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92 APPENDIX.
11. The following statement shows the occupations in well defined classes or groups,
and will be found more instructive than the detailed table. The form has been taken
from Dr. Wise's report on the Dacca asylum for 1872.
Classification of
occupations.
|
Classes. |
Number. |
Per cent. |
|
|
1. |
Persons employed in out-door occupations ... ... ... ... ... ... |
1,028 |
26.1 |
|
2. |
Members of educated professions or occupations ... ... ... ... ... |
97 |
2.5 |
|
3. |
Priests ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... |
38 |
.9 |
|
4. |
Persons engaged in commerce ... ... ... ... ... ... ... |
18 |
.5 |
|
5. |
In-door manufactures (sedentary) ... ... ... ... ... ... ... |
450 |
11.4 |
|
6. |
„ „ non-sedentary ... ... ... ... ... ... ... |
139 |
3.5 |
|
7. |
Landholders ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... |
25 |
.6 |
|
8. |
Servants, public ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... |
70 |
1.8 |
|
„ domestic ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... |
309 |
7.9 |
|
|
9. |
Prostitutes ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... |
49 |
1.3 |
|
10. |
Without occupation ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... |
632 |
16.0 |
|
11. |
Unknown ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... |
1,085 |
27.5 |
|
Total ... |
3,940 |
100 |
12. Table No. V exhibits the attributed causes of insanity of those treated during the
ten years. The table would have been of more value for purposes of comparison had it been
possible to furnish the information for the admissions only. Only 51 per cent. of those
treated have had a cause assigned, the remaining 48.9, or nearly half, being "unknown." Of
the known causes, 86.4 per cent. were physical, and 13.6 moral.
Causes of insanity.
TABLE No. V.
Showing the attributed causes of insanity.
|
PHYSICAL CAUSES. |
MORAL CAUSES. |
Total known causes. |
Total unknown causes. |
Grand Total. |
PER CENT. OF |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Ganja and bhang. |
Spirit. |
Opium. |
Charus. |
Epilepsy. |
Hereditary. |
Congenital. |
Fever. |
Heat and sun-stroke. |
Illtreatment. |
Affection of the brain. |
Hypochondriasis. |
Puerperal mania. |
Starvation. |
Injuries of head. |
Masturbation. |
Other physical causes. |
Total physical causes. |
Grief. |
Anger. |
Fear. |
Jealousy. |
Family quarrel. |
Loss of property. |
Religion. |
Poverty. |
Love. |
Debauchery. |
Over study. |
Anxiety. |
Disappointment. |
Other moral causes. |
Total moral causes. |
KNOWN CAUSES. |
Unknown. |
||||||
|
Physical. |
Moral. |
Total. |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
1863 ... ... |
269 |
30 |
14 |
... |
10 |
24 |
... |
2 |
... |
1 |
2 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
1 |
... |
353 |
39 |
... |
1 |
2 |
... |
18 |
3 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
63 |
416 |
354 |
770 |
45.8 |
8.2 |
54 |
45.9 |
|
1864 ... ... |
335 |
33 |
10 |
... |
15 |
28 |
4 |
5 |
... |
... |
2 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
1 |
... |
433 |
34 |
... |
2 |
5 |
1 |
22 |
6 |
... |
... |
3 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
73 |
506 |
414 |
920 |
47.1 |
7.9 |
55 |
44.9 |
|
1865 ... ... |
389 |
34 |
17 |
1 |
22 |
27 |
5 |
4 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
1 |
... |
500 |
39 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
... |
18 |
7 |
1 |
... |
3 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
74 |
574 |
493 |
1,067 |
46.9 |
6.9 |
54.8 |
46.2 |
|
1866 ... ... |
268 |
27 |
10 |
46 |
24 |
16 |
1 |
3 |
... |
... |
... |
7 |
... |
3 |
... |
... |
2 |
407 |
40 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
18 |
7 |
... |
2 |
2 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
79 |
486 |
454 |
940 |
43.3 |
8.4 |
51.7 |
48.3 |
|
1867 ... ... |
263 |
50 |
11 |
23 |
27 |
18 |
5 |
10 |
... |
... |
... |
7 |
... |
1 |
... |
... |
1 |
416 |
44 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
21 |
5 |
... |
2 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
... |
... |
85 |
501 |
445 |
946 |
43.9 |
8.9 |
52.8 |
47.04 |
|
1868 ... ... |
315 |
77 |
10 |
2 |
31 |
22 |
7 |
9 |
... |
... |
... |
3 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
5 |
481 |
34 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
18 |
3 |
... |
2 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
... |
1 |
76 |
557 |
524 |
1,081 |
44.5 |
7.03 |
51.5 |
48.5 |
|
1869 ... ... |
340 |
45 |
5 |
... |
40 |
17 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
5 |
462 |
42 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
... |
1 |
2 |
... |
... |
... |
2 |
... |
... |
... |
52 |
514 |
592 |
1,106 |
41.8 |
4.7 |
46.5 |
53.5 |
|
1870 ... ... |
316 |
43 |
6 |
... |
8 |
10 |
6 |
11 |
3 |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
... |
3 |
406 |
42 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
... |
... |
2 |
... |
1 |
1 |
... |
59 |
465 |
682 |
1,147 |
35.4 |
5.1 |
40.5 |
59.5 |
|
1871 ... ... |
408 |
59 |
6 |
1 |
20 |
19 |
5 |
15 |
3 |
... |
1 |
... |
... |
... |
1 |
... |
... |
538 |
39 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
... |
1 |
1 |
... |
... |
4 |
1 |
1 |
... |
... |
53 |
591 |
592 |
1,183 |
45.5 |
4.5 |
50 |
50 |
|
1872 ... ... |
468 |
69 |
8 |
1 |
39 |
37 |
11 |
25 |
6 |
... |
4 |
... |
1 |
... |
... |
... |
12 |
681 |
85 |
4 |
8 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
3 |
9 |
5 |
... |
... |
... |
124 |
805 |
647 |
1,452 |
46.9 |
8.5 |
55.4 |
44.4 |
|
Total ... |
3,371 |
467 |
97 |
74 |
236 |
218 |
49 |
87 |
14 |
1 |
9 |
17 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
28 |
4,677 |
438 |
22 |
29 |
19 |
6 |
120 |
41 |
2 |
9 |
32 |
14 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
738 |
5,415 |
5,197 |
10,612 |
44.1 |
6.9 |
51 |
48.9 |
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