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1902. NKW ZEALAND.

LUNATIC ASYLUMS OF THE COLONY (REPORT ON) FOR 1901.

Presented to both Houses of tlie General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

The Inspector-General of Asylums to the Hon. the Minister of Education. Sir,— Wellington, 18th February, 1902. I have the honour to lay before you the following report on the lunatic asylums of the colony for the year ended the 31st December, 1901: — The number of registered insane persons on the 31st December, 1901, was 2,773 —Males, 1,654; females, 1,119, being an increase of 101—males, 73; females, 28—over the previous year. The insane of the colony are distributed as follows: — Males. Females. Total. Auckland ... ... •■• 322 193 515 Christchurch ... ... ... ... .. 303 243 546 Dunedin (Seacliff) ... ... ... ... 423 226 649 Hokitika 85 31 116 Nelson ... ... ... ... ... 85 54 139 Porirua ... ... ... ... ... 264 251 515 Wellington 152 100 252 Ashburn Hall (privateasylum) ... ... ... 20 21 41 1,654 1,119 2,773 The proportion of the male insane to the male population is, — New Zealand (exclusive of Maoris) ... ... 397 per 1,000, or lin 252 New Zealand (inclusive of Maoris) ... ... 3-78 „ lin 264 The proportion of the ftmale insane to the female population,— Exclusive of Maoris ... ... ... ••• 2-96 „ lin 337 Inclusive of Maoris ... ... ... ... 2-84 „ lin 352 The proportion of the total insane to the total population,— Exclusive of Maoris ... ... ... ... 349 „ lin 286 Inclusive of Maoris ... ... ... ... 334 „ lin 300 Admissions. On the Ist January, 1901, the number of insane persons in our asylums was—Males, 1,581; females, 1,091: total, 2,672. The number of those admitted during the year for the first time was—Males, 281; females, 186: total, 467. The readmissions numbered—Males, 92 ; females, 38: total, 130. Deaths. The percentage of deaths on the average number resident during the year was 6-41, as compared with 561 for the previous year. The percentage of deaths on the admissions was—Males, 3187 ; females, 32-29 : total, 32-04.

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