H.—7.

Table XIII.—Causes of Insanity.

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Total. Causes. Auckland, Christchurch. Dunedin. Hokitika. Napier. Nelson. Wellington. Ashburn Hall (Private Asylum). at. f. t. 7 2 9 ) Adverse circumstances at. f. i. . M. F. T. 12 3 . at. F. T. 6 0 6 at. f. t. at. f. t. at. f. t. . St. F. T. at, f. t. 10 1 . Abuse of sedatives .. 10 1 3 9 12 ! Anxiety 2 7 9 Oil Oil 1 0 1 5 0 5 i Brain disease 10 1 10 1 10 1 2 0 2 0 3 3 i Bodily disease 0 2 2 Oil 20 12 32 ! Congenital .. 2 3 5 3 14 14 6 20 Oil 112 17 8 i Climacteric 0 4 4 13 4 41 11 52 Drink £9 1 10 13 0 13 8 0 14 4 0 4 112 4 15 Oil 2 18 0 5 5 Domestic troubles .. 0 5 5 3 5 8 Debility 3 5 8 7 4 11 Epilepsy 112 12 3 112 10 1 2 0 2 10 1 10 1 Erotic tendency 10 1 Oil Fright Oil 5 0 5 General paralysis 5 0 5 22 14 86 Hereditary tendency 5 2 7 3 2 5 10 3 13 0 2 2 13 4 3 2 5 10 1 Heart and liver disease 10 1 112 Heart disease 112 3 0 3 Injury to head 10 1 2 0 2 10 1 Idiocy 10 1 2 13 Imbecility 2 0 2 Oil Oil Jealousy Oil 112 Love affairs 10 1 Oil 10 1 Locomotor ataxy 10 1 9 1 10 Masturbation 4 15 10 1 10 1 3 0 3 11 7 18 Old age 7 2 9 3 0 3 0 3 3 Oil Oil 10 1 2 0 2 Overwork 2 0 2 0 22 22 Puerperal state 0 8 8 0 3 3 0 4 4 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 3 3 Oil Pregnancy Oil 8 5 13 Religious excitement 5 4 9 3 14 5 0 5 Solitary life 10 1 10 1 3 0 3 0 4 4 Suppression of menses Oil Oil 0 2 2 Oil' Typhoid fever • 1, Oil 0 2 2' Uterine disease 0 2 2 3 0 3! Sexual indulgences .. 3 0 3 91 46 137 " Unknown .. .. '. 22 8 30 17 5 22 . 15 4 19 10 1 2 3 5 34 26 60 !55 166 421 Totals 55 33 88 55 35 CO 57 86 93 18 4 22 6 10 16 14 12 26 39 28 67 11 8 19