2
females were transferred to friends (90 males and 17 females improved and 10
males and 4 females unimproved), 2 males were transferred from civil to crimi-
nal list and one male from criminal to civil. Sixty-six males and 12 females
died against 50 and 17 respectively in 1889. On 31st December 1890 there
remained 562 males and 128 females, total 690. The daily average strength
was 575.7 males and 130.4 females, total 706.1 against 702.4 in 1889.
The percentages of cures and deaths to the daily average strength were :—
Cured ...
Died
...
Males ... ... ... ...
Females ... ... ...
Males
...
...
... ...
Females ... ...
16.8
13.0
11.4
9.2
Total...
Total...
16.1
11.0
The percentages to admission in the year were—
Cured
...
Died
...
Males ...
...
...
...
Females ... ... ...
Males
...
...
...
...
Females ... ... ...
39.1
38.6
26.6
27.2
Total...
Total...
39.0
26.7
Statement No. II is the return of criminal lunatics. It shows that there
were remaining on 1st January 1890, 101 males and 11 females, 21 males and
2 females were admitted, making 122 males and 13 females, total 135 against
131 in 1889. No criminal lunatics were admitted in the Asylums at Poona,
Dhárwár and Ahmedabad during the year. 10 males and 2 females were dis-
charged, transferred, &c., 19 males and 2 females died, and there remain 93
males and 9 females under treatment at the end of the year. The daily average
strength of these insanes is 94.1 males and 8.9 females, total 103 against 105.4
in 1889.
Statement No. III shows the religion, sex and residence of the lunatics
admitted during the year. Of the 292 admissions and re-admissions, 79 were
Christians, including 64 Europeans, 4 Eurasians and 11 Native Christians, 136
Hindus, 59 Mahomedans, 16 Pársis and 2 of other castes. Of the 64 Europeans
admitted, 51 were soldiers received from all parts of India. The other patients
were received from various parts of the Presidency.
Statement No. IV gives the occupations of the insanes admitted. 51 were
European soldiers, 41 beggars, 31 labourers, 30 merchants, 22 sepoys and 7
cultivators. In 39 cases the occupation is not known.
Statement No. V gives the ages of the patients admitted. Under 20 there
were 9 insanes, between 20 and 40, 235, between 40 and 60, 47, and above 60,
one.
Statement No. VI shows the types of insanity. This has been modified in
accordance with the classification of the 1885 edition of the Nomenclature of
Diseases. The following table shows the types of insanity and the result of the
treatment of each form :—
Mania ... ... ...
Melancholia ... ...
Dementia ... ...
Idiocy ... ... ...
Epileptic insanity ... ...
Charus smoking ... ...
Gánja smoking ... ...
Use of bháng ... ...
Opium eating ... ...
Spirit drinking ... ...
Other types ... ...
Total ...
Remained.
279
55
168
30
24
6
71
40
9
26
6
714
Admitted.
114
46
49
5
6
2
37
8
1
17
7
292
Total.
393
101
217
35
30
8
108
48
10
43
13
1,006
Recovered.
55
7
12
...
1
2
27
4
1
4
1
114
Improved.
39
29
19
2
2
...
5
1
...
8
2
107
Died.
37
6
15
5
1
...
7
4
2
1
...
78
Statement No. VII shows the alleged causes of insanity of the 1,006 cases
treated ; the cause is given in 497, and is not known in 509. Physical causes
number 407 and moral causes 90. Of the physical causes 217 are said to be due