88 APPENDIX.
Gain and loss of
he 10 years.
3. An abstract of the above table, in the form of a gain and loss statement, would read
thus:—
|
Remained on 1st January 1863 ... ... ... ... ... |
509 |
|
Admitted and re-admitted during the 10 years ... ... ... |
3,940 |
|
Total treated ... |
4,449 |
|
Discharged cured ... ... ... ... ... ... |
1,827 |
|
„ improved ... ... ... ... ... ... |
474 |
|
„ otherwise ... ... ... ... ... ... |
122 |
|
Died ... ... ... ... ... ... ... |
1,054 |
|
Remaining on 31st December 1872 ... ... ... ... ... |
972 |
|
Total ... |
4,449 |
Of the 4,449 patients treated during the 10 years, 41.07 per cent. were discharged cured,
10.65 improved, 2.74 otherwise (mostly escapes), 23.69 died, and 21.85 remained under treat-
ment on the 31st December 1872.
4. Table No. II shows the principal events in ratio to population, and admits of a
ready comparison of the results of one year with those of another.
TABLE No. II.
Comparison of the 10 years.
Comparison of the
results of 10 years.
|
1863. |
1864. |
1865. |
1866. |
1867. |
1868. |
1869. |
1870. |
1871. |
1872. |
Average of |
|
|
1. Remaining on 1st January ... ... ... |
509 |
531 |
629 |
627 |
574 |
652 |
688 |
746 |
783 |
827 |
656.6 |
|
2. Admitted during the year ... ... ... |
261 |
389 |
438 |
306 |
372 |
429 |
419 |
401 |
400 |
525 |
394.0 |
|
3. Total treated ... ... ... ... |
770 |
920 |
1,067 |
933 |
946 |
1,081 |
107 |
1,147 |
1,183 |
1,352 |
1050.6 |
|
4. Daily average strength ... ... ... |
527 |
588 |
658 |
607 |
603 |
675 |
721.2 |
774.1 |
813.7 |
903.2 |
687.02 |
|
5. Admissions per cent. of daily average strength ... |
49.5 |
66.2 |
66.5 |
51 |
61.6 |
63.5 |
57.9 |
51.8 |
48.1 |
58.1 |
57.4 |
|
6. Total discharged, transferred, &c., ... ... |
169 |
208 |
328 |
221 |
187 |
290 |
248 |
257 |
255 |
264 |
242.7 |
|
7. Discharged per cent. of total treated ... ... |
21.9 |
22.6 |
30.7 |
23.7 |
19.1 |
26.7 |
22.4 |
22.4 |
21.5 |
19.6 |
23.04 |
|
8. Ditto ditto of daily average strength ... |
32.1 |
35.4 |
49.8 |
36.4 |
31 |
42.8 |
34.3 |
33.2 |
30.6 |
29.2 |
35.5 |
|
9. Discharged cured ... ... ... ... |
136 |
142 |
251 |
175 |
152 |
228 |
178 |
187 |
200 |
178 |
182.7 |
|
10. Ditto ditto per cent. of admissions ... |
52.1 |
36.5 |
57.3 |
57.2 |
40.9 |
53.1 |
42.5 |
46.6 |
50 |
33.9 |
47.1 |
|
11. Ditto ditto ditto of total treated ... |
17.7 |
15.4 |
23.5 |
18.8 |
16.1 |
21 |
16 |
16.3 |
16.9 |
13.2 |
17.5 |
|
12. Ditto ditto ditto of daily average strength |
22 |
24.1 |
38.1 |
28.8 |
25.2 |
33.7 |
24.6 |
24.1 |
24 |
19.7 |
26.5 |
|
13. Improved and transferred to care of friends ... |
33 |
66 |
77 |
39 |
28 |
50 |
59 |
49 |
38 |
67 |
50.6 |
|
14. Ditto ditto per cent. of total treated ... |
4.3 |
7.2 |
7.2 |
4.2 |
2.9 |
4.6 |
5.3 |
4.2 |
3.2 |
5.8 |
4.9 |
|
15. Ditto ditto ditto of daily average strength |
6.2 |
11.2 |
10.8 |
6.4 |
4.8 |
7.4 |
8.1 |
6.3 |
4.5 |
7.4 |
7.3 |
|
16. Total died ... ... ... ... |
70 |
83 |
109 |
145 |
107 |
103 |
113 |
107 |
101 |
116 |
105.4 |
|
17. Ditto per cent. of total treated ... ... |
9.1 |
9 |
10.2 |
15.5 |
11.3 |
9.5 |
10.2 |
9.3 |
8.5 |
8.6 |
10.1 |
|
18. Ditto ditto of daily average strength ... |
13.3 |
14.1 |
16.5 |
23.8 |
17.7 |
15.2 |
15.6 |
13.8 |
12.1 |
12.8 |
15.5 |
|
19. Died from cholera ... ... ... ... |
12 |
5 |
7 |
29 |
2 |
15 |
18 |
10 |
7 |
4 |
10.9 |
|
20. Ditto ditto per cent. of total treated ... |
1.5 |
.5 |
1 |
3.1 |
.2 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
.9 |
.6 |
.2 |
1.1 |
|
21. Ditto ditto ditto of daily average strength |
2.3 |
.9 |
1 |
4.7 |
.3 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
1.7 |
.8 |
.4 |
1.7 |
|
22. Died from other causes ... ... ... |
58 |
78 |
102 |
116 |
105 |
88 |
95 |
97 |
94 |
112 |
94.5 |
|
23. Ditto ditto per cent. of total treated ... |
7.5 |
8.5 |
9.5 |
12.4 |
11.1 |
8.1 |
8.5 |
8.4 |
7.9 |
8.3 |
9.01 |
|
24. Ditto ditto ditto of daily average strength |
11 |
13.2 |
15.5 |
19.1 |
17.4 |
13 |
13.1 |
12.5 |
11.3 |
12.4 |
13.8 |
|
25. Total discharged and died ... ... ... |
239 |
291 |
437 |
366 |
294 |
393 |
361 |
364 |
356 |
380 |
348.1 |
|
26. Ditto ditto per cent. of daily average strength |
45.4 |
49.5 |
66.4 |
60.2 |
48.7 |
58.1 |
50 |
47 |
42.8 |
42.7 |
51.1 |
|
27. Daily average sick ... ... ... ... |
12 |
36.9 |
36.4 |
44.6 |
36.1 |
35 |
51.8 |
56.6 |
66.3 |
43.2 |
41.9 |
|
28. Ditto ditto per cent. of daily average |
2.3 |
6.3 |
5.5 |
7.3 |
5.9 |
5.1 |
7.1 |
7.3 |
8.1 |
4.8 |
5.9 |
Population.
5. Population.—Judging from table No. I, it is evident that the asylum population is a
rapidly increasing one ; its growth year by year is very marked. Taking the census on the
1st January 1863, and comparing it with that on the 31st December 1872, it will be seen
that during the 10 years under report the population has increased 90.9 per cent. The
daily average strength has increased 71.3 per cent., the admissions and re-admissions 101.1
per cent., and the total treated 75.6 per cent. Thus we find that, during the short space
of 10 years, judging from the first of the above ratios, the asylum population has
all but doubled itself. The rate of increase has been on an average about 56 per annum.
Capacity of the
asylums.
It may here be interesting to show the capacity of each of the Bengal asylums,
calculated at the rate of 50 superficial feet per inmate together with the number in
confinement in each on the 31st December 1872:—
|
ASYLUMS. |
CAPACITY. |
IN CONFINEMENT ON THE |
||||
|
Males. |
Females. |
Total. |
Males. |
Females. |
Total. |
|
|
Dullunda ... ... ... ... ... |
246 |
47 |
293 |
290 |
87 |
377 |
|
Dacca ... ... ... ... ... |
127 |
50 |
177 |
100 |
43 |
233 |
|
Patna ... ... ... ... ... |
59 |
20 |
79 |
200 |
57 |
257 |
|
Cuttack ... ... ... ... ... |
31 |
13 |
44 |
39 |
10 |
49 |
|
Moydapore ... ... ... ... ... |
37 |
10 |
47 |
47 |
9 |
56 |
|
Total ... |
500 |
140 |
640 |
766 |
207 |
972 |
The above statement very clearly sets forth the extent to which each asylum was over-
crowded on the 31st December 1872. The population of the asylums was 52 per cent. in
excess of the existing accommodation.