4—H. 7.

H.—7.

Table XIII.—Principal Assigned Causes of Insanity, 1930.

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Ohriqf,- T)nnflfli'n I I Astlburn Causes. Auckland, church. (Seacliff). Hokitika -' Nelson. Porirua. j Tokanni. Hall Total. (P .M!. H.). M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. Heredity .. .. 9 10 22 18 3 2 .. 19 1 4 3 3 0 1 0 61 34 Congenital .. .. .. 13 15 49 52 30 11 3 1 16 1 21 13 1 1 1 0 134 94 Previous attack .. .. 17 13 6 11 10 13 1 0 .. 30 27 0 1 0 2 64 67 Puberty or adolescence 2 1 10 4 .. 1 1 .. 6 9 3 2 .. 22 17 Climacteric .. .. 011 0 14 0 12 0 1 .. 08 02 .. 0 48 Senility .. .. .. 16 18 18 15 11 12 0 3 6 2 18 17 4 1 1 0 74 68 Involution .. .. ..25 .. .. 10 .. .. .. .. 35 Puerperal .. .. ..010101 .. .. 0102 .. 06 Pregnancy .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. o 1 .. 0 1 Mental stress.. .. .. 34 17 7 2 3 5 3 1 3 1 38 19 7 12 1 0 96 57 Alcohol .. .. .. 4 2 11 4 9 1 5 0 6 1 8 2 1 0 1 0 45 10 Syphilis .. .. .. 10 18011 .. 018230 .. 30 5 Cerebral hemorrhage .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 01 .. 1011 Arterio-selerosis .. ..73 1020 .. .. .. .. .. 10 3 Organic brain-disease .. ..021022 ,. .. .. .. .. 34 Post-operative .. .. .. .. 10 .. .. .. .. .. 10 Traumatic .. .. -.30 .. .. .. 10 .. .. .. 40 Epilepsy .. .. .. 10 3 4 2 7 3 1 0 .. 10 5 1 0 .. 33 13 Encephalitis .. .. ..10 .. 21 .. .. 30 .. .. 61 Influenza .. .. .. .. .. 10 .. .. .. .. .. 10 Phthisis .. .. ..01 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 01 III health .. .. ..02 02 40 .. .. 3411 7 .. 18 15 Toxic .. .. .. .. .. .. 01 .. 02 .. .. 03 Exophthalmic goitre .. .. .. .. 02 .. .. .. .. .. 02 Heart-disease .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 01 .. 01 Diabetes .. .. .. .. .. .. .... 10 .. 10 Insomnia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 01 .. .. .. 01 Privation .. .. .. .. .. .. ! 31 .. 31 Drug habit .. .. 0 10 1 .. I 01 .. .. 03 Myelitis .. . . .. ! .. .. 10 .. . . . 10 Unknown .. .. . . 11.. 6 10 .. 32 .. .. .. 10 13 Transfers .. .. .. 7 4 I 4 4 4 4 0 33 1 0 4 2 4 102 1 1 25 150 Totals .. .. 136 111 141 130 96 80 15 41 56 10 157 117 38 132 7 3 646 624