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9.    The proportion of cases admitted from Rangoon town to total
admission was 40 per cent. The cause of this as stated last year was
enquired into and the Superintendent of the asylum explained the
reasons why no cases were shown under " unknown " this year, as every
effort was made to elicit the required information before they are
admitted. Leaving aside Rangoon, statistics do not show any palpable
difference in the incidence of lunacy among the various parts of
Burma.

10.  Bazaar sellers, clerks, coolies, and cultivators were the occupa-
tions from which the largest number of lunatics were drawn and that
of cooks has increased from 3 to 7.

11.  The same form showing the aetiological factors and associated
conditions in the patients admitted in the asylums has been adopted this
year also. There was a large and continued increase of cases of insanity
attributed to drugs, and the figures have gone up from 33 in 1921 to 54
this year, the causation being ascribed to Alcohol and Canabas Indica
jointly.

12.  Finance.—The total expenditure on both the asylums was
Rs. 3,24,539, as compared with Rs. 3,17,728, in 1921, an increase of
Rs. 6,811. This increase is due mainly to dieting an increased number
of patients, and the entertainment of additional staff.

13.   Lieutenant F. H. O'Leary, I.M.D., and Dr.C. S. Krishnaswamy
were Superintendents of Rangoon and Minbu Asylums respectively
in 1922 and have carried out their duties satisfactorily. Both
Superintendents have commended favourably the work of the Deputy
Superintendents serving under them.

                                   P. DEE, M.B., Colonel, I.M.S.,
                    Inspector-General of Civil Hospitals, Burma.