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Table XIII. —Principal Assigned Causes of Insanity.

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I rnii-iat-- -n.innriivi i ■ ! I Ashburn Causes. j Auckland, j c } (Seacliff) ' Hokitika.j Nelson, j Porirua. I Tokanui. Hall Total. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. Heredity .. .. .. 16 2 9 22 4 8 0 2 6 2 22 31 | 1 2 0 1 58 70 Congenital .. .. .. 21 8 9 9 9 9 2 0 7 1 13 10 2 2 .. 83 39 Previous attack .. .. 5 6 14 14 12 11 .. .. 7 19 [ .. .. 38 50 Puberty or adolescence 13 10 ! 8 1 8 6 0 1 .. 9 1:11 .. 39 20 Climacteric .. .. 0 23 0 7 0 9 .. 0 1 0 20 0 i 0 61 Senility .. .. .. 19 19 9 6 16 12 .. .. 15 10 1 0 0 ! 60 48 Lactation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 5 j .. .. 0 5 Pregnancy .. .. ..01 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 01 Puerperal .. .. .. 040301 .. .. 0 8 0 1 .. 0 17 Mental stress— Sudden .. .. 0 2 j .. 41 .. .. 0 3 0 1 47 Prolonged .. .. 24 63 22 1 0 1 2 20 8 lo)23 35 22 Solitude .. .. .. ..01 .. .. .. .. 01 Alcohol .. .. ..9 5)6 3 5 3 .. 1 1 15 1 1 0 37 13 Syphilis .. .. ..8 1 4 0 5 2 .. 10 20 0 20 .. 40 3 Drug habit .. .. .. 0 1.. 20 .. .. 10 .... 31 Post-operative .. ..05.. .. .. .. 11 .. .. 16 Traumatic .. .. .. 1 0 ' 1 0 .. .. 3101 .. .. 52 Epilepsy .. .. ..5 4 5 6 5 4 1 0 .. 4 9 0 3 .. 20 26 Arterio-sclerosis .. ..10 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 Debility .. .. .. .. .. .. 11 .. .. .. .. 11 Cancer .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 .. .. 10 Phthisis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 .. .. 10 111 health .. .. ..6201 .. .. 013620 .. 11 10 Toxic .. .. ..10 .. .. .. .. 01 .. .. 11 Meningitis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11 .. .. .. 11 Cerebral hemorrhage .. .. .. .. 20 .. 01 01 .. 1032 Organic brain-disease .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 22:.. .. 2 2 Overwork .. .. .. 10 .. .. .. .. ; . . I 10 Grave's disease .. .. .. .. .. .. 01 .. J 01 Bright's disease .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 01 j 01 Unknown .. .. 14 13 .. .. .. .. 3 4 2 1 j 0 1 19 19 Transfers .. .. ..40 32 22 .. 10 60 44 0jl0 614 Totals .. ..126 110 74 78 76 70 5 4 J 21 12 143 142 57 11 j 4 7 506 434