✨ Lunatic Asylum Statistics
Auckland Provincial Government Gazette.
p. 210
TABLE No. 3.
AGES OF PATIENTS ADMITTED IN 1874.
| Age Range | Males | Females |
|---|---|---|
| 15 to 20 | 6 | 1 |
| 20 to 25 | 1 | 4 |
| 25 to 30 | 3 | 2 |
| 30 to 35 | 12 | 5 |
| 35 to 40 | 5 | 5 |
| 40 to 45 | 7 | 4 |
| 45 to 50 | 4 | 5 |
| 50 to 55 | 0 | 1 |
| 55 to 60 | 3 | 0 |
| 60 to 65 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 42 | 28 |
...
TABLE No. 4.
ALLEGED CAUSES OF INSANITY IN 70 CASES ADMITTED IN 1874.
| Alleged Cause | Males | Females |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic affliction | 2 | 7 |
| Destitution | 5 | — |
| Disappointed affection | 1 | — |
| Congenital | 2 | — |
| Hereditary | 2 | 1 |
| Injury to the head | 5 | — |
| Intemperance | 9 | 2 |
| Puerperal | — | 6 |
| Fright | 2 | — |
| Excessive study | 1 | — |
| Unknown | 13 | 12 |
| Total | 42 | 28 |
...
TABLE No. 5.
FORM OF DISEASE IN 70 PATIENTS ADMITTED IN 1874.
| Form of Disease | Males | Females |
|---|---|---|
| Mania | 22 | 11 |
| Melancholia | 6 | 7 |
| Mania epileptic | 1 | — |
| General paresis | — | 2 |
| Dementia, including idiocy | 6 | 4 |
| Puerperal mania | — | 1 |
| Delirium é Potû | 6 | 5 |
| Imbecility | 1 | — |
| Total | 42 | 28 |
...
TABLE No. 6.
RELIGION OF 70 PATIENTS ADMITTED IN 1874.
| Religion | Males | Females |
|---|---|---|
| Church of England | 21 | 14 |
| Roman Catholic | 11 | 4 |
| Presbyterian | 8 | 6 |
| Baptist | 1 | 2 |
| Wesleyan | 1 | 2 |
| Independent | — | — |
| Total | 42 | 28 |
Next Page →
Auckland Provincial Gazette 1875, No 14
✨ LLM interpretation of page content
🏥
Eighth Annual Report of Auckland Provincial Lunatic Asylum, 1874
(continued from previous page)
🏥 Health & Social Welfare30 January 1875
Lunatic Asylum, Annual Report, Patient Ages, Causes of Insanity, Forms of Disease, Religion