The following table shows the ratios of deaths per cent, of average strength
^niongst the inmates of the Mental Hospitals in the different provinces of India during
the past 10 years :—
Names of Provincial Mental Hospitals.
1918.
1919.
1920.
1921. 1922.
1923.
1924.
1925.
1920.
1927.
192S.
1
2
3
4
5
0
7
8
9
10
11
12
liiliar and Orissa
10*G3
14-15
8*65
9-74
7-31
7-74
1-71
...
...
...
Burma
7-84
9-6G
9-29
7*74
7-29
9-74
12-62
8-48
6-21
6-51
5-.:i
United Provinces
...
...
16-83
8-75
11-05
14-00
8-70
8-76
11-49
11-79
12-37
8-31
8-34
Bombay
•••
•••
•••
•••
14-40
15-00
12-30
10-S0
8-20
6-60
8-1
6-9
12-6
11-1
9-2
jfcdraB
...
•••
15-57
...
13-52
8 94
8-48
8-45
11-36
C-42
8-C2
724
692
Punjab
14-83
10-51
12G3
11-34
6-69
10-23
11-31
14-23
9-25
11-45
10-61
Central Provinces
...
...
...
...
8-50
•13-62
8-28
10-93
6-73
7-01
4'70
5-46
5-79
4-61
7-04
IdHgill
...
...
■••
9-63
10-03
10'C5
6-S9
6-GO
8-62
5-62
5-79
...
...
...
Assam
5-84
5-21
3-51
5-63
6-31
6'75
5-02
6-59
7-53
10-72
V90
Janehi (European Mental Hospital)
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
3-5'
3-81
4-62
4-00
Eancbi (Indian Mental Hospital)
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1-78
3-85
3-12
I
3-45
Daily average strength of Assam Mental Hospital ...
376-71
402-65 398-58
426-G2 443-S2
444-67
438-09
440-05 438-38
438-47. 438-13
The figures in the statement include observation cases.
FINANCE.
15. Excluding receipts from paying patients and miscellaneous receipts which are
4. -K -inTr TV i -v credited to Government, the total expenditure for the up-
btatement JNos. vni, ix & x. keep Q£ thQ Mental Hospital amounted to Us. 4,68, 459-^-3
against Es. 2,96, 880-12-9 in 1927. The average cost per head was Rs. 1,069-2-5
against Es. 677-1-4 in the previous year.
The increase is due to :—
Special expenditure amounting to Es. 3,66,263 for Puhlic Works Department
charges for " Original Works," such as re-building of the Mental Hospital, etc.
The total expenditure for the up-keep, therefore, of the Mental Hospital for the
[year 1928 amounted to Rs. 1,02,196-9-3 only against Es. 1,00,200-12-9, or an average
m per head Rs. 233-3-10 against Es. 228-S-l in 1927. Increase is due to
I ] «ore expenditure under "Establishment proper " and '* Miscellaneous items."
Excluding Public Works Department charges, repairs and maintenance charges,
I^tes and taxes, receipts from paying patients and profits on manufactures, the
Nrage cost per inmate works out to Es. 196-7-9 against Es. 180-8-5 in 1927. The
[increase is due to causes as stated above.
The profits in the manufactory department were Es. 7,614-14-7 against
p. 11,489-7-11 in 1927 or an average of Es. 138-8-2 per head of inmatos employed
11 manufactures against Es. 131-9-8.
The fall in profit is due to :—
(1) A small number of suitable patients for work.
(2) The reduction in the area of garden land by reservation for rebuilding
operations, resulting in a fall both in sale proceeds, and in issue for
patients, of vegetables and other garden produce.
The principal item of expenditure was the cost of •' Diet" which amounted
to Es. 47,190-9-0 against Es. 49,477-5-0 in 1927. The average cost per
head was Es. 107-11-2 against Es. 112-13-5 in 1927. The fall was duo to
the lower price of some dietary articles. Eeceipts from payiDg patients
were Es. 575 against Es. 1,252-8-0 in 1927.