20                       ANNUAL REPORT ON LUNATIC ASYLUMS.

Admissions.—There were 45 total admissions during the year, viz., 33 males
and 12 females ; of these 5 were male criminal and 1 female criminal lunatics. Of
the civil lunatics the admissions were the same as last year, i.e., 43, but the
criminal admissions were increased by 2. 10 lunatics were received into the asylum
in a " very bad" state of health, 12 in a " bad" state, 4 in an " indifferent" state,
15 in a " fair " state, and 4 in a " good " state.

Re-admissions.—-There were 3 re-admissions, viz., 2 males and 1 female; of
these 1 was an East Indian male.

Of the above, one was discharged 3 years, 1 month, and 5 days; one, 1 year
and 5 months; and one, 6 months and 6 days previous to re-admission.

It is my general custom to detain a recovered lunatic between two and three
months before recommending for discharge.

Discharged " cured."—There were 23, i.e., 18 male and 5 female lunatics ; of
these 1 was a male criminal released by orders of Government, No. 1384, dated
17th November 1883.

Of the 23 discharged " cured," 17 were below ten months' treatment in the
asylum, 5 below two years, and 1 below five years.

Of these recoveries, 14 were admissions for acute mania, 6 for acute dementia,
and the remaining for chronic mania and dementia.

Of the 23 cured, the duration of their insanity was only known in two cases,
the remaining unknown.

The following table will show the sex, age, and duration of disease prior to
admission and residence in the asylum of the number discharged as cured :—