STATEMENTS OF THE MENTAL HOSPITALS                                                                       7

No. I.

Mental Hospitals in the Madras Presidency during the year 1928 and the Provincial totals for the two previous years.

Daily average
strength.

Daily average
sick.

Percentage to

Daily average strength.

‡ Admissions

A.

B.

C.

D.

Cured.

Died.

Cured.

Died.

Males.

Females.

Total.

Males.

Females.

Total.

Males.

Females.

Total.

Males.

Females.

Total.

Males.

Females.

Total.

Males.

Females.

Total.

(9)

(10)

(11)

608.86

229.43

838.29

94.43

39.77

134.20

12.97

4.79

10.73

7.55

6.53

7.27

14.53

8.19

13.19

5.73

4.92

5.56

The maximum number of lunatics confined during any one night was on the night of 17th Dec. 1928, viz. :-

Males.

Females.

Total.

Males ...

632

‡ Admissions cured ... ...

33

5

38

Females ...

235

Do. died ... ...

13

3

16

Total ...

867

78.73

17.86

96.59

7.61

2.14

9.75

20.32

22.40

20.70

7.62

5.66

7.25

26.92

20.0

25.0

3.85

...

2.78

The maximum number of lunatics confined during any one night was on the night of 10th July 1928, viz. :-

Males.

Females.

Total.

Males ...

86

‡ Admissions cured ... ...

7

1

8

Females ...

18

Do. died ... ...

1

...

1

Total ...

104

202.46

61.34

263.80

37.80

11.09

48.89

20.25

13.04

18.57

7.41

...

5.61

15.55

18.75

16.04

3.00

...

2.59

The maximum number of lunatics confined during any one night was on the night of 8th November 1928, viz. :-

Males.

Females.

Total.

Males ...

208

‡ Admissions cured ...

14

3

17

Females ...

64

Do. died ...

3

...

...

Total ...

272

890.05

308.63

1,198.68

139.84

53.00

192.84

15.28

7.45

13.27

7.53

5.18

6.92

15.87

10.34

14.32

4.82

3.45

4.55

826.8

278.48

1,105.29

95.92

39.97

135.89

15.24

6.10

12.94

7.26

7.18

7.24

17.20

5.46

14.93

6.08

3.30

5.54

774.16

258.66

1,032.85

103.44

56.77

160.21

16.66

7.73

14.43

7.62

11.60

8.62

19.54

5.26

16.71

4.56

13.16

6.27

                                                                                            ‡ Total of columns 3 and 4.

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