H.—7

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Table XIII.—Principal Assigned Causes of Insanity.

Causes. Auckland. Christchurch. Dunedin (Seacliff). Hokitika. Nelson. Porirua. Tokanui. Ashburn Hall (P.M.H.). Totals. I ' i Heredity Congenital Previous attack Puberty of adolescence Climacteric Sonility Puerperal Mental stress— Sudden Prolonged Solitude Alcohol Drug habit Syphilis Toxaemia Traumatic Epilepsy Arterio sclerosis Heart-disease Diabetes Phthisis 111 health influenza Meningitis Cerebro spinal meningitis Cerebral haemorrhage Organic brain disease Hemiplegia Overwork Religion Sunstroke Injury at birth Lethargic encephalitis Septic miscarriage Un known Transfers M. F. 19 15 14 13 12 33 3 1 0 13 22 6 0 8 M. F. 8 10 8 4 13 11 1 0 0 10 8 2 0 2 M. F. 8 0 17 4 24 24 4 1 0 5 8 9 31. F. 1 0 1 0 1 0 M. F. 0 3 II 10 2 I 2 0 0 I 4 0 M. F. 14 48 18 18 11 0 3 0 0 0 20 15 0 0 M. F. M. F. M. F. 50 76 69 49 03 09 13 2 0 35 63 34 0 17 1 1 i 0 1. 0 1 2 1 1 7 2 0 10 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 8 1 3 15 2 0 2" 0 1 0 1 3 7 19 19 10 3 0 31 7 0 I 27 4 0 I 0 I 18 18 4 1 3 2 1 0 1 0 15 11 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 I) 4 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 I 51 22 92 7 1 2 4 0 I 0 II 0 5 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 7 2 2" 0 15 2 0 1 4 0 3 4 3 0 3 2 l" 0 1 0 7 5 0 1 5 3 1 1 1" 0 1 5 ° 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 l" 4 1 0 4 4 4" 3 0" 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 5 7 1 4 7" 0 5 0 20 13 11 0 1 l" 0 70 0 17 0 5 2 O" 1 10 0 l" 0 Totals 1.14 112 77 04 93 77 9 0 99 18 140 110 11 I 5 5 548 393