INCREASE OF rNSANITY 



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Table A. — Statistics of Persons admitted as Insane to the 

 Infermaby of the Pbepectitre of Police in Pakis, 1886-89. 



If we examine the progress of insanity in tlie department of 

 the Seiae during seventeen years, from 1872-88, according to 

 the statistics furnished by the Prefecture, we come to the 

 results given ia Table B. 



Table B. — Statistics of Insanity in the Seine 

 Department, 1872-88. 



During the period 1872-88 the number of insane persons in 

 the most important and populous department of France, accord- 

 ing to the returns given by the Prefecture, has risen from 3,084 

 to 4,449, or more than 44 per cent. The number of men regis- 



