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ANNUAL STATISTICAL REVIEW OF THE INSANE IN THE STATE HOSPITALS AND LICENSED PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1922

PATIENTS UNDER TREATMENT AT END OF YEAR

On June 30, 1922, there were 43,231 insane patients on the books of the State hospitals and licensed institutions under general supervision of the State Hospital Commission. Of these, 40,891 were patients of civil State hospitals, 1,475 patients of hospitals for the criminal insane and 865 patients of private institutions.

In addition to caring for committed insane patients the licensed institutions treated a total of 1,950 voluntary patients and committed inebriates and drug addicts. As these patients have not been adjudged insane they are not included in the detailed statistics of the review.

Annual increase of insane on books of all institutions, 1910–1922

The net increase of patients on the books of the civil State hospitals during the fiscal year which ended June 30, 1922, was 1,155, and of the hospitals for the criminal insane 26, while in the private licensed institutions there was a decrease of 57. The net increase of patients would have been much greater had it not been for the activities of the Medical Examiner's Office, which was instrumental in removing 367 alien and 353 nonresident insane from the State during the fiscal year.

Sex distribution of the insane patients on the books of the various institutions, June 30, 1922

In the civil State hospitals females exceeded the males by 2,349 and in the private institutions by 255. In the hospitals for the criminal insane the males exceeded the females by 1,215. In all institutions the females exceeded the males by 1,389. The net increase of males during the year was 739 and of females 388. In 1921 the increase of males was 667 and of females 656.

ANALYSES AND SUMMARIES OF STATISTICAL TABLES

Table 1. General statistics of the civil State hospitals for the insane, page 134.

This table brings together the general statistics of the thirteen civil State hospitals relative to the movement of patients, voluntary admissions, reimbursing patients and paroles.

As shown by the accompanying summary of movement of patients there were 39,736 patients on the books of these hospitals at the beginning of the fiscal year. Including transfers, 9,755 patients were admitted and 4,926 discharged; 3,674 patients died leaving a total of 40,891 on the books of the hospitals at the end of the fiscal year.

The first admissions numbered 7,015, an increase of 76 compared with the previous year. The increase among the males was 116 and the decrease among the females 40. There was a decrease of 5 in discharges, exclusive of transfers, and an increase of 193 in deaths. Among the males the increase in deaths was 53 and among the females 140.

Comparison of movement of patients in the civil State hospitals,

The voluntary admissions of the year numbered 466, as compared with 464 in 1921, 432 in 1920 and 402 in 1919. The cases of 1922 were distributed as follows: First admissions, males, 142; females, 125; readmissions, males, 117; females, 82. Fifty-five of the voluntary cases were later committed. There were 407 voluntary cases under treatment in the hospitals at the close of the year.

As shown by the accompanying tabulation, a much larger percentage of voluntary cases were received in up-State hospitals than in metropolitan institutions. Utica had the highest percentage of voluntary cases, 20.1, and Central Islip the lowest, 0.7. The voluntary cases were well distributed in the several groups of psychoses.

Voluntary cases admitted to the civil State hospitals, 1922 and 1921