H—7

Table VII.—Principal Assigned Causes of Insanity, 1946

3—H7

19

Causes. Auckland. Kingseat. Raventhorpe. Tokanui. Levin Farm. Porirua. M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. Alcohol 7 3 10 2 13 Arterio-sclerosis 16 8 24 1 1 6 i 7 13 4 Congenital 17 11 28 15 's 23 3 8 11 19 ! 19 8 11 19 Climacteric Constitutional 29 33 62 7 ii 21 12 20 32 40 '61 101 Encephalitis . . 1 1 Epilepsy1 'i 5 2 i 3 2 'i 3 5 1 6 Exhaustion 1 1 Heredity--2 2 2 i 3 1 '2 3 .. "8 8 Ill health 5 S 8 Involution .. 22 22 1 '7 8 1 "i3 14 Meningitis Mental stress 11 i.6 27 1 "e 7 7 '6 13 9 io 19 Organic brain disease 2 6 8 3 3 13 4 Previous attack 37 52 89 2 5 7 2 3 '2 5 34 57 91 Puberty or adolescence 1 1 Puerperal 4 4 4 4 . . "3 3 Senility i9 32 51 5 "n 12 io 17 27 34 33 67 Syphilis 9 9 1 1 3 2 5 Toxic "i 1 1 1 Transfers ii 18 32 6 '8 14 9 237 246 3 i 4 28 !! : 28 11 "7 18 Totals, 169 214 383 43 50 93 9 239 248 52 69 121 47 . . 47 149 214'363 Ashburn Hall Causes. Nelson. Hokitika. Christchurch. Seacliff. (Private Totals. Mental Hospital). M. F. T. ffi. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. Alcohol 1 1 2 2 12 : 4 16 Arterio-sclerosis 3 ft 9 27 18 45 Congenital 29 | 19 48 1 3 29 15 44 7 ' io 17 128 ; 84 212 Climacteric .. 2 2 1 1 3 3 Constitutional 4 .. 4 is i 24 42 31 .. 31 2 ; 'i 3 143 153 296 Encephalitis 1 1 Epilepsy 1 7 2 9 2 1 '2 4 1 - ! 1 20 1 12 32 Exhaustion.. 1 1 Heredity 16 6 22 i 1 2i 18 39 111 health 1 5 4 9 Involution 1 '4 4 2 47 49 Meningitis .. : i 1 1 1 Mental stress 4 3 7 7 is 22 8 1 44 52 47 100 147 Organic brain disease 2 ; !! 2 8* 9 17 Previous attack 1 6 7 4 5 15 24 39 6 ■ i7 28 102 166 268 Puberty or adolescence 2 : 2 4 3 2 5 Puerperal 1 1 i 1 13 13 Senility 12 ; 9 21 3 4 is 24 42 11 22 33 1 'i 2 li3 146 259 Syphilis 1 1 13 3 16 Toxic i 2 3 2 3 5 ( Transfers 3 ; 2 5 22 ii 33 10 '6 16 6 6 12 1 . !! 1 113 296 409 Totals 68 51 119 34 : 18 52 107 123 230 74 : 104 178 7 2 9 759 CO 00 00 0