H—7.

Table XIII.—Principal Assigned Causes of Insanity, 1932.

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Causes. Auckland. Kjnguat. Tokanui. Porirua. Nelson. Hokitika. C £ lis £ Seacliff Total cnulcn - (P.M.H.). ! J ■ \ M. F. M. P. M. F. M. F. M. F. M. I. M. y. M. F. M. F. M. F. Heredity .. ..5 1 .. 22 74 22207 14 12 2 0 1 37 20 Congenital .. 21 13 .. 5 5 28 18 10 5 I I 36 Sβ IS 8 .. 119 86 irvious attack ... 14 Iβ .. 3 0 28 17 It I 10 10 9 22 13 .. 81 Bβ J 'liberty or adolescence 12 5 .. 5 3 17 16 3 1 .. 14 !1 1 3 52 it; Climaoterio .. 0 10 .. 0 1 0 10 o 2 0 2 0 19 0 3 0 47 S'-mHty .. .. 16 9 .. 7 2 24 15 0 2 2 I 16 12 8 10 '.'. 72 51 Involution .. ..10 110 10 4 0 1 .. 2 7 Puerperal .. ..0 1 .. 0 3 0 4 .. .. .. .. 0 10 9 Lactation ...... .. ., q 01 Mental stress .. 36 37 .. 6 11 34 24 2" 0 1" 0 : 8 " <» 8*' 4 .. 95 82 Alcohol .. ..93 .. 3021 .. 309201 9 6 7 Syphilis •• .82 .. 3141 I 11 .. 8240 '.'. 28 6 Arteno-solerosis .. 11 5 .. 2 2 2 0 1.. .. 41 19 8 Organic brain-disease .. 1 2 ..6010.. 82 Poet-operative .. .. .. ,. ti _ __ 10 0 1 11 Traumatic .. .... .. .. 3010.. .. 40 Heart-disease .... .. ..11.. 11 Epilepsy .. .. 3 8 .. 24 3 5 8* 0 o" 1 4" 6 3" 4 '.'. 18 28 Encephalitis ..12.. 10 0 1.. .. 01 24 Influenza ....10.. 1001 ~> I Jl lheal, |' .;. 7 8 3 2 .. 10 .. 0"l0 I! U 2(1 Eyper-thytoidimn ..0 1.. .. 0 1.. .. 0 ■> Toxic • • ■ • • ■ .. 3 12 0.. . . . . '' -, J Drug habit .. ..11 .. .. 10.. .. .. 10 31 Privation ...... ..10.. 10 Unknown .. ..01.. .. 01 Transfers .. .. 24 5 164 0 2" 3 14*" 3 14" 1 lo"36 2" 4 3" 3 l" 1 384 56 Totals .. 164 122 164 0 53 46 17!) 123 41 15 21 42 117 125 81 62 I 5~821^40