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Statement III.—
Criminal patients.

6. Of the 1,064 patients, 184 were criminals, viz.,
178 males and 6 females as against 196
(191 males and 5 females) in 1934 and 180
(176 males and 4 females) in the preceding
year. Thirty-nine criminal patients (38 males and one
female) were admitted during the year under report.

Statement IV.—
Religion, Sex and
residence              of
patients.

7. Patients admitted to the hospital during the year
under report and the two previous years
were distributed according to communities
as follows : —

Statement V.—
Ages of patients.

8. The largest number of patients admitted in 1935
and the two preceding years, were from 20
to 40 years of age followed by those who were
from 40 to 60 of years of age. The number of
patients admitted under the age of 20 years and upwards
of 60 was comparatively smaller.

Statement VI.—
Types of insanity.

9. Of the total number of patients in the hospital on
31st December, 1935, the largest number, viz.,
210 were suffering from Mania, 201 from
Secondary Dementia, 161 from Schizophrenia
including Dementia Præcox and 103 each from Mental Defi-
ciency and Epilespy and Epileptic insanity. Amongst the
new admissions 95 were suffering from Maniac Depressive
Insanity.

Statement VII.—
Causes of insanity.

10. The probable cause of insanity in patients admit-
ted to the hospital during the year 1935, was
varied, but previous attacks and Cannabis
Indica accounted for a large number of cases,
viz., 71 and 45, respectively. There were 57 patients with
2 causes of insanity each and 5 with 3 causes of insanity
each while one patient had as many as 4 causes of
insanity.