Note on the Statistical Tables of the Punjab Lunatic Asylum
                                 for the year 1922.

STATEMENT I.

Admissions, dis-
charges, etc.

Population.—At the commencement of the year 1922 there
were 846 patients (670 males and 176 females)
under treatment in the Asylum ; 260 were admit-
ted and 62 re-admitted during the year, so that
the total population, which stood at 1,204 in 1921
and 1,248 in 1920, fell to 1,168 in 1922. The decline in the total
population is due to the continued decrease in admissions from
overseas. These figures do not, however, give an accurate idea of
the number of cases under treatment at any one time. The
daily average strength of the Asylum for the last three years
shows a steady rise from 862.82 in 1920 to 864.58 in 1921, and
867.17 in 1922. There were 880 patients under treatment at the
close of the year as compared with 846 in 1921, and 854 in 1920.
The accommodation of the Asylum is taxed to its utmost at
present.

2. The number of patients discharged as " cured " was 113,
" improved " 94, " not improved " 20, and " otherwise " 3. The
percentage of " cures " during the year was 13.03 as compared
with 12.40 in 1920 and 15.96 in 1921.

Sickness and
Mortality.

3.    The number of cases under treatment in Hospital in
1922 was 40.61 against 36.13 in the preceding
year. The rise is due to the fact that many
cases of minor ailments, which were formerly
treated as out-patients, are now admitted into the Hospital where
more efficient treatment and supervision are available.

The tubercular section of the Asylum was opened in Septem-
ber 1921, and better facilities are now available for the diagnosis
and treatment of this disease in its early stage. Fifty-two cases
of tuberculosis were under treatment in 1922, as compared with
38 in 1921. This number cannot be considered high for an
Asylum with a population of 880 inmates.

4.    Dysentery and diarrhœa as usual accounted for the
greatest number of admissions to Hospital. The death rate for
these diseases was, however, extremely low, being only 7 out of
83 admissions, or 8.43 per cent. In 1921, there were 142 admis-
sions for these two diseases with 21 deaths, or 14.79 per cent.
During the year 1922 there were 11 cases of pneumonia with
3 deaths, a strikingly low mortality when the low vitality
of the insane patient and his diminished powers of resistance to
serious disease is considered. The number of admissions for