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TABLE XXIII.
PROVINCIAL.
Showing results of preventive inoculation during the year 1901-1902.
PROVINCE.
United Provinces
of Agra and
Oudh.
Rajputana . .
Punjab . .
Assam
. .
Central Provinces
Berar . .
Bombay . .
Bengal . . .
Burma . .
Madras
.
.
TOTAL .
AGAINST RINDERPEST.
Number of outbreaks in which
inoculation was undertaken.
No.
...
...
16
2
...
...
2
20
4
...
44
Number of animals (if ascer-
tainable) which died unin¬
oculated in course of outbreak.
No.
...
...
358
...
...
...
53
557
...
...
968
Method of
inoculation
followed. *
No.
.....
......
Serum.
Do.
.....
......
Serum.
Do.
Serum
and
simultaneous.
......
......
Number
of
animals
inoculated.
No.
...
...
1,279
581
...
...
159
12,829
* 5,011
...
19,859
Number which died after in-
oculation.
No.
...
...
2
44
...
...
...
81
34
...
161
AGAINST ANTHRAX OR OTHER
DISEASES,
SPECIFYING
DISEASE
UNDER
SEPERATE
HEADS.
Number of outbreaks in which
inoculation was undertaken.
No.
...
...
3
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
3
Number of animals (if ascer-
tainable which died unin¬
oculated in course of outbreak.
No.
...
...
55
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
55
Method of inoculation followed.*
No.
...
...
Serum
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Number of animals inoculated.
No.
...
...
86
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
86
Number which died after in-
oculation.
No.
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
REMARKS.
6 Lahore.
21 Sialkot.
59 Hissar.
* 123 Simul¬
taneous,
remainder
serum.
TABLE XXIV.
PROVINCIAL.
Showing total strength of Subordinate Veterinary Staff employed during 1901-1902.
PROVINCE.
United Provinces of Agra and
Oudh.
Rajputana .
.
.
.
Punjab
.
.
.
.
Central Provinces
.
.
Berar .
.
.
.
.
Bengal
.
.
.
.
Bombay
.
.
.
.
Burma . .
.
.
Madras
.
.
.
.
Sind .
.
.
.
TOTAL
.
Paid from Provincial or
District Funds.
Provincial .
District
.
Provincial .
District
Provincial .
District .
Provincial .
District
.
Provincial .
District .
Provincial .
District
.
Raj Funds .
Local So¬
ciety or
Committee
Fund.
Provincial .
District
.
Provincial .
District
.
Provincial .
District
.
Provincial .
District .
......
Number of
Veterinary
Inspectors.
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
...
...
...
4
...
...
...
NUMBER OF VETERINARY ASSISTANTS.
Employed
in Veterinary
Dispensaries.
1
7
...
...
7
...
...
...
...
...
...
14
2
2
... 15
30
42
Employed
in work
connected with horse
and mule-breeding.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
Employed in work con-
nected with cattle¬
breeding
and cattle¬
disease.
...
36
...
...
64
...
...
...
...
...
4
10
1
1
1
...
...
...
Employed in the head-
quarter Depôt.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Total.
3
43
...
...
71
...
...
...
...
...
6
24
3
3
6
15
30
42
Information not furnished.
...
...
8
... 4
124
...
...
1
...
...
117
...
...
...
... 4
250
REMARKS.
These men are also
employed in attending
to cattle-breeding and
diseases, etc.
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TABLE XXV.
PROVINCIAL.
Showing the main results of Veterinary Colleges and Schools during 1901-1902.
VETERINARY COLLEGES
AND SCHOOLS.
Bombay Veterinary College
.
„ „ „ .
Punjab
„
„ .
Bengal
„
„
.
Rajputana
„
„
.
Burma
„
„
.
TOTAL .
Name of course of instruction if more than one
course followed.
Diploma course
Salutri course
Three
years'
course, Urdu.
Three
years'
course
in
English.
Two
years'
course in Ver-
nacular.
...
...
NUMBER OF STUDENTS.
ADMITTED
DURING
YEAR.
Scholarship holders.
No.
6
Free
16
13
7
31
73
Paying students.
No.
20
42
9
...
24
...
95
Pas s ed out dur i ng the year.
No.
18
43
*Nil
9
18
7
95
Fai l
ed to pass out.
No.
15
11
*Nil
2
7
...
35
REMAINING
UNDER
INSTRUCTION
AT END OF
YEAR.
In ordinary course.
No.
40
76
83
16
24
21
260
Instruction prolonged by
reason of failure to pass.
No.
6
...
Nil
7
41
...
17
STUDENTS
ADMIT-
---
DURING THE
YEAR CLASSED BY
EDUCATIONAL
QUALIFICATIONS.
Matriculates or with higher
qualifications.
No.
5
...
13
...
Nil
...
18
Knowing some English but
not matriculated.
No.
21
8
12
13
14
...
68
Knowing no English or
very little English.
No.
...
34
29
...
42
5
110
RECEIPTS.
From fees.
R
1,785
...
1,119
...
6,790
...
9,694
Ot her s.
R
2,673
a.
4
p.
0
...
2,763 3 6
...
2,335 13 10
...
7,772 5 4
Total.
R
4,458
a.
4
p.
0
...
3,882 3 6
...
9,125 13 10
...
17,466 5
4
EXPENDITURE.
Salaries of i
ns t
r uct i
ng staff.
R
32,152
8,370
9,074
3,000
a.
10
0
1
0
p.
10
0
6
0
One
Assistant
Veterinary Ins¬
tructor.
52,596 12 4
Others.
R
9,605
11,377
4,757
5,608
a.
13
0
8
1
p.
3
0
4
5
...
31,348 7 0
Tot al .
R
41,758
19.747
13,831
8,608
2.295
86,240
a.
8
0
9
1
8
11
p.
1
0
10
5
7
11
EMPLOYMENT OF
STUDENTS WHO PASSED
OUT DURING THE THREE
YEARS PRECEDING.
Total number passed.
No.
21
16
†l35
28
51
7
258
NUMBER EMPLOYED.
In service of Govern-
ment or Local Boards.
No.
9
10
129
22
25
7
202
In service of other
Local Committees or
Institutions.
No.
7
2
6
4
6
...
25
In private practice.
No.
2
...
...
2
2
...
6
Unemployed in Veteri-
nary work.
No.
3
4
...
...
18
...
25
REMARKS.
* No final examination
owing to the intro-
duction
of three
years' course this
year.
† These men passed
the old 2 years*
course only.
‡Three men of final
class did so badly in
examination
that
they were not allow-
ed to continue their
studies.
Seven men from 1st
year class were like-
wise discharged from
the school.
G. I.C. P. O.—No. 6798 I. G., C. V. D.—18-9-1902.— 300.—T. W. L.
M
REPORT
ON THE
LUNATIC ASYLUMS
OF THE
CENTRAL PROVINCES
FOR THE YEAR
1895.
Nagpur:
PRINTED AT THE SECRETARIAT PRESS.
1896.
[PRICE ONE RUPEE.]
No. 3718.
Extract from the Proceedings of the Chief Commissioner, Central Provinces,
in the General Department, dated Pachmarhi, the 3rd June 1896.
READ-
Letter No. 934-542, dated the 5th March 1896, from the Alminiatrative Medical Officer
Central Provinces, forwarding the Annual Report and Statements of the Lunatic
Asylums in the Central Provinces for the year 1895.
RESOLUTION.
The total population of the two Asylums during the year 1895 was
381, or five in excess of that of last year, the figure for Nagpur being 207, and
that for Jubbulpore 174. The daily average strength was 317.95 (Nagpur 170.87,
Jubbulpore 147.08).
2. The percentage of patients cured to total population was 6.30, as against
5.32. These figures are still low as compared with those of other provinces, though
the proportion is greater than at Rangoon in 1894 (5.92), and nearly equal to
that at Tezpur in the same year (6.85). The Administrative Medical Officer is
unable to give any complete explanation of this fact, but it is probably due to a
difference of practice in dealing with criminal lunatics who recover wholly or
partially, but whom it is not thought prudent to release from the Asylum.
3. The percentage of deaths to daily average strength was 7.23, while that
for last year was 8.99. The general health of the patients also showed an
improvement, the total admissions to hospital being 229, or less by 87 than the
figures for 1894.
There were no deaths from cholera or smallpox, though there were two
cases of the latter disease at Jubbulpore during the year ; both occurred in
patients who had been vaccinated, and in one case the patient had previously
suffered from the disease.
4. At the close of the year there were, in the Nagpur Asylum, 69, and in
the Jubbulpore Asylum 31 criminal lunatics. Many of these are now.
doubtless, as the Superintendent of the Jubbulpore Asylum observes, quite
harmless, and are only detained in the absence of friends to take care of them.
The Chief Commissioner has reason to think that some of the persons so
detained may have altogether recovered their reason, and that their detention
in the Asylum may be due to neglect of the instructions conveyed in Book
Circular No. LXIII, dated the 19th December 1888, which adopted (with a few
slight modifications) the Bengal rules for the treatment of such lunatics.
These rules provide for recovered criminal lunatics, who are fit for such
employment, being transferred to Central Jails as prisoner or jail warders.
Mr. Lyall will be glad if the Administrative Medical Officer will draw the
attention of the Superintendents of the two Asylums to the correspondence
of 1888, as well as to Chapter XXV of the Report of the Commission of 1889
on Jail Management in India.
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5. Of the 67 admissions, five are said to be due to the effects of hemp
drugs, but doubts are expressed as to whether three of these are genuine cases of
toxic insanity; the fact being that most of the lower classes, from whom the
majority of the admissions are drawn, are smokers of ganja, and the habit,
when known to exist, is apt to be ascribed as a cause. The Chief Commis-
sioner observes a remarkable difference between the two Asylums as regards
the record of causes of insanity : at Nagpur, of 42 admissions the cause in 38
eases is returned as " unknown", at Jubbulpore, of 25 admissions the number
shown as "unknown" is six only.
6. A dairy farm was started during the year at the Nagpur Asylum,
with a fair amount of pecuniary success, for the venture cleared its expenses
during the first year, and in future, now that the initial expenses have been
covered, may be expected to yield a considerable profit, besides affording
healthy and congenial employment to some of the inmates of the Asylum.
The lunatics were also employed on oil-pressing and cloth-making, besides
their regular work in the gardens attached to the two Asylums; the last is the
occupation which, Mr. Lyall believes, is found -generally most suitable to
lunatics, and most beneficial in its effects on their mental condition.
7. The total cost of the Asylums was Rs. 25,176, against Rs. 22,937 in the
preceding year ; the increase is chiefly due to the cost of diet, owing to the larger
number of patients dealt with and the higher average price of food-grains. The
nett profits of manufactures were, at Nagpur, Rs. 1,358-10-1, and at Jubbulpore,
Rs. 1,017-8-10. The average annual cost per lunatic was, at Nagpur, Rs. 64 -5-10,
and at Jubbulpore, Rs. 61-13; the increase at Nagpur being chiefly due to the
extra expenditure on the -dairy noted above. The corresponding figures for last
year were—Nagpur, Rs. 56-8-3, and Jubbulpore, Rs. 60-1-1.
8. The Chief Commissioner is glad to see that Dr. Harris has introduced
the plan of putting Hospital Assistants in training through a course of study of
mental disease at the Nagpur Asylum.
9. Both Asylums were inspected during the year either by Mr. Lyall or
his predecessor, and the Chief Commissioner desires to thank the Superin-
tendents for their careful and satisfactory management.
ORDER.—Ordered, that a copy of this Resolution (with the usual number
of spare copies) be submitted to the Government of India in the Home
Department, and that a copy be forwarded to the Administrative Medical
Officer, Central Provinces, for information and guidance; also that it be
published in the Supplement to the Central Provinces Gazette, and that copies,
bound with the Report, be distributed as usual.
[True Extract.]
A. L. SAUNDERS,
Offg. Chief Secretary.
Secretariat Press, Nagpur .—I. A. V., 5-6-96—170.
No. 934-542.
FROM
SURGEON-COLONEL J. H. NEWMAN, M. D.,
ADMINISTRATIVE MEDICAL OFFICER,
Central Provinces,
To
THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE CHIEF COMMISSIONER,
Central Provinces,
Dated Nagpur the 5th March 1896.
SIR,
I have the honour to forward for submission to the Chief Commis-
sioner, Central Provinces, the Annual Report and Statements of the Lunatic
Asylums in the Central Provinces for the year 1895.
2. Surgeon-Major G. F. A. Harris and Surgeon-Lieutenant-Colonel
H. K. McKay held charge of the Nagpur and Jubbulpore Lunatic Asylums,
respectively, throughout the year.
ADDITIONS AND ALTERATIONS.
3. At Nagpur the only addition and alteration to the buildings were that
the workshed was slightly lengthened by taking in a small space between the
shed and the west wall of the north enclosure, and the opening out of an
entrance into this enclosure, by the introduction of a small iron-door so as to
allow easy access to the latrine and urinal within. The bathing tank having
been considered to be rather too deep, and therefore unsafe, a smaller one has
been constructed on the model of those in the Central Jail.
The usual annual repairs, whitewashing, &c., have been duly carried out.
The system of trenching the Asylum night-soil has been altered, and the
plan used at the Allahabad Grass Farm has been adopted,
4. There were no additions or alterations to the Jubbulpore Asylum build-
ings. The annual repairs were carried out by the Public Works Department
as usual.
The ground in front of the Asylum was brought under cultivation this
year, tilli and dhal having been sown. The crop was not very good owing to
the scanty rainfall at the end of the year.
The extra accommodation required for European and Eurasian patients
has not been taken in hand as yet owing to the want of funds.
All the buildings are in good order.
STATEMENT I.
5. Population.—Nagpur Asylum. The number remaining from 1894 was
130 males and 35 females, total 165. The admissions during the year were 34
males 6 females, and 1 male and 1 female re-admitted, total 42, giving an
entire population of 207, or 11 more than in 1894. This is the highest number
reached in the past 10 years. Of the 40 new admissions, 34 were from the
Central Provinces and 6 from the Berars.
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6. Jubbulpore Asylum. The number on 31st December 1894 was 149,
of whom 115 were males and 34 females; 16 males and 6 females were admitted
and 3 males re-admitted, giving a total population of 174, or 6 less than in 1894.
7. The number of patients discharged from the Nagpur Asylum during
1895 was 19, or 1 more than in the preceding year; of these, 11 were cured,
3 improved, 3 not improved, and 2 otherwise. At Jubbulpore the number was
15, or 1 less than last year. Of these 13 were cured, and 2 otherwise.
8. The daily average strength at Nagpur was 170.87, or 9.67 more than in
the preceding year; and at Jubbulpore the average was 3.02 less compared with
1894.
9. The percentage of cured to the daily average strength was greater by
2.10 in Nagpur; and at Jubbulpore the increase was very slight, viz., 0.18 more
than in 1894.
10. The year was a fairly healthy one in both Asylums, the percent-
age of deaths to daily average strength was less, as compared with 1894.
1891 ... ...
1892 ... ...
1893 ... ...
1894 ... ...
1895 ... ...
Nagpur.
6.29
2.29
4.77
8.06
7.02
Jubbulpore.
11.21
5.72
7.31
9.99
7.48
11. There was no overcrowding in either institution.
12. Table I, giving the results in the Asylums of the Central Provinces
compared with those of other Provinces, is appended as usual.
TABLE I.
Provinces.
Bengal ...
Punjab ...
Rangoon ...
Tezpur ...
Bombay ...
Central Provinces ...
Ditto ...
Years.
1894
...
1894
...
1894
...
1894
...
1894
...
1894
...
1895
...
Total popu-
lation during
the year.
1,116
480
405
146
1,000
376
381
Daily average
strength.
915.33
341.43
261.17
105.87
727.5
311.30
317 95
Cured during
the year.
80
58
24
10
81
20
24
Percentage of
cured to total
population.
7.17
12.08
5.92
6.85
8.10
5.32
6.30
Percentage of
cured to daily
average
strength.
8.74
16.98
9.19
9.44
11.13
6.42
7.55
The cures have increased by one per cent. as compared with last year, but
are still below the averages returned by Asylums in other Provinces. This point
was referred to in the Chief Commissioner's review of the report for 1894.
Neither of the Superintendents can exactly explain the low proportion of cures
they show. It certainly arises from no want of care or interest in the patients
on their parts, and probably results from some slight variation in procedure. In
both the Central Provinces Asylums there are numerous non-criminal
harmless lunatics who could be discharged if any friends would take them, but
they have to be kept under detention, as opportunities for placing them out
cannot be found.
STATEMENT II.
13. At Nagpur there were 15 fresh admissions of criminal lunatics against
12 in the previous year. At Jubbulpore 5 fresh admissions were made against
6 in the preceding year. There were also 2 re-admissions at the former and
2 at the latter.
3
14. The daily average strength of criminal lunatics in 1895 was higher
at Nagpur, viz., 63.23 against 58.24 in 1894; and at Jubbulpore it was less by
2.34, i. e., 30.85 against 33.19 in the preceding year.
15. With reference to paragraph 4 of Government of India Resolution
No. 8—396, dated the 13th July 1893, the Superintendents of both Asylums have
given in the body of their reports the detailed information regarding the three
classes of criminal lunatics therein asked for.
STATEMENTS III.IV AND V.
16. These statements call for no special comment.
STATEMENT VI.
17. Types of Insanity.—As usual the large majority of lunatics admitted
were suffering from mania and dementia.
STATEMENT VII.
18. Alleged causes of Insanity.—The total admissions in both Asylums
was 67 ; of these, 17 are ascribed to—
(1) Physical causes, viz., to—
Congenital hereditary ... ...
Ganja smoking ... ...
Epilepsy and sunstroke ... ...
Fevers ... ...
7
5
4
1
17
and six to—
(2) Moral causes, viz., to—
Grief
...
...
Religious impressions ... ...
5
1
6
23
All other cases, 44 in number, are entered as unknown with regard to
cause, sufficient information as to their origin having been wanting.
STATEMENT VIII.
19. The following table shows the principal causes of admissions to
hospital:—
TABLE II.
Diseases.
Influenza
...
Fevers
...
Dysentery
...
Diarrhœa
...
Nagpur ...
Jubbulpore ...
Nagpur ...
Jubbulpore ...
Nagpur ...
Jubbulpore ...
Nugpur ...
Jubbulpore ...
ADMISSIONS INTO HOSPITAL.
1894.
108
25
37
52
7
3
3
4
1895.
38
1
36
55
1
6
1
1
Difference.
—70
—24
— 1
+ 3
— 6
+ 3
— 2
— 3
4
TABLE II.—(Concld.)
Diseases.
Debility ...
Rheumatism ...
Anæmia ...
Bronchitis ...
Pneumonia ...
Abscess, Ulcer and Boil ...
Pneumonic Phthisis ...
Small-pox and Chicken-pox ...
All other causes ...
Total ...
Nagpur ...
Jubbulpore ...
Nagpur ...
Jubbulpore ...
Nagpur ...
Jubbulpore ...
Nagpur ...
Jubbulpore ...
Nagpur ...
Jubbulpore ...
Nagpur ...
Jubbulpore ...
Nagpur ...
Jubbulpore ...
Nagpur ...
Jubbulpore ...
Nagpur ...
Jubbulpore ...
Nagpur ...
Jubbulpore ...
ADMISSIONS INTO HOSPITAL.
1894.
2
3
3
3
...
1
5
3
1
1
4
4
...
1
2
...
22
22
194
122
1895.
6
3
...
...
4
...
3
5
2
4
3
5
...
...
...
2
32
21
126
103
Difference.
+ 4
=
— 3
— 3
+ 4
— 1
— 2
+ 2
+ 1
+ 3
— 1
+ 1
...
— 1
— 2
+ 2
+ 10
— 1
—68
—19
20. The year under review was somewhat healthier than the year preced-
ing, and from the above table it will be seen that the total admissions into
hospital in the Nagpur Asylum was 126, or 68 less than in 1894 ; at Jubbulpore
it was 103 against 122, or 19 less as compared with 1894.
At Nagpur there were only 38 cases of influenza against 108 in the
preceding year; and at Jubbulpore one against 25
The chief cause of sickness in 1895 at both the Asylums was, as usual,
malarial fever. There were 36 cases admitted under this head at Nagpur
against 37 in the preceding year. At Jubbulpore 55 patients were admitted
on account of malarial fevers against 52, or 3 more compared with 1894.
Cases of dysentery, bronchitis and pneumonia were also in excess of the previous
year's figures at this Asylum.
21. Cholera fortunately did not appear in either Asylum.
22. The daily average sick at Nagpur was 8.84 against 10.61, or 1.77 less
than in 1894; and at Jubbulpore it was 4.46 against 5.28.
23. The following table gives the ratio of deaths to daily average strength,
and of the deaths to admissions :—
TABLE III.
Asylum.
Nagpur ... ...
Jubbulpore ... ...
RATIO OF DEATHS TO AVERAGE STRENGTH.
1893.
4.77
7.31
1894.
8.06
9.99
1895.
7.02
7.48
RATIO OF DEATHS TO ADMISSIONS.
1893.
15.55
33.33
1894.
30.95
50.00
1895.
28.57
44.00
5
24 The following table gives the various causes of deaths at both the
Asylums :—
TABLE IV.
Diseases.
Influenza ... ... ...
Dysentery ... ... ...
Fevers ... ... ...
Debility ... ... ...
Old age ... ... ...
Anæmia
...
...
...
Pneumonia
...
...
...
Epilepsy ... ... ...
Phthisis ... ... ...
General paralysis of insane ... ...
Valve disease of the heart ... ...
Other causes ... ... ...
Total ... ...
NAGPUR.
1894.
4
3
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
5
13
1895.
1
...
...
3
...
1
2
1
...
...
...
4
12
JUBBULPORE.
1894.
3
1
1
1
3
2
...
1
1
...
...
2
15
1895.
...
1
1
...
3
...
1
1
...
...
...
...
11
25. Table V gives a comparison of the causes of death in the Asylums of
the Central Provinces with those of other Provinces : —
TABLE V.
Provinces.
Bengal
Punjab ...
Rangoon
Tezpur
Bombay
Central Provinces.
Ditto.
Year.
1894 ...
1894 ...
1894 ...
1894 ...
1894 ...
1894 ...
1895 ...
Percent-
age of
sick to
strength.
605
1546
10.76
4.95
665
5.10
418
Percent-
age of
deaths to
strength.
8.19
1230
9.95
26.45
13.88
8.99
7.23
PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL DEATHS FROM
Fevers.
2.67
4.76
...
...
4.95
3.57
4.35
Dysen-
tery.
13.33
7.14
3.85
3.57
19.80
14.29
4.35
Diar-
rhoea.
6.67
...
3.85
3.57
2.97
...
...
Phthisis.
25.33
7.14
19.23
14.28
11.88
3.57
...
Chest
affec-
tions.
5.33
30.95
...
32.14
9.90
3.57
13.04
Anæmia.
5.33
4.76
...
28.57
2.97
7.14
4.35
Other
diseases.
41.34
45.25
73.07
17.87
47.53
67.86
73.91
26. Statements IX, X, XI and XII give the details of receipts and
expenditure of the two Asylums.
27. With reference to Government of India No 26–853, dated the
16th November 1895, copy received under Secretariat endorsement No. 8788,
dated the 29th November 1895, the heading of column 4 of Statement IX,
appended to this report, has been altered as therein suggested so as to read
" Value of stores received from the manufacturing department, less cost of raw
materials.''
28. Under orders contained in the Resolution of the Chief Commissioner
on the report for 1894, Public Works Department charges have been included
in the accounts of both Asylums—Statement IX.