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CALCUTTA' MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS.
caused the frequent transfer of the House Surgeon, which unavoidably tended
much to impair the usefulness of the institution.
56. Nursing.—The nurses living and working under the control of Sister
Jane Frances, the Sister Superior, and her assistants of the Clewer Sister-
hood, have continued to give satisfaction to all the medical officers under whom
they are employed in the different medical institutions. Approximately one-half
are employed at the General Hospital and the other half at the Medical College
Hospital where new quarters have been built for those employed there. Trained
nurses have been employed at the Howrah Hospital, but owing to want of
accommodation they have not been placed under the Clewer Sisters. At the
Campbell Hospital the nursing has been put upon a more satisfactory footing
under the orders of His Honour the Lieutenant-Governor. The efficiency of
the nursing at the Presidency General, Medical College, and Eden Hospitals
cannot be too highly spoken of. Beside imparting an air of comfort and cheer-
fulness to the sick-room, it is not too much to say that their services in the
treatment of many cases, and more especially in fever cases, are almost indis-
pensable. In Calcutta, where there is a large number of unmarried men whose
houses are ill-adapted for cases of sickness, the boon of having a hospital to go
to where proper treatment and efficient nursing can be secured is undoubtedly
very great. At the Medical College Hospital there was 1 matron, 27 nurses,
and 6 dhais employed ; at the Eden Hospital, there was 1 matron, 3 ward-
nurses, 2 Canning nurses in training, 12 pupil-nurses, 8 ward-dhais, and 8
Government pupil-dhais ; at the General Hospital 25 nurses were employed.
Thirteen pupil-nurses passed out of the Eden Hospital and obtained diplomas
during the year. Of these seven passed with credit. Eight pupil dhais also
passed and one with credit.
57. Finance.—The new form of cash statement received with Bengal
Government, Medical Department No. 414, dated the 19th February 1892, has
not been adopted to show the transactions of the year 1891, the Superintendents
having already submitted their accounts in the old form. The new form will,
however, be introduced during the current year.
58. The total income of all the institutions was Rs. 4,96,460-15-5, and the
sources from which it was derived are given below—
RS.
A. P.
(a) Balance brought forward from previous year
. . .
16,288 11 1
( b ) Contributions from Government
...
...
3,21,844 2 1
(c) From local and municipal funds, interest on
investments, sale of securities, subscriptions, &c.
1,58,328 2 3
Total
...
4,96,460 15 5
The total expenditure was—
(a) Cost of establishment, medicines, diet, and up-keep
of the hospitals generally
. . . ... 4,69,442 4 11
( b) Invested during the year
...
...
10,000 0 0
Total
...
4,79,442 4 11
Balance on 31st December 1891
...
17,018 10 6
These sums are compared with those of the previous year in the following
table :—
1890.
1891.
Rs.
A. P.
R
s
.
A. P.
1. Net cost of all the hospitals to Govern-
ment
...
... 3,17,036 7 5
3,21,844 2 1
2. Receipts from the local and municipal
funds, interest on investments, subscrip-
tions
. . .
...
... 1,36,877 10 6
1,58,328 2 3
3. Cost of establishment, maintenance, &c.
4,53,521 13 9
4,69,442 4 11
4. Invested during the year
. . .
. . .
......
10,000 0 0
The total cost to Government for all the hospitals shows an increase
of Rs. 4,807-10-8 in 1891 as compared with the previous year, which was