CALCUTTA MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS.
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"The following table shows the various diets of this hospital:—
ARTICLE OF DIET.
FULL DIET.
HALF DIET.
Soup diet. Milk-bread diet. Milk-rice diet. Spoon diet.
Fish day. Meat day. Fish day. Meat day.
Ch. K. Ch. K. Ch. K. Ch. K. Ch. K. Ch. K. Ch. K. Ch. K.
Ri ce . . .
... ... ... ...
10 0
10 0
8 0
8 0
8 0 ......
8 0 ......
Dal . . .
... ... ... ...
1 0
1 0
1 0
1 0 ......
...... ......
......
Fish ... ... ... ... ... 1
2
......
1 0 ......
......
......
......
......
Mutton ... ... ... ... ...
. . . . . .
1 2 ......
1 0
8 0 ......
......
......
Ghee ... ... ... ... ...
0 1
0 2
0 1
0 2 ......
......
......
......
Oil ... ... ... ... ...
0 1 ......
0 1 ......
......
....... ......
......
Salt ... ... ... ... ...
0 1
0 1
0 1
0 1
0 1 ......
......
......
Mussallahs ... ... ... ...
0 2
0 2
0 2
0 2 ......
...... ......
......
Vegetables ... ... ... ...
4 0
4 0
4 0
4 0 ......
......
......
.....
Sago ... ... ... ... ... ......
......
......
......
......
......
......
2 0
Sugar ... ... ... ... .........
......
......
......
......
1 0
1 0
1 0
Milk ...... ... ... ... ......
......
......
......
......
10 0
10 0
4 0
Bread ...
... ... ... ... ......
......
......
......
......
11b ......
......
"The fish and mutton of the 'full' and 'half' diets respectively are
given on alternative days.
"The diets in the foregoing table appear to me to be sufficient and suit-
able to the class of persons admitted into this hospital.
"The diet and extras during the year cost three annas eight pie per head
per diem.
"A special diet, consisting of one seer of milk and one chittack of sugar, only,
should be sanctioned for young infants whose mothers are sick in hospital, and
who are unable to give them nourishment, and for infants whose parents have
died in hospital.
"The kitchen arrangements of the hospital are very defective, much more
coal being used than would be were suitable ranges erected. The Executive
Engineer will be consulted on the subject.
"The patients during the year were each allowed a sheet, a dhooty, a chudder, a coortha, a blanket, a durrie, a pillow, and a pillow-case."
5. The staff of the hospital consisted of the teachers of Medicine,
Materia Medica, Surgery, Anatomy and Midwifery. There were six resident
assistant surgeons attached to the hospital, two to the medical, two to the
surgical, one to the obstetric departments, and one was employed to take
charge of the patients who were received in a moribund condition, and to
attend the small-pox wards.
There was also an apothecary and assistant apothecary doing duty in
the Campbell Hospital. From the quarterly and annual returns it appears
that the teachers, assistant surgeons, and apothecaries performed their respec-
tive duties satisfactorily during 1877.
6. The following passage from Dr. Mackenzie's report regarding the
financial condition of the hospital is quoted, and attention is invited to his
suggestions
—
"The total expenditure on account of the hospital during the year was
Rs. 70,485-3-8.
"The following are the various heads of expenditure:—
Rs. A. P.
Establishment ...
...
...
...
... 22,772 9 6
Bazar medicines ...
. . .
. . . ...
... 4,546 9 1
Registers and forms
. . .
. . . ...
...
279 5 4
Europe medicines
. . .
. . . ...
... 5,240 6 7
Diet ... ...
...
...
...
... 28,859 10 0
Clothing ...
...
...
...
... 4,879 7 0
Burning Hindoo dead-bodies
. . . ...
...
... 2,044 2 0
Miscellaneous charges
. . . ...
...
... 1,863 1 8
Total ...
7 0 , 4 8 5
3 8
"The total cost to Government per patient per head per diem during the
year was nine annas.
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Hospital
Establishment.
Hospital
Expenditure.