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APPENDIX.
25
STATEMENT No. X.
Showing the sanctioned establishment of the Asylums as it stood on the 31st December 1888.
Superintendent
...
...
...
Deputy Superintendent
...
...
Overseer
...
...
...
...
...
Matron
...
...
...
...
...
Writer
...
...
...
...
...
Native Doctor
...
...
...
...
Compounder
...
...
...
...
Jemadar
...
...
...
...
...
Jemadarni
...
...
...
...
Keeper
...
...
...
...
...
Do. female
...
...
...
...
Do. for hospital
...
...
...
Durwan
...
...
...
...
...
Lamp-lighter
...
...
...
...
Hurkara
...
...
...
...
...
Malee
...
...
...
...
...
Head cook and bakar
...
...
...
Baker
...
...
...
...
...
Cook ... ... ... ...
Bhistee
...
...
...
...
Washerman
...
...
...
...
Barber
...
...
...
...
...
Mehter
...
...
...
...
...
Mehtrani
...
...
...
...
...
Ditto for hospital
...
...
...
Goala
...
...
...
...
...
Daily average number
of lunatics ... ...
Males ...
Females ...
Proportion of—
Jemadars to males
...
...
Jemadarni to females
...
...
Male-keepers to males
...
...
Female-keepers to females ...
DULLUNDA.
Number.
1
1
...
1
1
1
...
1
2
2
...
24
...
2
4
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
11
5
1
...
Monthly wages.
Rs. A. P.
...
250 0 0
...
50
60
25
0
0
0
0
0
0
...
20
15
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
...
8 0 0
...
8
8
8
6
10
10
9
7
10
7
30
6
10
7
8
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
...
169.27
47.65
1 to 33.85
...
1 to 6.51
1 to 7.94
DACCA.
Number.
1
...
1
...
1
1
...
3
1
2 2
3
5
12
5
...
...
...
1
1
...
...
1
...
2
2
10
...
...
1
Monthly wages
Rs.
250
A.
0
P.
0
...
100 0 0
...
40
25
0
0
0
0
...
12
6
9
8
7
7
6
5
0
0
0
0
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
...
...
...
5
6
0
0
0
0
...
...
5 0 0
...
4
4
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
...
...
6 0 0
183.47
34.05
1 to 61.16
1 to 34.05
1 to 7.64
1 to 6.81
PATNA.
Number.
1
...
1
1
1
1
...
3
...
17
3 3
...
1
...
1
2
...
...
2
1
3
2
1
5 2
...
...
Monthly wages.
Rs.
250
A.
0
P.
0
...
100
25
40
30
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
...
12 0 0
...
6
6
5
0
0
9
0
0
0
...
5* 0 0
...
5
4
0
0
0
0
...
...
5
5
5
4
6
5
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
...
...
197.48
48.5
1 to 65.83
...
1 to 11.62
1 to 8.1
CUTTACK.
Number.
1
...
1
...
1
1
1
1
...
4
1
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
1
1
2
1
...
...
Monthly wages.
Rs.
150
A.
0
P.
0
...
30 0 0
...
14
10
8
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
...
6
6
0
0
0
0
...
...
...
6 0 0
...
...
...
2
2
5
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
...
...
39.62
6.76
1 to 39.62
...
1 to 9.9
i to 6.76
† BERHAMPORE.
Number.
1
...
1
1
1
1
...
3
...
22
...
...
...
...
1
2
...
...
4
6
3
2
8
8*
...
...
Monthly wages.
Rs.
250
A.
0
P.
0
...
100
25
40
30
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
...
12 0 0
...
6 0 0
...
...
...
...
5
5
0
0
0
0
...
...
5
5
5
3
5
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
...
...
149.65
56.35
1 to 74.82
...
1 to 9.35
1 to 11.27
* Five out of eight are employed as female-keepers.
† List of members of the sanctioned establishment who were not employed during the year 1888.
ESTABLISHMENT.
Matron
...
...
...
...
...
Jemadar
...
...
...
...
...
Keeper
...
...
...
...
...
Cook
...
...
...
...
...
Number.
1
1
6
1
Monthly
wages.
Rs.
25
12
6
5
ESTABLISHMENT.
Bhistee
...
...
...
...
...
Malee
...
...
...
...
...
Mehter ... ... ... ... ...
Mehtrani
...
...
...
...
...
Number.
4
1
2
2
Monthly
wages.
Rs.
5
5
5
5
26
APPENDIX.
STATEMENT NO. XI.
Showing Receipts and Expenditure on account of Manufactures in each Asylum during the year 1888.
1
ASYLUM.
Dullunda
...
Dacca ...
Patna ...
Cuttack ...
Berhampore...
Total ...
2
Mean population.
Males.
169.27
183.47
197.48
39.62
149.65
739.49
Females.
47.65
34.05
48.5
6.76
56.35
193.31
Total.
216.92
217.52
245.98
46.38
206.
932.80
3
Average number
employed.
Males.
156.
144.56
176.35
30.52
70.18
577.61
Females.
41.56
31.26
39.9
3.44
19.09
135.25
Total.
197.56
175.82
216.25
33.96
89.27
712.86
4
5
6
7
8
9
CREDITS.
Cash paid into treasury
during the year for
articles sold.
Rs.
3,126
2,622
1,172
924
4,476
12,322
A.
1
7
14
9
6
8
P.
0
0
3
4
3
10
Value of manufactured
poods made over to
asylum
for
asylum
purposes.
Rs.
6.472
771
2,949
16
1,810
12,020
A.
5
8
9
8
15
14
P.
0
0
8
6
6
8
Value of raw materials
in store at the end of
the year.
Re.
482
1,568
587
435
317
3,391
A.
12
8
15
0
0
4
P.
9
3
6
5
0
11
Value of manufactured
goods in store at the
cud of the year.
Rs.
1,309
1,422
1,275
244
47
4,298
A.
7
0
8
1
0
1
P.
0
9
0
6
0
3
Value of plant and machi-
nery in store at the end
of the year.
Rs.
42,835
259
7,569
248
450
51,363
A.
0
10
8
15
0
2
P.
0
9
6
3
0
6
Total credits.
Rs.
54,225
6,614
13,555
1,869
7,101
83,396
A.
12
2
7
3
5
0
p.
9
9
11
0
9
2
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
DEBITS.
Value of manufactured
poods in store on 1st
January.
Rs.
1,865
916
1,024
240
49
4,097
A.
9
13
6
14
13
7
P.
0
0
0
8
3
11
Value of raw materials
in store on 1st January.
Rs.
573
1,714
587
306
4
3,137
A.
13
12
10
13
4
5
P.
9
9
2
0
3
11
Value of plant and machi-
ncry in store on 1st
January.
Rs.
42,835
273
7,683
272
450
51,514
A.
0
2
3
14
0
4
P.
0
9
3
0
0
0
Raw materials purchased
and all other charges.
Rs.
8.676
2,725
1,914
793
5,913
20,053
A.
12
14
2
1
13
13
P.
2
11
11
3
9
0
Contingencies of manufac-
tures, viz., indulgences
to lunatics as rewards
for works, &c.
Rs.
46
A.
13
P.
6
...
22 0 6
...
...
68 14 0
Charges for works done by
Public Works Depart-
ment.
Rs. A. P.
...
...
...
...
...
Total debits.
Rs.
53,998
5,630
11,231
1,613
6,447
78,921
A.
0
11
6
10
15
12
P.
5
5
10
11
3
10
17
Excess of credits or profits.
Rs.
227
1,013
2,324
255
653
4,474
A.
12
7
1
8
6
3
P.
4
4
1
1
6
4
18
Excess of debits or loss.
Rs. A. P.
...
...
...
...
...
...
19
Net profits as per memorandum
at foot.
Rs.
*419
1,358
2,461
362
963
4,727
A.
6
14
13
15
5
10
P.
8
7
8
7
0
2
* Loss.
Profits as per above table, column 17
...
...
...
...
Difference of raw materials in store
...
...
...
...
Total ...
Difference of manufactured poods in store
...
...
...
Total ...
Difference of plant and machinery in store
...
...
...
Net profit
...
Dullunda.
Rs.
227
—91
136
—556
—419
A.
12
1
11
2
6
P.
4
0
4
0
8
...
Loss.
419
6 8
Dacca.
Rs.
1,013
—146
867
+ 505
1,372
-13
1.358
A.
7
4
2
3
6
8
1
P.
4
6
10
9
7
0
7
Patna.
Rs.
2,324
+ 0
2,324
+ 251
2,575
-113
2,161
A.
1
5
6
2
8
10
13
P.
1
4
5
0
5
9
8
Cuttack.
Rs.
255
+ 128
383
+ 3
386
—23
362
A.
8
3
11
2
14
14
15
P.
1
5
6
10
4
9
7
Berhampore.
Rs.
653
+ 312
966
—2
963
A.
6
11
2
13
5
P.
6
9
3
3
0
...
963 5 0
Total.
Rs.
4,471
+ 203
4,678
+ 200
4,878
—151
4,727
A.
3
15
2
9
11
1
10
P.
4
0
4
4
8
6
2
R. D'R. & others.-Reg. No. 377J— 190-4-7-89.
( 2 )
7. There are also one or two minor points which deserve attention. In
paragraph 14 a proposal is made to discontinue the separate registration of
in-door and out-door patients, and this proposal appears to the Lieutenant-
Governor to be unobjectionable. In paragraph 28 a classification is given of the
causes of insanity of the inmates of the Bhowanipore Asylum, but, apparently
through oversight, intemperence, excessive drinking, drinking, and ardent
spirits are classified as separate causes. In conclusion, the Lieutenant-Governor
is glad to observe the healthy condition of the inmates of the asylums throughout
the year, a condition which, though attributed principally to the general healthi-
ness of the year, speaks well for the management of the various asylums.
ORDER.—Ordered that a copy of this Resolution, together with a copy of
the Report, be submitted to the Government of India in the Home Department.
Ordered also that copy of this Resolution be forwarded to the Inspector-
General of Civil Hospitals, Bengal, for information and guidance.
Ordered also that the Resolution be published in the Calcutta Gazette.
By order of the Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal,
R. W. CARLYLE,
Offg. Chief Secy. to the Govt. of Bengal.
No. 2631P.
COPY of the Resolution, with a copy of the Report, submitted to the
Government of India in the Home Department for information.
No. 2632P.
COPY of the Resolution forwarded to the Inspector-General of Civil
Hospitals for information and guidance.
By order of the Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal,
L. P. SHIRRES,
Offg. Under-Secretary to the Govt. of Bengal.
CALCUTTA,
The 15th August 1889.
W. LeB.—Reg No. 3223C—277—17-8-89.
ANNUAL
REPORT
ON THE
LUNATIC ASYLUMS OF BENGAL
FOR
THE
YEAR
1889.
BY
A. HILSON, ESQ., M.D.,
Inspector-General of Civil Hospitals, Bengal.
Calcutta:
PRINTED AT THE BENGAL SECRETARIAT PRESS.
1890.
Not printed for Sale.
ANNUAL REPORT
ON THE
LUNATIC ASYLUMS OF BENGAL
FOR THE
YEAR
1889.
BY
A. HILSON, ESQ., M.D.,
Inspector-General of Civil Hospitals, Bengal.
Calcutta:
PRINTED AT THE BENGAL SECRETARIAT PRESS.
1890.
REPORT
ON THE
LUNATIC ASYLUMS OF BENGAL
FOR THE YEAR
1889.
No. 4610.
FROM A. HILSON, ESQ., M.D.,
Inspector-General of Civil Hospitals, Bengal,
To THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF BENGAL.
Dated Calcutta, the 8th April 1890.
SIR,
I HAVE the honour to submit the report and returns of the Lunatic
Asylums of Bengal for the year 1889.
2. The following table is an abstract of statement I of the appendix:—
A
LUNATIC ASYLUMS OF BENGAL 3
3. Population.—The number of lunatics in confinement during the year
and the changes which have occurred are as follow: —
Remaining on the 1st January ... ...
Admitted and re-admitted during the year ...
Total population ...
Discharged cured ... ... ...
„
improved ... ... ...
„
not improved ... ... ...
„
otherwise ... ... ...
Died ... ... ... ...
Total ...
Remaining on 31st December ... ...
1888.
922
238
1,160
67
45
13
4
74
203
957
1889.
957
247
1,204
92
33
1
4
87
217
987
It will thus be seen that although the number discharged and died was
greater than in the previous year by 14:, it was more than counterbalanced
by the number of admissions.
After the orders of Government were
issued in 1876, prohibiting the admission of harmless chronic cases and
patients suffering from the passing delirium caused by indulgence in spirits and
intoxicating drugs, the asylum population of the province began steadily to
diminish, until the number in confinement on the 31st December 1882 was only
819. But since that date there has been a progressive rise in the numbers
every year (except in 1887, when there was a slight diminution) until the end
of 1889, when the total number of lunatics in the asylums of the province
amounted to 987. The increase in this period of seven years has been 138
lunatics, of whom I find that 122 are criminals, while only 16 are non-criminals.
This will be seen in the following comparative statement: —
Number of Criminal Lunatics in confinement
on 31st December in the Bengal Asylums.
1882
318
1889.
440
Increase.
122
Number of Non-criminal Lunatics in confine-
ment on 31st December in the Bengal Asylums.
1882.
531
1889.
547
Increase.
16
4. Admissions.—The total admissions in 1889 was 225 against 214 in the
previous year. The admissions at Dullunda, Dacca, and Patna, show an excess
over those of the previous year, and this is most noticeable at the asylum of
the first-mentioned place, where there were 82 admissions against 74 in 1888.
At Cuttack and Berhampore there was a slight decrease.
5. Re-admissions.—There were 22 re-admissions against 24 in 1888, and this
cannot be considered a large proportion, seeing that many of those discharged
probably relapse into the habit of indulging in intoxicating drugs, which may
originally have been the cause of their mental ailments. At Cuttack there
were no re-admissions in 1889.
6. Discharges.—The discharges were largest at Dullunda and least at
Cuttack. The following table shows the proportion per cent. of recoveries to
daily average strength in 1889 :—
Dullunda ... ...
Dacca ... ...
Patna ... ...
Cuttack ... ...
Berhampore ... ...
Daily average
strength.
225.95
237.80
250.24
49.07
209.02
Number
of recoveries.
33
27
12
4
16
Percentaged
recoveries on duty
average strength.
14.60
11.35
4.79
8.15
7.63
7. Accommodation.—There is room in the asylums for 1,005 inmates, while
the greatest number in confinement in any one night was 1,024, but the daily
average strength confined was 972. At Dullunda there is ample accommodation
for the males, and any temporary overcrowding of the females has been
obviated by putting some of them into vacant male wards at night. At Dacca
A 2
LUNATIC ASYLUMS OF BENGAL.
13
43. STATEMENT XI.—Manufactures.—Expenditure on raw materials on
contingencies and all other charges amounted to Rs. 22,406 7-2 in 1889
against Rs. 20,122-11 in 1888. No charges were incurred by the Public
Works Department on account of manufacture buildings. The estimated
value of raw materials, manufactured goods, and plant and machinery on 1st
January 1889 was Rs 59,052-8-8. The total debit was Rs. 81,458-15-10
There was paid into the treasury Rs. 12,660-11-6 in 1889, a sum more than
that of 1888 by Rs. 338-2-8. Manufactured goods were used in the asylums to
the value of Rs. 13,914-9 against Rs. 12,020-14-8 in the previous year. The
value of goods and property at the end of the year was estimated at
Rs. 58,375-9. The total credit amounted to Rs. 84,950-13-6, or an excess over
debits of Rs. 3,491-13-8, which sum is considered as the total profits of 1889.
44. The profits of each asylum for the last two years are shown below :—
Dullunda ... ... ...
Dacca ... ... ...
Patna ... ... ...
Cuttack ... ... ...
Berhampore ... ... ...
1888.
Rs.
227
1,013
2,324
255
653
A.
12
7
1
8
6
P.
4
4
1
1
6
1889.
Rs.
873
428
1,642
87
460
A.
12
1
2
12
0
P.
5
2
8
11
6
From the above it will be seen that, with the exception of Dullunda, the
rest of the asylums show a decrease. At Dacca the diminution is explained to
have been due to want of workshed accommodation from the beginning to the
middle of the year, to increased cost of feeding cows owing to dearness of
fodder, to loss of three cows, and to cost of constructing two worksheds. At
Patna the decrease was due to the difference in the value of raw materials in
store on 1st January and at the end of the year. The falling off at Cuttack
is said to have been chiefly caused by the breaking down of the oil-press
machine, which interrupted the manufacture. At Berhampore the decrease
was due, it is said, to the fact that while the raw materials for manufacture
were purchased almost at the same rate during the year 1888 and 1889, the
manufactured articles were sold at a cheaper rate in the latter year.
45. The annual reports of the asylums have been written by Drs. ffrench
Mullen, Nicholson, Purves, Stewart and Sanders, but it should be mentioned
that Surgeon-Major Meadows was in charge of the Dacca Asylum during the
greater part of the year. All these reports indicate that much care and atten-
tion are bestowed on the lunatics, and from personal observation I can testify
to the efforts made by all the Superintendents to keep their asylums in a good
sanitary condition, and to promote the health, contentment and well-being of
the inmates. The Superintendents all speak in favourable terms of their
subordinate officers.
14
LUNATIC ASYLUMS OF BENGAL.
EUROPEAN ASYLUM, BHOWANIPORE.
46. As this asylum contains European and Eurasian patients only, it is
dealt with separately from the others. During the greater part of the year it
has been under the superintendence of Surgeon J. ffrench Mullen.
47. Population—
Remaining on the 1st January ... ... ...
Admitted during the year
...
...
...
Re-admitted during the year ... ... ...
Total ...
Discharged cured ...
... ... ...
Despatched to Europe under Shipping Act ... ...
Transferred to care of friends ... ...
Despatched to Europe as still insane ... ...
Made over to military authorities
...
...
Died
...
...
...
...
Total ...
Remaining on 31st December ...
...
...
Daily average strength
...
...
...
1888.
31
19
...
50
15
1
1
2
...
2
21
29
32
1889.
29
15
1
45
5
1
5
...
...
1
12
33
31.29
Of the above admissions seven were Europeans, seven Eurasians, and one
was a native nobleman. One re-admission was due to excessive drinking to
which the patient resorted after release.
48. The proportion of recoveries was 15.9 per cent. on the daily average
strength against 46.8 in the previous year, the decrease being accounted for
by the admission of a larger number of females in 1889, who more frequently
suffer from the chronic and incurable forms of insanity.
49. Accommodation.—The asylum has capacity for 38 patients, while the
greatest number in confinement in any one night was 33. The male division
has 23 rooms, of which 14 are intended for 3rd class and pauper patients,
7 for those of the 2nd class, and 2 for those of the 1st class; while the female
division has 15 rooms, of which 3, 5 and 7 are for 1st, 2nd and 3rd class
patients respectively. There was no overcrowding among the men, but there
was rather scanty accommodation for the women—a defect which is about to
be removed by utilising some rooms on the upper floor of one of the buildings
which have hitherto been used as godowns. Any want of room, however,
in the female quarters had no bad result, as there was very little sickness
and no deaths among the women.
50. Criminal lunatics.—There were two admissions during the year, and
three were discharged, the daily average number in confinement being 3.03
against 3 in 1888, so it will be seen that lunatics of this class are not increas-
ing in number in this asylum. Of those discharged, one was sent to England
under the Shipping Act, one was made over to the Superintendent of the Alms
House, while the third was transferred to the non-criminal class on the expiry
of his sentence. There was no death among the criminal lunatics either in
1888 or 1889.
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51. Causes of insanity.—The alleged causes of insanity are given in the
subjoined table, but little reliance can be placed on their accuracy:—
Intemperance ... ...
Study ... ... ...
Heredity ... ... ...
Epilepsy ... ... ...
Unknown ... ... ...
Masterbation ... ...
Venereal ... ... ...
Loss of employment ... ...
Blindness ... ... ...
Religion ... ... ... ...
Childbirth ... ... ...
Congenital ... ... ...
Domestic trouble ... ...
Climacteric ... ... ...
Fall from tram car ... ...
Menstrual disorder ... ...
Total ...
TOTAL
TREATED.
Males.
1
2
3
1
8
1
1
1
1
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
21
Females.
2
...
10
...
6
...
...
...
...
...
1
1
1
1
1
1
24
Total.
3
2
13
1
14
...
...
...
...
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
45
ADMITTED.
Males.
...
...
1
...
5
...
...
...
...
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
8
Females.
...
...
3
...
3
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
1
8
Total.
...
...
4
...
8
...
...
...
...
2
...
...
...
...
1
1
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Under the head of physical causes heredity comes first, its influence being
traceable in 13 cases.
52. Types of insanity.—The following shows the various forms from which
the patients suffered:—
Dementia
...
...
...
...
Mania
...
...
...
...
Melancholia ... ... ...
Total ...
Males.
4
15
2
21
Females.
5
17
2
24
Total.
9
32
4
45
53. Sickness and mortality.—The general health of the patients has been
very good, and there was no epidemic sickness of any kind, nor were any
serious cases of any kind under treatment. There was only one death, viz.,
a first class patient, who suffered from subacute mania and died of serous
apoplexy. The general health of those admitted into the asylum was good,
except in the case of one female, who on admission was in a state of exhaus-
tion from maniacal excitement. There were no injuries, accidents or escapes,
during the year.
54. Expenditure.—In the following table the expenditure of the asylum
is shown and contrasted with that of the previous year:—
Average daily number of inmates throughout the year ...
Total expenditure for the year ... ... ...
Average yearly cost of each lunatic ... ... ...
Average yearly cost of each lunatic after deducting payments by
friends of patients ... ... ... ...
Average yearly expenditure of each patient in relation to—
Establishment
...
...
...
...
Diet ... ... ... ... ...
Contingencies ... ... ... ... ...
Bazar medicines ... ... ... ...
Clothing ... ... ... ...
1888.
32
Rs.
19,123
598
384
378
126
69
...
25
1889.
31
Rs.
20,124
649
347
380
132
75
...
26
It will be observed that there was an increase in the total expenditure of
Rs. 1,001 as compared with that of the previous year. The total increase in
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1889 was due to charges on account of works done by Public Works Depart-
ment, which amounted to Rs. 1,140. The cost of superintendence amounted
to Rs. 5,413 against Rs. 6,133 in 1888, the saving having been due, it is said, to
the salary of the present matron being Rs. 80 per mensem, while the salary of
the former matron, who retired on 13th January 1889, was Rs. 210 per month.
There was, however, an increase of Rs. 386 in 1889 under the head of
Establishment proper, the figure in 1889 being Rs. 6,358 against Rs. 5,972
in 1888. The increase is said to have been due to the entertainment of a
larger number of keepers who were required for the first class patients. The
expenditure on diet amounted to Rs. 4,098 against Rs. 4,030 in 1888. The
increase is explained to have been caused by the presence of two first class
patients during the greater part of the year. Clothing and bedding show an
increase of Rs. 17 in 1889, which was due to the replacement of the unservice-
able stock, the figure in 1889 being Rs. 805 against Rs. 788 in 1888. The cost
of contingencies amounted to Rs. 2,310 against Rs. 2,200 in 1888, showing
an increase of Rs. 110, which was due to the payment in 1889 of the amount
of a bill for English papers supplied in 1888. The total average cost to
Government of each lunatic for the year was Rs. 347 against 384 in 1888.
55. The daily average cost of each patient on account of diet was 5 annas
8 pie against 5 annas 6 pie in 1888. The daily average cost of the different
classes was as follows :—
First class ... ... ...
Second „ ... ... ...
Third „ ... ... ...
Fourth „ ... ... ...
1888.
Rs.
1
0
0
0
A.
0
8
5
5
P.
2
11
5
1
1889.
Rs.
0
0
0
0
A.
12
8
5
5
P.
6
0
10
1
56. Income—
From Government ... ...
Paying patients ... ...
Profits from labour of patients ...
1888.
Rs.
12,284
6,839
Nil.
1889.
Rs.
10,758
9,366
Nil.
It will be seen that the income from paying patients rose from Rs. 6,839 in
1888 to Rs. 9,366 in 1889. The increase was chiefly due, it is said, to there
having been two first class patients under treatment in the asylum for several
months.
57. General remarks.—This asylum was well managed during the year, and
great attention has been paid to its sanitary condition and to the comfort
and contentment of the inmates. The Superintendent in his report writes in
very favourable terms of the tact and discernment shown by Mr. Lawton, the
Deputy Superintendent, and all the subordinate officials.
I have the honour to be,
SIR,
Your most obedient servant,
A. HILSON, M.D.,
Inspector-General of Civil Hospitals, Bengal.