LUNATIC ASYLUMS OF BENGAL.
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29. The usual abstract of accounts for the year 1892 is subjoined :—
Abstract of Cash account for 1892.
1
Dullunda
...
...
Dacca
...
...
Patna
...
...
Cuttack
...
...
Berhampore
...
...
Total for 1892 ...
Total for 1891 ...
ESTABLISHMENT.
Total cost.
2
Rs.
8,965
7,342
8,245
2,109
5,505
32,167
32,427
A.
13
1
5
0
4
8
1
P.
1
7
3
0
2
1
2
Cost per
head of
average strength.
3
Rs.
34
31
33
109
27
33
32
A.
13
0
11
7
2
7
8
P.
7
3
4
1
6
10
3
DIET.
Total cost.
4
Rs.
11,615
9,663
8,433
701
7,656
37,469
34,593
A.
2
6
11
6
2
13
14
P.
0
2
9
10
9
6
7
Cost per
head of
average strength.
5
Rs.
42
40
34
36
37
39
34
A.
13
13
7
6
12
0
10
P.
2
2
8
5
3
1
11
CLOTHING AND BED-
----.
Total cost.
6
Rs.
975
539
676
24
356
2,572
2,962
A.
8
10
1
4
15
7
12
P.
0
0
6
0
6
0
0
Cost per head of
average strength.
7
Rs.
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
A.
12
4
12
4
12
10
15
P.
8
6
2
2
2
10
6
MEDICINES.
Total cost.
8
Rs.
494
61
72
1
66
695
504
A.
11
0
7
10
0
14
4
P.
0
4
9
6
6
1
5
Cost per head of
average strength.
9
Rs.
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
A.
14
4
4
1
5
11
8
P.
9
2
9
4
3
7
1
CONTINGENCIES.
Total cost.
10
Rs.
3,290
1,745
1,119
68
634
6,857
8,309
A.
1
14
6
1
0
7
5
P.
6
0
10
5
0
9
9
Cost per head of
average strength.
11
Rs.
12
7
4
3
3
7
8
A.
12
6
9
8
2
2
5
P.
7
0
2
6
0
3
4
GRAND TOTAL.
Total cost.
12
Rs.
24,741
19,352
18,547
2,904
14,218
79,763
78,797
A.
3
0
1
6
0
2
5
P.
7
1
1
9
11
5
11
Cost per head of
average strength.
13
Rs.
96
81
75
150
70
83
79
A.
2
12
13
11
2
0
0
P.
9
1
1
6
2
7
1
Dullunda ...
Dacca ...
Patna ...
Cuttack ...
Berhampore ...
Total for 1892 ...
Total for 1891 ...
CHARGES ON ACCOUNT
OF WORKS DONE BY
THE PUBLIC WORKS
DEPARTMENT.
Total cost.
14
Rs.
1,350
801
A.
1
8
P.
1
11
......
385 0 0
......
2,536
11,544
10
7
0
5
Cost per head of aver-
age strength.
15
Rs.
5
3
A.
4
6
P.
0
2
...
19 15 8
...
2
11
10
9
3
2
RATES AND TAXES ON
BUILDINGS ATTACHED
TO THE ASYLUM.
Total cost.
16
Rs.
2,676
482
108
86
564
3,917
4,358
A.
6
10
0
0
0
0
10
P.
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Cost per head of aver-
age strength.
17
Rs.
10
2
0
4
2
4
4
A.
6
0
7
7
12
1
5
P.
5
7
1
5
6
3
11
COST OF PRINTED
FORMS AND STA-
TIONERY.
Total cost.
18
Rs.
40
13
11
2
9
76
80
A.
9
5
0
4
0
3
4
P.
9
5
0
6
0
8
9
Cost per head of aver-
age strength.
19
Rs.
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
A.
2
0
0
1
0
1
1
P.
6
11
9
11
8
3
3
Total expenditure, including all
heads of expenditure.
20
Rs.
28,808
20,649
18,666
3,377
14,791
86,293
94,780
A.
4
8
1
11
6
0
12
P.
5
5
1
3
11
1
1
Cost per head of average strength.
21
Rs.
111
87
76
175
72
89
95
A.
15
3
4
4
15
13
0
P.
8
9
11
6
4
4
5
The total expenditure, including all heads of disbursements, was
Rs. 86,293-0-1 against Rs. 94,780-12-1 in 1891. The total average yearly cost
per head was Rs. 89-13-4 against Rs. 95-0-5 in 1891. Deducting the amount
received from paying patients, the total average cost to Government was
Rs. 88-0-1 against Rs. 93-12-9 in 1891. Excluding still further the Public
Works charges, and the amount paid for rates and taxes, which are special
expenditure, the average cost stands at Rs. 81-4-7 against Rs. 77-13-8 in 1891.
It may be observed that the high average cost at the Cuttack Asylum contin-
gent on its small population enhances the provincial average cost of main-
tenance per patient.
30. Income.—It is satisfactory to notice the increase of revenue from pay-
ing patients, the figures being Rs. 1,228-14 in 1891 and Rs. 1,754-7-6 in 1892.
The increase occurred in all the Asylums except Cuttack, and was due to the
admission of a larger number of paying patients. At Cuttack no patient
contributed to maintenance. A still more careful attention on the part of local
authorities to the instructions contained in the Circular of Government, No. 42
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