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REPORT ON THE RANGOON LUNATIC ASYLUM FOR THE YEAR 1896.
table are not included in any of the prescribed annual statements which accom-
pany this report.
19. In a foot-note to Statement II certain particulars relating to the crimi-
nal lunatics admitted during the year are invited, and these are furnished in the
following table:—
Year.
1896
Those tried and acquitted
on the ground of
insanity.
Males.
16
Females.
1
Total.
17
Those insane on admis-
sion and found to be
capable of making
their defence.
Males.
9
Females.
1
Total.
10
Those who became
insane during im-
prisonment.
Males.
5
Females.
...
Total.
5
Total of all classes.
Males.
30
Females.
2
Total.
32
20. Statement III, showing the religion and sex, &c.—Of 92 lunatics ad-
mitted during the year 52 were Burmese.
The number of European and Eurasian patients under treatment during the
year was small —only eight. Three were new admissions, one died, and one was
discharged, leaving six at the close of the year.
List of Europeans and Eurasians under treatment in the Rangoon Lunatic Asylum
during the year 1896.
No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Name.
A. E. ...
J. W. ...
A. D. ...
E. C. ...
A. M. ...
J. H. ...
E. H. ...
E. V. ...
Sex.
Male ...
Do. ...
Do. ...
Female ...
Male ...
Do. ...
Female ...
Do. ...
Previous occu-
pation.
Clerk ...
Head Consta-
ble of Police.
...
...
Telegraph Sig¬
nailer.
Hunter ...
...
Seamstress ...
Age.
32
39
20
27
19
37
42
42
Race.
Eurasian...
Do. ...
Do. ...
Armenian
Eurasian...
European
Do. ...
Eurasian...
Date of admis-
sion.
15th September
1890.
25th March 1891
4th May 1892...
12th May 1894
19th November
1894.
21st May 1896
17th November
1896.
24th November
1896.
Type of insanity.
Melancholia...
137 (1) Mania
Idiocy ...
Melancholia ...
Do. ...
Mania ...
Do. ...
Do. ...
Date of dis-
charge or
death.
...
1st July
1896.
...
...
...
...
...
16th Decem-
ber 1896.
Remarks.
Died.
...
...
A criminal.
21. Statements IV and V showing the previous occupation and ages, &c.—
Call for no remarks.
22. Statement VI showing the types of insanity, and Statement VII the
alleged causes of insanity.—These have for the first time been prepared in accor-
dance with letter No. 16 Medical-576-86, dated the 10th July 1896, from the Gov-
ernment of India, Home Department, whereby the former statement has been
simplified and in the latter all moral causes have been included under one gene-
ral head. The form of insanity most prevalent among the Burmese is that des-
cribed as impulsive insanity without delusions, exaltation or depression of a perma-
nent nature, in fact, states of defective inhibition.
23. Statement VIII, showing the return of sick, &c.—No epidemie disease
occurred during the past year, which has been an exceptionally healthy one. The
total number of admissions into hospital was 104. This gives a percentage
of 31.3 admissions to an average strength of 332, or a daily average sick of
17.3. In previous years the percentage of admissions to strength varied from 40
to 56 even after excluding admissions from epidemic diseases.
The following table gives the number of admissions to hospital and deaths
during the past three years :—
Year.
1894
...
...
...
1895
...
...
...
1896
...
...
...
Daily average
261
341
332
Admissions.
275
129
104
Deaths.
26
36
30
Percentage of
deaths to daily
average strength.
10
11
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