Reports on the asylums for European and native insane patients at Bhowanipore and Dullunda for 1856 and 1857.

Date:
1858
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Credit: Reports on the asylums for European and native insane patients at Bhowanipore and Dullunda for 1856 and 1857. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    ( 63 ) Ratio per Cent. 1856. 1357. Male. Female. Total. Male. Female. Total. i)f Cures 11-67 16-80 12-83 16-32 14-75 15-95 i)f Cures and transferred to friends. 33-81 26-89 32-26 33-16 25-40 31-32 )f Mortality .. 16-30 26-05 18-49 15-81 24-59 17-89 During the ten years, from 1st January 1848 to 31st December 1857, the months of May, June and August, (the end of the hot and the com- mencement of the rainy season,) exhibit the highest number of admis- sions, while October, December and January give the lowest. The mor- tality has been highest during the months of the cold season in the following order:—October, January, November and December. The fewest deaths have taken place in July, March, June and February. On the total number treated, (remained and admitted,) during the 10 years, the average mortality has been 15'27 per cent. B. Creeds. Year. Hindoos. Mussulmans. Male. Female. Total, Male. Female. Total. 1856. 295 94 389 116 25 141 1857. 292 91 383 99 32 131 0. Tra-Des. M ales. Agricultural labourers 87,—Bankers 2,—Barbers 5,—Bearer 1,— Beggars 12,—Boatman 1,—Butcher 1,—Carpenters 2,—Coachman 1,— Cooks 4,—Coolies 7,—Compositors 3,— Confectioners 3,—Dealers in Spirits 2,—Door-keeper 1 ,•—Fishermen 3,—Gardeners 2,—Goldsmith 1,— Khidmutgars 2,—Mason 1,—Milkmen 10,—Groom 1,—Merchant 1,— Jc
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