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Approximately 9,347 cases were treated as outdoor patients
for minor ailments such as ulcers, slight injuries, headaches,
constipation, etc.

16. Cases under observation.—There were 25 patients (16
males and 9 females) under brief periods of observation in this
hospital sent by the local Magistrates for the purpose of
certification, as compared with 24 cases (19 males and 5 females)
in 1930 and 27 cases (24 males and 3 females) in 1929. Out of
25 cases observed during the period under report 12 (3 males and
9 females) were certified and admitted. Four were discharged as
uncertified, and 9 were certified as harmless insanes and were,
therefore, not admitted owing to overcrowding in the male section.
They were ultimately discharged by the committing Magistrates.

17. Statement II.—Criminal patients.—The following table
shows the daily average strength of criminal patients during the
year under report as well as in the previous years :—

In spite of 52 admissions of criminal patients during the
year under report against 30 in 1930, the average number of
criminal patients is less and the progressive decrease is due to the
special endeavour made throughout the year under report as well
as in the previous years to have the petty charges withdrawn by
the committing Magistrates and thus quite a number of the
so-called criminal patients were transferred to the non-criminal
class after their admission to this hospital.

18. Statement III shows the religion, sex and residence
of the patients admitted into the hospital during the year under
report and is self-explanatory.

19. Statement IV shows the previous occupations of patients
admitted during the year under report and needs no comment.

20. Statement V shows the ages of patients admitted into
this hospital during the year under report. It will be evident