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         (v) Dentistry.—1,835 patients received dental treatment
during the periods under review in the hospital dental clinic
from the Honorary Dental Surgeon who visits the hospital three
days in a week.

         (vi) Operations.—Three major and 120 minor operations were
performed during the period under review.

         (vii) Nasal feeding.—During the period under report 1,943
Nasal feeds were given to those patients who persistently refused
to eat or drink.

         (viii) Diversional Therapy—(a) Games and Amusements.—

Games and amusements play an important role in the treatment
of patients in a modern mental hospital. The expenditure in
a Mental Hospital under this head as well as "Occupational
Therapy " should be regarded on a standard almost equivalent
to that incurred in general hospitals for the purchase of medicines
and surgical stores for therapeutic purposes. Every endeavour
is made to bring as many patients as possible to the play grounds
every afternoon where many of them take part in all sorts of
games, viz., Football, Hockey, Tennis, Badminton, Volley ball,
Quoits, Skipping, etc., and those who cannot take an active
part in any of these games watch the other patients playing.
As in all other previous years, during the year under report
the hospital Football and Hockey teams not only played several
friendly football matches with local teams, but also entered
in the Town League and Cup competitions, and I am happy to
be able to mention here that the hospital Hockey Team this year
secured the Championship of the Ranchi Hockey League " B "
Division and won the '' Berkeley-Hill " League Shield. A note-
worthy feature in this competition was that our team never lost
a single game.

         Every evening, except on Cinema nights nearly 200 patients
assemble in the Amusement halls of both the Sections and
amuse themselves with various indoor games, viz., Dice, Card,
Chess, Carrom, Ludo, Bagatelle, etc., and radio and music. The
literate patients and those who are fond of reading are provided
with daily newspapers, Weeklies, Magazines, etc.

         (b) Special Entertainments.—The following is a list of
special entertainments given to the patients during the period
under review :—

         1.  The Annual Hospital Sports.

         2.  Christmas Tree.