LUNATIC ASYLUMS OF BENGAL.
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discharged and the friends of another did not pay a portion of the cost of his
maintenance during the year. Patna earned Rs. 94-15-6 more than in last year,
owing to the admission of two paying patients. At Cuttack there was a slight
decrease. The receipts at Berhampore show an increase of Rs. 16-8. The
following table shows the number of paying patients treated in each asylum:—
TABLE XVIII.
Statement showing the number of Paying Patients treated in the Native Lunatic Asylums
in Bengal during the year 1899.
NAME OF ASYLUM.
1
Dullunda ... ...
Dacca
... ...
Patna
...
...
Cuttack
...
...
Berhampore ...
Total for 1899 ...
Total for 1898 ...
Remained
on 1st
January.
Males.
2
4
1
3
...
...
8
12
Females.
3
1
2
...
1
...
4
4
Total.
4
5
3
3
1
...
12
16
Admitted.
Males.
5
8
...
2
...
2
12
1
Females.
6
2
...
...
1
...
3
1
Total.
7
10
...
2
1
2
15
2
Re-admitted.
Males.
8
1
...
...
...
...
1
...
Females.
9
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Total.
10
1
...
...
...
...
1
...
Total
treated.
Males.
11
13
1
5
...
2
21
13
Females.
12
3
2
...
2
...
7
5
Total.
13
16
3
5
2
2
28
18
Discharged,
transferred,
&c.
Males.
14
5
...
1
...
1
7
5
Females.
15
...
1
...
...
...
1
1
Total.
16
5
1
1
...
1
8
6
Died.
Males.
17
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Females.
18
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Total.
19
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Remaining
on 31st
December.
Males.
20
8
1
4
...
1
14
8
Females.
21
3
1
...
2
...
6
4
Total.
22
11
2
4
2
1
20
12
Daily average
strength.
Males.
23
6.56
1.
4.2
...
.92
12.68
9.14
Females.
24
2.86
1.
...
1.12
...
4.98
4.56
Total.
25
9.42
2.
4.2
1.12
.92
17.66
13.70
35. Statement X. Establishment.—The monthly cost at Dullunda, Cuttack
and Berhampore remained unchanged. As stated in last year's report, the cost
at Dacca increased by Rs. 35-8 per mensem, owing to the revision of pay of the
establishment. Patna shows an increase of Rs. 2 per mensem, as the clerk got
his yearly increment of pay. A head female warder for the Berhampore
Asylum has been sanctioned from the 1st April of the current year. This will
increase the monthly cost by Rs. 20.
36. Statement XI. Manufactures.—The net profits from the Manufacturing
Department amounted to Rs. 6,249-15-7, against Rs. 5,803-4-11 in 1898.
Dullunda had a profit of Rs. 1,671-2-1, or Rs. 506-7-11 more than in last year,
owing to a larger gain from the dairy and other industries. At Dacca there
was a decrease of Rs. 514-14-6, due chiefly to the garden having been less
productive. The dairy also was, the Superintendent says, less profitable than
in last year. Berhampore showed an increase of Rs. 385-3-9, due to greater
profits from the dairy and manufactured goods. Cuttack showed no profit
as all manufactures were discontinued. There was a small increase at
Patna.
37. Dairy farms.—The dairy at Dullunda showed a profit of Rs. 824-9-1,
against Rs. 641-10-3 in 1898, or an increase of Rs. 182-14-10. At Dacca the
dairy yielded less profit. The Superintendent says several causes contributed
to this result. There was some mismanagement on the part of the overseer,
and the breed of the cattle is said to be poor. Steps were taken during the
year to improve it, but they were not attended with success. The Superin-
tendent hopes to show improvement in the current year by importing better
cows from up-country. Berhampore had a profit of Rs. 284-8-3.
38. Sanitation.—At Dullunda the arrangements for the supply of drinking
water at night in the rooms of the lunatics were extended during the year as
far as possible throughout the wards of the male section. The ventilation of
the west ward of the hospital, of the female hospital latrine, and of all the
rooms in the female ward was improved. Tin spittoons were supplied for the
use of the patients in the hospital. For the hospital urinal and pans, ashes were
used instead of dry earth, which acted as a better deodorant. The workshed and
other parts of the asylum were whitewashed and colour-washed. The open
drain in the female ward was covered with a wooden grating to prevent
accidents.
A watchman's clock was also purchased to regulate and check the nightly
rounds of the jamadars of the asylum.
There was no change in the sanitary arrangements in the Dacca Asylum.
Phenyle was freely used in the drains and latrines. An iron tank for storing
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