LUNATIC ASYLUMS OF BENGAL.
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55. The total expenditure was more by Rs. 503. The average gross cost of
each lunatic, however, was less, viz., Rs. 588, against Rs. 644, and the net cost
to Government was Rs. 114, against Rs. 359 in 1896. The reason of this large
diminution will be explained later on.
56. The cost of Superintendence shows a decrease of Rs. 215 due to less
exchange compensation allowance. The Establishment proper charges rose from
Rs. 5,974 to Rs. 6,787, and the increase is attributed to the grant of compen-
sation allowance for dearness of provisions to certain menial servants of the
permanent staff, and to the employment of extra servants for paying patients.
The cost of diet shows an increase of Rs. 306, owing to the larger number of
lunatics. Under the head of clothing there was an increase of Rs. 366 due to a
larger supply of warm clothing for the patients. There was a small saving of
Rs. 65 in the contingent expenditure. Less repairs were done during the year,
hence the public works charges show a large reduction. Hitherto the cost of
Europe medicines used in this Asylum was included in the accounts of Dullunda.
The cost was separated during the year under report, and Rs. 45 appears in
the accounts as the share of the Bhowanipore Asylum. Rates and taxes remained
almost the same. There was a saving of Rs. 23 in the cost of printed forms
and stationery. Deducting the charges incurred by the Public Works Depart-
ment and for rates and taxes, the net cost to Government per patient was Rs. 68
as against Rs. 286 in 1896.
First class ... ...
Second „ ... ...
Third „ ... ...
Fourth
„
...
...
1896.
Rs.
0
0
0
0
A.
12
12
5
5
P.
11
3
9
10
1897.
Rs.
0
0
0
0
A.
12
8
5
5
P.
3
0
11
3
57. The daily average cost
of each diet was Rs. 0 5-9, against
Rs. 0-6-2 in the previous year, and
the marginal figures represent the
average daily cost of the diets of
the different classes of patients.
58. Income is shown in the following statement:—
Amount contributed by Government
Received from paying patients ...
Received from sale of condemned
articles ...
Sale of manufactured goods
Total ...
1895.
Rs.
11,901
10,926
11
A.
0
0
0
P.
0
0
0
......
22,838 0 0
1896.
Rs.
11,835
9,424
A.
9
0
P.
3
0
......
9
21,269
6
0
9
0
1897.
Rs.
4,218
17,543
A.
0
0
P.
0
0
......
11
21,772
0
0
0
0
59. The cost to Government was less by Rs. 7,617-9-3. The income
realised from paying patients was more by Rs. 8,119. This marked increase
was partly due to larger amount realised from such patients, but chiefly to the
recovery of Rs. 5,462 on account of the maintenance of a lunatic who had been
in the asylum for 12 years. The recovery was due to the efforts of the
Deputy Superintendent, Mr. Lawton, who discovered the estate of the patient,
and the result was that the burden on Government was much lightened during
the year under report. The table below gives the number of paying patients
treated in the asylum during 1897:—
Statement showing the number of Paying Patients treated in the Lunatic Asylum at Bhawanipur during the year 1897.
ASULUMS.
1
Bhawanipur ...
REMAINED ON
1ST JANUARY 1897.
Males.
2
6
Females.
3
8
Total.
4
14
ADMITTED.
Males.
5
5
Females.
6
6
Total.
7
11
READMITTED.
Males.
8
1
Females.
9
...
Total.
10
1
TOTAL TREATED.
Males.
11
12
Females.
12
14
Total.
13
26
DISCHARGED AND
TRANSFERRED.
Males.
14
6
Females.
15
7
Total.
16
13
DIED.
Males.
17
...
Females.
18
...
Total.
19
...
REMAINING ON
THE 31ST DECEM¬
BER 1897.
Males.
20
6
Females.
21
7
Total.
22
13
DAILY AVERAGE
STRENGTH.
Males.
23
6.63
Females.
24
7.51
Total.
25
14.14