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STATEMENT
SHOWING ÆTIOLOGICAL FACTORS AND ASSOCIATED
LUNATIC ASYLUM, LAHORE,
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Aetiological Factors and Associated Conditions. |
PREDISPOSING CAUSES. |
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Males. |
Females |
Total. |
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A. Heredity— |
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1. Insane ... ... ... ... |
16 |
9 |
25 |
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2. Epileptic ... ... ... ... |
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... |
... |
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3. Neurotic ... ... ... ... |
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... |
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4. Marked eccentricity ... ... ... |
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5. Alcoholism ... ... ... |
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... |
... |
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B.—Mental instability, as revealed by— |
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1. Moral deficiency ... ... ... |
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1 |
1 |
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2. Congenital mental defect ... ... |
18 |
5 |
23 |
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3. Eccentricity ... ... ... |
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... |
... |
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4. Previous attack ... ... ... |
27 |
25 |
52 |
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C. Deprivation of special senses — |
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1. Smell or taste ... ... ... |
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... |
... |
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2. Hearing ... ... ... ... |
2 |
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2 |
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3. Sight ... ... ... |
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... |
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D, Criticial periods— |
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1. Pubersy and adolescence ... ... |
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2. Climacteric ... ... ... |
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3. Senility ... ... ... ... |
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1 |
1 |
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E. Child bearing— |
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1. Pregnancy ... ... ... |
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2. Puerperal ... ... ... |
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3. Lactation ... ... ... |
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F. Mental stress— |
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1, Sudden ... ... ... ... |
1 |
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1 |
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2. Prolonged ... ... ... |
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2 |
2 |
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G. Diseases due to disorders of nutrition or metabolism— |
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1. Malnutrition (in early life) ... ... |
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2. Privation and starvation ... ... |
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3. Over-exertion (physical) ... ... |
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4. Sexual excess ... ... ... |
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1 |
1 |
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Carried over ... |
64 |
44 |
108 |