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REPORT ON THE LUNATIC ASYLUMS IN BURMA FOR THE TRIENNIUM 1915-17.
Rs. 1,27,667 in 1912. Although there was less expenditure in 1917 under
" Superintendence" owing to the employment of a Civil Assistant Surgeon as
Superintendent in the place of an Indian Medical Service Officer withdrawn for
military duty, the provision of extra accommodation for the evergrowing asylum
population and improvements to the existing buildings to make them better, have
cost Rs. 41,275 in 1917 against Rs. 5,843 in the year previous. The expenditure
on clothing and bedding was Rs 3,222 in 1917 against Rs. 1,053 in 1916 and
Rs. 3,720 in 1915, while other contingent expenditure amounted to Rs. 19,524
in 1917 against Rs. 13,043 in 1916 and Rs. 12,988 in 1915. The increased
expenditure under these items was due mostly to purchase of warm clothing and
gunnies, rise in price of raw materials, engagement of additional sweepers and
the payment of Municipal taxes which were till now paid by Government in a
lump sum for all the Government buildings in the town. The expenditure on
diet which showed a decrease from Rs. 43,828 in 1915 to Rs. 39,090 in 1916
rose to Rs. 40,960 in 1917 consequent on the increase in the daily population and
rise in the price of articles of diet. The average cost per head under diet and
the average cost per head of average strength was as follows during the two
trienniums, the pay of the Superintendent and book debits being excluded from
the total expenditure.—
Average cost of diet per
head.
Average cost per head
1912.
Rs.
77
190
A.
11
9
P.
4
2
1913.
Rs.
87
215
A.
12
14
P.
0
0
1914.
Rs.
80
213
A.
15
10
P.
7
4
1915.
Rs.
85
204
A.
12
8
P.
8
3
1916.
Rs.
71
173
A.
10
12
P.
2
0
1917.
Rs.
66
170
A.
3
9
P.
5
0
The receipts from paying patients were Rs. 34,988 in 1917 against
Rs. 29,942 in 1916 and Rs. 32,894 in 1915, while the figures for the previous
triennium were only Rs. 28,383 in 1914, Rs. 28,001 in 1913 and Rs. 29,644 in
1912. Miscellaneous receipts which fell from Rs. 1,773 in 1915 to Rs. 1,300 in
1916 showed a substantial increase to Rs. 2,893 in 1917. The value of stores
received from manufacturing department less cost of raw materials rose from
Rs. 13,354 in 1916 and Rs. 17,821 in 1915 to Rs. 27,065 in 1917.
In Minbu, the cost of upkeep was Rs. 18,356 in 1917, Rs. 17,281 in 1916
and Rs. 16,148 in 1915 against Rs. 17,277 in 1914, Rs. 17,164 in 1913 and
Rs. 17,143 in 1912. The increase in 1917 is due to more paddy and pegya
having been bought as well as on account of the purchase of 60 blankets for in-
mates and 140 iron plates and 2,000 copper combs for the looms.
The receipts under miscellaneous items were not so much as in the previous
triennium, being only Rs. 1,315 in 1917, Rs. 1,196 in 1916 and Rs. 1,248 in
1915 against Rs. 1,619 in 1914, Rs. 1,309 in 1913 and Rs. 1,517 in 1912.
The cost per head of average strength was Rs. 116-1-4 in 1917, Rs. 108-8-9
in 1916 and Rs. 124-0-4 in 1915 as compared with Rs. 127-4-3 in 1914,
Rs. 127-13-7 in 1913 and Rs. 125-12-11 in 1912, while the cost of diet per head
worked out to Rs. 52-15-3 in 1917, Rs. 50-3-3 in 1916 and Rs. 45-13-3 in 1915
against Rs. 52-0-6 in 1914, Rs. 58-0-1 in 1913 and Rs. 57-8-4 in 1912.
Statement X
13. Garden, Dairy and Manufactures.—The value of manufactured articles
taken over for asylum use rose from Rs. 20,723 in 1915 to Rs. 21,697 in 191 6
and then again to Rs. 29,157 in 1917 against Rs. 20,355 in 1912, Rs. 17,394 in
1913 and Rs. 17,505 in 1914. The sale proceeds of asylum produce were
Rs. 3,020 in 1915, Rs 2,495 in 1916 and Rs. 4,209 in 1917, the garden and looms
in Rangoon contributing towards this increase The manufacture departments
were worked at a net profit of Rs. 16,516 in 1915, Rs. 16,325 in 1916 and
Rs. 24,207 in 1917 against Rs. 13,889 in 1914, Rs. 10,074 in 1913 and Rs. 22,016
in 1912. In Rangoon, all the 10 looms were in full use and the whole of the
area available has been brought under garden cultivation. In Minbu, owing to
the high price of yarn and inability to sell clothes to the public at a fair profit, it
has been decided to limit the weaving department to turning out only articles of
clothing required for the asylum use. The milk-supply in Rangoon was sufficient