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FINANCE.
13. Excluding receipts from paying patients and miscellaneous receipts which
are credited to Government the total expenditure on the up-keep of the Mental
Hospital amounted to Rs. 2,96,880-12-9 against Rs. 1,06,311-10-9 in 1926. The
average cost per bead was Rs. 677-1-4 againts Rs. 2*2-6-7 in the previous year. The
increase is due almost entirely to special expenditure amounting to Rs. 1,96,680
incurred during the year on rebuilding of the Mental Hospital. Excluding the Public
Works Department charges, repairs and maintenance charges, rates and taxes, receipts
from paying patients and profits on manufactures, the average cost per inmate works
out to R«. 180-8-5 against Rs. 165-5-9 in 1926. The increase is due to revision of
pay of the establishment and to larger expenditure on clothing, medicines and other
contingencies.
The profits in the Manufactory Department were Rs. 11,489-7-11 against
Rs. 14,209-6-8 in 1926 or an average or Rs. 131-9-8 per head of inmates actually em-
ployed on manufactures against Rs. 118-12-5. The fall in profit is due to (1) a smaller
number of suitable patients available for work (2) the reduction in the area of garden
land by reservation for rebuilding operation resulting in a fall in sale proceeds of vege-
tables and other garden produce and (3) a fall in the price of jute. The principal item
of expenditure was the cost of "Diet" which amounted to Rs. 49,477-5-0 against
Rs. 49,592-14-6 in 1926. The average cost per head was Rs. 112-13-5 against
Rs. 113-0-9 in the previous year. Though prices paid for paddy were higher, this was
compensated for by lower prices paid for milk. The receipts from paying patients
were Rs. 1,252-8-0 against Rs. 621-0-0 in 1926.
MISCELLANEOUS.
14. The male inmates are employed on cultivation of vegetables, sugarcane
and jute, manufacture of gur, repairs to buildings and
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palisading, carpentry, tailoring and usual daily routine
duties. The females are employed on paddy husking, preparation of spices, grinding
of pulse for cattle food, cleaning, etc.
All inmates are encouraged as far as possible to play various games and those
who are literate are provided with books, newspapers and pictorial magazines.
15. There was no addition to the accommodation for inmates during 1927. The
accommodation available including cells, hospitals and
Accommodation.
tubercle wards was for 356 males 85 females or a total of
441. The maximum number confined on any one night during the year was 443.
16. Filtered water is supplied from the Tezpur Water-works, but the supply is
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quite inadequate and it is necessary to supplement it from
Hospital and samtary arrange- J ^ ^ quesfcion of pr0V iding a Separate pipe line
for the Mental Hospital is under the consideration of
Government and the Municipality. The food is good and sufficient. Extras are
given to inmates in poor health and to tubercle cases.
Great care is taken in the matter of personal cleanliness, the daily bathing of
all inmates and the regular washing and disinfection of beds, bedding and clothing.
Nisjht-soil is regularly trenohed in a selected site on Hospital land outside the
stockade and infected stools are incinerated.
17. The Hospital was visited once by each of the
Inspect™.
following officers: -
(1) His Excellency the Governor of Assam.
(2) The Hon'ble Minister, Local Self-Government.
(3) The Inspector General of Civil Hospitals, Assam.
(4) The Deputy Commissioner, Darrang.
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18. Twelve meetings were held by the visitors during the
Meetings.
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year.
19. The reconstruction scheme of the Mental Hospital has made considrable and
very satisfactory progress. Rupees 1,96,680 have been
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The foma i e section
is nearly complete and will probably bo handed over by the Engineers in about
months. In the male section a number of barracks are being built and work Wi
shortly commence, on the main wall. The lay-out of the site is excellent, a n
every provision has been made for ample accommodation for patients »
up-to-date barracks, hospitals cells, etc., as well as for staff and menial quarter
ments