplied to those caring for them.
6. Physical—
Alleged causes.
Admitted.
Gánja ...
Heat ...
Epilepsy ...
Total Physical
Moral—
Grief ...
Fear ...
Loss of property
Total Moral
... 8
... 5
... 1
... 14
... 4
... 2
... 1
...
7
Discharged.
Gánja ...
Opium ...
Heat ...
Fever ...
Total Physical
Grief ...
Loss of property
Total Moral
... 4
... 1
... 2
... 1
... 8
... 1
... 1
... 2
19
7—
Cost per head.
Establishment ... ... ... ...
Diet ... ... ... ... ...
Clothing ... ... ... ...
Contingencies ... ... ... ...
Bazár Medicines ... ... ...
Total
...
...
Rs.
46
42
12
9
0
110
A.
4
5
9
1
2
6
P.
5
2
5
2
8
10
This is a reduction of Rs. 5-3-0 per head from last year. The item of
clothing and bedding has been expensive, as insanes, besides being very
filthy, are most destructive, and the daily average of the asylum was 12.89 over
that of last year, necessitating increased purchases.
There are now five looms worked by patients for the manufacture of
clothing, of which a double set has to be kept always in stock. Mr. Bernard,
since he has taken over charge, has paid particular attention to the manufactory,
and a further saving will be effected in 1885. Owing to Mr. Cousins' illness and
incapacity, very little clothing was made up in the asylum during the time he
held charge.
The feed of the garden bullocks has been extremely expensive for the
past two years, but last rains having been sufficient to grow jowár, there is now
enough charri to last six months, or more, and there has been a consequent
reduction under the head of contingencies.
8—
Money realized.
From Ajmere
...
...
...
„
Ráwalpindi ... ... ...
„
Jhallawar ... ... ...
Total
...
...
Rs.
440
101
15
557
A.
0
12
6
2
P.
0
1
3
4
Employment.
9. Twenty-two males employed daily on corn-grinding; 30 on gardening,
out-door weeding and surki-pounding ; and 6 on dusúti and
blanket-weaving. 12 females were employed on cotton spinning.
A daily average of 70 on work, out of total daily strength of 96.33 ; the balance
being violent or dangerous lunatics.
10—
Profit on labour.
From garden ... ... ...
„
milk
...
...
...
„
fodder ... ... ...
„
tobacco ...
... ...
„
clothing
...
...
...
„
grinding corn ... ...
By sale of old clothing ... ...
„
„
stock
...
...
Total
...
...
...
Rs.
401
80
62
16
137
129
4
15
A.
5
7
15
0
9
14
10
0
P.
3
4
8
0
6
10
0
0
...
Rs. A. P.
828 4 7
19
847
10
14
0
7
No register (as in the jail) of insanes employed on asylum duties as
servants and coolies has been kept up in the asylum.
Garden.
11. The garden was in fair order during the year; the heavy rains did
much damage during the autumn, but the winter's supply of
vegetables is excellent.
Diet.
12. The only change has been to assimilate the scale with that of the Lahore
Asylum, as formerly this asylum had a separate scale of its own.
Buildings.
13. The usual repairs were done.
Establishment.
14. Mr. Cousins was dismissed on the 9th November, and Mr. Bernard
appointed in his place by the visitors, which appointment has
been ratified by the Surgeon-General. One warder was punished
for beating a lunatic : otherwise the men have done their work fairly. The asylum
is now very clean, and the patients properly looked after to my satisfaction.
20
Water-supply.
15. I have made a proposal to bring sweet water from a báoli near the river
about 300 yards from the jail, as the water of the well which
supplies the jail and asylum has become bad and excessively
saline. The want of good water for drinking and garden purposes is particu-
larly felt in the summer months, it being hard to grow vegetables or even
jet seed to germinate early. The project need not cost more than Rs. 800, as the
pipes can be made in the jail for nothing, and the water raised by a treadmill
with Persian wheels. The báoli with the intervening ground is the property of
Government.
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No. II.
Return of Criminal Lunatics in the Delhi Lunatic Asylum for the year 1884 and ten previous years.
1
YEARS.
1874
1875
1876
1877
1878
1879
1880
1881
1882
1883
1884
2
REMAINING ON
1ST JANUARY 1884.
Males.
6
6
5
9
13
14
9
8
6
6
10
Females.
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Total.
7
7
6
6
14
15
10
9
8
7
11
3
ADIMITTED.
Males.
1
1
1
14
6
...
1
1
2
5
6
Females.
1
1
...
...
..
...
..
1
...
..
2
Total.
3
2
1
14
6
...
1
2
2
5
8
4
RE-ADMITTED.
Males.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Females.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Total.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
5
TOTAL.
Males.
8
7
6
19
19
14
10
9
8
11
16
Females.
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
3
Total.
10
9
...
20
20
15
11
11
10
12
19
6
DISCHARGED,
TRANSFERRED, &C.
Males.
2
...
1
4
5
2
2
2
...
1
1
Females.
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
1
...
...
Total.
3
...
1
4
5
2
2
2
1
1
1
7
DIED.
Males.
...
2
...
2
...
3
...
1
2
...
1
Females.
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Total.
...
3
...
2
...
3
...
1
2
...
1
8
REMAINING ON
31ST DECEMBER
1884.
Males.
6
5
5
13
14
9
8
6
6
10
14
Females.
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
3
Total.
7
6
6
14
15
10
9
8
7
11
17
9
DAILY AVERAGE STRENGTH.
Males.
5.94
6.16
4.90
10.11
14.84
11.38
3.75
710
5.91
6.84
11.38
Females.
0.84
1.46
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.49
1.33
1.00
1.78
Total.
6.78
7.62
5.90
11.11
15.84
12.38
9.75
8.59
7.24
7.84
13.16
23
No. III
Return showing the Religion, Sex and Residence of Patients admitted in to the Delhi
Lunatic Asylum during the Year 1884.
1
DISTRICTS.
Delhi
...
...
...
...
...
Rohtak
...
...
...
...
Hissar ... ... ... ...
Umballa ... ... ... ...
Gurgaon ... ... ... ...
Amritsar
...
...
...
...
Ferozepore ... ... ... ...
Shálkot.
...
...
...
...
Rawalpindi
...
...
...
...
Jhelum ... ... ... ...
Shahpur
...
...
...
...
Hazára ... ... ... ...
Hoshiárpur
...
...
...
...
Mooltan ... ... ... ...
Attock
...
...
...
...
Dera
Gházi
Khan ... ... ...
Dera Ismail Khan ... ... ...
Shlkárpur
...
...
...
...
Ajmere
...
...
...
...
Rao Barieli
...
...
...
...
Jheend Territory
...
...
...
Joypur do.
...
...
...
Jhalawar do.
Alampur
...
...
...
...
AIwar
Territory
...
...
...
Farídkot
do. ... ... ...
Bhartpur
do.
...
...
...
Bikanir
do. ... ... ...
Unknown
...
...
...
...
Total
...
...
2
HINDUS.
Males.
5
...
2
3
...
1
1
1
1
1
1
...
1
2
...
1
...
...
...
...
1
1
1
1
1
...
...
1
3
29
Females.
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
1
...
1
...
1
...
...
...
...
1
...
1
...
2
9
Total.
5
1
2
3
...
1
1
1
1
1
1
...
1
3
...
2
...
1
...
1
1
1
1
1
2
...
1
1
6
38
3
MUHAMMA-
DANS.
Males.
8
1
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
1
1
2
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
1
18
Females.
1
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
1
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
5
Total.
9
1
...
...
1
1
...
...
1
...
...
1
...
1
1
1
2
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
2
23
4
CHRISTIANS.
Males.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Females.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Total.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
5
OTHER CASTES.
Males.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
....
...
...
...
...
...
1
1
Females.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
2
Total.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
3
3
6
TOTAL.
Males.
13
1
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
...
1
3
1
2
2
...
1
...
1
1
1
1
1
1
...
1
5
48
Females.
1
1
...
...
...
1
...
...
1
...
...
1
...
1
...
1
...
1
...
1
...
...
...
...
1
...
1
...
5
16
Total.
11
2
2
3
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
4
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
10
64
24
No. IV.
Return showing the Occupation of Patients admitted into the Delhi Lunatic Asylum
during the year 1884.
1
OCCUPATION.
Beggar
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Service ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Carpenter ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Labourer... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Lace-maker ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Cultivator ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Weaver ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Barber
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Mason
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Gardener ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Shop-keeper ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Fruit-seller ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Potter ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Prostitute ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Sweeper
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Unknown
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
TOTAL
. . .
. . .
2
Males.
5
4
3
4
2
7
3
1
2
2
4
1
...
...
...
10
48
3
Females.
...
...
...
1
...
1
...
1
...
...
...
...
1
1
2
9
16
4
Total.
5
4
3
5
2
8
3
2
2
2
4
1
1
1
2
19
64
No. V.
Return showing the Ages of the Patients admitted into the Delhi Lunatic Asylum
during the early 1884.
1
SEX.
Males ... ... ... ... ...
Females
...
...
...
...
TOTAL.
...
...
2
Under 20.
4
1
5
3
20 to 40.
40
12
52
4
40 to 60.
4
3
7
5
Upward*
of 00.
...
...
...
6
Total.
48
16
64
25
No. VI.
Return showing the Types of Insanity of the Lunatics in the Delhi Asylum during the year 1884.
1
Remaining . . . . . . . . . . . .
Admitted
Total treated ... ...
Recovered ... ... ... ...
Improved ... ... ... ...
Died ... ... ... ...
Discharged otherwise and escaped ..
2
10a a.
ACUTE MANIA.
Males.
11
16
27
7
2
2
...
Females.
6
6
12
1
...
1
...
Total.
17
22
39
8
2
...
...
3
105 b.
CHRONIC MANIA.
Males.
20
5
25
25
3
6
...
Females.
5
2
7
...
2
1
...
Total.
25
7
32
1
5
7
...
4
106.
MELANCHOLIA.
Males.
6
5
11
1
...
2
...
Females.
1
1
2
1
...
...
...
Total.
7
6
13
2
...
2
...
5
107 a.
ACUTE DEMENTIA.
Males.
7
6
13
1
...
4
...
Females.
3
3
6
1
...
...
...
Total.
10
9
19
2
...
4
...
6
107 6.
CHBONIC DEMENTIA.
Males.
18
6
24
3
2
...
...
Females.
4
2
6
...
...
...
...
Total.
22
8
30
3
2
...
...
7
109.
IDIOCY.
Males.
4
4
8
...
...
1
...
Females.
...
1
1
...
...
1
...
Total.
4
5
9
...
...
2
...
8
MONOMIA.
Males.
1
1
2
1
1
..
...
Females.
...
1
1
...
...
...
...
Total.
1
2
3
1
1
...
...
10
NOT
INSANE.
Males.
1
5
6
...
...
...
5
Females.
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
Total.
1
5
6
...
...
...
6
10
TOTAL.
Males.
68
48
116
14
8
15
5
Females.
19
16
35
3
2
3
1
Total.
87
64
151
17
10
18
6
26
No. VII.
Statement showing the alleged Causes of Insanity among the Lunatics in the Delhi Asylum during the year 1884.
1
Remaining
Admitted ...
Criminal
...
...
...
...
Non-Criminal
Total treated
...
...
Recovered
...
...
...
...
...
...
Improved ... ... ... ... ... ...
Died
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Discharged otherwise, and escaped ... ...
2 3 4 5 6
7 8
PHYSICAL CAUSES.
Gánja.
Males.
8
1
7
16
4
...
3
...
Females.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Total.
8
1
7
16
4
...
3
...
Spirit.
Males.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Females.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Total.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Opium.
Males.
3
...
...
3
1
...
1
...
Females.
1
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
Total.
4
...
...
4
1
...
1
...
Fever.
Males.
7
...
...
7
...
2
...
Females.
1
...
...
1
1
...
...
...
Total.
8
...
...
8
1
2
...
Heat.
Males.
9
...
3
12
1
1
2
...
Females.
1
...
2
3
...
...
1
...
Total.
10
...
5
15
1
1
3
...
Epilepsy.
Males.
...
...
1
1
...
...
...
...
Females.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Total.
...
...
1
1
...
...
...
...
Total
Physical.
Males.
29
1
11
41
6
1
8
...
Females.
3
2
5
1
...
1
...
Total.
32
1
13
46
7
1
9
...
9
10 11
12 13
MORAL CAUSES.
Grief.
Males.
5
2
...
7
...
...
...
...
Females.
5
...
2
7
...
...
1
1
Total.
10
2
2
14
...
...
1
1
Anger.
Males.
3
...
...
3
...
...
...
...
Females.
1
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
Total.
4
...
...
4
...
...
...
...
Fear.
Males.
...
1
1
2
...
...
1
...
Females.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Total.
...
1
1
2
...
...
1
...
Loss of
property.
Males.
1
...
1
2
...
1
...
...
Females.
1
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
Total.
2
...
1
3
...
1
...
...
Total
Moral.
Males.
9
3
2
14
...
1
1
...
Females.
7
...
2
9
...
...
1
1
Total.
16
3
4
23
...
1
2
1
14
Total
known.
Males.
38
4
13
55
6
2
9
1
Females.
10
...
4
14
1
...
2
...
Total.
48
4
17
69
7
2
11
1
15
Total
unknown.
Males.
31
2
29
62
8
6
6
5
Females.
9
2
10
21
2
2
1
...
Total.
40
4
39
83
10
8
7
5
16
Grand
Total.
Males.
68
6
42
116
14
8
15
5
Females.
19
2
14
35
3
2
3
1
Total.
87
8
56
151
17
10
18
6
28
No. IX.
Statement showing the Cash Account of the Delhi Lunatic Asylum for the year 1884.
1
2
3
4
5
RECEIPTS.
Asylam.
DELHI
Received from treasury.
P.
A.
Rs.
5
6
9,955
Received
from paying patients.
4
2
557
Value of articles received from Manufac-
turn Department.
6
5
808
Total.
3
14
11,375
6
7
8
9
10
11
12 13
14 15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
EXPENDITURE.
FROM TREASURY ON ACCOUNT OF
Establishment
Establishment proper.
7
8
2,060
Superintendence.
0
0
1,800
Diet.
2
13
8,504
Clothing and bedding.
6
13
410
0
8
*657
6
5
1,077
Bazár medicines.
9
4
16
Contingencies.
Contingencies proper.
1
0
620
Contingencies of manufac-
ture.
...
Repairs and maintenance.
...
Total.
1
0
9,778
FROM MANUFACTURE DEPARTMENT ON ACCOUNT OF
Diet.
7
12
481
Clothing and bedding.
6
9
137
Bazár medicines.
...
Contingencies.
Contingencies proper.
8
15
78
Contingencies of manufac-
ture.
9
15
164
Repairs and maintenance.
...
Total.
6
5
863
From
Maintenance Fund for paving
patients.
...
Remitted to treasury on account of
paying patients.
4
2
567
Charges on account of works done by
the Public Works Department.
7
10
132
Rates and taxes on buildings attached
to the asylum.
...
Cost of printed forms and stationery.
0
11
8
Cost of English stores, medicines, &c.
9
0
36
GRAND TOTAL.
3
14
11,375
* 150 Blankets and dusuti kurtas and jangiyas supplied from Jail Manufactory.
29
No. X.
Statement showing the sanctioned Establishment of the Delhi Lunatic Asylum as it stood on
the 31st of December 1884.
1
No.
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
ESTABLISHMENT.
Superintendent ... ... ... ... ...
Deputy Superintendent... ... ... ... ... ...
Hospital Assistant
...
...
...
...
...
Head Warder
...
...
...
...
...
1st Class Warders, at Rs. 8 each
...
...
...
...
2nd Class Warders, at Rs. 7 eacli
...
...
...
...
3rd Class Warders, at Rs. 6 each
...
...
...
...
4th Class Warders, at Rs. 5 each
...
...
...
...
Cook
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Assistant Cook ... ...
..
...
...
...
Gardener ... ... ... ... ... ...
Bhisti
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Dhobi ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Sweepers, at Rs. 4 each ... ... ... ... ...
Barbor
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Matron
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Assistant Matrons, at Rs. 5 each
...
...
...
...
Temporary Establishment.
Assistant Matrons ... ... ... ... ...
TOTAL
...
...
3
Monthly wages.
Rs.
150
50
35
15
16
21
18
15
6
2
7
5
6
8
2
20
10
A.
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
p.
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
391
0
0
0
0
Daily average number of males
Ditto
females
78.07
93.26
Total ... 96.33
Proportion to
Jamadár to males
Matron to females
Warders to males
Assistant matrons to females ...
1 to
1 to
1 to
1 to
73.07
28.26
6.64
7.78
30
No. XI.
Statement showing Receipts and Expenditure on account of Manufactures in the Delhi Lunatic Asylum during the year 1884.
1
Name of
Asylum.
2
Mean population.
M.
73.07
F.
2326.
Total
96.33
3
Average number
employed.
M.
58
F.
12
Total.
70
4
5 .
7
8
9
CREDITS.
Cash paid into treasury
during the year for
articles sold.
P.
A.
Rs.
10
8
149
Valne
of manufactured
goods made over to
asylum for asylum
purposes.
0
5
803
Valne
of raw materials
in store at end of the
year.
7
5
40
Value of manufactured
goods in store at end
of the year.
9
3
29 1
Value of plant and
machinery in store
at end of the year.
0
8
96
Total Credits.
8
9
1,179
10
11 12
13
|
14
15
16
DEBITS.
Value of manufactured
goods in store on 1st
January.
0
0
40
Value of raw materials
in store on 1st Janu-
ary.
4
9
15
Value of plant and
machinery in store
on 1st January.
0
11
82
Raw materials purchas-
ed and all other
charges.
9
15
164
Contingencies of manu-
factures, viz., indul-
gences to lunatics as
rewards for works &c.
Charges for work done
by the Public Works
Department.
Total Debits.
1
4
303
17
Excess of credits or profits.
7
5
876
18
Excess of debits or loss.
...
19
Net profit, as per memoran-
dum at foot.
7
5
876
Memo. of actual Profits of Manufactures.
Profits as per above table, column 17
...
...
...
Difference of raw materials in store ... ... ...
Total
Difference of manufactured goods in store
Total
Difference of plant and machinery in store ...
Total net profits ...
Rs.
876
A.
5
P.
7
876 5 7
876 5 7
876 5 7
Statement showing the Number of Paying Patients treated in the Delhi Lunatic Asylum during the year 1884.
DISTRICT.
Ajmere
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Rawalpindi ... ... ... ... ...
Jhallawar State
...
...
...
...
...
...
Number of paying patients.
5
1
1
Total
...
...
Amount
realized.
Rs.
440
101
15
557
A.
0
12
6
2
P.
0
1
3
4
REMARKS.
Maintenance for 1883-84.
ANNUAL REPORT
ON THE
LUNATIC ASYLUMS
IN THE PUNJAB
FOR
THE YEAR 1884.
Published by Authority.
Lahore:
THE "CIVIL AND MILITARY GAZETTE" PRESS,
Contractors to the Punjab Government.
1885.
REPORT
ON THE
LAHORE AND DELHI LUNATIC ASYLUMS
FOR THE YEAR
1886.
Published by Authority.
Price Re. 0-9-0
1887.
No. 345.
FROM
W. M. YOUNG, ESQUIRE,
Secretary to Government,
Punjab and its Dependencies,
To
A. M. DALLAS, ESQUIRE, C.I.E.,
Inspector- General of Civil Hospitals,
Punjab.
Dated Lahore, 7th July 1887.
Home.
Medical & Sanitary
SIR,
I AM directed by the Lieutenant-Governor to acknowledge the receipt of
your letter No. 1674, dated the 14th of May 1887, submitting the report on
the Lahore and Delhi Lunatic Asylums for the year 1886,
2. The report is due in this office on the 15th of April, but it was not
received until the 14th of May ; the chief causes of delay being (1) the non-
despatch of the Delhi Asylum Report by the Superintendent in charge until the
21st of March, and (2) the direct submission of the report to this office by the
Commissioner of the Delhi Division instead of to you. I am directed to request
that you will be so good as to instruct the Asylum authorities to submit the
report more promptly in future, fixing a date if you consider this advisable,
and that you will explain to the Commissioner that the report should be sent
direct to your office.
3. The Lieutenant-Governor regrets to observe several errors in the
two local reports.
The figures 7.43 and 3.68 in the last two lines in paragraph 1, page 3,
of the Lahore Asylum Report should be altered to 7.44 and 3.67 to accord
with column 11 B of Annual Statement No. 1, page 5. The following correc-
tions should also be made in that annual statement:—
Opposite the year 1876, in column 11 A. F., for 38.4 read 3.04,
and in column 11 D. M, for 29.02 read 24.02 ; and for
35.9 in column. 11 D, total, read 35.09.
Opposite the year 1877, in column 11 D, total, for 38.86 read
38.06.
Opposite the year 1879, in column 11 C, total, for 57.81 road
57.01.
Opposite the year 1883, in column 5 M, for 280 read 289.
Opposite the year 1886, in column 3 M, for 66 read 68 ; and
in column 3, total, for 73 read 79.
In Annual Statement No. VII., page 10, opposite " remaining "
in column 5, total, insert the figure 4.
In Annual Statement No. 1, Delhi Asylum, page 18, opposite
the year 1878, in column 11 A, male, for 22.90 read 22.96.
In Annual Statement No. IV, page 20, the entry 1 opposite
"beggar" should apparently be 11.
No. 1276.
FROM
A. M. DALLAS, ESQ., C.I.E.,
Inspector-General of Civil Hospitals, Punjab.
TO
W. M. YOUNG, ESQ.,
Secretary to the Government, Punjab.
Dated LAHORE, 20th April 1887.
SIR,
I have the honor to forward the reports on the Lunatic Asylums at
Lahore and Delhi for the year 1886. The report of the Delhi Asylum was
received very late, the Superintendent having submitted it to the Deputy Com-
missioner on the 21st March. Much delay was caused by the submission of
the report to Government, instead of direct to me. I received it on the 7th
April, a week after the manuscript should have beer sent to press.
2. On the 1st January 1886, there were 285 lunatics in the Lahore
Asylum, and during the year 79 were admitted, making a total of 364 inmates,
the largest number since 1878. Of this number, 298 were males and 66 females.
There were 96 inmates in the Delhi Asylum on the 1st of January 1886, and 45
were admitted during the year, making a total population of 141 lunatics; the
same as last year. Of this number, 111 were males and 30 females.
3. The number of lunatics who were under treatment in both Asylums
was, thus, 505; 409 males and 96 females, compared with 495 in 1885.
4. At Lahore, 43 were discharged cured and 15 improved; and at
Delhi, 15 were discharged cured and 11 improved. One lunatic escaped from
the Delhi Asylum, and nothing has since been heard of him.
5. Eleven criminal lunatics were admitted into the Lahore Asylum, and
five into Delhi.
6. The health of the asylums was not good. At Lahore there were 329
admissions into hospital (including those remaining from last year) against 279
the year before; the number of deaths, however, 21, was less by 10.
The admissions into hospital at Delhi were largely in excess of last year,
being 118 and 79 respectively, (including those remaining from last year). The
number of deaths, 11, was the same as last year. One-third of the inmates
admitted into the Delhi Asylum during the year were in bad health, many being
very bad.
7. The expenditure on the institutions (again omitting that on account
of paying patients) was for this and the preceding year:—
Lahore ...
...
...
Delia ... ... ...
1885.
Rs.
38,774
10,344
A.
1
6
P.
4
0
1886.
Rs.
29,984
10,131
A.
15
15
P.
9
7
As regards Lahore, the expenditure includes the largo items of Rs. 1,693-13-3,
on account work done by the Public Works Department, and Rs. 885 on account
of laying on Municipal water pipes. Such charges are not, however, included
in calculating the cost per head of each lunatic.