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Males. Females. Total Brought forward—Total under treatment ... ... 137 61 198 Dicsharged— m. p. total. Cured ... ... ... 26 9 35 Eelieved ... ... ... 0 2 2 Died ... ... ... 7 18 33 12 45 Eemaining in Asylum 31st March, 1872 ... ... ... ... 104 49 153 Percentage cured on the admissions ... ... 500 ~ „ total under treatment ... 18-0 „ of Deaths ... ... 4-0 Daily average number for the year ... ... 143

Table 11. Showing the Number of Deaths during the Year, and their Causes; also Age at time of Death. 1 male, aged 23 ; three weeks in Asylum ; cause of death, pneumonia. 1 male, aged 30 ; three months in Asylum; cause of death, exhaustion from acute mania. 1 male, aged 38 ; five months in Asylum ; cause of death, softening of the brain. 1 male, aged 36 ; seven months in Asylum ; cause of death, softening of the brain. 1 male, aged 62; eleven months in Asylum ; cause of death, paralysis. 1 male, aged 64; eleven months in Asylum ; cause of death, paralysis. 1 female, aged 34 ; two and a half years in Asylum ; cause of death, paralysis. 1 male, aged 39 ; six and a half years ; cause of death, consumption.

Table 111. . - Acjes of those on Admission during the Year. Males. Females. Total. From 5 to 10 years „ 10 to 15 „ „15to 20 „ ... ... ... ... ... ... \" "' '" „ 20 to 25 „ ... ... ... ... ... ... 4 "i "5 „ 25 to 30 „ ... ... ... ... ... ... 10 3 13 „ 30 to 35 „ ... ... ... ... ... ... 9 4 13 „ 35 to 40 „ ... ... ... ... ... ... 13 5 i 8 „ 40 to 45 „ ... ... ... ... ... ... 12 2 14 „ 45 to 50 „ ... ... ... ... ... ... 5 2 , 7 „ 50 to 55 „ ~ 55 to 60 „ ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 ... 1 Totals ... ... ... ... ... 54 17 71

Table IV. Occupation of those Admitted during the Year. Males. Females. Total. Bank Managers ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 0 2 Barbers ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 0 1 Bottle Gatherers ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 0 1 Carriers ... ... ... ... ... ... ... \ 0 1 Carpenters ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 0 2 Chemists ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 0 1 Clergymen ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 0 1 Domestic Servants ... ... ... ... ... ... 0 8 8 Drapers ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 0 1 Farmers ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 4 0 4 „ Wives ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0 1 1 Gentlemen ... ... ... ... ... ... ... \ 0 1 Grocers ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 0 1 Housekeepers ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0 6 6 Hotelkeepers ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 1 4 Labourers ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 12 0 12 „ Wives ... ... ... ... ... ... 0 1 1 Miners ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 14 0 14 Ploughmen ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 0 2 Sailors ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 0 2 Shepherds ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 0 3 Schoolmasters ... ... ... ... , ... ... ... 1 0 1 Storemen ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 0 1 Totals ... ... ... ... . 54 17 71 5