2
of the year there remained 573 males and 136 females. The daily average strength
was 580.3 males and 133 females—total 713.3 against 706.1 in 1890.
The percentages of cures and deaths to the daily average strength were: —
Cured ...
Died ...
Males
...
...
...
...
Females ...
...
...
...
Males
...
...
...
...
Females ... ... ... ...
12.7
12.0
9.8
9.7
Total ...
Total ...
12.6
9.8
The percentages to admissions were :—
Cured
...
Died ...
Males
...
...
...
...
Females
...
...
...
...
Males ... ... ... ...
Females ... ... ... ...
33.0
34.0
25.4
27.6
Total ...
Total ...
33.2
25.8
Statement No. II gives details of criminal lunatics. On 1st January 1891
there remained 93 males and 9 females, while 27 males and 3 females were
admitted, making 120 males and 12 females—total 132, or 3 less than in the
previous year. No criminal insanes were admitted in the Ratnágiri and Dhárwár
Asylums. Three criminal lunatics were admitted into the Poona Lunatic
Asylum. 16 males and 4 females were discharged, transferred, &c. ; 5 males and
1 female died, and 99 males and 7 females remained on 31st December 1891. The
daily average strength of these insanes was 95.4 males and 8.6 females—total
104.0 against 103.0 in the previous year.
Statement No. III gives the religion, sex and residence of the insanes
admitted during the year. The total Christian population numbered 74. Of
these, 52 were Europeans, 5 Eurasians and 17 Native Christians. The majority
of the Europeans were soldiers, sent to Colába Asylum from all parts of India.
The number of Hindus was 112, of Mahomedans 68, of Pársis 13 and of other
castes 4.
Statement No. IV gives the previous occupation of the insanes admitted.
Beggars furnished the largest number of admissions—38. 36 were European
soldiers, 34 labourers, 16 tradesmen of various denominations, 15 servants and
13 cultivators. In 28 cases the occupation is not known.
Statement No. V gives the ages of the lunatics admitted according to sex.
Under 20 there were 12 insanes, between 20 and 40, 187, between 40 and 60,
61, and above 60, 11.
Statement No. VI exhibits the various types of insanity. The following
table gives the types of insanity and the result of the treatment of each form :—
Mania ... ... ...
Melancholia ... ...
Dementia ... ...
Idiocy ... ... ...
Epileptic insanity ... ...
Charas smoking ... ...
Gánja smoking ... ...
Use of bháng ... ...
Opium eating ... ...
Spirit drinking ... ...
Other types ... ...
Total ...
Remained.
256
55
170
27
24
6
69
39
6
29
9
690
Admitted.
126
48
27
10
5
2
26
4
2
20
1
271
Total.
382
103
197
37
29
8
95
43
8
49
10
961
Recovered.
41
12
8
2
...
...
14
4
1
6
2
90
Improved.
25
27
12
1
1
...
4
2
...
5
...
77
Died.
29
6
14
2
2
2
3
7
1
3
1
70
Statement No. VII shows the alleged causes of insanity among the lunatics.
Of a total of 961 lunatics, the cause was only ascertained in a little more than
half the number (488 being known causes and 473 unknown causes). Of the
known causes, 392 are attributed to physical and 96 to moral causes. Of the
former, the abuse of spirits and use of intoxicating drugs is alleged as the cause
in 203 cases ; fever is the cause given in 35, epilepsy in 26, previous attack in 21,
destitution in 20, and masturbation in 14. The disease was hereditary in 27 and
congenital in 21 patients. Of moral causes, grief is the alleged cause in 67,
anger in 9, fear in 8, religion in 5, loss of money in 3, jealousy in 2 and anxiety
and study in 1 each. The following are the causes, as far as is obtainable,
leading to insanity confined for crimes of violence :—