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The following are the facts recorded about the patients who died :—
(1) Fever, Intermittent.—Nga Thauk Kya, age 40, a civil lunatic, received into
the asylum from Rangoon in a bad state of health, suffering from general debility,
on the 20th July 1885, and at the time of his death he had been in the asylum
only 5 months and 21 days. Post-mortem.—Congestion of both lungs, but particu-
larly of the left; intense congestion posteriorly ; tissues everywhere infiltrated
with fluid ; left ventricle distended with serum ; great emaciation.
(2) General debility.—Veerapah, a civil lunatic, age 60, received into the asy-
lum in good health on the 8th November 1871, having been in the asylum 14 years
2 months and 16 days at the time of his death. Post-mortem.—Great emaciation,
fluid in the tissues and all the cavities, with evidence of disease of one lung.
(3) General debility.—Nga Hmo, age 29, received into the asylum in good
health on the 23rd December 1878, having been in the asylum 7 years 1 month and
6 days. Post-mortem.—Great emaciation ; tissues everywhere pale, anæmic, and
with a considerable effusion of serum ; all the large cavities were filled with serum.
(4) General debility.—Ma Po Sain, age 60, received into the asylum in very
bad health on the 22nd April 1885, having been detained at the time of her death
9 months and 7 days only. Post-mortem.— Areolar tissue everywhere filled with
serum; there was also fluid in the ventricles, base of brain, and in the chest and
abdomen.
(5) General debility.—Soobanah, age 81, received into the asylum on the
17th February 1875 in good health, having been detained in the asylum 10 years
10 months and 12 days when he died. Post-mortem.—Great emaciation ; effusion
of serum in the areolar tissues generally, into the cavities, ventricles, base of brain.
(6) Fever, Intermittent, and carbuncle.—Nga Aung Myat, age 61, received into
the asylum in indifferent health on the 15th July 1875 from Henzada. At the
time of his death he had been in the asylum 10 years 8 months and 18 days. Post-
mortem.—Signs of pleurisy and suppuration of one lung.
(7) General debility.—Maung Thu, age 25, admitted into the asylum in
good health on the 28th March 1882, having been altogether in the asylum 4 years
2 months and 1 day when he died : was under treatment 4 months and 10 days.
Post-mortem not allowed.
(8) Fever, Intermittent.—Alitassu, age 41, received into the asylum in very bad
health on the 3rd October 1885, having been in the asylum 9 months only at the
time of his death. Before he was admitted into hospital he had symptoms of
phthisis pulmonalis and was an out-patient. Post-mortem.—Great emaciation ;
tubercular deposits in both lungs.
(9) Fever, Intermittent.—Maung Kyaw Zan Lu, age 70, received into the asy-
lum in good health on the 11th August 1874, having been in the asylum 11 years
4 months and 20 days at the time of his death. Post-mortem.—Areolar tissues filled
with serum, and so were the cavities, ventricles, and base of brain.
(10) General debility from phthisis pulmonalis.—Nga Htun Aung, age 40, ad-
mitted into the asylum with phthisis pulmonalis in bad health. At the time of
his death he had been in the asylum 9 years 9 months and 14 days. Post-mortem.—
Serum everywhere ; evidence of extensive tubercular disease of both lungs.
(11) Epilepsy.—Nga Pulè, age 32, received into the asylum in very bad health
on the 29th June 1886. At the time of his death he had only been detained in
the asylum 1 month and 7 days. Post-mortem.—The dura mater was rough, con-
taining minute gutty substances on its ceribral surface ; the arachnoid and pia
mater were very vascular ; the grey matter of the brain was attenuated, the sub-
stance of the cerebrum much softened ; the cerebellum and medulla oblongata
were also in a state of softening.
(12) Apoplexy.—Nga Shwe Lôk, age 40, received into the asylum on the
20th November 1885 in good health : at the time of his death he had been 8 months
and 18 days in the asylum, and only 5 days in hospital. Post-mortem.—After a
full meal the patient suddenly fell down and remained in an insensible state un-
til he died : on slicing the brain from above downwards a slight prominence was
observed over the right lateral ventricle; and on cutting into it, it was found to
be made up of thick gelatinous matter ; of this there was about 4 ounces ; the cere-
bral substance around and forming its roof was softened and of a reddish brown
colour. On opening the right lateral ventricle its posterior half was found to be
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