P.
32
28
0 1
20
3 0
3 4
91
2 6
02
1 0
.2 0
8 1
0 0
79
14 0
15 5
05
1 6
11 6
13 4
14 7
1 5
10 2
3 10
39
CALCUTTA MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS.
17
34. These sums are compared with those of the previous year in the
subjoined table :—
1888.
1887.
(1) Net cost of all the hospitals
to Government, exclusive of
the cost of voluntary lock -
hospitals which is not now
classed with the other
Calcutta medical institu -
tions
. . .
Rs.
A.
P.
Rs.
A.
P.
2,77,158
9
1
2,33,022 15
8
(2) Receipts from the local and
municipal funds, interest on
investments, subscriptions,
&c.
.
.
.
1,49,556
7
9
1,78,042
8 10
(3) Cost of establishment, main-
tenance &c. . . .
4,27,082
8
9
3,78,624 15 11
(4) Invested during the year . . .
1,484
1
5
30,837
2
8
3 5 . I t w i l l b e s e e n f r o m t h e a b o v e t h a t t h e h o s p i t a l s t o g e t h e r c o s t t h e
Government Rs. 44,135-9-5 more than they did in 1887. The cause of this
increase was almost wholly due to the increased expenditure on buildings and
repairs, and to the payment of municipal taxes. The total income from local
sources shows a decrease of Rs. 28,486-1-1 as compared with that of 1887. This
is to a great measure due to the fact that the total income from these sources in
1887 was swelled by the donations given by Mrs. Ezra and Raja Doorga Churn
Law. The reduction of the Railway contribution to the Howrah Hospital by
50 per cent., and the smaller receipts from the Port Commissioners in that
institution on behalf of seamen, account also for the decrease in the total receipts
from local sources. The gross expenditure rose from Rs. 3,78,624-15-11 in 1887
to Rs. 4,27,082-8-9 in 1888. The increase of Rs. 48,457-8-10 was to a great
measure due to the expenditure on buildings and municipal taxes, which has
already been noticed, and also to larger amounts having been expended on.
miscellaneous items, such as bandage cloth, bedding and clothing, &c., and on
establishment, diet, Europe and bazar medicines.
36. The rate per cent. contributed by Government to the cost of the
several hosnitals was:—
1888.
1887.
Medical College Hospital . . .
84.06
77.72
68 . 06
65.55
Presidency General Hospital . . .
Mayo Institutions . . .
59 . 09
63.52
Campbell Hospital . . .
48 . 32
49.01
41 . 07
41.57
Police Hospital . . .
22.88
21.33
Howrah General Hospital . . .
37. The particulars of income and expenditure of the several institutions
are as follow :—
3 8 . M e d i c a l C o l l e g e H o s p i t a l . —T
h eincome from Government shows a con-
siderable increase, chiefly owing to the increased expenditure on buildings and
repairs, which accounts for Rs. 20,810 of the difference, the remainder being
due to increased cost under establishment, Europe medical stores, and miscel-
- l a n e o u s i t e m s . T h e r e w a s a f a l l i n g o f f i n t h e r e c e i p t s f r o m l o c a l s o u r c e s , c h i e f l y
due to the fact that the income from these sources in 1887 was swelled by the
special amounts received on account of Mrs. Ezra and Mrs. Sabina or Heritage,
which together amounted to Rs. 23,309. Deducting this large item from the
total income from these sources in 1887, and then comparing the figures, there
still appears to have been some decrease in the year under report, which is
chiefly accounted for by less receipts from paying patients, who could not be
provided with private rooms during the time the hospital was in repairs, and
from Port Dues Fund on account of fewer admissions of seamen. The cost of
establishment shows an increase of Rs. 1,741-14-5, due to the entertainment of
a first grade Assistant Surgeon for the Ezra Hospital. The increase in the cost
of Europe medical stores, viz. Rs. 2,060 . 15, was owing to a number of
expensive surgical instruments having been obtained to replace the unservice--
able ones and to repairs having been executed to those instruments that were
repairable. The cost of buildings and repairs rose from Rs. 3,936-7-6 in