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Rs. 54,738 against Rs. 60,804 in the preceding year. The expenditure on all
items shows decrease.
66. The cost of establishment was Rs. 24,280 against Rs. 25,236 in
1885, showing a decrease of Rs. 956. The cost of bazar and Europe medicines
was Rs. 210 and Rs. 2,169 against Rs. 240 and Rs. 2,664 in 1885, respectively.
The expenditure on dieting articles and stimulants shows a decrease of
R s . 1 4 3 ; t h e a m o u n t w a s R s . 2 1 , 6 2 2 a g a i n s t R s . 2 1 , 7 6 5 i n 1 8 8 5 . T h e c o s t
of diet of each patient per diem was 2 annas 3 pie, the same as in 1885. The
expenditure on miscellaneous items was Rs. 6,457 against Rs. 10,898 in the
previous year, showing a decrease of Rs. 4,441. The expenditure on buildings
and repairs was less by Rs. 5,140 than that of 1885.
67. Mayo Institutions .—There remained on 1st January 1886 an invested
capital of Rs. 3,47,400 in Government securities, and a cash balance of
Rs. 5,266. No investment was made during the year. The total expenditure
was Rs. 62,342 against Rs. 58,900 in 1885. Deducting the amount spent on
buildings, the actual requirements of the hospital and its associated dispensaries
cost Rs. 53,403, against Rs. 58,668 in 1885. Government contributed
Rs. 37,366, but this yearly grant has, under orders of Government issued in
1886, been reduced to Rs. 34,000 with effect from 1st April 1887. Of the
total expenditure, Government contributed 59.93 per cent., and the private
funds of the institutions 40.07. The corresponding figures in 1885 were 63.4
and 36.6. The income from local sources amounted to Rs. 22,332, of which
Rs. 16,958 represent interests on investments. Rupees 5,207 were received
as European and native subscriptions against Rs. 3,716 in 1885 The expendi-
ture on establishment was Rs. 32,263 against Rs. 32,224 in the previous year,
showing an increase of Rs. 39. The increase is said to have been chiefly
due to the pay of the cooks having been raised.
68. Bazar medicines cost Rs. 1,794 against Rs. 1,944 in 1885. The cost
of Europe medicines and instruments was Rs 6,492 against Rs. 8,195 in 1885,
showing a decrease of Rs. 1,703. Dieting articles cost Rs. 5,735 against
Rs. 6,562 in 1885. The average cost of each diet was 2 annas 9 pie against
2 annas 10 pie in 1885. The charges on miscellaneous items show a decrease
of Rs. 2,623. Building charges were Rs. 8,939 against Rs. 232 in 1 885. The
increase of Rs. 8,707 was due, it is said, to the thorough repairs to the Mayo
and Chandney Hospitals. There remained at the end of the year a cash
balance of Rs. 2,623, notwithstanding the large expenditure on repairs.
69. Police Hospital.—The total expenditure of the hospital was Rs. 15,997
against Rs. 15,084 in 1885. Of this, Rs. 9,296 were paid by the Calcutta
and Suburban Municipalities, Rs. 6,654 were paid by Government, and
Rs. 47 were obtained by sale of grass and condemned articles belonging
to the hospital.
70. The cost of establishment was Rs. 8,820 against Rs. 8,801 in the
previous year, showing an increase of Rs. 19. The increase is explained to have
been due to hospital assistants not having been removed temporarily for other
duty, as was done in 1885, and also to less fines in the year under
report. Bazar medicines and Europe medical stores cost Rs. 33 and Rs. 144,
against Rs. 32 and Rs. 333 respectively. The slight increase in the former
was due, it is said, to the higher daily average number of patients treated
in 1886. The cost of dieting articles shows an increase of Rs. 248 over that
of 1885. The increase is said to have been due to the higher daily average
number of patients. The cost per head per diem was just the same as in the
previous year, viz., 2 annas 4 pie. The expenditure on miscellaneous items
was Rs. 582 against Rs. 370 in the previous year. The increase was due, it is
said, to the replacement of worn-out clothing and bedding, and to the replenish-
ment of stock of forms. Building charges were Rs. 1,281 against Rs. 658 in
1885. The increase is said to have been due to the extensive repairs in 1886
to the hospital. Excluding the cost of building and repairs, the gross expendi-
ture of the hospital amounted to Rs. 14,716 against Rs. 14,426 in 1885.
71. Howran Hospital.—There remained on 1st January 1886 an invested
capital of Rs. 43,000 in Government securities, and a cash balance of Rs. 2,054.
Rupees 5,000 worth of Government paper was sold during the year. There