[Report 1934] / Medical Officer of Health, Glasgow.

  • Glasgow (Scotland)
Date:
1934
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Credit: [Report 1934] / Medical Officer of Health, Glasgow. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Probable Causes of Insanity in Patients Admitted to 1. Mental Hospitals during 1934. Etiological Factors. Males. Females. Mental Stress, ... ... ... 26 34 Total. 60 2. Adolescence, 15 5 20 3. Pregnancy, — 3 3 4. Puerperium, — 3 3 5. Climacteric, 1 22 23 6. Senility, 9 12 21 7. Bodily Ill-health and Exhaustion, ... 4 8 12 8. Alcoholism, 35 15 50 9. Syphilis, 22 6 28 10. Constitutional Inferiority, 13 12 25 11. Organic Brain Disease, 4 2 6 12. Epilepsy, 11 7 18 13. Disorders of Ductless Glands, — 1 1 14. War Strain, 7 — 7 16. Congenital, 9 11 20 16. Encephalitis Lethargica, 1 1 2 17. Injury, ... 3 4 7 18. Previous Attack, 13 28 41 19. Huntington’s Chorea, — — — 20. Acute Infective Illness, — 2 2 21. Deprivation of Special Senses, — 1 1 22. Unascertained, 36 8 44 209 185 394 In connection with this table, it should be borne in mind that in the causation of every mental illness there are many factors, each and all of which may have a distinct influence in precipitating the mental disorder. Such factors as personality, domestic and economic conditions, state of bodily health, and many others must he considered when assessing the probable cause of the condition. In this table the cause assigned in each case, although merely one of many factors, has been adjudged to have had an important bearing on the development of the illness. Under the heading “ mental stress ” are included such con- ditions as domestic or business worries, adverse circumstances, &c., while under “ bodily ill-health ” are included malaria, influenza, gastric troubles, rheumatism, and the like.