H.—7

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Table XIII.—Causes of Insanity.

Causes. Auckland. Christchurch. Dunedin (Seacliff). Hokitika. Nelson. Porirua. Ashburii Wellington. .^^ Asylum). Total. M. F. T. Oil M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. 0 3 3 M. F. T. M. P. T. 0 4 4 Oil 10 1 0 11 11 0 5 5 25 26 51 10 1 Oil 10 1 4 6 10 42 5 47 10 1 9 5 14 10 1 5 16 Oil 4 5 9 112 Oil 112 Oil 4 2 6 5 16 9 0 9 0 1 1 4 3 7 23 2 25 1 0 1 7 0 7 10 1 2 13 0 2 2 6 5 11 5 16 16 12 28 15 4 19 2 3 5 8 0 8 Oil 2 1 3 0 2 2 11 8 19 79 46 125 Amenorrhcea Brain-disease Bright's disease Child-bearing Climacteric Congenital and hereditary .. Debility .. Depravity Disappointment Domestic trouble and worry Drink Dyspepsia Epilepsy Fever Financial anxiety Fright .. Grief Heart-disease Hysteria Ill-health Imbecility Influenza Injury Injury to head Insomnia Love Masturbation Opium eating Organic disease Otitis Overstudy Overwork Previous attack Privation Religion Senile decay Shock Solitude Spiritualism Sunstroke Uterine trouble Worry Unknown 12 3 2 2 4 6 17 4 15 10 1 2 13 Oil 112 10 1 2 02 4 13 Oil 10 1 4 0 4 123 112 l 6' l 0 55 5 6 11 14 5 10 0 10 10 1 3 0 3 2 6' 2 Oil 112 0 s' 3 12 3 4 15 oil 101 oil oil 0 33 101 o i" l o i - l oil 3 'i 4 10 1 10 1 2 '6 2 10 1 Oil 10 1 0 66 10 9* 19 15 3' 18 101 1 i' 2 o i' l l i' 2 4 15 12 3 10 1 oil oil 4 0 4 4 6' 4 101 1 i" 2 9 0 9 oil 4 2 6 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 2 10 1 Oil 112 5 0 5 10 1 7 07 101 112 101 0 2 2 2 13 8 19 10 1 Oil 3 0 3 0 1 ll 0 1 lj 6 5 11 2 0 2 3 2 5 2 0 2 10 1 10 1 101 G 2 8 10 1 3 0 3 0 i' 1 2 13 o i' l 10 1 0 *2 • 2 5 5 10 3 14 0 2 2 101 .. 1 6' 1 Oil 1 6' 1 3 0 3 23 9 32 2 6' 2 16 8 24 Oil 10 1 4 2 6 5 8 13 17 19 36 12 6 18 4 0 4 3 2 5 Totals .. 75 27 102 55 23 78 57 26 83 14 ]0 24 8 10 18 15 8 23 70 62 132 2 4 6 296 170 466-