( 3 )
One cured and transferred to the civil side on expiry of sentence.
One cured and transferred to the Rangoon Jail.
Five were discharged improved, namely,—
Three were discharged under Rule 7.
One was discharged in accordance with the provisions of section
475, Criminal Procedure Code, her friends giving security
to take proper care of her.
One was transferred to the civil side on the expiry of sentence.
Two were discharged otherwise or unimproved on the expiry of sen-
tence and transferred to the civil side.
One escaped.
The daily average strength was 96.42 against 86.43 of last year. The mor-
tality amongst criminals was low during the year, only six deaths having oc-
curred against 13 of last year.
Statements III, IV, and V call for no remarks.
Types of Insanity, Statement VI.—The different types of insanity admit-
ted were mania 33, melancholia 32, dementia 10, epileptic insanity 4, toxic in-
sanity 15, insanity associated with obvious morbid change or changes in the
brain 2, consecutive insanity from fevers, &c., 2. Two were admitted not insane.
These were criminals admitted after trial.
Causes of Insanity, Statement
VII.—Out
of the 333 cases of insanity
treated there are 85 in which it is alleged to be due to physical causes, 92 in
which it is alleged to be due to such moral causes as loss of property, grief,
disappointment in love, domestic trouble, fright, &c., while in 156 no conjecture
is given as to the cause.
Sickness and Mortality, Statement VIII.—I
have to report the enjoyment
of excellent health throughout the year, there having been no sickness of impor-
tance except what was presented by the patients who eventually died and the
cause of whose deaths will bear satisfactory inspection. Whilst there has been
no death from illness attributable to defect in the arrangements requisite to
preserve health, there has been (as far as I know) no illness due to the same
cause.
On looking down the list of direct causes of death there will not be found
the names of those diseases which have their frequent origin or aggravation in
exposure to the influences of inclement seasons. Bronchitis, pleurisy, pneu-
monia, and sunstroke have had no existence as independent diseases whether end-
ing in recovery or in death, nor have dysentery and diarrhœa prevailed as in for-
mer years, diseases so liable to be set up by the sudden lowering of temper-
ature attended with dampness in the rainy season.
The fewness of the deaths will testify to the general freedom from serious
illness.
The number of deaths was 17 and the percentage of deaths to daily aver-
age strength was 7.01. In 1888 the deaths were 13.01 per cent. of average
strength; the year 1889 may be said to have been the healthiest of the past
decade with the exception of 1883 and 1885.
The total remaining and admitted into hospital were 123 against 132 in the
previous year, and the daily average number of sick was 15.69 against 15.44 of
last year.
Of the total treated in hospital 85 were discharged cured, 17 died, and 21
remained under treatment.
The causes of death were phthisis pulmonalis 5, general debility 6, fever
intermittent 1, fever remittent 1, dysentery 1, old age 1, beri-beri 1, and foreign
body in the æsophagus 1.
In one case death was caused by the lunatic having swallowed a large
bone, which got impacted in the lower end of the æsophagus and effectually
prevented any solid food reaching the stomach. He lived on liquid food, milk,
soup, &c, and at last died from exhaustion.
From the table given below it will be seen that the majority of those who
died came to the Asylum in recent years, and 11 were admitted in bad health
in 1888 and 1889.