CALCUTTA MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS.
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The details are given below :—
1886.
1885.
RS. A. P.
RS. A. P.
Lighting expenses
...
...
3,533 11 11
3,676 8 4
Cloth for bandages
...
...
3,712 9 9
3,204 0 2
Hospital clothing
...
...
6,854 7 11
1,332 2 9
Burning and burying charges.. .
4 8 2 15 0
583 8 0
General contingent charges, including
coal for boilers, &c.
...
2,532 1 7
2,320 13 10
Expenditure from different funds of
the institution for the sick poor dis-
charged from hospital ...
...
3,498 13 3
2,927 8 0
Total
...
20,614 11 5
14,044 9 1
In the Choonee Lall Seal's dispensary the expenditure on miscellaneous
items was Rs. 454 against Rs. 471 in 1885. Building charges were Rs. 7,506
against Rs. 4,392 in the previous year, showing an increase of Rs. 3,114.
The increase is said to have been due to the quadrennial repairs to the Resident
Officer's quarters, to the purchase of a new steam-pump to replace the old
one, and to repairs to the latrines.
62.
Presidency General Hospital. —The total receipts from Port Fund,
paying patients, &c., amounted to Rs. 58,427 against Rs. 46,209 in 1885,
including Rs. 1,526 received from Prince Golam Mahomed's Fund. The amount
received from paying-patients fell from Rs. 15,685 in 1885 to Rs. 15,135 in
1886. The receipts from Port Fund rose from Rs. 27,691 in 1885 to Rs. 41,367
in the year under report. The net cost to Government was Rs. 60,227, which
includes Rs. 33,959 as salaries of covenanted medical officers. The total
expenditure of the hospital was Rs. 1,20,809 against Rs. 1,16,615 in 1885
Excluding the expenditure on buildings, the total outlay on sick was.
Rs. 1,13,797 against Rs. 1,11,459.
63. The establishment cost Rs. 52,676 against Rs. 62,471 in 1885. The
expenditure on bazar medicines was Rs. 467 against Rs. 740 in 1885.
The cost of Europe medicines and instruments was Rs. 7,015 against Rs. 5,326
in the previous year, exhibiting an increase of Rs. 1,689. The increase
was due, it is said, to the higher daily average number of sick, to the use of
expensive drugs, such as antipyrin, and to the increased expenditure of quinine.
The charge for dieting articles and stimulants was Rs. 35,169 against Rs. 29,369
in 1885, showing an increase of Rs. 5,800. The increase is explained as due
to the larger number of patients. The cost of each diet was 7 annas 11 pie
against 7 annas 4 pie in 1885. The expenditure on miscellaneous items was
R s . 1 8 , 4 7 0 a g a i n s t R s . 1 3 , 5 5 3 i n 1 8 8 5 , i n c l u s i v e o f R s . 3 , 6 8 1 e x p e n d e d f r o m
Golam Mahomed Fund. The increase of Rs. 4,917 is said to have been due
in a great measure, to the purchase of a new stock of table requisites and of
chamber and latrine utensils made of enamelled ware. The expenditure on
buildings amounted to Rs. 7,012 against Rs. 5,156 in 1885, showing an
increase of Rs: 1,856. The increase was due, it is said, to the extensive
repairs to the buildings.
64. At the end of the year there remained a cash balance of Rs. 871 from
the Prince Golam Mahomed Fund.
65.
Campbell Hospital.—There is no invested capital or floating balance
in this hospital. The total receipts from local sources amounted to Rs. 32,062,
of which Rs. 30,000 were municipal contribution, and the remaining Rs. 2,062
represent receipts from sale of grass and of condemned articles, angling
fees, Port Fund, paying patients, &c. Government contributed. Rs. 31,597
against Rs. 42,795 in 1885. The total expenditure in 1886 was Rs. 63,659
against Rs. 74,865 in 1885. Excluding the amount expended on buildings and
repairs, the amount spent on ordinary requirements of the hospital was