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ANNUAL REPORT ON LUNATIC ASYLUMS. 23
The accompanying eleven statements will show in detail the statistics for the
year, some of them showing statistics for ten previous years.
I also annex, as hitherto, the financial statement for the year, and it may be
noted that this statement tallies with Statement No. IX of statistics.
Finance.—The following tables are given below under this heading.
(a.) Expenditure and receipts—
— |
1882-83. |
1883-84. |
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RS. |
A. |
P. |
RS. |
A. |
P. |
|
Expenditure... ... |
11,251 |
12 |
3 |
12,881 |
0 |
5 |
Receipts ... ... |
923 |
8 |
8 |
2,124 |
14 |
11 |
(b.) Financial statement, abridged, showing the decrease and increase of
expenditure under various heads during the years 1882-83 and 1883-84 —
— |
1882-83. |
1883-84. |
Increase. |
Decrease. |
||||||||
RS. |
A. |
P. |
RS. |
A. |
P. |
RS. |
A. |
P. |
RS. |
A. |
P. |
|
Superintendent's allowance ... |
600 |
0 |
0 |
600 |
0 |
0 |
... |
... |
||||
Medical Subordinates' salary ... |
660 |
0 |
0 |
660 |
0 |
0 |
... |
... |
||||
Servants' wages ... ... ... |
2,715 |
10 |
1 |
2,660 |
9 |
2 |
... |
55 |
0 |
11 |
||
European medicines ... ... |
... |
109 |
9 |
6 |
... |
... |
||||||
Clothing and bedding ... ... |
279 |
8 |
0 |
18 |
7 |
0 |
... |
261 |
1 |
0 |
||
Dieting ... ... ... ... |
6,044 |
0 |
8 |
7,242 |
2 |
5 |
* 1,198 |
1 |
9 |
... |
||
Wines and spirits ... ... ... |
19 |
9 |
10 |
68 |
4 |
6 |
*48 |
10 |
8 |
... |
||
Perishables and contingencies ... |
932 |
15 |
8 |
1,521 |
15 |
10 |
*589 |
0 |
2 |
... |
||
Total ... |
11,251 |
12 |
3 |
12,881 |
0 |
5 |
1,835 |
12 |
7 |
316 |
1 |
11 |
The total net increase for the year is Rs. 1,519-10-8. Asylum-manufactured
clothing has been taken for the inmates' use to the value of Rs. 293-2-0.
(c.) The average cost per patient per mensem, including the Superintendent's
allowance—
Years. |
Including all |
||
RS. |
A. |
P. |
|
1882-83 ... ... ... ... ... ... |
12 |
14 |
6 |
1883-84 ... ... ... ... ... ... |
11 |
7 |
5 |
(d.) Total cost per patient per annum has been as follows under the various
headings:—
Description. |
1882-83 |
1883-84. |
Remarks. |
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RS. |
A. |
P. |
RS. |
A. |
P. |
||
Establishment... ... ... |
51 |
15 |
3 |
40 |
5 |
6 |
|
Dieting ... ... ... |
84 |
1 |
7 |
74 |
8 |
5 |
|
Clothing and bedding ... ... |
5 |
14 |
6 |
*2 |
10 |
4 |
*Manufactured cloth- |
European medicines ... ... |
... |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|||
Bazaar medicines ... ... |
0 |
4 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
|
Wines and spirits ... ... |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
11 |
2 |
|
Repairs of buildings ... ... |
4 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
15 |
6 |
|
Perishables and contingencies. |
8 |
6 |
1 |
9 |
2 |
11 |
Treatment.—The first thing to be observed in the treatment of acute mania is
regular and good diet. Most of the unfortunate inmates that come into the asylum
* Owing to increase of patients.
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