REPORT ON THE MOYDAPORE LUNATIC ASYLUM

                                FOR THE YEAR 1871.

                BY SURGEON J. COATES, M.D., SUPERINTENDENT.

Population.

Remained and admitted.—There were 19 admissions and no re-admissions, against 17
admissions and 2 re-admissions of the previous, and average of 20.1 of the last ten years.
There had been 21 remaining, making a total of 40 under treatment.

The daily average present was 26.21.

Results.

Results.—In the previous year 7 were cured, 2 made over to friends, 1 escaped, and 7
died. This year, 9 were discharged cured, none were made over to friends, and there were
no deaths. The ratio of admissions and cures to average strength was 72.5 and 34.3 respec-
tively, and to total treated was 47.5 and 22.5.

Criminal lunatics.

Criminals.—Five criminal lunatics remained; there were 6 admissions and no re-admis-
sions ; of these 2 were discharged cured and 9 remained in the asylum.

Health.

Health.—The patients were on the whole very healthy. No register of the sick from
ordinary diseases was however kept.

Religion.—Of the admissions, 13 were Hindus and 6 Musulmans.

Districts from which
insanes were re-
ceived.

Zillahs.—From table 5 it will be observed that all the admissions were from zillahs
in this division. It is not to be understood that the patients belong to the districts in which
they were found insane, and from which they were sent. The homes of some were as far
off as Rajpootana and Lohardugga. In like manner the numbers admitted do not represent the
insanes of this division, in which there are many who, so long as they are harmless or taken
care of more or less perfectly by their friends, are not sent to the asylum. The census may
discover these, but such conclusions based on asylum statistics would be erroneous.

Occupations.

* See general Statements Nos. 6, 5,
and 7.

Trades.—Table No. 6* is taken from the certificates sent in with the insanes. They

are not always correct. The same remark applies to
table No. 7.*

Ages.

Ages.—The ages are always guessed.

Duration of in-
sanity.

* Omitted.

Duration of insanity prior to admisson.—Return No. 8* is
most unreliable.

Events according
to duration of
residence.

Events in relation to duration.—I have been most careful in making up return No. 9, a
most difficult one from the minuteness of its details. Its correctness is easily checked, however,
from the number of totallings.

Health on admis-
sion.

Health on admission.—No record has been kept on the subject of the state of health of
lunatics on admission, and it is foolish to complain of it, for no matter how ill they are, in
the asylum they ought to be, being the only proper place for them. It is another matter
for insanes to be treated cruelly by being compelled to walk to asylums when unable to do
so. This would be a question for the official visitors to deal with. It has not occured here.

Type of insanity.

Type of insanity.—No deaths have occurred during the year. Cases of acute mania are the
most numerous, chronic mania next, and last of all dementia. The chronic maniacs have
frequently acute attacks, and acute cases not unfrequently become chronic. It is a matter
for wonder that the dementia cases are so few.

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