CALCUTTA MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS.
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72. The receipts under all the heads in 1881 show a reduction, except the
amount received on account of interest on investments, which shows an increase
of Rs. 432. Under the head of incomes from "local or other funds" nothing was
shown in the accounts of 1880, whereas in the year under review 6,350 has
been. entered. Apparently the money realized from seamen's dieting, of which
no specific entry appears in the accounts of 1881, has been shown under the
head of income from local or other funds. The forfeiture of deposits, amounting
to Rs. 2,863 in 1880, cannot of course recur. However, the total income from
private sources fell from Rs. 31,763 in 1880 to Rs: 23,665 in 1881. No
explanation has been offered on this; but it is evident that the decrease was chiefly due to
the recent orders of Government reducing the charge for treatment of sailors to
Re. 1 per diem. On this reduction Dr. Pilcher remarks that this charge "is
not enough to cover the charges of an European patient, among whom there is
often necessity, in special cases of sickness, for a special nurse at Rs. 2-8 a
day." In 1881, 276 seamen were treated, against 196 in 1880. Government
contribution to this hospital amounted to Rs. 5,276, against Rs. 8,649 in 1880
and Rs. 15,304 in 1879. In the year 1879 the contribution included a special
grant of Rs. 10,501 for extension of European accommodation.
73.
The total expenditure in 1881, exclusive of the amount invested, was
Rs. 28,042, against Rs. 34,950. Excluding the building charges, the ordinary
expenditure of the hospital amounted to Rs. 21,464, to compare with Rs. 26,935
in 1880.
74.
The expenditure on establishment, which Dr Pilcher says was as
small as it could be made consistently with efficiency, amounted to Rs. 9,543,
against Rs. 10,645 in 1880. It is also stated that, "considering the rates for
coolies' labour at Howrah, the hospital servants are poorly paid, while their
work is sometimes irksome and distasteful." Again, "the expenditure on the
nursing establishment is less than it should be, and an early opportunity will
be taken to remedy these defects." Bazar medicines cost Rs. 558, against
Rs. 148 in 1880, and Rs. 232 in 1879. The cause of this enormous increase
over the previous year's expenditure has not been explained. Europe medicines
cost Rs. 1,151, against Rs. 2,304 in 1880. Dieting charges amounted to
Rs. 6,677, against Rs. 5,996 in 1880. The daily number of in-patients was the
same as in 1880. The excess expenditure, it appears, occurred among European
patients, whose cost per diet is shown to be 9 annas 2 pie, against 7 annas 11 pie
in 1880. The corresponding charges in the Medical College, General
and Campbell Hospitals, were 6 annas, 7 annas 9 pie, and 7 annas 2 pie
repectively. There was no variation in the cost per head among natives, which
is the lowest of all the hospitals. Miscellaneous charges exhibit considerable
reduction on those of 1880, viz. Rs. 3,524, against Rs, 7,840. The building
charges fell from Rs. 8,014 in 1880 to Rs. 6,577 in 1881.
75.
The following statement shows the number of sick treated in 1881,
and the expenditure of the institutions exclusive of the salaries of commissioned
Medical officers and the building charges :—
STATEMENT No. X.
Showing the work and the cost of working in the several Medical Institutions.
AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE.
C o s t o f e s t a b l i s h m e n t e x c l u d i n g c o m m i s s i o n e d o f f i c e r s .
C o s t o f E n g l i s h a n d b a z a r m e d i c i n e s .
C o s t o f d i e t s , e x t r a s , a n d s t i m u l a n t s .
M i s c e l l a n e o u s c h a r g e s .
T o t a l e x p e n d i t u r e o n t h e s i c k .
E x p e n d e d b y G o v e r n m e n t , i n c l u s i v e o f b u i l d i n g c h a r g e s .
In-patients.
Out-patients.
All races.
E u r o p e a n s a n d E u r a s i a n s .
Na t i v e s .
Tot al .
E u r o p e a n s a n d E u r a s i a n s .
N a t i v e s .
Tot a l .
I n - p a t i e n t s .
O u t - p a t i e n t s .
Rs.
Rs,
Rs.
Rs.
Rs.
Rs.
Medical College Hospital,
including Eve In-
firmary and Chooni Lal
Seal's Dispensary
115.24 161.48 276.72 86.17 299.3 385.47 276.72 385.47 *47,879 10,433 25,788 10,996 95,096 *89,715
General hospital
136
. . . . . . 136
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . . 136
. . . . . . 22,521
6,048 24,164 7,261 59,994 67,489
Campbell Hospital
1.87 370.51
3 7 2 . 3 8
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
3 7 2 . 3 8
. . . . . . 20,413
4,781 20,281
4,224 49,699 †71,853
Police Hospital
. . . . . . 98.75
9 8 . 7 5
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . . 98.75
. . . . . .
5,164
221
5,435
730 11,550
2,688
Mayo Hospital
. . . . . . 97.3
97.3
. . . . . . 1,349.4 1,349.4 97.3 1,349.4 24,906 11,645
6,582 9,179 52,312 37,366
Howrah hospital
2 6 . 5 2 36.68 63.2 15.27 95.15 110.42 63.2 110.42 9,543 1,710
6,678
3,524 21,455
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2 1 , 4 5 5 5 , 2 7 7
Total
279.63 764.72 1,044.35 101.44 1,743.85 1,845.29 1,044.35 1,845.29 1,30,426 34,838 88,928 35,914 2,90,106
2 7 4 , 3 8 8
* Inclusive of Rs. 12,000 debitable to hospital as salaries of two resident medical officers who are in excess of hospital staff of other insti
tu- Of this amount Rs. 6,000 only was entered in the returns and the financial statement.
† Of this amount Rs. 49,474 was expended by the Public Works Department on buildings.
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