ANNUAL REPORT

                                                    ON

                                      LUNATIC ASYLUMS

                                                IN THE

                                    CENTRAL PROVINCES

                                          FOR THE YEAR

                                                1898.

THIS Report, with its appendices, was sent to Press on the 11th February
1899, a day later than the date prescribed for its submission by the Chief Commis-
sioner.

2.     Officers in charge.—Lieutenant-Colonel G. F. A. Harris, I.M.S., held
charge of the Nagpur Lunatic Asylum till the 10th June, when he was relieved
by Major A. Silcock., M. D., who held charge for the remainder of the year. Lieute-
nant-Colonel H. K. McKay, I.M.S., held charge of the Jubbulpore Asylum
throughout the year.

3.    Buildings, Accommodation, &c. —Nagpur Asylum. The only improvement
effected was the provision of wooden ceilings to three of the cells in which noisy
and refractory male lunatics are confined. The usual annual repairs were carried
out. More cell accommodation is required, and is being arranged for.

4.    Jubbulpore Asylum.—In addition to the ordinary annual repairs, which
were carried out as usual by the Public Works Department, a boundary wall was
constructed, extending from the female yard to the west gate of the enclosure,
near the Omtee Bridge. At the suggestion of the Administrative Medical Officer,
an application has been submitted to the Chief Commissioner to sanction the trans-
fer to the Asylum of the building known as the old Thaggi Hospital, together with
a plot of Nazul land adjoining it, for the purpose of converting the place into
an Asylum for European and Eurasian insanes, for the accommodation of whom
no suitable provision exists, although the necessity for it has arisen on several
occasions.

                                            STATEMENT I.

5.    Admissions.—Nagpur Asylum. The number of inmates remaining from
1897 was 164 (132 males and 32 females). The admissions during the year were
36 (29 males and 7 females) and 1 male and 1 female were re-admitted, or a
total population of 202, or 5 less than in 1895, when the highest total of the past
decade was recorded. Of the 36 new admissions, 33 were from the Central
Provinces, and 3 from Berar. The 2 re-admissions were from the Central
Provinces.

6.    Jubbulpore Asylum.—The number of inmates remaining from 1897 was
147 (115 males and 32 females). There were 34 admissions during the year
(22 males and 12 females) and 1 male was re-admitted, or a total population of
182, or 2 more than in 1894, when the highest number during the past decade
was recorded. Of the 35 admissions and re-admissions, 32 were from the Central
Provinces and 3 from Native States.

7.    Discharges.—Nagpur Asylum. The number of patients discharged
during the year was 13, all males, or 14 less than in the preceding year. Of these,
6, who were suffering from acute mania, were discharged cured and made over
to their friends ; 1, a criminal lunatic, who was admitted for mania, other form,
was cured and sent to stand his trial ; 3 (all cases of mania) " improved " and