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35. In the Choonee Lall Seal's dispensary the outlay on miscellaneous
items was Rs. 471 against Rs. 643 in 1882.
36. The building charges were Rs. 9,049 against Rs. 1,614 in 1882.
37. Presidency general hospital.—The
total receipts from port fund, paying
patients, &c., amounted to Rs. 44,533 against Rs. 41,661 in 1882, including
Rs. 1,526 received from Prince Golam Mahomed's fund. The amount received
from paying patients rose from Rs. 13,089 in 1882 to Rs. 13,696 in the year
under report. The receipts from the port fund show an increase of Rs. 2,326
over those of 1882. The net cost to Government was Rs. 78,744, which includes
Rs. 29,835 as salaries of covenanted medical officers.
38. The total expenditure of the hospital was Rs. 1,23,126 against
R s . 1 , 0 0 , 9 0 0 i n 1 8 8 2 . E x c l u d i n g t h e e x p e n d i t u r e o n b u i l d i n g s , t h e t o t a l o u t l a y
on sick was Rs. 92,882 against Rs. 90,778.
39. The establishment cost Rs. 50,680 against Rs. 48,676 in 1882. The
increase is due to Rs. 2,636 being shewn, as salaries of covenanted medical
officers, over that of 1882.
40. The expenditure on bazar medicines was Rs. 886 against Rs. 1,750
in 1882.
41. The cost of imported medicines and instruments was more by Rs. 830
than that of 1882.
42. The charge for dieting articles and stimulants amounted to Rs. 27,575
against Rs. 26,423 in 1882. Dr. Birch says the increase was due to increased
cost of milk and butter. Cholera having broken. out in the hospital, contracts
for these articles were abolished, and cows and tinned butter were purchased.
The cost of each diet was 7 annas 9 pie against 7 annas 7 pie in 1882.
43. Miscellaneous items showed an expenditure of Rs. 8,647 against
Rs. 9,665 in 1882, inclusive of Rs. 1,375 expended from the Golam Mahomed fund.
44. The expenditure on buildings amounted to Rs. 30,243, of which
Rs. 15,414 were spent on repairs to the hospital. In 1882 the expenditure was
Rs. 10,122.
45. At the end of the year there remained from the Prince Golam
Mahomed fund a balance of Rs. 5,750.
46.
Campbell hospital.— The total receipts from local sources amounted to
Rs. 31,430, of which Rs. 30,000 were paid by the Municipality and Rs. 1,430
w e r e o b t a i n e d b y s a l e o f g r a s s , a n g l i n g f e e s , s a l e o f m e d i c i n e s f o r t r e a t m e n t o f
patients, from port funds, &c. Government contributed Rs. 44,437 against
Rs. 47,055 in 1882. There is no invested capital or floating balance in this
hospital.
47. The total expenditure in 1883 was Rs. 75,868 against Rs. 78,498 in
the preceding year. Excluding the sums expended in both the years for
buildings and repairs, the amount spent on ordinary requirements of the hospital
was Rs. 50,293 against Rs. 58,404. The expenditure on all items shews a
decrease, except the establishment and building charges.
48. The cost of establishment was Rs. 24,952, exceeding by Rs. 255 that of
1882. The reason of the increase in establishment is due to the fact that the
apothecary drew Rs. 100 per month during the whole year, while during 1882 he
only received Rs. 100 monthly from the 28th August. There was an increase
under the head of small-pox establishment on account of a larger number of
small-pox patients having been admitted during 1883 than during the previous
year. There were also fewer fines and absentees among the subordinate
establishment of the hospital during the year as compared with the former year.
4 9 . T h e e x p e n d i t u r e o n d i e t i n g a r t i c l e s a n d s t i m u l a n t s a m o u n t e d t o
R s . 1 6 , 3 6 4 a g a i n s t R s . 1 7 , 5 3 0 i n 1 8 8 2 . T h e c o s t o f d i e t i n g e a c h p a t i e n t p e r
diem was two annas one pie against two annas two pie in 1882.
50. The cost of bazar medicines was Rs. 184 against Rs. 1,919. The
difference is caused by excluding the charges for hospital necessaries from this
head in 1883. European medicines cost Rs. 1,896 in 1883 against Rs. 2,011.
51. The expenditure on miscellaneous items was Rs. 6,894 in 1883 against
Rs. 12,245 in 1882.
52. Building charges rose from Rs. 20,094 in 1882 to Rs. 25,574 in the
year under review. A new temporary ward and a cook-house were built, the
roads of the hospital grounds were thoroughly repaired, and the compound
around the apothecary's quarters was drained properly during 1883.