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                                                          STATEMENT VII—contd.

                            Showing Ætiological factors and associated conditions in the patients
                            admitted in the Ranchi Indian Mental Hospital during the year 1931
                                                               —contd.

Ætiological factors and associated
conditions.

Predisposing
Cause.

Exciting Cause.

Total.

Percentage
of patients
to total
admission.

Male.

Female.

Total.

Male.

Female.

Total.

Male.

Female.

Total.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

10(a)

Brought forward ...

34

13

47

2

4

6

36

17

53

E. CHILD-BEARING—

1. Pregnancy ... ...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

2. Puerperal ... ...

...

...

...

...

1

1

...

1

1

3. Lactation ... ...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

Total ...

...

...

...

...

1

1

...

1

1

F. MENTAL STRESS—

1. Sudden ... ...

1

...

1

16

3

19

17

3

20

2. Prolonged ... ...

1

...

2

6

...

6

8

...

8

Total ...

3

...

3

22

3

25

25

3

28

G. PHYSICLOGICAL OBJECTS AND
ERRORS.

1. Malnutrition (in early life) ...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

2. Privation and starvation ...

4

...

4

1

1

2

5

1

6

3. Over-exertion (physical) ...

...

...

...

...

1

1

...

1

1

4. Sexaul excess ... ...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

Total ...

4

...

4

1

2

3

5

2

7

H. Toxic—

1. Alcohol... ... ...

6

...

6

1

2

3

6

2

8

2. Opium and morphia ...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

3. Cocaine ... ...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

4. Ganja, charas or bhang ...

6

...

6

8

...

8

14

...

14

5. Fever ... ... ...

...

...

...

4

2

6

4

2

6

Carried over (to al up to G.) ...

41

13

54

25

10

35

66

23

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