H.—7.

(1) Mental Disorders.

2. Mentally Deficient.

Prom Table No. 1 it will be seen that of those who were admitted under a reception order as suffering from mental disorders 60-07 per cent, were discharged, and of these, 40-6 per cent, had recovered. In the same class the ratio to population of the admissions, including Maoris, was 5-66 (males 5-03, females 6-31) per 10,000 mean population, and of first admissions 4-71 (males 4-15, females 5-25) so that 1,778 persons in the general population contributed one patient and 2,135 contributed a patient admitted for the first time.

Voluntary Boarders.

2

Male. Female. Total. Male. Female. Total. In mental hospitals, 1st Januarjr, 1938 .. 3,104 2,708 5,812 Admitted for first time .. .. .. .. 339 419 758 Readmitted .. .. .. .. 71 80 151 — 410 499 909 Total under care during year .. .. .. 3,514 3,207 6,721 Discharged—Recovered .. .. .. .. .. 162 207 369 Not recovered .. .. .. .. 90 87 177 Died .. .. .. .. .. 220 238 458 472 532 1,004 Remaining in mental hospitals 31st December, 1938 .. 3,042 2,675 5,717

Male. I-Female. Total. Male. Female. Total. In mental hospitals, 1st January, 1938 .. . 1,248 837 2,085 Admitted for first time .. .. .. .. 106 69 175 Readmitted .. .. .. .. . . 11 7 18 117 76 193 Total under care during year .. .. .. 1,365 913 2,278 Discharged .. .. .. .. 58 51 109 Died .. .. .. .. .. 53 36 89 HI 8 7 i9 8 Remaining in mental hospitals 31st December, 1938 .. 1,254 826 2,080

I " | " ""i | r * v „„ r First 1 Not First Total ?„ ra Si'S e i ,v .> . Bemaining " ' Admission, i Admission. Admissions. ? iDied. Discharged. on of Patients. 31st December. M. If. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T M F T 1312 .. .. 6 17 23 0 0 0 6 17 23 1 3 4 0 0 0 4 3 7 1 11 12 1913 .. .. 18 19 37 0 2 2 18 21 39 2 5 7 0 1 1 12 12 24 5 14 19 1914 .. .. 17 19 36 3 2 5 20 21 41 7 5 12 1 1 2 11 15 26 6 14 20 1915 .. .. 15 17 32 1 2 3 16 19 35 3 4 7 0 1 1 8 14 22 11 14 25 1916 .. .. 13 23 36 5 8 13 18 31 49 4 4 8 1 2 3 14 14 28 10 15 25 1917 .. 14 21 35 1 13 14 15 34 49 6 6 12 0 1 1 10 23 33 9 19 28 1918 .. .. 23 38 61 5 11 16 28 49 77 1 4 5 2 2 4 15 30 45 19 32 51 1919 .. ..31 39 70 5 19 24 36 58 94 3 3 6 0 2 2 26 42 68 26 43 69 1920 .. .. 26 38 64 16 12 28 42 50 92 3 4 7 1 2 3 33 33 66 31 54 85 1921 .. .. 39 39 78 U 15 26 50 54 104 2 3 5 5 1 6 38 41 79 36 63 99 1922 .. 47 38 85 10 16 26 57 54 111 6 5 11 4 4 8 40 48 88 43 60 103 1923 .. .. 44 50 94 15 21 36 59 71 130 3 6 9 3 3 6 47 47 94 49 75 124 1924 .. .. 38 44 82 16 20 36 54 64 118 4 8 12 6 3 9 39 48 87 54 80 134 1925 .. ..64 59 123 15 34 49 79 93 172 10 15 25 6 3 9 60 63 123 57 92 149 1926 .. ..71 60 131 11 29 40 82 89 171 10 11 21 7 2 9 49 71 J20 73 97 170 1927 .. ..70 70 140 25 32 57 95 102 197 8 6 14 5 12 17 75 58 133 80 123 203 1928 .. ..120 94 214 37 39 76 157 133 290 8 10 18 10 8 18 102 97 199 117 141958 1929 .. ..102 63 165 50 43 93 152 106 258 11 3 14 9 9 18 119 110 229 130 125 255 1930 .152 84 236 41 35 76 193 119 312 15 9 24 8 6 14 130 79 209 170 150 320 1931 .. 166 98 264 43 36 79 209 134 343 11 14 25 11 7 18 159 102 261 19S 16] 359 1932 .. ..150 85 235 50 40 90 200 125 325 24 32 56 14 5 19 190 108 298 170 141 311 1933 .. . . 112 100 221 53 32 85 165 141 306 11 14 25 5 4 9 121 107 228 198 157 355 1934 .. .. 132 90 221 56 33 89 188 123 311 7 11 18 10 6 16 152 99 251 217 164 381 1935 .. .. 130 87 217 40 55 95 170 142 312 18 20 38 19 10 29 151 116 267 199 160 359 1936 .. 98 99 197 62 44 106 160 143 303 21 20 41 7 10 17 137 111 248 194 162 356 1937 .. .. 103 91 194 64 45 109 167 136 303 14 7 21 6 10 16 163 122 285 178 159 337 1938 .. .. 111 105 216 60 53 113 171 158 329 II 15 26 II ,8 19 144 125 269 183 169 352