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30. Cases of " bronchitis," " dyspepsia," " rheumatism," " maniacal excitement"
and " injuries" were more numerous as compared with 1899 ; and the number of
admissions for "syphilis," "epilepsy," "pneumonia," " asthma," and influenza
shows a decline. For the last named disease there were only 3 admissions with
2 deaths at Bareilly.
31. Cholera made its appearance in the Bareilly Asylum in September,
attacking 12 persons of whom 6 died. The Superintendent reports that " the disease
was prevailing epidemically at the time in the city and district; and no doubt it
was introduced either in the supplies received from the city or through warders
who reside there."
32. Bareilly and Lucknow Asylums recorded 32 and 25 deaths from all causes
in 1900, against 15 and 21, respectively, in 1899. In Benares and Agra the number
of deaths fell from 17 and 19 in 1899 to 13 and 12, respectively, in 1900.
33. The causes of mortality, in each Asylum, are noted in the following
table :—
Diseases.
Cholera
...
...
...
...
A næmia and debility
...
...
...
...
Dysentery ... ... ... ...
Diarrhœa ... ... ... ...
Epilepsy
...
...
...
...
Pneumonia
...
...
...
...
Phthisis
...
...
...
...
Dropsy ... ... ... ...
Fatty heart ... ... ... ...
Influenza
...
...
...
...
Septicæmia
...
...
...
...
Diseases of the brain ... ... ... ...
Paralysis
...
...
...
...
Erysipelas
...
...
...
...
Perforation of intestines
...
...
...
Apoplexy
...
...
...
...
Hepatitis
...
...
...
...
Strangulation
...
...
...
...
Albuminuria
...
...
...
...
Nocrosis
...
...
...
...
Old age
...
...
...
...
Hemiplegia
...
...
...
...
Gastritis
...
...
...
...
Peritonitis
...
...
...
...
Total ...
Hardily.
6
...
5
...
...
...
10
1
...
2
1
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
3
1
1
1
32
Benares.
...
1
1
1
2
2
2
...
1
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
1
...
...
...
...
13
Agra.
...
3
...
...
...
2
4
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
1
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
12
Lucknow.
...
7
4
1
1
...
5
...
...
...
...
3
2
1
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
25
34. The Superintendents of the Asylums report on the mortality as follows":—
Bareilly,—" Phthisis was the chief cause of mortality. The disease is very
prevalent amongst the insane in all countries, and it is most decidedly prevalent in
this Asylum; about one-third of the deaths being due to it. There is no doubt that
the disease is due to infection, and until insanes affected by it can be completely
isolated the disease must spread. The death-rate per mille was 99.99, a rate which
has only been exceeded in 1890 when it was 123.33. As there are at present about
a dozen cases of phthisis under treatment, I do not anticipate a lower death-rate
from that cause for the ensuing year.
" Of those who died the condition of health on admission was :—
Good
...
...
...
...
...
Fair
...
...
...
...
...
Indifferent
...
...
...
...
...
Bad
...
...
...
...
...
Very
bad
...
...
...
...
...
in 4 cases.
in 9 „
in 7
„
in 10
„
in 2
„
Benares.—" There has been no epidemic, and the mortality has been the lowest
recorded for the 10 preceding years."
Agra—"of the 12 deaths, 3 were due to anæmia, 1 to apoplexy, 2 to
pneumonia, 4 to phthisis, 1 to hepatitis, and 1 to albuminuria. The mortality among
the inmates was 4.69 per cent, against 7.55 per cent, in 1899."
Lucknow.—" 25 deaths occurred against 21 in the previous year. The
percentage of deaths to daily average strength and to admission were 9.97 and 39.68