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(o) The statement below compares with the percentage of inmates admitted with
ffood, indifferent and bad health during the last 3 years : —
Years.
Good health. Indi fferent health.
Bad health.
Remarks.
1
2
3
4
5
1980 ...
...
34-87
5065
!4'48
1929 ...
...
3725
41-18
21-57
1928 ...
...
35-49
40-32
24-19
MORTALITY.
(d) There were 19 deaths, during the year under review against 40 in 1929.
One patient was admitted from Gauhati Jail in a moribund state with tubercu-
losis of lungs on 28th September 1930 and died on the 7th October 1930, i.e , on the
10th day.
The causes of deaths were—
Dysentery 3, pneumonia 2, tuberculosis of lungs 11, and anorexia due to melan-
cholia, Bright's disease and status epilepticus, one each.
14. One criminal mental patient during a maniacal outburst at night on the 30th
June 1930 climbed to the upper cross iron bar of ni»ht
iB 3 unes and accident.
]M^e 0 f ward No. 16. He accidentally fell causing
fracture of lower end of left tibia and owing to the maniacal nature of the patient
proper treatment could not be carried out and still the fractured ends are not united.
There were a few minor injuries during the year which do not require comment.
FINANCE.
15. {a) Excluding receipts from paying patients and miscellaneous receipts
! _r T ; T TTr v which are credited to Government, the total expenditure
Statements Nos. VIII, IX and X. ^ ^ up _fc eep of the Mental Hospital amounted to
Rs. 2,31,669-13-9 against Rs. 2,51,743-14-6 in 1929, The average cost per head was
Rs. 477-5-8 against Rs. 572-9-4 in the previous year.
The decrease is due to :—
(i) Decrease in the special expenditure, amounting to Rs. 1,2^,978 for Public
Works Department charges for " Original Works" against Rs. 1,50,576 in 1929.
(ii) Fall in price of all articles.
The total expenditure for the up-keep, therefore, of the Mental Hospital for the
year 1930, excluding Rs. 1,22,978 for abnormal Public Works Department original
works, amounted to Rs. 1,08,691-1.3*1 against Rs. 1,01,167-14-6 in 1929 or an average
cost per head of Rs. 223-15-4 against Rs. 230-1-8 in 1929.
Excluding 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 Rs. 184-4-5 against Rs, 199-3-9 in 1929.
The receipts from paying patients were Rs. 697-S-O against Rs. 540-0-0 in 1929.
(b) The profits in the manufactory department were Rs. 6,897-12-11 against
Rs. 8,270-15-9 or an average of Rs. 104-0-11 per head of inmates employed on manu-
factures against Rs. 128-5-8. The fall in profit was due to fall in market value of
the manufactured goods.
The principal item of expenditure was the cost of " Diet" which amounted to
&s. 49,070-6-6 against Rs. 46,978-8-0 in 1929. The average cost per head was
Rs. 101-1-9 against Rs. 106-13-7 in 1929. The reason for the decrease in average
°os,t is explained above.
MISCELLANEOUS.
16. (a) Male lunatics are employed on cultivation of vegetables, turmeric, sugar-
TJK,
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cane, iute, manufacture of gtir, repairs of buildings, car-
iSmployment of lunatics.
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pentry, tailoring, daily routine of cleaning and disinfec-
tion of buildings, olothing and cots, cooking of food, etc.