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88. The following special treatments were reported :—
89. Major C. M. Goodbody, I.M.S., Principal Medical Officer, Bikaner
State :—
Salvarsan—About 12 cases of syphilis were treated with an injection of
06 gm of salvarsan neutral emulsion into the gluteal region. In some cases the
improvement was most striking and in no case was there any bad result. In
one case of bad Secondary eruptions all the symptoms disappeared in 2 days
and another of caries of the wrist, shoulder and scapula which had been
previously scraped without benefit, healed completely after an injection of
the drug.
90. Injections of Cyanide of mercury (1 in 4000) as recommended by
Colonel Smith have also been used with success in many cases of Nebula,
Leucoma, Paunus and chronic Conjunctivitis.
91. Emetine Hydro-chloride has been used in several cases of dysentery
and has given striking results in a few instances.
92. Captain M. F. White, I.M.S., State Surgeon, Alwar, has noted the
following interesting cases in his report.
Salvarsan was largely used, in all cases by intra-muscular injection into
the buttock. No bad effects seen. Some cases showed quite astonishing results.
Notably a case of disseminated sclerosis which came in with all the classical
signs, and went out with every symptom apparently cured. Also a case of
paralysis of lower limbs with complete incontinence of urine. Both symptoms
were very much improved so that the man insisted on. going out without
further treatment.
93. Antistrepto-coccus serum —
An interesting case of severe hemicrania with pyorrhoea alveolaris (also
history of syphilis) Hemicrania resisted all treatment; including salvarsan,
but finally yielded to rectal injections of antistropto-coccus serum.
STATEMENTS H AND J.
Financial Statements.
94. Statement H shows the income and expenditure of the Government
Dispensaries and Hospitals and the expenditure only on those in Native
States.
95. The total income of hospitals and dispensaries in Ajmer-Merwara
was R21,972 as compared with R19,726 in 1911, this increase is due to
the fact that the annual contribution of R300 was paid by the Raja of
Pisangan and arrears of contributions R650 for two years were paid by the
Thakur of Deolia and subscriptions from Indians rose from R2,520, in
1911 to R4,047 in 1912. No subscription was paid by the European
gentlemen during the year under report. The value of the invested capital
of the dispensaries in this division remained the same as in 1911.
96. In Ajmer-Merwara the total expenditure rose from R15,927 in 1911
to R17,005 in 1912 which shows a marked increase under head "Salaries of
establishment" owing to the pay of Assistant Surgeon and Sub-Asststant
Surgeons having been raised during the year : but the expenditure under head
" Buildings and Repairs" shows a large decrease as compared with the
previous year, the figures for 1911 and 1912 being R1,305 and R1,059
respectively.
97. Native States.—The total expenditure on hospitals and dispensaries
in Native States of Rajputana rose from R3,77,138 in 1911 to R4,18,116
in 1912 which is due to increase under all heads except under head " Buildings
and Repairs."
98. Of the total costs on hospitals and dispensaries in these States
R75,689 were expended in Jaipur, R57,264 in Marwar, R48,148 in
Bharatpur, Rs. 47,532 in Mewar, R42,665 in Kotah, R37,767 in Bikaner,
R30,675 in Alwar, R13,886 in Dholpur, R11,176 in Jonk, R10,321 in
Jhalawar, R7,615 in Karaui, R4,837 in Banswara, R3,815, in Kishan-
garh, R3,752 in Sirohi, R2,800 in Jaisalmer, R2,67l in Dungarpur,