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Hereditary, 19* 



Congenital, 2 



Constitutional, 10 



Intemperance, 22 



Puerperal, 7 



Blow on the head, 2 



Long continued typhus, - 4 

 Bilious remittent fever, .... 1 

 Repelled cutaneous disease, ... 1 

 Excessive venereal indulgence, - 1 



Derangement of digestive functions, 



or hepatic disease, .... 8 



Malformation or structural disease of the brain, f 

 Insolation in a tropical climate, - - 1 

 Mental and bodily fatigue under a tropical sun, 1 



Bodily disease, 10 



Periodical, 1 



Excessive study, 8 



Disappointment in business, loss of property, 8 

 Disappointed affection, - - - 6 



Grief, 11 



Religious excitement or despondency, - - 15 



Agitation on the near approach of matrimonv, 1 



Jealousy, 1 



Excessive agitation on return from a long voyage, 1 

 Disappointed ambition, - 2 

 Employment which prevented regular sleep, 1 

 Predisposition from various causes, (one from 



novel reading) - 6 



Unknown, 30 



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The cases admitted are divided into recent and chronic. By 

 the former, are understood those whose duration has not exceeded 

 one year ; while under the latter, are arranged all those in whom 

 the disease has been more prolonged. 



