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REPORT ON THE
70. The expenditure on dieting articles and stimulants amounted to
Rs. 18,453 against Rs. 16,364 in 1883. The increase is stated to have been due
to a larger number of patients having been treated, as well as to a larger number
of small-pox cases having been admitted during the year under review than
during the previous year. The cost of diet of each patient per diem was two
annas two pie against two annas one pie in 1883.
71.
The expenditure on miscellaneous items was Rs. 12,960 against
Rs. 6,894 in 1883. The increase is attributed chiefly to the larger number of
small-pox patients treated during the year, and to a larger outlay on bedding
and clothing, hospital necessaries, contingencies, &c.
72.
Building charges show a considerable decrease ; the amount was
Rs. 1,684 against Rs. 25,574 in 1883.
73. Police Hospital.—The total expenditure amounted to Rs. 15,786 in 1884
against Rs. 16,685 in the previous year. Of this, as usual, five-sixths was paid
by the Calcutta and Suburban municipalities, Rs. 2,570 were paid by Govern--
ment, and Rs. 60 were obtained by sale of grass and condemned articles belong
- i n g t o t h e h o s p i t a l .
74.
There was a slight increase in the expenditure on establishment, the
amount being Rs. 8,814 against Rs. 8,799 in the previous year. Bazar medicines
cost Rs. 29 against Rs. 34. Europe medicines showed an increase of Rs. 17 over
that of 1883. The cost of dieting fell from Rs. 4,344 in 1883 to that of Rs. 4,251
in the year under review. The cost per head per diem was two annas two pie
or the same as in 1883. Miscellaneous charges amounted to Rs. 591
against Rs 906, the decrease being in the expenditure on clothing, which fell
from Rs. 554 in 1883 to Rs. 231 in the year under review. Building charges
were less by Rs. 519 than that of the previous year. Excluding this extraordinary
charge, the gross expenditure of the hospital amounted to Rs. 13,911 in 1884
to compare with Rs. 14,291 in the preceding year.
75. Mayo Hospital.—On 1st January 1884 there remained an invested
capital of Rs. 3,42,400, but Rs. 5,000 having been invested during the year,
the total investment rose to Rs. 3,47,400. No mention has been made of the
nature of the investments.
The cost of investment in 1884 viz. Rs. 4,850 indicates a surplus in the income
of the hospital by that amount in addition to the closing cash balance of Rs. 5,760,
and there is no doubt that the usual yearly contribution of Government towards
that income helped to bring about this saving, which if spent to meet expendi--
ture might have reduced the Government contribution from 66 to 57 per cent.
in that year. The demand of this charity on the public revenues may with
advantage be confined to such an amount as the difference between actual
expenditure and the total income from other sources indicate.
76. The total expenditure of the hospital and its associated dispensaries was
Rs. 56,745 against Rs. 55,124 in 1883. Deducting amounts spent on buildings,
the expenditure was Rs. 54,568 against Rs. 52,524. Government contributed the
same amount as in 1883, viz., Rs. 37,366. Of this amount Rs. 7,000 was given
as cost of imported medicines and forms, and Rs. 30,366 as special allowances.
There is no record of particular items on which the latter is expended. Of the
total expenditure Government contributed 66 per cent. and the private funds of
the institutions 34 per cent. In 1883 the corresponding figures were 68 and 32.
The income from local sources amounted to Rs. 23,304, of which Rs. 16,858 were
received as interest on investments. The subscriptions from Europeans and
natives aggregated Rs. 6,381 against Rs. 5,957 in the previous year.
77.
The expenditure on establishment was Rs. 31,598, or Rs. 224 less than
that of 1883. Bazar medicines cost Rs. 1,924 against Rs. 1,765. The amount
spent on Europe medicines was Rs. 6,556 against Rs. 6,498 in 1883. The ex--
penditure on dieting articles amounted to Rs. 6,456 against Rs. 5,851 in the
previous year. The average cost of each diet was two annas ten pie against two
annas nine pie in 1883. Dr. Sanders says that "out of the total number
of 30,833 patients, 802 dieted themselves, and received only milk or some
other extras from the hospital. If these patients are deducted from the total,
the cost of each diet would be annas 2 and pie 11”. The charges on mis-
cellaneous items show an increase of Rs. 1,446 over that of 1883. No expla-
nation of this is offered. Building charges were less than those of 1883 by