3
as owing to the failure of the farm produce local purchases of fodder had to be
made at higher rates and (6) the pay of the sweepers being charged to
Contingencies.
The average cost per lunatic was Rs. 162-9-11 against Rs. 133-5-8 in 1911.
Excluding the Public Works Department charges, it was Rs. 138-3-10 against
Rs. 120-12-2 in 1911. Excluding the receipts from paying patients which are
credited to Government, the cost per head was Rs. 148-12-5 against Rs. 122-15-11
in 1911. The amount realised from paying patients was Rs. 4,984-14-6
against Rs. 3,656-7-0 in the previous year. The increase is due to the
admission of four well-to-do patients who pay at a higher rate.
STATEMENT IX.
Staff.
14. There has been no change in the establishment. The Superintendent
reports in favourable terms of the work done by the
subordinate staff. The Deputy Superintendent continues
to work well and is highly spoken of by the Superintendent for his tact in
managing the lunatics.
STATEMENT X.
Manufactures., &c.
15. The manufacturing department yielded a net profit of Rs. 3,097-13-3
against Rs. 2,517-14-11 in the previous year. 91.50 per
cent of the lunatics are now employed on various indus-
tries, and to encourage them to work monetary rewards are given.
General remarks.
16. During the year under report draft rules under the new Lunacy Act
have been framed and submitted to the Local Adminis-
tration for approval. These rules are still under con-
sideration, but it is expected that final orders will be issued shortly.
Arrangements have been made to establish a Central Vaccine Lymph Depôt
for the Central Provinces. As there is a large Dairy Farm at the Asylum, it has
been proposed to attach this Depôt to the Asylum. The necessary apparatus
is at present on its way out from England, and it is hoped the Lymph Depôt
will be in full working order under the Sanitary Commissioner shortly.
A Military Assistant Surgeon, with special Laboratory experience, has been selected
as Superintendent of the Lymph Depôt and proposals are under consideration
to amalgamate this Depôt with a Provincial Bacteriological Laboratory, the
want of which has been much felt in these Provinces lately. It is hoped that
this Bacteriological Laboratory will be in working order in the course of the
next year.
The question of the appointment of a whole-time Alienist Specialist to the
charge of this Central Asylum has once more come to the fore. Owing to
the fact that it is hoped to open the new Medical School at Nagpur next autumn,
it will be necessary to relieve the Civil Surgeon of the charge of the Asylum,
as it would be impossible for him to do justice to the work in addition to that of
Superintendent of the School. Application has been made to the Local Admin-
istration for the services of a whole-time I. M. S. Officer as an Alienist Specialist,
and it is hoped that the Secretary of State will be pleased to sanction the
appointment.
The Director-General of the I. M. S. inspected the Lunatic Asylum at
Nagpur recently, and was satisfied that the institution offered sufficient justifi-
cation for the appointment of a whole-time Specialist,
NAGPUR:
The 25th February 1913
G. W. P. DENNYS, COL., I. M. S.,
Inspector-General of Civil Hospitals,
Central Provinces.