2
The percentages to admissions were—
Cured
...
Died ... ...
Males ... ...
Females ... ...
Males ... ...
Females ... ...
29.6
32.6
22.9
30.4
Total ...
Total ...
30.1
24.0
7. Statement No. II gives details regarding criminal lunatics. At the
beginning of the year 1882 there remained 81 males and 5 females; 18 males and
2 females were admitted and one male readmitted, making a total of 107 treated
of the criminal class as compared with 102 in the preceding year: of these 13
males and 2 females were discharged, 9 males and 1 female died, leaving a total
of 78 males and 4 females remaining at the end of the year. The daily average
strength of this class of patients was 83.1 as compared with 87.4 in 1882.
8. Statement No. III gives particulars regarding the sex, religion and
residence of the lunatics admitted during the year. The total Christian popula-
tion numbered 127: of these 114 were Europeans, 2 Eurasians and 11 Native
Christians; Hindus numbered 116, Mahomedans 73, Pársis 12 and 1 of un-
known caste. Patients are admitted from all parts of the Presidency, the
Europeans, the majority of whom are soldiers, from different stations in India.
9. Statement No. IV gives the occupation of the patients admitted.
European soldiers again furnished the largest number of admissions, viz., 93 ;
next come beggars 58, servants, labourers, &c., 57, merchants and tradesmen 22,
and cultivators 21. The occupation of 14 males is not known.
10. Statement No. V gives the ages of the new admissions according to
sex. Under 20, there were admitted 9 males and 1 female ; between 20 and 40
there were 220 males and 24 females ; and between 40 and 60, 54 males and 21
females.
11. The different types of insanity amongst the asylum population is
given in Statement No. VI. Of acute mania there remained 155 cases : 176 were
admitted, making a total of 331. Of these 70 recovered, 42 improved and
23 died. Of chronic mania 153 remained and 29 were admitted; total 182:
of these 13 recovered, 7 improved and 19 died. Of melancholia 28 remained
and 50 were admitted; total 78 : of these 4 recovered, 37 improved and 2
died. Of acute dementia 73 cases remained and 50 were admitted ; total 123 : of
these 6 recovered, 29 improved and 5 died. Of chronic dementia 164 remained,
8 were admitted, making a total of 172 : of these 2 recovered, 3 improved and
19 died. Of idiotcy there were 22 cases treated; of maina complicated with
epilepsy 10 cases; of dementia and epilepsy 5 ; of amentia and epilepsy 4,
and 21 imbeciles, one of whom was subject to epileptic seizures.
12. Statement No. VII shows the alleged causes of insanity among the
lunatics. Of a total of 948 insanes, the cause was only ascertained in half the
number: of these 389 are ascribed to physical and 85 to moral causes. Of the
former the abuse of spirits or use of intoxicating drugs is alleged as the cause
in 196 cases, viz., to gánja 140, spirits 42 and opium 14. Fever is the cause
given in 30 cases, epilepsy in 31, injury to the head 20, destitution 13, chronic
rheumatism 1, child-birth 5, exposure to the sun 8, masturbation 5, hereditary
and congenital 50, previous attack 20, and climate 10. Of the known moral
causes 60 is attributed to grief, 3 to anger, 7 to fear, 9 to religion, 1 to
ill-treatment, 2 to study and 3 to jealousy. The following are the causes, as far
as is obtainable, leading to insanity in cases of lunatics confined for crimes of
violence :—
Gánja, 7.
Opium, 1.
Fever, 1.
Epilepsy, 2.
Destitution, 1.
Child-birth, 1.
Hereditary, 1.
Congenital, 1.
Anger, 2.
Jealousy, 1.
Religion, 1.
Unknown, 47.
13. Statement No. VIII shows the diseases for which the insanes were
treated in the asylum hospitals, with the results. The total number treated was
329 as compared with 363 in the previous year. Of these, 187 were discharged
cured, 5 were handed over to the care of their friends and 79 died, leaving a
total of 58 patients remaining under treatment at the close of the year. The
chief causes of sickness were malarious fevers, for which 96 were treated, debility
gave 65 cases, diarrhœa 55, epilepsy 13, dysentery 12, and ulcers 11. Of the