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52 DACCA ASYLUM.
No. 16.
Abstract of estimated value of lunatic labor, for which no cash was received, for the year 1870.
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NATURE OF WORK. |
Amount. |
Dacca Bazaar rate |
Asylum rate per |
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|
Rs. |
As. |
P. |
Rs. |
As. |
P. |
Rs. |
As. |
P. |
|
|
Laying out of asylum grounds ... ... ... ... ... ... |
985 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
|
Manufacturing of soorkey, for the making and repairing of roads in the |
994 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
Carpenter's work done for the asylum ... ... ... ... ... |
373 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
Thatch-work ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... |
408 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
Cleansing ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... |
638 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
Cooly work ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... |
1,249 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
|
Grinding flour ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... |
216 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
White-washing and leeping ... ... ... ... ... ... ... |
419 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
Attendance on sick ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... |
130 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
Cook's mate ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... |
109 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
Bread-making ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... |
185 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
Cutting and conveying cane to asylum ... ... ... ... ... ... |
81 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
Ditto ditto grass ditto for bullocks ... ... ... |
90 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
Lamp-lighter ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... |
114 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
|
Cowherd ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .... ... |
45 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
Bearer for office ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... |
60 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
|
Total ... ... |
6,103 |
8 |
0 |
............ |
........... |
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No. 17.
Annual expenditure incurred on account of the Lunatic Asylum, for the year 1870.
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ITEM. |
Amount. |
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|
Rs. |
As. |
P. |
|
|
Establishment ... ... ... ... ... ... ... |
9,005 |
4 |
8 |
|
Dieting ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... |
10,815 |
15 |
1 |
|
Contingencies ... ... ... ... ... ... |
1,224 |
3 |
4 |
|
Bazaar medicines ... ... ... ... ... ... |
117 |
1 |
3 |
|
Blankets, clothing, bought in 1870 ... ... ... |
1,397 |
13 |
0 |
|
Total ... ... ... |
22,560 |
5 |
4 |
|
Daily average number of lunatics under confinement during the year .. |
222.57 |
|
Average yearly expense for each .. .. .. .. |
Rs. 101-6-3.78 |
No. 18.
Extract of the rate of provisions supplied to the inmates of the Dacca Lunatic Asylum, showing the
difference of rates during the years 1869 and 1870.
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ARTICLES. |
Rate of |
Rate of |
Difference of rate |
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|
Rs. |
As. |
P. |
Rs. |
As. |
P. |
Rs. |
As. |
P. |
|
|
Rice ... ... ... ... ... ... ... |
2 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
|
Mutter-dhall ... ... ... ... ... |
2 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Milk ... ... ... ... ... ... ... |
4 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
Sugar ... ... ... ... ... ... |
13 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
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