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The sum of Rs. 278-13-0 shown as received from paying patients was all received
from the managers of gardens for their coolies, as in the only case in which we had
a so-called paying patient—that of a Khasi—we have so far been unable to realise
payment through the Deputy Commissioner. A small sum was realised from the
relatives of persons put in under observation.
25. Visits.—During the year under report the Asylum was visited twice by the
Chief Commissioner and twice by the Principal Medical Officer and Sanitary Commis-
sioner. Seven meetings of the Committee were held and copies of their proceedings
sent in all cases to the Principal Medical Officer for transmission to the Local Govern-
ment.
26. General remarks.—A sum of Rs. 200 was provided during the year, with a
view to supplying the patients with amusements of some kind, and with this object a
magic lantern, books, native musical instruments, playing-cards, and dice were
purchased.
After much consideration it was decided to abandon the dairy-farm project. At
best it would not be a very safe one with cattle-disease recurring so frequently, it
was found too that the initial outlay was very considerable.
The Asylum boundary has been properly defined during the year, and a portion
of land formerly held by the Jail Department was annexed and the whole marked by
boundary pillars. It will be easy in future to secure the retention of a considerable
area and prevent encroachment on that area by villagers.
A few lunatics received trifling injuries from other patients during the year, the
most serious being a fracture of the ulna by a blow from a bamboo. We allow the
great majority of the inmates to go, in charge of keepers, to any public amusements
that are being held, to see the Durga Pujas and the local races every year.
Although as much freedom as possible is allowed, it is exceptionable to find that any
harm is caused, while the benefit gained is incalculable.
When a Hospital Assistant was sanctioned as overseer, I was allowed to make
my own selection among the junior Hospital Assistants, (and the resujt of the
departure was that much responsibility was thus thrown on me. The progress
which has since been made in every direction fully justifies the selection I made in
taking Hospital Assistant Giris Chandra Das, who has been in subordinate charge
since October 1895, and who has given much satisfaction. Were it not for his
presence of mind when the fire occurred, the whole place might have been burned down.
I was away on inspection duty at the time, and the temporary arrangements he made
were excellent.
Tespur,
The 2gth January 1899.
J. W. U. MACNAMARA, M.D., I.M.S., Major,
Superintendent, Tezpur Lunatic Asylum.
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Statement No. 111.—Showing the Religion, Sex, and Residence of Patients admitted tnto the
Lunatic Asylum at Tezpur during the year 1898.
Districts.
Hindus.
M.
F
Muhammadans.
M.
T.
Kamrup
Nowgong
...
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Lakhimpur
Khasi and ]aintia Hills
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Nepal
Nagpur
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Hazaribagh ...
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Jamaica
Unknown
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...
Total
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2
1
1
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1
1
21
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29
Statement No. IV.—Showing the previous Occupation of Patients admitted into the Lunatic
Asylum at Tezpur during the year 1898.
Occupation of Patients.
Males.
Females.
Total.
1
2
3
4
Tea coolie
9
3
12
Saw-mill coolie
...
...
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1
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Shop-keeper ...
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1
Total
22
7
29
Statement No. V.—Showing the Ages of Patients admitted into the Lunatic Asylum at Ttspur
during the year 1898.
1
3
3
4
s
6
Name of Asylum.
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30 tO 40.
40 to 60.
Upwards of 60.
Total.
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M.
F. IT.
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1
3
16
4
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5
3
7
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19
Statement No. VI.—Showing the Types of Insanity of the Lunatics in the Asylum at Tespur during the year 1898.
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137
Mania, acute or chronic.
138
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140
Mental stupor.
141
General paralysis
of the insane.
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insanity.
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recovered er not
yet diagnosed.
Total.
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6
7
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Statement No. VUL—Return of Sick in the Hospital of the Lunatic Asylum at Tezpur for the year 1898.
.•
.
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Diseases.
Remaining from
previous year.
Admitted during
the year.
Total.
Results.
No.
Discharged cured.
Discharged other-
wise.
Died
Remaining sick.
M.
F.
Total.
M.
F.
Total.
M.
F. 1 Total. M.
F.
Total.
M.
F.
Total.
M.
F.
Total.
M.
F.
Total.
11
Influenza
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3
22
19
3
23
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3
33
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
31
Dysentery
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...
1
1
2
11
2
13
12
3
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10
2
12
...
...
...
1
1
3
X
...
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31(a) Ague
...
...
...
...
...
...
16
8
24
16
8
24
16
8
24
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
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34(A) Remittent fever
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
1
1
...
1
...
...
...
...
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...
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1
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59
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...
1
t
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...
1
...
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68
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...
...
...
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...
2
2
4
2
3
4
1
3
3
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
1
80
Old age
...
...
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1
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1
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...
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935(4) Suppurative inflammation of the middle ear
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316
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...
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3
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2
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333
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3
3
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3
3
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324
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1
3
1
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3
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355
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463
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3
5
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2
5
3
3
4
...
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1
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1
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1
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2
1
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2
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2
3
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2
2
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Statement No. X.—Showing the sanctioned Establishment of the Lunatic Asylum at Tezpur as it stood on the 315* December 1898.
Establishment.
Superintendent ...
...
Subordinate Medical Officer and Overseer
Compounder
...
...
Jemadar
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...
...
Male-keepers
...
...
Female-keepers...
Chaukidars
...
...
Sweepers
...
Barber
...
...
•••
Gardener
...
...
•••
Number.
10 at Rs. 10 each
{
{
12
10
9 .
8
12 each
Monthly wages.
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Rs. a. p.
100 O o
68 12 0
12 o 0
15 o o
100 o o
22 0 0
17 0 0
36 O O
5 0 0
10 0 0
Remarks.
Daily average number of males
Ditto
ditto
females ...
'Jemadars to males
..•
Jemadarins to females
Male-keepers to males
Female-keepers to females ...
Proportion of-{
... 98*90
... 25-08
... 98*90
0\
...
»••
9*89
... i2"54
^ai^nent ATo. X,.-S*o„ t n g Kece^ts and JS^entiture on account oj Manufactures in the Lun^c Asylum at Tezpur during the year x8 9 8.
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Cash paid into treasury for articles sold.
Value of manufactured prods made over
to Asylum for Asylum purposes.
Value of raw material in store at the end
of the year.
Value of manufactured goods in store
at the end of the year.
Value of plant and machinery in store
at the end of the year.
Total credits.
Value of manufactured goods in store
on ist January.
M
71
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73
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January.
Value of plant and machinery in store
on ist January.
Raw material purchased.
Contingencies of manufacture.
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All other charges.
Total debits.
Excess of credits or profits.
Excess of debits or loss.
Average number of lunatics
employed in manufacturing
department.
73
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ASSAM SECRETARIAT PRINTING OFFICE (JUDICIAL) NO. 538—138—27-3-99.
6. Steps were taken during the year to define properly the boundaries of the
Asylum land, which have now been marked by pillars. It was found necessary to
abandon the project of starting a dairy farm in connection with the Asylum, in view
of the heavy initial cost which it would involve. A sum of Rs. 200 was expended on
the purchase of a magic lantern, books, musical instruments, and other articles for
the amusement of the patients.
7. The Asylum was visited twice by the Chief Commissioner and twice by the
Principal Medical Officer and Sanitary Commissioner during the year. The inspection
remarks of the Principal Medical Officer and Sanitary Commissioner are appended to
the report. 1 he Chief Commissioner desires to place on record his appreciation of
the unremitting interest and attention bestowed on the Asylum by Major Macnamara,
who has recently proceeded on furlough after holding charge of the institution for a
period of nearly six years. Mr. Cotton has also read with satisfaction the Superintend-
ent's favourable notice of the services of Babu Girish Chandra Das, the Hospital
Assistant attached to the Asylum.
By order of the Chief Commissioner of Assam,
F. J. MONAHAN,
Secretary to the Chief Commissioner of Assam.
A. S. P. 0. (Genl.) No. 5383—152—22-4*99
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ANNUAL REPORT
ON THE
TEZPUR LUNATIC ASYLUM
FOR THE YEAR
1898.
SH1LLONG:
PRINTED AT THE ASSAM SECRETARIAT PRINTING OFFICE.
1899.
Price One Rupee (U Ad)
ANNUAL REPORT
ON THK
TEZPUR LUNATIC ASYLUM
FOR THE YEAR
l899.
SHILLONG:
PRINTED AT THE ASSAM SECRETARIAT PRINTING OFFICE.
1900.
[P rid One Shilling Six Pence.]
[Price One Rupee.]
•*
ANNUAL REPORT
ON THE
TEZPUR LUNATIC ASYLUM
FOR THE YEAR
l899.
SHILLONG:
PRINTED AT THE ASSAM SECRETARIAT PRINTING OFFICE.
1900.
[Price One Shilling Six Pence.]
[Price One Rupee.]
SHILLONG t
PRINTED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT OP THE ASSAM
SECRETARIAT PRINTING DEPARTMENT.
Copy of the REMARKS made by COLONEL C. W. CARR-CALTHROP, /M.S., Principal
Medical Officer and Sanitary Commissioner, Assam, in the visitors' book of the
Lunatic Asylum, Tespur, dated the *]th November 1899.
I visited and inspected the Lunatic Asylum, Tezpur, this morning in company
with Major Hall, the Superintendent. The grounds are nicely laid out, and the garden
is flourishing. Nearly 1 acre was planted out with castor-oil seeds, but unfortunately
the plants were all destroyed by the unusually heavy rains. The experiments should
be repeated. Sixty good Kaghazi lime trees have been planted and are doing well.
The number of lime trees should be raised until it equals the number of inmates,
and then 10 per cent, should be planted annually to make up for losses.
2. A new ward for females has been constructed during the past year and is now
in use. This is a great comfort. A small hospital for women is still required, and
should be constructed on the site of the old barrack, part of the plinth of which
might possibly be made use of.
3. A hospital for men is very much needed, and it is hoped that funds may be
available next year. A small isolation ward is also required for male criminals, in
which cirty cases could be kept. The intolerably filthy habits of some of these
poor wretches make them most dreadfully disagreeable companions at night time,
and a small ward for their isolation is a necessity.
4. An excellent pucca drain round the female ward and down to the outside
enclosure has been made, and will do much to keep it clean and dry.
5. A godown is required near the office for miscellaneous articles, rations, etc.
At the time of my visit the compounder was living with the Hospital Assistant in
charge, as his quarters were full of rice recently imported from Calcutta. This is
not desirable, and a suitable godown is required before the buildings can be con-
sidered complete.
6. The rations were good, and the inmates looked robust and well fed. Their
clothing was as during last year and quite suitable.
7. There were 127 inmates on the day of my inspection, classified as follows:—
Criminal
,
Non-criminal
Total
Male.
Female.
Total.
34
4
38
67*
22
89
101
26
127
* Including 2 under observation.
• 8. Up to the present date of this year, the number of new admissions has been 20,*
the affections giving rise to them being—
Mania
Melancholia
Male.
Female.
Total.
9
3
12
5
3
8
Total
»4
20*
0 Excluding 2 under observation.
J
5
••»
5
i
• ••
i
i
...
i
i
...
i
•••
i
I
i
i
2
5
4
9
M
6
20
Male.
Female.
Total.
3
...
3
I
...
I
2
...
2
I
...
1
...
I
1
7
I
8
9. The causes of the insanity of these ao new admissions are stated to be —
Male.
Female.
Total
Ganja smoking
...
...
■>•
Pneumonia
...
...
...
Syphilis ...
...
...
...
Hereditary
Death of children
...
...
Epilepsy ...
Unknown ...
...
...
...
Total
io. On the day of my visit there were 8 cases in hospital suffering from the
following diseases:
Anaemia ...
Hoemopty?is
Bronchitis
Diarrhoea ...
Wound
Total
The wound was caused by one woman throwing a brickbat at another.
11. During the year, 8o cases requried admission into hospital for various
affections, including 25 cases of malarial fever, 17 of diarrhoea, and 11 of dysentery.
A prophylactic issue of quinine and iron was given from May to October to all the
inmates, except a few fractious individuals, and it certainly seems to have done good.
Four grains of quinine with 2 grains of sulphate of iron and 10 minims of dilute
sulphuric acid were given once every day in the morning before they went to work.
12. Up to date, 6 inmates have died—4 males and 2 females. Of the males, 3 died
from anaemia and 1 from dysentery ; of the females, 1 died from diarrhoea and i
from dysentery. One of the men had been in ihe Asylum over 12 years and another
nearly 11 years. .
13. One criminal lunatic escaped on the evening of October 18th, and has
not yet been recaptured.
14. The amount earned by the lunatics has been much increased. Rupees 744-9*9
has been received by the sale of vegetables, pur, paddy, plantains, etc.; Rs. 173-8 from
the Public Works Department for cart hire and coolie labour; Rs. 262-10-4 has been
recovered as cost of maintenance from the relatives of patients ; and all these items
have been remitted to the treasury.
15. Attention is paid to giving amusement to the patients by showing them
magic lantern pictures and by music, and a microscope has been purchased at a cost
of Rs. 45-7 to enable the Hospital Assistant in charge to diagnose cases of an-
chylostomiasis.
16. Hospital Assistant Giris Chandra Das has been in charge all the year,
except for a short time on privilege leave. He has done excellently good work, and
fully kept up his reputation;
17. Major Macnamara was Superintendent for the first three months, when he
was succeeded by Major Hall, under whose capable and skilful arrangements the
management has been quite" satisfactory.
Jail. Blankets and blanket kurtas were, as usual, purchased from the Bhagalpur Central
Jail. Three blanke's are issued to the lunatics, as the climate here is very cold in the
winter. All the old cane charpoys have been replaced by new wooden ones made in the
Asylum, and they are now in good condition.
5. Hospital accommodation.—It was mentioned in last year's report that the hos-
pital building for male lunatics was not a very suitable one, and is not much used on
this account. I regret that no steps have yet been taken to build a suitable one in its
place. A house to accommodate 4 female patients has been sanctioned, and will be
built during the year.
6. Water-supply.—There is a well in the outside compound, from which a sufficient
supply is always to be l:ad. The masonry filter attached to the well is in good working
order, and is always kept clean. The water used is pure and abundant.
7. Conservancy.—As in former years, the dry-earth system was in force, and the
night-soil trenched in the asylum ground, this ground being cultivated, when ready for
cultivation.
8. Admissions and discharges.— The following table gives particulars of the
admissions and discharges for the past two years, and the arverage of the preceding ten
years :—
1899.
1898.
•
Average of ten yean, 1888—97.
Male. Female.
Total.
Male. Female.
Total.
Male.
Female.
Total.
1
3
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Remained ...
99
26
125
94
24
Il8
79*20
24*60
I03*8o
Admitted ...
...
16
6
22
22
6
28
28*60
8MO
3670
Re-admitted
...
...
...
...
...
1
I
2*20
0*50
2*70
Total
...
"5
32
147
116
3*
X47
11000
33-20
i43'2o
Average population
IOIOO
25*47
126*47 98*90
25*08
12398
8i'57
25*92
107*49
Discharged cured
...
4
15
12
2
H
1050
2*40
1290
„
improved ...
...
1
2
3
1
...
1
4* 10
i'6o
$1°
„
not improved
...
...
...
1
"'
1
1
2
2*40
0*30
270
,,
otherwise ...
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
O'lO
O'lO
0*20
Died
...
7
2
9
3
2
5
8*6o
2-70
II-30
Escaped
...
1
...
I
...
...
....
i'8o
0*30
2'10
Remaining
*
95
24
119
99
26
"5
82*50
1
25*8c >
108*30
(a) Admissions.—It would appear from this table that the number of admissions
has fallen from 28 in 1898 to 22 during the year under review, the average for the ten
years was 36*70. In the case of male lunatics, the number has only fallen off from 22
to 16, the number of female lunatics remaining the same (6) in both years. There
was not a single re-admission during the year.
(b) Discharged cured and improved.—It is satisfactory that during the year 1°
lunatics have been discharged as cured and improved, against 15 of the year before.
(c) Escapes.—One criminal lunatic, named Sandeswar Dass Rajbangsi, received
from the Goalpara district, escaped from the Asylum at dusk on the night of the 18th
October 1899. He was searched for, but no trace could be found of him. Informatics
was duly sent to the police and the Deputy Commissioner of Goalpara, but no trace
has yet been found of the man. The warder from whose custody he escaped n aS
been fl-ned.