REPORT ON THE RANGOON LUNATIC ASYLUM FOR THE YEAR 1899.
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(3) No. 143, Ma Than, criminal lunatic, escaped during the night of the
14th September at the time of lock-up and got away by climbing
the Asylum wall. She was recaptured near Sagaing and re-admit-
ted into the Asylum on the 5th October. Two keepers of the female
enclosure were fined and one, a new hand, warned. This lunatic
was a prisoner under section 436, Indian Penal Code, and confined
under section 471, Criminal Procedure Code.
(4) No. 9, Nga Tha Kaing, criminal lunatic, escaped from the Asylum
on the morning of the 18th December at about 8 A.M. His method
of escape could not be discovered. The man is still at large.
He was a prisoner under sections 324 and 326, Indian Penal
Code, and confined under section 466 of the Criminal Procedure
Code. This lunatic had been 18 years in the Asylum and had
always been quiet and harmless, though of poor physique. The
keeper from whose charge he escaped has been suspended pend-
ing recapture.
13. Statements Nos. I and II—give particulars as to the admissions, dis-
charges, &c. On 1st January 1899 there was a total population of 345 patients ;
during the year there were 117 new admissions and 67 discharges and 30 deaths,
leaving a total of 365 on the 31st December 1899. Of the 117 admissions, 91
were civil lunatics and 26 were criminal lunatics. Of the 12 shown as discharged
otherwise, three were criminal lunatics, two being transferred to jail on recovery to
undergo the remaining portion of their sentences, and one making good his escape
from the Asylum. The remaining nine were civil lunatics; of these eight were trans-
ferred to the Madras Asylum and one escaped.
14. Statement No. II—shows the criminal population. The number of
criminal lunatics has increased during the year, the total on the 31st December
being 178 as compared with 173 on the corresponding date of the previous year.
The daily average strength has also risen from 163.67 in 1898 to 170.25 in the
year under report.
The general behaviour of the criminals has been on the whole good. On the
9th August a lunatic, Nga Po Thin, assaulted one of the Asylum warders with a
da; he had the same day been ordered to be removed to the Rangoon Jail to
complete his sentence. The prisoner was sent up for trial and was sentenced to
18 months' rigorous imprisonment.
15. The following statement shows the entire population, divided into two
classes, for the past ten years:—
Year.
1890 ... ...
1891 ... ...
1892 ... ...
1893
... ...
1894 ... ...
1895
... ...
1896 ... ...
1897
... ...
1898
...
...
1899 ... ...
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RELATING TO THE
ENTIRE POPULATION
OF THE ASYLUM.
Remaining on
1st January.
258
251
254
265
253
331
350
319
342
345
Admitted.
96
84
102
69
152
106
92
129
88
117
Discharged and
died.
103
81
96
81
74
87
123
106
85
97
Remaining on
31st December.
251
254
265
253
331
350
319
342
345
365
2
RELATING ONLY TO THE
CRIMINAL CLASSES
OF THE POPULATION.
Remaining on
1st January.
99
93
92
81
84
154
163
154
164
173
Admitted.
14
6
19
18
85
39
32
48
32
26
Discharged and
died.
20
7
30
15
15
30
41
38
23
21
Remaining on
31st December.
93
92
81
84
154
163
154
164
173
178
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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
COLUMNS 1 AND 2,
WHICH RELATES ONLY
TO CIVIL INSANES.
Remaining on
1st January.
159
158
162
184
169
177
187
165
178
172
Admitted.
82
78
83
51
67
67
60
81
56
91
Discharged and
died.
83
74
61
66
59
57
82
68
62
76
Remaining on
31st December
158
162
184
169
177
187
165
178
172
187
The figures given in the above table show large variations from year to year
not easy to explain.
Only 26 criminal lunatics were admitted ; six less than in the previous year;
but in 1895, 1896, and 1897 the figures were much larger. No doubt a certain
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