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REPORT ON THE
review. Miscellaneous charges amounted to Rs. 1,133 against Rs. 941 in 1884,
shewing an increase of Rs. 192, which is said to have been due to the re-roping
of bottoms of many of the hospital cots which had worn out ; to the purchase
of more deckchies and cloth for dressing purposes for more patients ; to the
renewal of most of the blankets and pillow-cases and clothing of the European
patients which had worn out ; to the re-matting of the matron.s rooms in the
Sealdah Lock-hospital ; to repairing of several of the hospital furnitures, &c.,
&c. Building charges in 1885 were Rs. 513 against Rs. 1,565 in 1884,
shewing a decrease of Rs. 1,052.
134. The expenditure on these hospitals is certainly very large. The cost
to Government in 1884 was Rs. 16,185, and in 1885 Rs. 17,481. Thus in
1885 there was an increase of Rs. 1,296. Excluding charges for building
and repairs from the total expenditure, the cost of treating patients in these
hospitals amounted to Rs. 17,039 in 1885 against Rs. 14,803 in 1884, shewing
an increase of Rs. 2,236. Considering the number of patients treated in those
institutions (in-patients 414, out-patients 1,889), the total cost of establish-
ment seems high. It is also disproportionate to the total expenditure on the
sick, as will appear from the following:—
Total expenditure
on sick.
Cost of establishment.
Rs.
Rs.
1884
14,803
9,912 or 66.9 per cent.
1885
17,039
10,039 or 58.9
,,
As regards the high cost of supervision, the matter is under the considera-
tion of Government at present. I have recommended, in my report on the
reduction of Government medical expenditure, that these hospitals be abolished.
135. In the following statement the daily average number of patients
treated, and the expenditure of the hospitals, exclusive of the pay of com-
missioned officers, have been exhibited for the past year :—
STATEMENT XXI.
Shewing 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 .
N e t c o s t t o G o v e r n m e n t .
I N-PATI ENTS.
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 .
N a t i v e s .
T o t a l .
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 .
T o t 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, Eden Hospi
¬tal, Eye Infirmary, and
Choonee Lal Seal's Dispen
¬sary
.. 157.26 183.95 341.21 70.32 235.82 306.14 341.21 306.14 33,436 12,185 37,003 14,516 97,140 97, 689
Presidency General Hospital 162.03 1 .
163.03 ..........
. . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . 163.03
. . . . . . . . 20,505 6,066 29,369 13,553 69,493 68, 893
Mayo Hospital and Dispensaries . . . . . . . . 100.3 100.3 72.3 1,079.1 1,151.4 100.3 1,151.4 25,924 10,140 6,562 9,743 52,369 37, 366
Campbell Hospital
64 406.43 407.07 ......
. . . . . . .
. . . . . . . 407.07
. . . . . .
21,636 2,904 21,765 10,898 57,203 42, 795
Police Hospital
. . . . . . 89.71 89.71
. . . . . . . .
. . . . . .
89.71
5,201
365 4,890 370 10,826 2, 456
Howrah General Hospital
26.30 39. 65.3 22.3 79..79 102.09 65.30 102.09 11,598 2,056 6,249 3,382 23,285 4, 669
Voluntary Lock-Hospitals 7.4 82.6 90.
...... 6.5 6.5 90.
6.5
6,439
404 5,463 1,133 13,439 17, 481
Total
353.63 902.99 1,256.62 164.92 1,401.21 1,566.13 1,256.62 1,566.13 1,24,739 34,120 1,11,301 53,595 3,23,755 2, 71, 349
Two thousand eight hundred and twenty-two patients were treated
daily in all the hospitals, of which 1,256 were in and 1,566 out-patients.
The corresponding figures in 1884 were 2,778, 1,161, and 1,617, respec-
tively. Of the in-patients 353 were Europeans and Eurasians and 901 natives.
Both these figures show an increase over the figures of 1884. The daily
average number of European and Eurasian out-patients exceeded those of
1884 by 13, while the native out-patients were less by 64 than that of 1884. The
total expenditure on the sick, exclusive of the salaries of the commissioned
officers and the amount spent on buildings, amounted to Rs. 3,23,755 against
Rs. 3,17,775 in the previous year. The net cost to Government was
R s . 2 , 7 1 , 3 4 9 a g a i n s t R s . 2 , 7 0 , 4 0 0 .