ANNUAL REPORT ON LUNATIC ASYLUMS.                        23

6. The general health of the inmates has been good. The new scale of diet
ordered by the Surgeon-General continues to succeed admirably, as I have rarely
to prescribe extras.

The subjoined table will show the name, age, occupation, &c., of the fourteen
criminal lunatics remained on the 31st March 1883 :—

Name.

Age.

Sex.

Caste.

Occupation.

Nature of crime.

Sophia Hussain ... ...

50

M.

Muhammadan.

Sepoy ...

Causing grievous hurt

M. Govundan ... ...

37

M.

Hindu ...

Cooly ...

Murder.

Ramanapoi ... ... ...

62

M.

Do. ...

Unknown ...

Grievous hurt.

Balamo Kunda ... ...

28

M.

Do. ...

Priest ...

Theft.

Narayana Nair ... ...

36

M.

Do. ...

Unknown ...

Do.

K. Kunj Ali ... ...

37

M.

Moplay ...

Cultivator.

Attempt to murder, &c.

F. Rigley ... ... ...

25

M.

Christian ...

Bugler ...

Murder.

P. Ramen ... ...

36

M.

Hindu ...

Nil ...

Grievous hurt.

Karupa Konan ... ...

47

M.

Do. ...

Do. ...

House-breaking, &c.

Tympa Chetty ... ...

36

M.

Do. ...

Trader ...

Grievous hurt.

K. Thumbeu ... ...

24

M.

Do. ...

Labourer ...

Voluntarily causing
grievous hurt.

Goung Khyoon ... ...

48

M.

Burmese ...

Boatman ...

Dacoity.

Madah ... ... ...

36

F.

Hindu ...

None ...

Set fire to a house.

Chella Kutti ... ...

25

F.

Do. ...

Do. ...

Murder.

The daily sick in hospital was 2.66 which requires no comment.

The patients, as a rule, gain in weight. Of the 86 remaining at the end of
the year, 72 have gained in weight, 5 in statu quo, and 9 lost in weight.

The subjoined table will show the weight of each patient at the close of the
year:—

Name.

Weight at the

Name.

Weight at the

First of the
Year.

Close of the
Year.

First of the
Year.

Close of the
Year.

Kalu ... ... ...

88

90½

Francis Rigley ... ...

115½

124¼

Ahmed Kutti ... ...

92½

92½

K. Haji ... ... ...

130

134¼

S. Gonsalves ... ...

143

140½

Sungaren ... ...

110½

95¾

Thummakaran ... ...

93¾

99¼

K. V. Soophy ... ...

126¼

120¼

Raroo ... ... ...

93

94¼

P. Ramen ... ...

120

121½

Nayannah ... ...

107¼

108

Cheroogunden ... ...

110¾

116½

Thuruvai ... ...

149½

155½

K. Moideen ... ...

113

118½

Sophia Hussain ... ...

111¾

113½

Karupa Konan ... ...

131¾

134½

Kunji Cunden ...

110

110½

Avanashi ... ...

126¼

127¼

K. A. Haji ......

82

84¼

K. Thevan ... ...

85

103

Masilamony ... ...

113½

113¾

Thympa Chetti ... ...

120

129½

Kunji Royen ... ...

112

114

K. Ramooty ... ...

98

102

Thevasti ... ... ...

110

104½

P. Kooroopoo ... ...

90¾

96¾

Chathuppen ... ...

106

106

Chilla ... ...

104

107

Ahmed ... ... ...

109½

110¾

Cheroo ... ... ...

65

68

Alexio ... ... ...

112

112¼

N. Pathoomah ... ...

86

91½

Linga ... ... ...

111½

112¾

Rabia Bee ... ...

98¾

99

Bimbalen ... ...

109

106¾

Dulphi ... ... ...

111¾

112¾

K. E. Kanarnn ... ...

107½

108½

Madah ... ... ...

69¼

71½

Cunnen ...

117¼

118

Chakki ... ... ...

79¾

73½

Luxamana Chetty ...

110

110½

Kali Manickum ... ...

88½

90¼

M, Govundan ... ...

140½

155½

P. C. Maryanu ... ...

91

96

Ramanapoi ... ...

105½

106¼

Mary ... ... ...

78¼

74

Balamokundan ... ...

106

108

A. Luxhimi ... ...

107¾

111

Narayana Nair ... ...

98

98½

Palany ... ... ...

85

90½

Matha ... ...

101¼

101¼

S. Pathmah ... ...

75

91½

K. Kunjali ... ...

131½

131½

B. Pathumal ... ...

93½

96¾

V. Avulla ... ...

130½

132¼

P. Monickum ... ...

74

77

Appa Rowther ... ...

100¾

105¼

Magdalina ... ...

97½

91½