Medical History of British India: Disease Prevention and Public Health

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STATEMENT No. VII

SHOWING THE PROBABLE CAUSE OF INSANITY IN THE PATIENTS ADMITTED INTO THE MENTAL HOSPITAL, NAGPUR, IN MADHYA PRADESH , DURING THE YEAR ENDING THE 31st DECEMBER 1951

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4

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11

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11

Domestic worry

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14

14

28

14

14

28

Stress of military service ^ ..

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2

2

2

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2

Toxins

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Canabia indica

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Alcohol

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1

1

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1

Other toxins

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7

2

9

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2

9

Physical

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1

3

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2

1

3

Opium.

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Bodily illness

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4

4

1

5

Pregnancy

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Child-birth......

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7

7

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7

7

Climateric

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5

1

6

6

1

7

Epilepsy

6

2

8

1

1

7

2

9

Head injuries

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Infections

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Encephalitis lethargica

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Influenza

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Syphilis

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1

2

2

3

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3

Other infections

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Old age

2

1

3

2

1

3

4

2

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Hereditary predisposition

72

38

110

72

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Previous attacks

20

3

23

20

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Unascertained

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74

92

27

119

Total*

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198

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Description	Covers 1927-1951. Tables show annual return of patients and causes of mental illness. Age, caste, occupation of insanes shown. Financial statements included.
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Form / genre:	Written and printed matter > Periodicals
Places:	Asia > India > Madhya Pradesh (state) [Place in text] Asia > India > Maharashtra (state) [Place in text] Asia > India > Maharashtra > Nagpur (inhabited place) [Place published]
Subject / content:	Financial statements Communicable diseases
Person / organisation:	India. Government Central Printing Office [Publisher]
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Dates / events:	1867-1948 [Date created]
Subject / content:	Asylums (welfare buildings) Criminals Indian (South Asian) Insanity Medicine Mental disorders Mental states Mentally ill persons Patients Psychiatric hospitals Psychiatry Mental institutions
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Description	The India Papers collection contains publications of the central (Imperial) Government and many Indian states. Most states came under British rule. Much of the collection dates from between the post-Mutiny re-organisation of the Indian Government and Indian Independence in 1947. Some items published in London by John Murray.
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Additional NLS resources:	Medical History of British India website

Places:	Asia > Myanmar (nation) [Place in text] Asia > Pakistan (nation) [Place in text] Asia > India (nation) [Place in text]
Subject / content:	Indian (South Asian)
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