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There were discharged improved 12 males and three females ; 10 of these were
civil lunatics handed over to their friends under section 10 of Act XXXVI of
1858. Five were criminals (four males and one female); the four males were
discharged under Rule 7 of the " Rules for the guidance of Executive and
Judicial Officers in dealing with criminal lunatics ;" and, with reference to para-
graph 9 of " B, unrecovered criminal lunatics,'' the female was discharged in
accordance with the provisions of section 475, Criminal Procedure Code, her
friends giving security to take proper care of her.
There were 17 deaths, and at the close of the year there remained 236
males and 22 females.
It should be mentioned here that eight criminals were transferred under the
above mentioned rules to the civil side of the Asylum, but by order to be kept
on the criminal register; on the other hand there are 14 criminals considered
sane and who would, in former years and before these rules were adopted, have
been discharged, but who must be kept in the Asylum under Rules 3 and 6
for several years before any action can be taken in their cases. It will be seen
from this what effect these rules are likely to have in increasing the population
of the Asylum.
The daily average strength was 242.53; in 1888 it was 230.43, and the
average for the last 10 years was 197.16.
As compared with the previous year there were exactly the same number
admitted, while six less were discharged cured.
There were 13 fewer deaths. During the whole of the year the number in
the Asylum was but little under the maximum (255) which it can accommodate
without overcrowding.
Dates of admis-
sion of those who
were cured.
1874 ...
...
...
...
1886 ...
1887 ...
1888 ...
1889 ...
Discharged
cured.
1
...
...
...
1
4
13
20
Dates of admis-
sion of those
who died.
1873
1881
1882
1885
1886
...
1888
1889
Died.
1
1
1
2
1
...
4
7
Agreeably with former experience the movements towards termination
and discharge of cases in what-
ever way has been mainly con-
fined to the admissions of late
years as exhibited in the table
given marginally.
Amongst patients received
within the last three years the
movement was active, nearly
the whole came from them.
Thus four were admitted in
1887, 13 in 1888, and 20 in
1889, while only one was admit-
ted in 1874 and one in 1886.
The deaths, instead of following an opposite rule, as might be expected in
the mere course of time, keep some measure with the recoveries.
Thus there were 11 deaths of patients of two years' standing to six of pa-
tients above that period. The year whose admissions contributed 20 recoveries
gave seven deaths, that from which there were 13 recoveries gave four deaths,
the increase under both heads being, although not pari passu, still signally
progressive.
Escapes.—Two lunatics—one criminal and one civil—have escaped during
the year under report. They were both sane ; the criminal lunatic was charged
with an offence under sections 380 and 411 of the Indian Penal Code, and was
incapable of making his defence when admitted. Immediate information re-
garding these escapes was communicated to the the police and to others. The
escapes occurred in both instances through negligence on the part of the war-
ders in charge, two of whom were dismissed.
Criminal Lunatics.—Ninety-two
criminal lunatics remained from the
previous year, 29 were admitted, and 2 re-admitted, making a total of 123. Of
these 18 were disposed as follows :
Ten were cured, namely,—
Four were cured and sent to the district to stand their trial.
Two were cured and discharged under Rule 7.
Two were sent to their homes by order of the Chief Commissioner,