6
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
LAHORE LUNATIC ASYLUM
FOR THE YEAR 1890.
1. Population.—On the 1st January 1890, there were 241 lunatics in
the asylum, 193 males and 48 females. During the year, 58 were admitted, 49
males and 9 females; and one male was re-admitted; the total treated being 300,
i.e., males 243 and females 57. Of these, 31 males and 4 females were discharged
cured, 5 males and 2 females improved, and 1 male was discharged not improved
but found not dangerous to himself or others. There were 27 deaths, 20 males
and 7 females. There now remain in the asylum 230,—186 males and 44
females. The daily average strength was 234.21, being 17.67 less than last
year. The proportion of cured to daily average strength was 14.94 per cent.,
being 3.82 per cent. greater than in the preceding year. The deaths were 11.53
per cent. of the daily average strength, being 3.16 less than the previous year.
2. Criminal Lunatics.—Of criminal lunatics, 36 remained from the
previous year, and 15 were admitted during the year, making a total of 51, of
whom 1 was made over to friends after recovery under orders of the Punjab
Government; 5 were transferred to the non-criminal class on completion of their
terms of imprisonment, and 5 died, leaving 40 at the end of the year. The daily
average strength of criminal lunatics was 37.87, being 2.88 less than the previous
year.
3. Religion and Residence.—There were 59 admissions, including 1 re-ad-
mission, of whom 27 were Hindús, 29 Muhammadans, and 3 Christians. Of the 59
admissions, 48 were natives of the Punjab, 2 of the North-Western Provinces,
1 of a Native State, and 1 came from beyond British territory. The residence
of the remaining 7 could not be ascertained.
4. Previous Occupation.—Statement IV shows the previous occupation
of lunatics admitted during the year. The cultivators furnished the greatest
number (11), beggars (7), laborers (7), soldiers (6).
5. Ages of Lunatics.—Of the 59 admissions, 3 were under 20 years of
age, 45 were between 20 and 40, 10 were between 40 and 60, and 1 was upwards
of 60 ; 28 were in good health, 31 were in bad condition or diseased.
6. Types of Insanity.—The statement of the types of insanity has been
prepared in the form revised by the Government of India in May 1890. Thirty-
three were admitted suffering from mania, 5 from melancholia, 1 from dementia,
1 from epileptic insanity, 13 from toxic insanity, 3 from consecutive insanity, 2
from senile insanity, and 1 from puerperal insanity.
7. Causes of Insanity.—The causes of insanity of the lunatics are given
nearly as usual.
A slight change has been made in the cases remaining on 1st January
1890, i.e., 2 from the head of grief, and 5 from causes unknown, have been trans-
ferred to the heads of congenital and epileptic insanity, respectively.
8. Sickness and Mortality.—In hospital, 323 patients were treated
during the year; of these, 273 were discharged cured, 9 relieved, 27 died, and 14
remain under treatment. The causes of deaths were: dysentery (4), chronic
dysentery (3), remittent fever (4), meningitis (1), epilepsy (3), fatty degene-
ration of the heart (1), chronic bronchitis (2), pneumonia (2), diarrhœa (3),
chronic diarrhœa (1), ascites (1), phthisis (1), and suicidal hanging (1).