ll.—l-2.

Table XIII.—Causes of Insanity.

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Causes. Ancklmwl Christ- Diinedin Auckland. ,.,,„„.,,, iscuclitii. Hokitika. Hokitika. Neleon. ™m ng - Nelson. Afthburn Hall (Private Asylum). Total. Accident M. F. T. M. P. T. M. P. T. ..101101011 M. F. T. M, V. T. M. F. T. 10 1 4 0 4 M. F. T. If. F. T. 7 18 Adverse circumstances ..505101 6 0 G Amenorrhea 0 110 11 [ 0 2 2 Brain disease ..218 2 0 2 4 15 Cerebral embolism 1 0 1 1 0 1 Child-bearing ..022 .. 044 Oil 0 5 5 0 1 1 0 18 18 Climacteric ..011011011 Oil 0 4 4 Congenital ..426 80 8011 10 1 2 0 2 10 8 18 Convulsions 112 112 Domestic troubles .. 1 2 3 0 G 6 18 9 12 4 17 21 Drink .. 7 3 10 4 2 0 10 8 18 1 0 1 SOS 0 2 2 30 15 45 Epilepsy .. 10 110 1 3 2 5 1 0 1 5 1 f, 11 8 14 Krotic excitement ..101 1 0 1 Excitement ..112 112 Exposure 10 1 1 0 1 Financial difficulties .. Fright Grief Heart disease ..202 ..Ollj •• 101 .. 0 1 1 j ..101 10 1 Oil 3 14 0 110 11 13 4 12 3 Oil 14 5 10 1 Hereditary .. 3 0 9 0 2 2 8 3 11 2 0 2 2 2 4 17 8 1G 20 3G Hysteria ..022 Oil 022 0 6 5 Locomotor ataxia ..101 1 0 1 Love .. loioiio'aa 2 2 4 0 1 1 3 c> 9 Masturbation ..505 .. 1202 4 0 4 1 0 1 12 0 12 Mental anxiety .. 101 213 101 2 2 4 10 1 7 3 10 Moral depravity ..101 1 0 1 Ovaritis and otitis ..Oil Oil 0 2 2 Paralysis 10 1 2 0 2 3 0 3 Phthisis Oil Oil Physical causes ..814 .. Oil 3 2 5 Religious mania ..GOO 2 0 2 2 4 C •• 10 4 14 Rheumatism .. Oil 0 1 1 Senile decay .. 2 13 .3 0 3 13 4 10 1 0 1 1 '7 r, \-± Softening of brain ..202 1 0 1 10 1 4 0 4 Solitude .. 2 2 4 j 1 0 I 101 10 1 Oil 5 8 S Sunstroko ..202011101 10 1 4 1 5 Syphilis ..Ollj 2 0 2 2 13 Unknown ..707 96 11 86 8 7 10 4 0 4 1 0 1 26 18 44 Gf. 3G 102 Not insane 8 2 5 i :: 2 r> Totals i .. 55 2fi SI 48 29 77 38 44 Si! 5.-, 26 si 48 -2'.) 77 38 44 S2 11 2 13 . 9 3 12 G5 43 108 4 14 18 230 161 89]