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20 ANNUAL REPORT ON LUNATIC ASYLUMS.
is under the heading " Diets." This is owing to the lower contract rates and to a
very greatly diminished issue of " extras." Contingencies show a decrease of
Rs. 1,800 and odd, and wines and spirits a decrease of Rs. 240.
Financial Condition.
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— |
1879-80. |
1880-81. |
Increase. |
Decrease. |
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|
RS. |
A. |
P. |
RS. |
A. |
P. |
RS. |
A. |
P. |
RS. |
A. |
P. |
|
|
Medical Officer's salary ... ... |
8,731 |
4 |
5 |
7,963 |
3 |
6 |
... |
768 |
0 |
11 |
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|
Medical Subordinate's salary ... |
3,794 |
14 |
0 |
3,398 |
8 |
0 |
... |
396 |
6 |
0 |
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|
Servants' wages ... ... ... |
9,999 |
9 |
7 |
10,075 |
11 |
5 |
76 |
1 |
10 |
... |
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|
Europe medicines ... ... ... |
508 |
2 |
0 |
233 |
10 |
8 |
... |
274 |
7 |
4 |
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|
Clothing and bedding ... ... ... |
181 |
12 |
8 |
131 |
3 |
0½ |
... |
50 |
9 |
7½ |
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Dieting sick ... ... ... ... |
30,721 |
14 |
0 |
19,641 |
3 |
2 |
... |
11,080 |
10 |
10 |
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|
Wines and spirits ... ... ... ... |
1,333 |
12 |
2 |
787 |
4 |
0 |
... |
546 |
8 |
2 |
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|
Perishable articles and contingencies... |
4,704 |
14 |
8 |
2,875 |
1 |
5½ |
... |
1,829 |
13 |
2½ |
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|
Total ... |
59,976 |
3 |
6 |
45,105 |
13 |
3 |
76 |
1 |
10 |
14,946 |
8 |
1 |
The average monthly cost (excluding the Superintendent's pay) has been—
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RS. |
A. |
P. |
|
|
European ... ... ... ... ... ... |
18 |
6 |
9 |
|
Native ... ... ... ... ... ... ... |
9 |
8 |
3 |
Average Monthly Cost (excluding pay of the Superintendent) for the last Three Years.
|
Europeans. |
Natives. |
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|
RS. |
A. |
P. |
RS. |
A. |
P. |
|
|
1878-79 ... ... ... ... |
28 |
14 |
6 |
16 |
7 |
5 |
|
1879-80 ... ... ... ... |
26 |
0 |
6 |
14 |
13 |
11 |
|
1880-81 ... ... ... ... |
18 |
6 |
9 |
9 |
8 |
3 |
Total Annual Cost of an Insane (European and Native) under the various headings for the last
Two Years.
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— |
1879-80. |
1880-81. |
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|
RS. |
A. |
P. |
RS. |
A. |
P. |
|
|
Establishment ... ... ... |
91 |
6 |
1 |
82 |
4 |
8 |
|
Diets ... ... ... |
130 |
0 |
8 |
78 |
6 |
8 |
|
Clothing and bedding ... ... |
3 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
9 |
3 |
|
Bazaar medicines and contingencies. |
19 |
7 |
11 |
11 |
0 |
7 |
|
Europe medicines ... ... ... |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
4 |
|
Total ... |
245 |
15 |
8 |
177 |
3 |
6 |
|
— |
1879-80. |
1880-81. |
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|
RS. |
A. |
P. |
RS. |
A. |
P. |
|
|
Expenditure ... ... ... ... |
59,976 |
3 |
6 |
45,105 |
13 |
3 |
|
Receipts from Local Fund Boards |
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and Municipalities, from paying |
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patients, and from hospital stop- |
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pages ... ... ... ... |
9,986 |
1 |
0 |
9,726 |
3 |
2 |
The expenditure last year as compared with receipts was in the proportion of
6 to 1 ; the expenditure this year as compared with receipts is rather less than
5 to 1.
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| Description | Covers 1877-1911. Describes asylums and occurrences of disease and violence. Tables show annual return of patients and causes of mental illness. Age, caste, occupation of insanes shown. Financial statements included. Importance of cleanliness, diet and occupation on patients outlined. |
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