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16 APPENDICES.
STATEMENT No. IX.—Showing the sanctioned establishment of the Lunatic Asylums in
Burma as it stood on the 31st December 1917.
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3 |
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Particulars of establishment. |
Rangoon. |
Minbu. |
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Number. |
Monthly |
Number. |
Monthly |
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Rs. |
Rs. |
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One Superintendent ... ... ... ... |
1 |
650 |
1 |
100 |
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Deputy Superintendent ... ... ... |
(a) 1 |
125 |
... |
... |
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Sub-Assistant Surgeons ... ... ... |
(b) 2 |
205 |
1 |
90 |
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Overseer ... ... ... ... |
(c) 2 |
140 |
1 |
60 |
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Head Clerk ... ... ... ... |
1 |
85 |
... |
... |
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Second Clerk ... ... ... ... |
(d) 1 |
48 |
... |
... |
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Steward and Store-keeper ... ... ... |
(e) 1 |
100 |
... |
... |
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European Attendants ... ... ... |
(e) 1 |
78 |
... |
... |
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Matron ... ... ... ... |
(f) 1 |
170 |
... |
... |
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Head Nurse ... ... ... ... |
(g) 1 |
94 |
... |
... |
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Nurses ... ... ... ... |
(g) 4 |
270 |
... |
... |
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Head-keepers ... ... ... ... |
2 |
56 |
1 |
25 |
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Keepers ... ... ... ... |
(h) 9 |
181 |
1 |
20 |
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Keepers ... ... ... ... |
(i) 20 |
365 |
4 |
72 |
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Keepers ... ... ... ... |
(j) 37 |
593 |
10 |
160 |
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Gardeners ... ... ... ... |
(k) 2 |
31 |
... |
... |
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Tailor ... ... ... ... |
(k) 1 |
20 |
... |
... |
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Carpenter ... ... ... ... |
(k) 1 |
25 |
... |
... |
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Cow-keeper ... ... ... ... |
(k) 1 |
15 |
... |
... |
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Barber ... ... ... ... |
(k) 1 |
10 |
1 |
12 |
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Cooks ... ... ... ... |
(k) 3 |
52 |
1 |
15 |
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Compounder ... ... ... ... |
(k) 1 |
20 |
... |
... |
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Ward servants ... ... ... ... |
(k) 2 |
30 |
... |
... |
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Peon ... ... ... ... |
(k) 1 |
12 |
... |
... |
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Sweepers ... ... ... ... |
(k) 18 |
234 |
... |
... |
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Recovered criminal lunatics employed as Keepers (5 |
14 |
70 |
... |
... |
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Keepers, temporary ... ... ... |
(k) 2 |
32 |
... |
... |
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Keepers, temporary ... ... ... |
(k) 42* |
588 |
... |
... |
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Sweepers, temporary ... ... ... |
(k) 21† |
252 |
... |
... |
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Total ... |
194 |
4,557 |
21 |
554 |
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Daily average number of |
Males ... |
488.56 |
... |
133.75 |
... |
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Females ... |
130.06 |
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Nil |
... |
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Proportion of |
Overseers to males ... |
244.28 |
... |
133.75 |
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Matron to females ... |
130.06 |
... |
Nil |
... |
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European Attendants, Head-keepers |
6.34 |
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8.36 |
... |
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Nurses and Female keepers to females ... |
5.91 |
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... |
... |
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(a) Draws also a duty allowance of Rs. 75 per mensem.
(b) Draw also a house allowance of Rs. 30 per mensem.
(c) One Assistant Overseer draws also a house allowance of Rs. 20 per mensem.
(d) Draws also a house allowance of Rs. 20 per mensem.
(e) Draws also a house allowance of Rs. 40 per mensem.
(f) Draws also a house allowance of Rs. 40 per mensem and uniform allowance of
Rs. 3-12-0 per mensem (Board allowance of Rs. 60 per mensem is also
admissible if European).
(g) Draws also a house allowance of Rs. 30 and uniform allowance of Rs. 2-8-0 each
per mensem.
(h) One of these is a female keeper and draws also a house allowance of Rs. 4 per
mensem.
(i) Five of these are female keepers and draw also a house allowance of Rs. 4 each
per mensem.
(j) Six of these are female keepers and draw also a house allowance of Rs. 4 each per
mensem and thirteen male keepers draw also a house allowance of Rs. 4 each
per mensem.
(k) Draws also a house allowance of Rs. 4 each per mensem.
(l) Draws also a house allowance of Rs. 10 per mensem.
NOTE.—The figures in this statement include observation cases.
* Of this number, only 13 male keepers and 4 female keepers were entertained.
† Of this number, only 4 male sweepers and 2 female sweepers were entertained.
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