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CALCUTTA MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS.
and to the improvements executed which have been already noticed. The
amount paid as rates and taxes was for the year under report and for the
previous year. The increase of Rs. 3,507-11-10 in the cost of buildings and
repairs has already been explained. The total expenditure, exclusive of the
building charges, was Rs. 1,11,242-10-3 against Rs. 1,02,204-15-3.
62. Campbell Hospital. —The total cost to Government for this hospital in-
creased by Rs. 167-8-11 owing to a larger amount having been spent on buildings
and repairs. The total income from local sources also shows an increase of
Rs. 3,235-11-4, which was due to the fact that the amount recovered as hospital
charges for medical treatment was larger than in the previous year. There was
an increase of Rs. 698-0-1 under the head of establishment, which is said to be
due to the nursing staff having been augmented and to the furlough allowance of
the Superintendent from 1st January to 13th November having been debited
against the hospital, while in 1890 subsidiary leave and furlough allowance of the
Superintendent from 11th to 15th May and from 16th August to 31st December
was only debited. There were savings under the heads of bazar and Europe
medicines and diet due to the smaller daily average number of patients in the
year under report. The amount expended on miscellaneous items shows an increase
of Rs. 1,064-0-10, which is chiefly accounted for by the purchase of clothing
for the female patients, and by the erection of an enclosing Louvre screen in the
female ward. Under the head of buildings and repairs there was an increase of
Rs. 4,537-1-9, attributable to the construction of the outdoor department and to
quadrennial repairs to the official quarters of the Superintendent and of the
apothecary. Deducting the building charges, the total expenditure of the
hospital was Rs. 62,821-2-7 against Rs. 63,977-9-10 in 1890.
63. Police Hospital. —The total cost to Government for this hospital shows
a reduction of Rs. 3,308-8-8 owing to less expenditure on buildings and repairs.
Under the head of establishment there was an increase of Rs. 236-9-9, which
was due to the two hospital assistants attached to the institution having drawn
increased rate of pay throughout the year, to the payment of house-rent to
these two officers, to the privilege leave allowance for one month of the
clerk and one Civil Hospital Assistant, and to the pay of their successors
having been debited against the hospital. The increase under the head of bazar
medicines was slight. The increase of Rs. 117-3-1 under the head of Europe
medicines is accounted for by some expensive instruments having been obtained
during the year 1891. A larger quantity of cinchona febrifuge was also obtained
and supplied to the several police-stations during the year under report.
The cost of diet shows an increase of Rs. 297-5 attributable to the higher price of
the principal articles of diet. The amount expended on miscellaneous items
shows an increase of Rs. 80-11-7 owing to greater expenditure of clothing and
bedding. There was a saving of Rs. 4,128-5 under the head of buildings
and repairs, being due to the fact that in 1890 hospital buildings were
thoroughly repaired, whereas in 1891 repairs were executed to the Assistant
Surgeon's quarters only. The total expenditure of the hospital, exclusive
of the building charges, was Rs. 16,160-0-9 against Rs. 15,424-0-11 in 1890.
64. Mayo Institutions.— The Superintendent is unable to give separate figures
of income for each of the institutions, as separate cash accounts are not kept.
The annual Government grant to these institutions is a fixed one. In the
year under report the percentage of Government cost was 60.95. The total
income from local sources increased by Rs. 10,067-8, and the cause of
this increment has already been explained. The amount expended on estab-
lishment remained constant. There were savings under the heads of Europe
medicines and miscellaneous charges. The increase in the cost of bazar
medicines was slight. The expenditure on diet shows an increase of
Rs. 556-8-9, which is attributed to higher prices of cereals, and to the more
free use of stimulants and nourishing diets on account of several low cases.
The outlay on buildings and repairs increased by Rs. 2,078-0-3, which was
caused by thorough repairs having been done to the Mayo Hospital. The
amount of Rs. 10,000 given as a gift by the Maharaja Bahadur Sir Jotindro
Mohun Tagore was invested. The total expenditure, exclusive of the amount
invested, was Rs. 55,782-10-2 against Rs. 53,371-9-7 in 1890. There was left
at the close of the year a cash balance of Rs. 683-3-5.