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Table I. —Showing the Admissions, Readmissions, Discharges, and Deaths in Mental Hospitals during the Year 1942.

Table II.—Admissions, Discharges, and Deaths, with the Mean Annual Mortality and Proportion of Recoveries, etc., per Cent. on the Admissions, etc., during the Year 1942.

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M. F. T. M. F. T. In mental hospitals, 1st January, 1942 .. .. .. .. 4,404 3,738 8,142 Admitted for the first time .. .. .. .. 466 516 982 "I Readmitted 97 132 229 / 563 1)48 ls2U Total under eare during the year .. .. .. 4,967 4,386 9,353 Discharged and died— Recovered .. .. .. .. .. .. 146 198 344 Not recovered .. .. .. .. .. 125 152 277 Died .. .. .. .. .. .. 313 343 656 584 693 1,277 (Not including transfers —Males, 159 ; females, 502.) Remaining in mental hospitals, 31st December, 1942 .. .. .. 4,383 3,693 8,076 Decrease from 31st December, 1941 .. .. .. .. 21 45 66 Average number resident during the year .. .. .. .. 4.189 3,498 7,687

Admissions in 1642. T f , N , 1trih „. In Mental Hospitals 10tal " umDer Mental Hospitals. on I I „ S f 1st January, 1942. Admitted for the Not First Transfers urninr ra?e First Time. j Admissions. I Iranslers. under care. L_ i M. F. T. M. if. T. M. if. T. M. If. T. M. E. T. Auckland .. .. 670 611 1,281 122 112 234 20 34 54 11 61 72 823 818 1,641 Kingseat .. 412 330 742 4 5 9 1 1 2 7 83 90 424 419 843 Tokanui .. .. 390 374 764 32 44 76 4 1 S 6 268 274 432 687 1,119 Porirua .. .. 767 683 1,450 113 146 259 34 50 84 7 9 16 921 888 1,809 Nelson .. .. 484 394 878 53 30 83 7 5 12 103 2 105 647 431 1,078 Hokitika .. 256 282 538 9 9 18 1 1 2 6 15 21 272 307 579 Christchurch .. .. 777 614 1,391 69 100 169 23 24 47 11 57 68 880 795 1,675 Seacliff .. .. 638 426 1,064 60 63 123 7 15 22 6 7 13 711 511 1,222 Ashburn Hall (private 10 24 34 4 7 11 .. 1 1 2.. 2 16 32 48 mental hospital) —- Totals .. 4,404 3,738 8,142 466 516 982 97 132 229 159 502 661 5,126 4,888 10,014

Patients Discharged, Transferred, and Died. . In Mental Hospitals Mental Hospitals. I on Discharged j Discharged Transferred i Dipi , toanrferref 31st December, 1942. recovered. j not recovered. -transferred. , Died. transferred, M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. Auckland .. .. 36 45 81 32 41 73 13 52 65 60 46 106 141 184 325 682 634 1,316 Kingseat .. .. 5 1 6 1 4 5 .. 80 80 15 9 24 21 94 115 403 325 728 Tokanui .. .. 11 18 29 12 19 31 4 10 14 13 24 37 40 71 111 392 616 1,008 Porirua .. .. 53 83 136 23 30 53 108 323 431 78 76 154 262 512 774 659 376 1,035 Nelson .. .. 7 9 16 3 4 7 7 7 14 49 26 75 66 46 112 581 385 966 Hokitika .. .. 5 2 7 5 3 8 5 2 7 14 21 35 29 28 57 243 279 522 Christchurch .. 15 20 35 30 35 65 16 21 37 50 59 109 111 135 246 769 660 1,429 Seacliff . . .. 13 18 31 18 15 33 5 3 8 33 80 113 69 116 185 642 395 1,037 Ashburn Hall (private 1 2 3 1 1 2 1 4 5 1 2 3 4 9 13 12 23 35 mental hospital) -— —— Totals .. 146 198 344 125 152 277 159 502 661 313 343 656 743 1,195 1,9384,383 3,693 8,076

Averaee Number Percentage Percentage of tt„ 0 „hoi 0 Viv.Vinn Recoveries on Deaths on Average Mental Hospitals. resident/during Admissions Number resident Year. during the Year. during the Year. M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. Auckland .. .. .. .. 626 558 1,184 25-35 30-82 28-13 9-58 8-24 8-95 Kingseat .. .. .. .. 404 336 740 100-00 16-67 54-55 3-71 2-68 3-24 Tokanui .. .. .. .. 368 405 773 30-56 40-00 35-80 3-53 5-93 4-79 Porirua .. .. .. .. 700 540 1,240 36-05 42-35 39-65 11-14 14-08 12-42 Nelson .. .. .. .. 507 373 880 11-67 25-71 16-84 9-66 6-97 8-52 Hokitika .. .. .. .. 241 273 514 50-00 20-00 35-00 5-81 7-69 6-81 Christchureh .. .. .. .. 722 587 1,309 16-30 16-13 16-20 6-93 10-05 8-33 Seacliff .. .. .. .. 610 405 1,015 19-40 23-08 21-38 5-41 19-75 11-13 Ashburn Hall (private mental hospital) .. 11 21 32 25-00 25-00 25-00 9-09 9-52 9-38 Totals.. .. .. .. 4,189 3,498 7,687 25-93 30-56 28-41 7-47 9-81 8-5J