ANNUAL REPORT ON LUNATIC ASYLUMS.               23

                        ANNUAL REPORT

                                           OF THE

            LUNATIC ASYLUM, CALICUT,

                              FOR THE YEAR 1879-80.

The above statement shows briefly the working for the year; the figures for
1878-79 are placed beside it for purposes of easy comparison. There was one
admission more this year, the numbers remained and total treated being less. The
numbers cured show a decrease of one. The death-rate has happily very much
diminished.

The buildings are in fair repair. The several recommendations suggested
and "sanctioned" still remain in nubibus, the scarcity of water in the hot
months (as now) being a great and crying want.

The subjoined table shows the remained, admitted, discharged, died, &c. (civil
and criminal), during the year:—

There were 20 admissions during the year, 17 males and 3 females; of the
males 3 were criminal lunatics.

Discharged.—Twelve, viz., 10 males and 2 females, all civil lunatics.

The following table shows the ages, duration of disease prior to admission,
and residence in the asylum of the discharged cured:—