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3. Sickness and Mortality.—The death rate was 12.28
on the daily average strength as compared with 9.02
last year, which was the lowest since 1922.

The Medical Superintendent gives two reasons for
the higher death rate viz., (1) as stated in the last
year's report, that weak and moribund cases left from
the previous years succumbed before the end of winter,
and (2) that there was an outbreak of influenza, which
resulted in 16 deaths. There were 122 deaths in all of
which 31 were due to pneumonia, 16 to influenza. 11 to
tuberculosis and 6 to status epilepticus. It is a well-
known fact that mental cases are particularly prone to
succumb to such causes. It is highly satisfactory to
note that there was only one death from diarrhœa and
none from dysentery.

Statement II—Crimi-
nal Patients.

4. The total number of criminal patients treated
during the year was 248 (239 males
and 9 females) of whom 52 (50 males
and 2 females) were admitted during
the year.

Accommodation.

5. As pointed out in previous reports, the accom-
modation in this hospital continues
unsatisfactory both as regards patients
and attendants and members of the staff. The question of
remodelling and extension is under consideration of the
Government. The accommodation for attendants and
menials is very limited and great hardship is experienced
by married members of the staff.

Sanitation.

6. The condition of the Mian Mir Water Channel is
getting worse year by year and unless
immediate and satisfactory arrange-
ments are made for remedying this nuisance the lives
of the staff and the inmates are likely to be greatly
endangered. The attention of the Director of Public
Health, Punjab, may again be called to it.

Suicide, escape and
death from violence.

7. There were three escapes during the year under
review and one case of suicide. Out
of the three escapes two have since
been readmitted and one is still at
large.