14
LUNATIC ASYLUMS IN BENGAL.
The following table shows the expenditure under both heads for the two
years:—
Dullunda ... ... ... ... ...
Dacca
...
...
...
...
...
Patna ... ... ... ... ...
Cuttack ... ... ... ... ...
Berhampore
...
...
...
...
Total ...
1886.
Superinten-
dence.
Rs.
3,920
3,680
4,600
2,100
4,200
18,400
A.
8
0
0
0
0
8
P.
4
0
0
0
0
4
Establishment
proper.
Rs.
7,387
3,734
3,947
1,161
8,829
20,060
A.
2
13
3
12
15
14
P.
9
3
0
0
3
3
Total.
Rs.
11,307
7,414
8,447
3,261
8,029
38,461
A.
11
13
3
12
15
6
P.
1
3
0
0
3
7
1885.
Superinten-
dence.
Rs.
3,600
4,200
4,500
2,100
4,200
18,600
A.
0
0
0
0
0
0
P.
0
0
0
6
0
0
Establishment
proper.
Rs.
7,493
3,749
8,897
1,153
3,744
20,038
A.
2
3
13
15
3
5
P.
3
5
4
9
2
11
Total.
Rs.
11,093
7,949
8,397
3,253
7,944
38,638
A.
2
3
13
15
3
5
P.
3
5
4
9
2
11
30. The annual cost per head in relation to establishment is shown in
the following table:—
Dullunda
...
...
...
...
...
Dacca
...
...
...
...
...
Patna ... ... ... ... ...
Cuttack
...
...
...
...
...
Berhampore ... ... ... ...
ANNUAL COST PER HEAD.
1886.
Superinten-
dence.
Rs.
14
16
18
38
23
A.
7
11
10
5
13
P.
3
2
1
9
11
Establishment
proper.
Rs.
27
16
16
21
21
A.
3
15
5
3
12
P.
10
1
5
6
3
Total.
Rs.
41
33
34
59
45
A.
11
10
15
9
10
P.
1
3
6
3
2
1885.
Superinten-
dence.
Rs.
14
18
19
30
24
A.
7
12
6
2
0
P.
7
2
0
5
0
Establishment
proper.
Rs.
30
16
16
24
21
A.
2
11
12
5
6
P.
0
10
6
8
4
Total.
Rs.
44
35
36
54
45
A.
9
8
2
8
6
P.
7
0
6
1
4
31. The money outlay on diet was Rs. 22,060, against Rs. 20,613 in
1885, showing an increase of Rs. 1,447. If we consider the expenditure under
this head in each asylum separately, we find that there was an actual increase
of Rs. 1,893 in 1886, distributed as follows:—Dullunda (Rs. 661); Dacca
(Rs. 662); Cuttack (Rs. 76); and Berhampore (Rs. 494). But Patna showed
a decrease of Rs. 446, making the net increase Rs. 1,447. At Dullunda the
increase is said to have been mainly due to the larger number of inmates
dieted, and to the higher cost of dieting articles; at Dacca to the
dearness of provisions; and at Cuttack to the rise in the price of pro-
visions and to increased issue of meat and extras rendered necessary for
the weak and sickly lunatics. At Berhampore the increase is explained by
Dr. Jackson as follows:—" In 1886 the wheat being higher in price, Dr.
Sanders abolished the use of atta, except for a few up-country or Behar
lunatics, and the diet for that year is increased apparently in cost by the
difference accruing from the conversion of the wheat into flour." The value
of articles of diet made over from the Manufacture Department during the
year was less than that of the previous year. The yearly average cost of
diet per head is shown below —
Dullunda ... ... ...
Dacca ... ... ...
Patna
...
... ...
Cuttack
... ... ...
Berhampore... ... ...
1886.
Rs.
45
35
27
25
28
A.
15
1
4
9
9
P.
1
1
10
2
10
1885.
Rs.
45
31
30
22
32
A.
2
11
4
3
6
P.
10
10
4
7
2
The average cost of a lunatic's daily food in 1886 was one anna and
five pies against one anna and six pies in 1885.
32. Clothing and bedding.—The cost under this head, including articles
received from the Manufacture Department, was Rs. 2,780, against Rs. 3,103
in 1885 showing a decrease of Rs. 323. At Patna, however, there was an
increase of Rs. 166, which is said to have been due to the larger number of
insanes, to the dearness in the price of raw materials as thread, and to the
destructive habits of the lunatics.