CALCUTTA MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS.
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53.
Police hospital.—The total expenditure amounted to Rs. 16,685 in
1883 against Rs. 16,124 in the previous year. Of this five-sixths was paid by
the Calcutta and Suburban municipalities and one-sixth by Government.
54. There was a slight decrease in the expenditure on establishment,
the amount being Rs. 8,799 in 1883 against Rs. 8,812 in the preceding year.
Bazar medicines cost Rs. 34 against Rs. 46. The expenditure on Europe
medicines was less than that of 1882 by Rs. 48. The cost of dieting fell from
Rs. 4,449 in 1882 to that of Rs. 4,344 in the year under review. The cost
per head per diem was two annas two pie against two annas four pie in 1882.
Miscellaneous charges amounted to Rs. 906 against Rs. 482, the increase being
in the expenditure on clothing, which cost Rs. 554 against Rs. 131 in 1882.
Building charges in 1883 exceeded those of the previous year by Rs. 316.
Excluding this extraordinary charge, the gross expenditure of the hospital
amounted to Rs. 14,291 in 1883 to compare with Rs. 14,046 in the preceding
year.
55.
Mayo hospital.—On 1st January 1883 there remained an invested capital
of Rs. 3,42,400. No investment was made during the year. In the statement
submitted the amount has been shown to be Rs. 3,43,055. No mention has
been made of the nature of the investments.
56. The total expenditure of the hospital and its associated dispensaries was
Rs. 55,124 against Rs. 58,281 in 1882. Deducting amounts spent on buildings
the expenditure was Rs. 52,524 against Rs. 49,929. Government contributed
Rs. 37,366, viz. Rs. 7,000 as the cost of imported medicines and forms, and
Rs. 30,366 as special allowances ; there is no record of particular items on
which the last grant is expended. Of the total expenditure Government con-
tributed 68 per cent and the private funds of the institutions 32 per cent.
In 1882 the corresponding figures were 64 and 36. The income from local
sources amounted to Rs. 22,832, of which Rs. 16,758 were received as interest
on investments the subscriptions from Europeans and natives exhibit a decrease
of Rs. 3,521 from those of 1882.
57. The expenditure on establishment was Rs. 31,822, or Rs. 367 in excess
of that of 1882. In the latter year the cost showed an increase of Rs. 250
over that of 1881. Bazar medicines cost Rs. 1,765 against Rs. 1,751 ; the
amount spent on Europe medicines was Rs. 6,498 against Rs. 4,495 in 1882.
The expenditure on dieting articles was Rs. 5,851 against Rs. 5,472. The
average cost of each diet was 2 annas 9 pie against 3 annas 2 pie in 1882.
Dr. Cayley says that out of the total number 30,322 of patients, 2,143 dieted
themselves, and received only milk or some other extras from the hospital.
If these patients are deducted from the total, the cost of each diet would
be annas 3. The charges on miscellaneous items exhibit a reduction of
Rs. 167. Building charges were less than those of 1882 by Rs. 5,753. The
amount expended in 1882 was Rs. 8,353.
58.
Howrah general hospital.—There remained on 1st January 1883 an
invested capital of Rs. 38,000 in Government securities, and Rs. 4,000 was
invested during the year. The total invested capital at the end of the year was
Rs. 42,000, with a cash balance of Rs. 851.
59. The income of the institution from private sources amounted to
Rs. 22,674, of which Rs. 6,679 were paid by the Port Trust for diet of sick seamen ;
Rs. 2,200 were paid by the municipality ; Rs. 1,598 as interest on investments ;
Rs. 12,186 were received from the East Indian Railway Company, British India
Steam Navigation Company, and from merchants, &c.; Native subscriptions to
this important charity amounted to Rs. 10 only. The total income from these
sources in the two preceding years was Rs. 22,885 and Rs. 23,665. Government
contributed Rs. 5,163 for Europe medicines, registers and forms, diet of police
cases, salaries, and special allowances.
60. The total expenditure amounted to Rs. 24,639 against Rs. 23,634
in 1882, exclusive of the money invested. Building charges in 1883 were Rs. 706
against Rs. 911 in the previous year. Deducting these charges, the actual amount
spent on sick was Rs. 23,933 to compare with Rs. 22,723 in 1882. The expen-
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diture on establishment exceeded by Rs. 339 that of 1882, which was Rs. 10,706.
In 1881 it was Rs. 9,543. Bazar medicines cost Rs. 687 against Rs 475. Rs. 1,327
were expended on Europe medicines against Rs. 800. The expenditure on diet