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LUNATIC ASYLUMS IN BENGAL. 17
STATEMENT No. 10.
Showing the causes of Insanity and the events of the year classified according to cause.
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ASYLUMS. |
PHYSICAL CAUSES. |
MORAL CAUSES. |
Total known causes. |
TOTAL. |
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Ganjah. |
Bhang. |
Spirits. |
Dhatoorah. |
Opium. |
Heat. |
Fever. |
Epilepsy. |
Sun-stroke. |
Hereditary. |
Affection of the brain. |
Injuries of the head. |
Congenital. |
Total physical. |
Grief. |
Anxiety. |
Loss of property. |
Over-study. |
Anger. |
Religion. |
Jealousy. |
Fear. |
Debauchery. |
Total moral. |
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|
M |
F |
T |
M |
M |
F |
T |
M |
M |
M |
F |
T |
M |
F |
T |
M |
F |
T |
M |
M |
F |
T |
F |
M |
M |
F |
T |
M |
F |
T |
M |
F |
T |
F |
M |
M |
M |
F |
T |
M |
M |
M |
F |
T |
M |
M |
F |
T |
M |
F |
T |
M |
F |
T |
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|
Remaining ... ... |
214 |
15 |
229 |
8 |
31 |
4 |
35 |
... |
5 |
1 |
... |
1 |
6 |
2 |
8 |
13 |
3 |
16 |
1 |
9 |
... |
9 |
1 |
... |
3 |
2 |
5 |
291 |
27 |
318 |
26 |
7 |
33 |
1 |
... |
... |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
33 |
10 |
43 |
324 |
37 |
361 |
607 |
176 |
783 |
|
|
Admitted. |
Dullunda ... ... |
1 |
... |
1 |
... |
1 |
... |
1 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
1 |
... |
1 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
3 |
... |
3 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
3 |
... |
3 |
26 |
2 |
28 |
|
Dacca ... ... |
5 |
... |
5 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
1 |
1 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
1 |
... |
1 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
6 |
1 |
7 |
1 |
... |
1 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
1 |
7 |
1 |
8 |
11 |
5 |
16 |
|
|
Patna ... ... |
8 |
... |
8 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
8 |
... |
8 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
8 |
... |
8 |
8 |
... |
8 |
|
|
Cuttack ... ... |
1 |
... |
1 |
... |
3 |
... |
3 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
4 |
... |
4 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
4 |
... |
4 |
5 |
2 |
7 |
|
|
Moydapore ... ... |
1 |
... |
1 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
1 |
... |
1 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
1 |
... |
1 |
6 |
... |
6 |
|
|
Total criminal ... |
16 |
... |
16 |
... |
4 |
... |
4 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
1 |
1 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
2 |
... |
2 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
22 |
1 |
23 |
1 |
... |
1 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
1 |
... |
1 |
23 |
1 |
24 |
56 |
9 |
65 |
|
|
Dullunda ... ... |
40 |
7 |
47 |
... |
11 |
5 |
16 |
.. |
1 |
... |
... |
... |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
... |
2 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
55 |
13 |
68 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
55 |
13 |
68 |
105 |
43 |
148 |
|
|
Dacca ... ... |
27 |
5 |
32 |
... |
1 |
... |
1 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
1 |
... |
1 |
2 |
... |
2 |
... |
4 |
2 |
6 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
35 |
7 |
42 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
2 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
39 |
8 |
47 |
52 |
12 |
64 |
|
|
Patna ... ... |
49 |
1 |
50 |
2 |
3 |
... |
3 |
1 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
2 |
... |
2 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
1 |
... |
... |
... |
58 |
1 |
59 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
1 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
1 |
... |
1 |
59 |
1 |
60 |
62 |
16 |
78 |
|
|
Cuttack ... ... |
18 |
... |
18 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
1 |
1 |
1 |
... |
1 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
1 |
1 |
2 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
20 |
2 |
22 |
... |
1 |
1 |
... |
... |
1 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
1 |
1 |
2 |
21 |
3 |
24 |
28 |
4 |
32 |
|
|
Moydapore ... ... |
6 |
... |
6 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
6 |
... |
6 |
1 |
... |
1 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
1 |
... |
1 |
7 |
... |
7 |
11 |
2 |
13 |
|
|
Total non-criminal |
140 |
13 |
153 |
2 |
15 |
5 |
20 |
1 |
1 |
... |
1 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
6 |
4 |
... |
4 |
... |
5 |
3 |
8 |
... |
1 |
... |
... |
... |
174 |
23 |
197 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
... |
1 |
1 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
2 |
7 |
2 |
9 |
181 |
25 |
206 |
258 |
77 |
335 |
|
|
Total admitted... |
156 |
13 |
169 |
2 |
19 |
5 |
24 |
1 |
1 |
... |
1 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
7 |
4 |
... |
4 |
... |
7 |
3 |
10 |
... |
1 |
... |
196 |
24 |
220 |
4 |
2 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
8 |
2 |
10 |
204 |
26 |
230 |
314 |
86 |
400 |
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|
Total treated ... |
370 |
28 |
398 |
10 |
50 |
9 |
59 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
11 |
4 |
15 |
17 |
3 |
20 |
1 |
16 |
3 |
19 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
487 |
51 |
538 |
30 |
9 |
39 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
41 |
12 |
53 |
528 |
63 |
591 |
921 |
262 |
1,183 |
|
|
Recovered ... ... |
78 |
8 |
86 |
1 |
10 |
2 |
12 |
... |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
... |
1 |
... |
1 |
... |
1 |
... |
1 |
... |
... |
... |
97 |
13 |
110 |
6 |
2 |
8 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
1 |
7 |
2 |
9 |
104 |
15 |
119 |
148 |
52 |
200 |
|
|
Per cent. of total treated |
21.08 |
2856 |
21.60 |
10 |
20 |
22.2 |
20.3 |
... |
16.6 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
27.2 |
50 |
33.3 |
5.8 |
... |
5. |
... |
62.5 |
... |
5.2 |
... |
100 |
... |
... |
19.9 |
25.4 |
20.4 |
20. |
22.2 |
20.5 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
25 |
17. |
16.6 |
16.9 |
19.6 |
23.8 |
20.1 |
16.06 |
19.84 |
16.9 |
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|
Improved, &c. ... ... |
19 |
2 |
21 |
... |
5 |
... |
5 |
... |
1 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
2 |
... |
2 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
27 |
2 |
29 |
1 |
... |
1 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
1 |
... |
1 |
28 |
2 |
30 |
48 |
7 |
55 |
||
|
Per cent. of total treated |
5.1 |
7.1 |
5.2 |
... |
10 |
... |
8.4 |
... |
16.6 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
12.5 |
... |
10.5 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
5.5 |
3.9 |
5.3 |
3.3 |
... |
2.5 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
2.4 |
... |
1.8 |
5.3 |
3. |
5 |
5.2 |
2.6 |
4.6 |
|
|
Died ... ... |
20 |
2 |
22 |
... |
4 |
... |
4 |
... |
1 |
... |
... |
... |
1 |
... |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
... |
2 |
1 |
3 |
... |
... |
... |
1 |
1 |
29 |
5 |
34 |
3 |
... |
3 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
3 |
... |
3 |
32 |
5 |
37 |
79 |
22 |
101 |
|
|
Per cent. of total treated |
5.4 |
71 |
55 |
... |
8 |
... |
6.7 |
... |
16.6 |
... |
... |
... |
9 |
... |
6.6 |
5.8 |
33.3 |
10 |
... |
12.5 |
33.3 |
15.7 |
... |
... |
... |
33.3 |
20 |
5.9 |
9.8 |
6.3 |
10 |
... |
7.6 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
7.3 |
... |
5.6 |
6 |
7.9 |
6.2 |
8.5 |
8.3 |
8.5 |
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