NationalLibraryOfScotland/medical-history-of-british-india huggingface dataset:
APPENDICES.
13
patients admitted into the Mental Hospitals in Burma during the year 1939
two previous years.
4
5
Christians.
Europeans and Anglo-
Indians.
M.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
12
...
.. .
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
13
F.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
....
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
7
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
8
Total.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
19
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
21
Asiatic Christians.
M.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
5
...
...
1
1
...
...
...
...
.. .
...
...
8
F.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
.. .
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Total.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
5
...
...
1
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
8
6
Other Castes.*
M.
7
3
13
...
3
12
6
17
3
1
5
2
3
3
4
1
...
2
3
4
14
4
1
51
1
1
3
2
1
3
4
2
6
4
1
190
F.
...
1
1
...
...
...
...
6
...
...
2
...
...
2
...
...
1
1
...
...
2
...
1
14
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
33
Total.
7
4
14
...
3
12
6
23
3
1
7
2
3
5
4
1
1
3
3
4
16
4
2
65
2
1
3
2
1
3
4
3
6
4
1
223
7
Total.
M.
8
3
15
...
3
15
6
22
3
1
7
3
3
3
4
2
2
2
5
4
19
6
1
106
2
3
7
3
2
3
4
3
6
4
1
281
F.
...
1
2
...
...
...
...
6
...
...
2
...
...
2
...
...
3
1
1
...
2
...
1
27
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
50
Total.
8
4
17
...
3
15
6
28
3
1
9
3
3
5
4
2
5
3
6
4
21
6
2
133
3
3
7
3
2
3
4
4
6
4
1
331
Burmese 97 ; Chinese 19 ; Chins 5 ; Shans 2.
14
APPENDICES.
STATEMENT—No. IV.—Return showing the religion, sex, and residence of patients admitted into the Mental Hospitals in Burma
during the year 1939 and Provincial totals for two previous years.
1
Districts.
MINBU.
Akyab ...
Hanthawaddy ...
Minbu ...
Mônywa ...
Myaungmya ...
Meiktila ...
Magwe ...
Myingyan ...
Northern Shan States
Pegu ...
Pyapôn ...
Pakôkku ...
Pyinmana ...
Rangoon ...
Sagaing ...
Tharrawaddy ...
Total ...
Total for 1939 ...
Total for 1938 ...
Total for 1937 ...
2
Hindus.
M.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
.. .
...
...
...
...
...
...
48
45
54
F.
...
...
...
...
.. .
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
8
8
10
Total.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
56
53
64
3
Mohamedans.
M.
1
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
24
18
26
F.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
3
7
Total.
1
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
..
2
25
21
33
4
5
Christians.
Europeans and Anglo-
Indians.
M.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
.. .
...
...
...
...
...
...
13
9
12
F.
...
...
...
...
.. .
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
8
5
11
Total.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
21
14
23
Asiatic Christians,
M.
...
...
...
...
...
.. .
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
8
8
15
F.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
...
Total.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
8
10
15
6
Other Castes.
M.
1
...
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
3
1
1
2
21
211
174
189
F.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
33
37
42
Total.
1
..
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
3
1
1
2
21
244
211
231
7
Total.
M.
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
3
1
1
2
23
304
254
296
F.
...
...
...
...
...
..
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
50
55
70
Total.
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
3
1
1
2
23
354
309
366
APPENDICES.
15
STATEMENT No. V. Return showing the ages of patients admitted into the
Mental Hospitals in Burma during the year 1939 and Provincial totals
for two previous years.
1
Name of
Mental Hospitals.
Tadagale ...
Minbu ...
Total for 1939 ...
Total for 1938 ...
Total for 1937 ...
2
Under 20.
M.
20
1
21
11
14
F.
7
...
7
5
9
T.
27
1
28
16
23
3
20 to 40
M.
201
9
210
172
208
F.
25
...
25
28
34
T.
226
9
235
200
242
4
40 to 60
M.
57
12
69
66
70
F.
18
...
18
20
25
T.
75
12
87
86
95
5
Upward of
60.
M.
3
1
4
5
4
F.
...
...
...
2
2
T.
3
1
4
7
6
6
Total.
M.
281
23
304
254
290
F.
50
...
50
55
70
T.
331
23
354
309
366
16
APPENDICES.
STATEMENT NO. VI.—Showing the form of Mental disorder in the admis
TADAGALE.
1. Mental Deficiency
2 Manic Depressive Insanity ...
3. Mania ... ...
4. Melancholia ... ...
5. Schizophrenia
including
Dementia Praecox.
6. Secondary Dementia ...
7. (a) Paronoia ... ...
(b) Paraphrenia ... ...
8. Epilepsy and Epileptic Insanity
9. Toxic Psychoses—
(a) Acute confusional Insanity
(b) Alcoholic Psychosis ...
(c) Canabis Indicae Psychosis
(d) Of Endocrine Origin ...
(c) In relation to child bearing
(f) In relation to other consti-
tutional diseases.
10. Organic Psychoses—
(a) General ... ...
(b) Cerebral Syphilis ...
(c) Arteriopathic and Senile
Psychosis. ... ...
(d) Encephalitis ... ...
(c) Other Cerebral lesions ...
11 Neuroses and Psycho Nearoses
12. No appreciable diseases ...
13 Not yet diagnosed (discharged
before certification).
Total ...
Remaining on
31st December
of the preceding
year.
M.
37
...
136
93
179
13
3
8
32
20
2
6
...
...
5
61
...
14
1
...
...
38
...
648
F.
20
...
35
4
23
...
2
6
5
...
...
...
1
8
2
1
...
13
...
...
...
1
...
121
T.
57
...
171
97
202
13
5
14
37
20
2
6
1
8
7
62
...
37
1
...
...
39
...
769
Admissions during
the year.
M.
14
...
47
7
58
...
5
1
9
33
3
6
...
...
...
89
...
2
...
...
...
7
...
281
F.
6
...
14
3
9
...
1
...
2
6
...
...
2
...
...
7
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
50
T.
20
...
61
10
67
...
6
1
11
39
3
6
2
...
...
96
...
2
...
...
...
7
...
331
Total.
M.
51
...
183
100
237
13
8
9
41
53
5
12
...
...
5
150
...
16
1
...
...
45
...
929
F.
26
...
49
7
32
...
3
6
7
6
...
...
3
8
2
8
...
13
...
...
...
1
...
171
T.
77
...
232
107
269
13
11
15
48
59
5
12
3
8
7
158
...
29
1
...
...
46
...
1,100
APPENDICES.
17
sions, discharges, recoveries, and deaths during the year ending 1939.
Discharges.
Recoveries.
M.
6
...
45
7
56
...
4
4
4
26
5
7
...
...
...
39
...
2
...
...
...
9
214
F.
1
...
10
2
9
...
1
...
1
2
...
...
2
1
...
4
...
2
...
...
...
1
36
T.
7
...
55
9
65
...
5
4
5
28
5
7
2
1
...
43
...
4
..
...
...
10
250
Otherwise.
M.
4
...
2
4
7
2
...
...
...
2
...
...
...
...
...
4
...
1
...
...
...
...
26
F.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
T.
4
...
2
4
7
2
...
...
...
2
...
...
...
...
...
4
...
1
...
...
...
...
26
Deaths.
M.
2
...
10
5
7
1
...
...
5
3
...
...
...
...
...
44
...
2
...
...
...
...
79
F.
1
...
...
2
3
...
...
...
...
2
...
...
...
...
...
2
...
6
...
...
...
...
16
T.
3
...
10
7
10
1
...
...
5
5
...
...
...
...
...
46
...
8
...
...
...
...
95
Remaining on
31st December.
M.
39
...
126
84
167
10
4
5
32
22
...
5
...
...
5
63
...
11
1
...
...
36
610
F.
24
...
39
3
20
...
2
6
6
2
...
...
1
7
2
2
...
5
...
...
...
...
119
T.
63
...
165
87
187
10
6
11
38
24
...
5
1
7
7
65
...
16
1
...
...
36
729
18
APPENDICES.
STATEMENT NO. VI.—Showing the form of Mental disorder in the
MINBU.
1. Menial Deficiency ...
2. Manic Depressive Insanity ...
3. Mania ... ...
4. Melancholia ... ...
5. Schizophrenia
including
Dementia Praecox.
6. Secondary Dementia ...
7. (a) Paronoia ... ...
(b) Paraphrenia ... ...
8. Epilepsy
and
Epileptic
Insanity.
9. Toxic Psychoses—
(a) Acute confusional Insanity
(b) Alcoholic Psychosis ...
(c) Canabis Indicae Psychosis
(d) Of Endocrine Origin ...
(e) In relation to child beating
(f) In relation to other
constitutional diseases.
10. Organic Psychoses—
(a) General ... ...
(b) Cerebral Syphilis ... ...
(c) Arteriopathic and Senile
Psychosis.
(d) Encephalitis ...
(e) Other Cerebral lesions ...
11. Neuroses and Psycho Neuroses
12. No appreciable diseases ...
13. Not yet diagnosed (discharged
before certification).
Total ...
PROVINCIAL TOTAL ...
Remaining on
31st December
of the preceding
year.
M.
10
19
28
24
14
16
...
2
...
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
116
764
F.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
121
T.
10
19
28
24
14
16
..
2
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
116
885
Admissions during
the year.
M.
5
3
3
3
6
...
...
...
..
1
...
...
...
..
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
...
23
304
F.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
..
...
...
...
...
...
50
T.
5
3
3
3
6
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
...
23
354
Total.
M.
15
22
31
27
20
16
...
2
...
3
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
3
...
139
1,668
F.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
171
T.
15
22
31
27
20
16
...
2
...
3
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
3
...
139
1.239
APPENDICES.
19
admissions, discharges, recoveries, and deaths during the year ending 1939 .
Discharges.
Recoveries.
M.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
214
F.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
36
T.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
....
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
250
Otherwise.
M.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
26
F.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
T.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
26
Deaths.
M.
1
...
1
2
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
5
84
F.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
16
T.
1
...
1
2
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
5
100
Remaining on 31st
December.
M.
14
22
30
25
20
15
...
2
3
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
3
...
134
744
F.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
119
T.
14
22
30
25
20
15
...
2
3
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
3
...
134
863
20
APPENDICES.
STATEMENT No. VII.—Showing the Probable cause of Insanity in the
Patients admitted into the Mental Hospitals during the year ending
the 31st December 1939.
TADAGALE, MENTAL HOSPITAL.
Mental Stress—
Moral ... ... ...
Business Worry ... ...
Domestic Worry ... ...
Stress of Military Service ...
Toxins—
Canabis Indica ... ...
Alcohol ... ...
Other Toxins ... ...
Physical
...
...
...
Opium ... ... ...
Bodily illness ... ... ...
Pregnancy ... ... ...
Child Birth ... ... ...
Climecteric ...
Epilepsy ... ... ...
Head injuries ... ...
Infections—
Encephalitis Lethargica ...
Influenza ... ... ...
Syphilis ... ... ...
Other Infections ... ... ...
Old Age—
Hereditary predisposition ... ...
Previous attacks ... ...
Unascertained ... ...
Total ...
Predisposing
Causes.
M.
...
25
15
3
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
9
...
9
46
20
32
159
F.
...
...
8
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
...
3
6
5
3
27
T.
...
25
23
3
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
11
...
12
52
25
35
186
Exciting
Causes.
M.
...
...
...
...
6
8
...
...
...
45
...
...
...
9
...
...
...
89
...
...
...
...
...
157
F.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
12
...
1
2
2
...
...
...
7
...
...
...
...
...
24
T.
...
...
...
...
6
8
...
...
...
57
...
1
2
11
...
...
...
96
...
...
...
...
...
181
Total.
M.
...
25
15
3
6
8
...
...
...
45
...
...
...
9
...
...
...
98
...
9
46
20
32
316
F.
...
...
8
...
...
...
...
...
...
12
...
1
2
2
...
...
...
9
...
3
6
5
3
51
T.
...
25
23
3
6
8
...
...
...
57
...
1
2
11
...
...
...
107
...
12
52
25
35
367
21
STATEMENT No. VII.—Showing the Probable cause of Insanity in the
Patients admitted during the year ending the 31st December 1939.
MINBU MENTAL HOSPITAL.
Mental Stress—
Moral ... ... ...
Business Worry
...
...
Domestic Worry ... ...
Stress of Military Service ...
Toxins.—
Canabis Indica ... ...
Alcohol
...
...
...
Other Toxins ... ...
Physical ... ... ...
Opium ... ... ...
Bodily illness ... ...
Pregnancy ... ...
Child Birth ... ...
Climecteric ... ...
Epilepsy ... ... ...
Head injuries
...
...
Infections—
Encephalitis Lethargica ...
Influenza ... ... ...
Syphilis ... ... ...
Other Infections ... ...
Old Age—
Hereditary predisposition ...
Previous attacks ... ...
Unascertained ... ...
Total ...
Provincial Total ...
Predisposing
Causes.
M.
3
1
1
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
2
...
...
9
168
F.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
27
T.
3
1
1
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
2
...
...
9
195
Exciting
Causes.
M.
2
1
4
...
...
2
2
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
...
...
...
14
171
F.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
24
T.
2
1
4
...
...
2
2
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
...
...
...
14
195
Total.
M.
5
2
5
...
...
3
2
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
3
2
...
...
23
339
F.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
51
T.
5
2
5
...
...
3
2
...
...
1
...
...
....
...
...
...
...
..
3
2
...
...
23
390
22
APPENDICES.
STATEMENT No. VIII.—Showing the Cash Account of the Mental Hospitals
Name of Mental
Hospitals.
(1)
Tadagale ...
Minbu ...
Total for 1939
Total for 1938
Total for 1937
Credits.
Received from
the treasury.
(2)
Rs.
2,19,941
18,710
2,38,657
2,42,378
2,53,608
A.
2
6
9
6
13
P.
6
9
3
10
3
Received from
paying patients
(including
Municipalities).
(3)
Rs.
1,11,475
A.
10
P.
0
...
1,11,475
1,30,146
1,50,166
10
3
3
0
0
3
Value of stores
received from
Manufacturing
Departments
less cost of
raw materials.
(4)
Rs.
2,757
1,402
4,160
3,974
5,074
A.
6
15
6
7
13
P.
10
6
4
5
3
Book receipts,
i.e., the total of
expenditure
entered
in columns
19,20 and 21.
(5)
Rs.
36,952
1,500
38,452
36,146
31,236
A.
10
4
14
10
9
P.
3
0
3
3
6
Miscellaneous
receipts.
(6)
Rs.
4,911
1,143
6,054
5,436
5,321
A.
7
3
11
10
2
P.
3
9
0
0
9
Name of Mental
Hospitals.
(1)
Tadagale ...
Minbu
...
Total for 1939
Total for 1938
Total for 1937
Charges—
Contingencies.
Contingencies
proper.
(13)
Rs.
40,777
1,821
42,599
45,221
43,621
A.
15
4
4
4
7
P.
7
9
4
2
0
Repairs and
maintenance.
(14)
Rs. A. P.
...
...
...
...
...
Rates and
taxes.
(13)
Rs.
13,421
2,043
15,464
12,927
14,329
A.
9
0
9
14
1
P.
0
0
0
0
0
Remitted to
treasury on
account of paying
patients.
(including
Miscellaneous
Receipts).
(16)
Rs.
1,16,387
1,143
1,17,530
1,35,582
1,55,487
A.
1
3
5
13
6
P.
3
9
0
0
0
Miscellaneous
items.
(17)
Rs.
6,357
A
9
P.
9
...
6,357
10,519
8,466
9
0
15
9
6
7
APPENDICES.
23
in Burma for the year 1939 and Provincial Totals for two previous years.
Total.
(7)
Rs.
3,76,038
22,762
3,98,801
4,18,082
4,45,405
A
4
14
2
5
10
P.
10
0
10
6
0
Charges.
Establishment.
Establishment
proper.
(8)
Rs.
1,02,548
8,400
1,10,948
1,14,361
1,23,445
A.
3
12
15
9
3
P.
0
0
0
0
0
Superinten-
dence.
(9)
Rs.
25,296
960
26,256
29,251
23,036
A.
0
0
0
14
5
P.
0
0
0
0
0
Diet.
(10)
Rs.
39,296
5,361
44,657
45,266
45,828
A.
10
0
10
5
14
P.
10
0
10
4
9
Clothing and
bedding.
(11)
Rs.
1,536
126
1,663
1,678
2,356
A.
3
14
1
9
9
P.
4
0
4
4
11
Bazaar
medicines.
(12)
Rs.
454
3
457
1,010
707
A.
3
8
11
14
10
P.
0
0
0
6
0
concluded.
Total of columns
8 to 17.
(18)
Rs.
3,46,075
19,859
3,65,935
3,95,820
4,17,279
A.
7
10
2
3
8
P.
9
6
3
10
3
Book Charges.
Charges on
account of
work done by
Public Works
Department.
(19)
Rs.
34,450
1,022
35,472
32,799
29,000
A.
14
0
14
1
0
P.
0
0
0
0
6
Cost of
printed
forms and
stationery.
(20)
Rs.
386
A.
3
P.
3
...
386
412
393
3
10
6
3
3
0
Cost of English
medicines and
stores.
(21)
Rs.
2,115
1,881
3,996
4,578
3,950
A.
9
3
12
3
12
P.
0
6
6
5
3
Total of
columns 18
to 21.
(22)
Rs.
3,83,028
22,762
4,05,791
4,33,610
4,50,623
A.
2
14
0
2
11
P.
0
0
0
6
0
Remarks.
[Give details for
the figures shown in
column 6.]
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FOR THE YEAR 1940
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1941
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RESOLUTION
ON THE
Annual Report on Mental Hospitals in
Burma
For the Year 1940.
Extract from the Proceedings of the Government of Burma, Department of Health
and Public Works—No. 8FR41, dated the 26th May 1941.
READ—
The Annual Report on Mental Hospitals in Burma for the year
1940
RESOLVED THAT—
The Report be published.
By order,
SHWE BAW,
Secretary to the Government of Burma,
Dept. of Health and Public Works.
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
ANNUAL REPORT ON MENTAL HOSPITALS IN BURMA FOR THE YEAR 1940.
General ... ... ... ... ...
Accommodation ... ... ... ... ...
Population ... ... ... ... ...
Admissions and Discharges ... ... ... ...
Health and Mortality ... ... ... ...
Criminal Lunatics ... ... ... ...
Incidence of Insanity in respect of Religion and Sex, etc.
Age
...
...
...
...
...
Form of Mental Disorder ... ... ... ...
Treatment ... ... ... ... ...
Probable Causes of Insanity ... ... ... ...
Finance ... ... ... ... ...
Miscellaneous ... ... ... ... ...
Conclusion (Staff) ... ... ... ...
PARA.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
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1
1
1-2
2
2
2
3
3
3-4
4
4
5
5-6
BURMA.
MEDICAL DEPARTMENT—No. 4787/L.A.-9.
FROM
LIEUT.-COLONEL H. S. CORMACK, M.C., I.M.S.,
Officiating Inspector-General of Civil Hospitals, Burma.
To
THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF BURMA,
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND PUBLIC WORKS.
Dated Rangoon, the 1st April 1941.
SIR,
I have the honour to submit herewith the Annual Report of
the Mental Hospitals at Tadagale and Minbu for the year 1940.
Accommodation.
2. The accommodation in the two Mental Hospitals remained the
same as in the previous year, viz., 1,047 (882
males and 165 females) at Tadagale and 139
males at Minbu, or a total of 1,186 (1,021 males and 165 females) at
both the institutions. There was no overcrowding either at the Mental
Hospital, Tadagale or at Minbu.
Statements I and II.
3. At Tadagale the year commenced with a population of 729
patients (610 males and 119 females) and
ended with 749 patients (629 males and 120
females). The daily average population was 751, the maximum
number confined on any one night being 778 (641 males and 137
females). At Minbu the year commenced with 134 patients and ended
with 126. The daily average population at Minbu was 130.
Statements I and II.
4. Admissions and Discharges.—At Tadagale the total number of
patients admitted during the year was 382
(312 males and 70 females) as compared with
331 (281 males and 50 females). There were neither admissions nor
re-admissions at the Mental Hospital, Minbu. The increase at the
Mental Hospital, Tadagale was due mainly to the large number of
criminal patients admitted during the year.
In this connection it may be mentioned that the principle of
keeping hospital accommodation strictly to classes of patients mentioned
in paragraph IV of " G '' Circular No. 7 of 1940, i.e. for criminal
patients, for dangerous civil patients and for early recoverable cases
was strictly adhered to during the year under review.
2
ANNUAL REPORT ON MENTAL HOSPITALS
The number of discharges at Tadagale was 245 (200 males and 45
females) as against 276 in 1939. 171 (142 males and 29 females) were
classified as ''Cured " 66 (50 males and 16 females) as '' Improved "
and 8 as '' Discharged Otherwise.'' The percentage of " Cures " to
'' Admissions " was 27.49 as against 31.12 and 19.74 in the two
preceding years.
Except in respect of the reduced total number of discharges the
remainder of the figures above do not evoke comment. The reduction
in the number of discharges was due to the fact that 22 patients were
transferred to the Mental Hospital at Minbu in 1939, while in 1940 no
such transfer took place.
Health and Mortality.
5. There were 117 (95) deaths (93 males and 24 females) at
Tadagale and 6 (5) at Minbu as compared with
the total of 100 in 1939. (In addition to the
117 deaths at Tadagale there were 9 deaths amongst Observation
Cases). The number of deaths in the Mental Hospital at Minbu is
constant and does not therefore call for any remarks.
The percentage of deaths to daily average in respect of the Mental
Hospital at Tadagale was 15.57 as against 12.19 in 1939 and 11.54 in
1938. The increase was due to the large number of admissions for
General Paralysis of the Insane, the majority of which cases were
received in the final stage of the disease where treatment was of no
avail. There were 10 deaths also from ''Secondary Dementia."
Statement III.
6. Criminal Lunatics.—At Tadagale the number of criminal lunatics
at the beginning of the year was 367 (344 males
and 23 females) ; admissions and re-admissions
accounted for 102 whilst 39 were discharged and 21 died leaving 409
at the end of the year. The number of admissions is somewhat more
and the number of discharges somewhat less than in the preceding
year with the result that at the end of the year the criminal population
was greater than the civil population (409 criminal and 340 civil).
At the Mental Hospital, Minbu the number of criminal patients at the
beginning of the year was 134 ; there were 2 discharges and 6 deaths ;
there were therefore 126 criminal patients remaining at the end of the
year. The total number of patients remaining at both the institutions
at the end of the year was 535 as against 501 for the previous year.
Statement IV.
7. Statement IV shows the nationalities of the patients admitted
and the district they come from. The figures
show practically no variation from those given
for the last few years. Hindus accounted for 62 (16.2 per cent),
Mohamedans 37 (9.7 per cent), Christians 29 (7.6 per cent), Burmans
214 (56.0 per cent) and " Other Castes " 40 (10.5 per cent). Rangoon,
as usual, accounted for the largest number of patients, viz., 173 (45.2
per cent).