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Table XIII.—Causes of Insanity.

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Total. Causes. Auckland. Christchurch. Dunedin. Hokitika. Napier. Nelson. Wellington. Ashburo Hall (Private Asylum). M. F. T. 3 14 M. F. T. 1 M. B 1. T. 3 14 M. P. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. M. P. T. M. P. T. M. t. 1. Adverse circumstances 2 0 2 Brain-disease 10 1 10 1 7 6 13 Congenital 3 4 7 10 1 10 1 2 2 4 4 5 9 Climacteric 0 11 0 3 3 4 0 4 Oil 38 7 45 Drink 3 14 8 0 8 7 18 8 0 8 Oil 3 4 7 7 0 7 2 0 2 2 2 4 Domestic troubles .. 0 11 10 1 112 112 Debility 112 5 5 10 Epilepsy 3 2 5 112 112 Oil 0 11 Fright Oil 0 11 Grief Oil 30 28 58 Hereditary 3 0 3 0 11 16 14 30 2 8 7 0 3 3 3 2 5 2 2 4 4 1 I 0 11 Insanity of lactation Oil 3 0 3 Injury to head 10 1 10 1 10 1 10 1 Insomnia 10 1 0 11 Imbecility Oil 5 8 13 Love-affairs 0 2 2 4 3 7 Oil 10 1 0 2 2 4 5 9 Mental anxiety 3 4 7 112 12 1 13 Masturbation 10 1 3 14 3 0 3 2 0 2 10 1 2 0 2 7 2 9 Old ago 4 2 6 10 1 10 1 10 1 2 0 2 Overwork 2 0 2 8 5' 13 Previous attacks 8 5 13 0 13 13 Puerperal state 0 5 5 0 3 3 0 3 3 Oil Oil 2 13 Paralysis 2 13 0 2 2 Phthisis Oil Oil 10 1 Poverty 10 1 0 4 4 Pregnancy .. Oil 0 3 3 8 9 17 Religious excitement 112 4 6 10 112 10 1 10 1 Oil 3 2 5 Senile decay 2 13 Oil 10 1 10 1 Sunstroke 10 1 3 2 5 Solitary life 2 13 112 0 2 2 Suppression of menses 0 2 2 10 1 Softening of brain .. 10 1 85 38 123 Unknown .. 29 13 42 14 6 20 12 4 16 4 0 4 2 0 2 24 14 38 Oil 18 153 391 Totals 57 36 93 36 26 62 56 38 94 18 7 25 4 7 11 14 6 20 46 28 7 8 12