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Show War Increases Mental Diseases. Figures compiled by the New York State Hospital commission show that 3,995 more patients hav.e been admitted ad-mitted to the state hospitals during the forty-four months since war was declared than for the similar period of time prior to the beginning of hostilities, hos-tilities, the admissions prior to the war being 29,316, as against 33,311 afterward. after-ward. ' Tin state hospitals are actually act-ually housing 6,000 more patients than they were built to, accommodate. |