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         The Lieutenant-Governor notes with pleasure the steady rise in the profits from
manufactures at the Tezpur Asylum, from Rs. 2,500-10-3 in 1906 to Rs. 3,623-2-3
in 1908. He finds that during the same period the figures on the same account for the Dacca Asylum were as follows :—

         Profits at Dacca have decreased largely since 1906. It is also observed that the
proportion of patients employed in the manufacturing department at Dacca is much
smaller than at Tezpur. In view of the increasing cost of maintenance and of the
satisfactory results at Tezpur, the Lieutenant-Governor draws the attention of the
Inspector General of Civil Hospitals to the matter.

         5.  During the period under review eight lunatics escaped, all from the Tezpur Asy.
lum, as against four from Tezpur and two from Dacca in the previous triennium,
Only two of these eight persons were recaptured. The Lieutenant-Governor desires that
cases of escape should be more fully reported and any indications of contributory
laxity of supervision brought to the notice of Government.

         The occurrence of three cases of suicide at Dacca is a matter of regret, though
only one case appears to have been due to the negligence of the staff, and the warder
at fault was suitably punished.

         6.  The Inspector General complains that there has been no improvement in the
preparation of medical history sheets, although the attention of all committing officers
was drawn by Government in the "Resolution on the previous triennial report to the
necessity of making an exhaustive inquiry into every case. His Honour, while recog-
nising that there is very great difficulty in obtaining full and accurate histories of
lunatics, looking to the class of people concerned, agrees with the Inspector General
that such inquiries, the responsibility for which has been imposed on Magistrates by
the Government of India, should not be left entirely in the hands of subordinate police
officers, and that closer supervision is required. The Inspector General will be asked
whether the instructions annexed to the form of information which is required for
the complete preparation of the prescribed medical history sheet are adequate.

         7.  The Lieutenant-Governor is satisfied that the sanitary arrangements both at
Tezpur and Dacca are uniformly and carefully supervised and that the patients
have been treated with sympathy, their wants and comforts carefully considered and
only suitable employment given, but the arrangements at Tezpur for the detention of
female patients should be improved with as little delay as possible.

         His Honour thanks Colonel Campbell for his interesting report, and for his care
of the Dacca Asylum while he was Civil Surgeon of that place. He notes with
satisfaction the commendation bestowed by the Inspector General of Civil Hospitals
on the officers in charge of the two institutions.

                           By order of the Lieutenant-Governor.

                                    R. B. HUGHES-BULLER,

                                    Offg. Secretary to the Government.

         M.B. & A. G. P. (J. & G.) No. 33-279-21-6-1909-A B.