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Table II.
Single
...
...
Married
...
...
Widowed
...
Unknown ...
Hindus ...
Mahomedans ...
Pársis
...
...
Hindus ...
Mahomedans ...
Pársis ... ...
Hindus ...
Mahomedans ...
Pársis
...
...
Hindus ...
Mahomedans ...
Pársis ... ...
Number.
1896.
167
96
17
233
76
29
53
27
2
95
51
1
1895.
158
103
15
226
87
31
55
22
3
86
43
...
Percentage to total
treated.
1896.
44.7
25.7
4.5
61.6
20.1
7.7
56.4
28.7
3.2
59.4
31.9
0.6
1895.
42.4
27.6
4.0
59.4
22.8
8.1
61.1
24.4
3.3
63.2
31.6
...
Percentage to total
of each caste.
1896.
30.5
88.4
34.7
42.3
30.4
59.2
9.7
10.8
4.1
17.3
20.4
2.0
1895.
30.1
40.4
30.6
43.0
34.1
63.3
10.5
8.6
6.1
16.4
16.9
...
Statement No. XIII gives particulars regarding criminal lunatics. Of the
average strength of 101.2 (males 92.0 and females 9.2), 46.1 males and
7.6 females, or a total of 53.7, were employed. 24 males and 2 females had been
charged with theft, 34 males and 5 females for culpable homicide amounting to
murder, 11 males and 1 female for culpable homicide not amounting to murder,
4 males with attempt to commit suicide, 14 males and 1 female for causing
grievous hurt, 6 males with house-breaking, 11 males with mischief and assault,
and 16 males and 1 female with miscellaneous offences, such as dacoity, mischief
by fire, &c. &c.
12. With reference to para. 26 of the Note by the Director-General of the
Indian Medical Service, above referred to, I beg to state that at Colába the
Assistant Surgeon is almost entirely occupied under the orders of the Superin-
tendent in carrying out his professional duties, the executive duties being dis-
tributed among the Overseers and the Steward. The Assistant Surgeon here has,
however, to assist the Superintendent in the management and supervision of the
establishment generally. In all other asylums the medical care and treatment
of lunatics are in no way subordinated to executive duties but are looked after
by the Hospital Assistants under the direction of the Superintendents. But in
all of the asylums, except Colába, there is no clerk sanctioned, and on this account
the medical subordinates must give a certain amount of time daily to clerical
work. If a clerk was sanctioned for each asylum, then the whole of the sub-
ordinates' time would be available for medical duties ; but this is a question of
money, and hitherto the asylums have been very efficiently worked with the
present staffs, though I agree with the Director-General in para. 26 of his
remarks on the lunatic asylums for 1895, that the medical subordinates should
only have medical duties to perform.
13. The official visitors were regular in their attendance at all the asylums.
14. The Principal Medical Officer, Sind District, Karáchi, inspected the
Sir Cowasji Jehángir Lunatic Asylum, Hyderabad, and found everything in
good order.
15. I inspected the Asylum at Ahmedabad on 16th November 1896 and was
pleased with my inspections and at the efficient supervision of Surgeon-Lieutenant
Colonel Bartholomeusz. I formally inspected the Poona Asylum on 18th Decem-
ber 1896 and frequently during the year at informal visits. I have known this
asylum for years and am very much pleased with the improvements that have
been gradually made, and with the way in which it has been managed during
the year under report.