11.—9.

Table XIII. —Causes of Insanity.

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Total. Causes. Auckland. Christchurch. Dunodin (Seacliff). Hokitika. Napier. Nelson. Wellington. Aahburn Hall (Private Asylum). M. F. T. 6 0 6 SI. F. T. 10 1 M. F. T. M. F. T. 10 1 M. F. T. M. F. T. 31. F. T. M. F. T. 4 0 4 M. F. T. Apoplexy 7 3 10 Adverse circumstances 3 14 112 Oil 1 0 1 2 0 2: 3 6 9 Anxiety 0 2 2 0 3 3 10 1 112 1 0 1 5 16 Brain disease 10 1 2 0 2 2 1 3 10 1 Brain fever.. 10 1 11 5 16 Congenital 3 0 3 0 2 2 12 3 7 18 1 9 10 Climacterio 0 G 6 0 1 1 12 3 29 8 37 Drink 5 4 9 2 13 6 2 8 4 0 4 2 0 2 6 0 6 4 154 5 9 Domestic troubles .. 2 2 4 10 1 10 1 0 3 3 Oil Debility Oil 4 1 5 Epilepsy 2 13 10 1 10 1 2 0 2 Exposure 10 1 1 0 1 10 1 Excessive use of opium 10 1 0 2 2 Fright Oil Oil a 011 Grief :. 0 1 1 15 20 35 Hereditary Oil 2 2 4 11 10 21 13 4 0 2 2 1 2 3 1 1 2 Injury to bead 10 1 Oil 10 1 Injuries 10 1 10 1 Idiocy 10 1 112 Jealousy Oil 10 1 0 G 6 Love affairs 0 3 3 0 3 3 11 1 12 Masturbation 10 1 4 0 4 112 10 1 10 1 2 0 2 10 1 112 Malnutrition 112 5 5 10 Old age 0 2 2 2 0 2 3 3 6 1 1 2 Overwork Oil 10 1 10 1 Overstudy 10 1 12 4 16 Previous attack 12 4 16 0 9 9 Puerperal .', Oil 0 2 2 0 2 2 Oil 0 3 3 0 2 2 Phthisis 0 2 2 5 16 Paralysis 5 16 4 3 7 Poverty 3 2 5 112 4 3 7 Eeligion 10 1 0 2 2 0 11 10 1 2 0 2 2 13 Recurrent mania 2 13 7 0 7 Solitary life 2 0 2 2 0 2 10 1 2 0 2 3 2 5 Sunstroke 112 2 13 2 13 Softening of brain .. 2 0 2 0 1 1 Oil Seduction Oil 0 4 4 Uterine 0 4 4 56 50 112 Unknown .. 7 11 18 18 18 3G 10 6 16 3 3 G 5 5 10 13 12 25 Oil !07 165 372 Totals 44 34 78 134 42 76 45 38 83 13 5 18 4 6 10 11 7 18 45 27 72 11 6 r