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Table VII.—Principal Assigned Causes of Insanity, 1945

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Causes. Auckland. Kingseat. Tokanui. Levin Farm. Porirua. Nelson. M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. Alcohol 2 1 3 2 0 2 1 0 1 3 0 3 1 0 1 Arterio-sclerosis 3 4 7 0 1 1 4 6 10 Congenital 2312 35 10 4 14 7 7 14 1 1 1 14 10 24 36 24 60 Climacteric 0 1 1 Constitutional 47 47 94 3 8 11 2 2 4 51 *39 90 Endocrine disorder .. 0 3 3 Epilipsy 1 2 3 2 i 3 2 1 3 2 4 6 0 3 3 Ill-health 1 2 3 1 0 1 Involution 4 9 13 1 0 1 0 4 4 9 "7 16 1 0 1 Heredity 1 I 2 13 12 25 2 4 6 5 4 9 Mental stress 0 2 2 0 2 2 14 12 26 19 19 38 4 4 8 Organic brain-disease 3 4 7 6 3 9 2 1 3 Previous attack 24 37 61 3 9 12 0 2 2 25 51 76 1 4 5 Puberty or adolescence 1 0 1 1 0 1 Puerperal 0 3 3 0 4 4 Senility 26 29 55 2 5 7 5 7 12 33 46 79 4 9 13 Syphilis 6 2 8 1 0 1 1 0 1 4 1 5 Toxic 1 2 3 0 3 3 1 0 1 Trauma 1 1 2 Transfers 10 io 20 6 76 82 7 10 17 51 0 51 10 10 20 1 1 2 Totals 151 163 314 31 107 138 58 67 125 52 0 52 181 206 387 55 49 104 * Ashburn Hall Causes. Hokitika. Christchurch. Seacliff. (Private Mental Totals. Hospital). M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. M. F. T. Alcohol 1 0 1 4 0 4 14 1 15 Arterio-sclerosis .. 6 4 10 1 1 2 14 16 30 Congenital 3 0 3 35 10 45 8 7 15 0 1 137 75 212 Climacteric 0 1 1 Constitutional 5 4 9 12 11 23 21 11 32 141 -122 263 Endocrine disorder 0 3 3 Epilipsy 1 1 2 2 2 4 1 "l ! 3 11 16 27 Ill-health 2 2 4 Involution 0 1 1 2 5 7 0 S ; 8 17 34 51 Heredity 2 0 2 0 2 23 23 46 Mental stress 13 23 36 15 22 37 65 94 159 Organic brain-disease 11 8 19 Previous attack .. 0 2 2 17 29 46 21 17 38 1 1 92 151 243 Puberty or adolesence 1 1 2 3 1 4 Puerperal 0 5 5 0 i 1 0 13 13 Senility 1 1 2 21 27 48 15 30 45 2 3 109 155 264 Syphilis 0 3 0 3 15 3 18 Toxic 1 1 2 6 8 Trauma 1 1 2 Transfers 1 13 14 44 6 50 2 i 9 2 0 2 134 133 267 Totals 11 22 33 156 124 280 91 106 197 5 4 9 791 858 1, ,649