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Table XIII. —Principal Assigned Causes of Insanity

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Causes. Auckland, ell jseaohff" Hokitika. Nelson. Porirua. Tokanui. Total. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. F. Heredity .. .. .. 11 7 22 7 9 8 2 0 8 1 25 14 12 3 1 0 90 40 Congential .. .. .. 18 12 3 7 11 4 0 2 18 6 7 16 5 3 .. 62 50 Previous attack .. 0 2 14 11 17 21 .. .. 19 12 .. .. 50 46 Puberty or adolescence 18 10 8 6 6 2 .. .. 10 0 .. .. 42 18 Climacteric .. .. 0 2 0 15 0 16 .. 0 2 0 18 .. 0 3 0 56 Senility .. .. 19 16 13 8 13 8 2 1 1 1 10 19 1 0 2 1 61 54 Lactation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 01 .. 01 Puerperal .. .. ..0602 .. 010106 .. .. 0 16 Sexual .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 0 1 .. 1112 Mental stressSudden .. .. .. .. .. 11 .. .. .. .. .. 11 Prolonged .. .. .. 18 14 6 5 8 4 2 0 0 3 21 12 .. .. 55 38 Alcohol .. .. 44 52 11 0 20 30 13 3 20 01 40 10 Syphilis .. .. 7 0 6 0 10 1 .. .. 15 1 3 1 .. 41 3 Drug habit .. .. ..10 .. 10 .. .. 10 .. .. 30 Isolation .. .. .. .. 1020 .. .. .. .. .. 30 Post-operative .. .. ... .. .. .. .. 02 .. .. 02 Traumatic .. .. ..1010 .. .. .. .. 10 .. 30 Overwork .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 .. .. 10 Epilepsy .. .. ..4 1 3 6 2 1 .. 0 1 12 7 3 0 .. 24 16 Arterio-sclerosis .. ..8 3 1 1 .. .. .. 3 0 .. .. 12 4 Exhaustion .. .. ..01 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 01 Encephalitis .. .. .. .. 01 .. .. .. .. .. .. 01 Influenza .. .. .. .. 11 .. .. .. .. .. 0112 111 health .. .. 8 10 .. .. .. .. 5 9 .. .. 13 19 Toxic .. .. ..0 1 0 2 1 1 .. 0 1 .. 4 3 .. 5 8 Cerebral hemorrhage .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 01 .. .. 01 Hemiplegia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 010102 Organic brain-disease .. ..01 .. .. .. .. 20 .. .. 21 Heart-disease .. ..04 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 04 Diabetes .. .. .. .. 10 .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 Thyroid deficiency .. .. .. .. 02 .. .. .. .. .. 02 Privation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 11 .. .. 11 Unknown .. .. ..3220 .. 204489 .. .. 19 15 Transfers .. .. .. 10 1 2 3 1 2 1 0 3 0 5 2 15 3 2 1 39 12 Totals .. .. 130 97 89 77 93 71 11 4 37 20 158 133 46 15 6 9 570 426

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