LUNATIC ASYLUMS OF BENGAL.
13
EXPENDITURE
Establishment proper ...
Superintendence ...
Diet
...
...
Clothing and bedding ...
Bazar medicines
...
...
Contingencies proper ...
Repairs and maintenance ...
Rates and taxes ...
Miscellaneous ...
Printed forms and stationery ...
English medicines ...
Public Works ... ...
Total ...
1896.
Rs.
17,339
17,362
41,207
2,743
203
6,266
462
3,981
A.
6
11
0
7
6
13
0
10
P
4
4
5
9
6
2
11
0
...
116
871
3,401
93,955
0
4
15
13
11
10
9
11
1897.
Rs.
20,016
16,709
46,429
2,368
308
7,073
1,783
2,711
A.
13
8
0
11
12
1
15
7
P.
6
7
8
6
0
10
4
0
...
98
1,272
11,061
1,09,834
3
15
9
2
3
3
10
9
20. It will be seen that the gross expenditure shows an increase of
Rs. 15,878-4-10. The total amount drawn from the treasury, inclusive of
the amount received from paying patients, was Rs. 7,313-13-4 more than in 1896.
The value of articles received from the manufacturing department, less cost
of raw materials, shows an excess of Rs. 521-0-8, and the book account with the
Public Works Department, Stationery office and the Medical Store Depôt an
excess of Rs. 8,043-6-10. The increase in the total expenditure was chiefly due
to Public Works charges, and to a larger sum having been spent on diet, which
will be treated under the proper heading.
21. Superintendence.—Cost Rs. 653-2-9 less than in 1896. The reduction
took place at Dullunda only. The Deputy Superintendent of this institution
was on privilege leave from the 27th August to 26th November, and was then
deputed to plague duty. During his absence the Deputy Superintendent of
the Bhawanipore Asylum held charge of the Dullunda Asylum in addition to his
own duties on an allowance of Rs. 75 per mensem, which accounts for the
decrease. At Berhampore there was a slight increase.
TABLE XII.
Dullunda ...
Dacca ...
Patna ...
Cuttack ...
Berhampore
1896.
Rs.
37
33
38
90
36
A.
6
14
0
1
12
P.
7
8
8
0
3
1897.
Rs.
37
36
39
80
39
A.
7
13
7
10
13
P.
11
3
11
0
6
22. Establishment proper.—The charges under this heading amounted to
Rs. 20,016-13-6, against Rs. 17,339-6-4 in 1896, or an increase of Rs. 2,677-7-2,
which is shared by all the asylums. At Dullunda the excess is due to the allow-
ance of the Civil Hospital Assistant having been raised from Rs 10 to Rs. 20
per mensem from the 30th July, and to the grant of compensation allowance
to certain menial servants on account of dearness of provisions. This allowance
also explains the increase in the other asylums, and at Dacca an additional
sweeper on Rs. 7 per mensem was entertained to remove the night-soil to the
jail trenching-ground. The average cost per head on account of establishment
and supervision for each asylum is shown in the margin. At Dullunda the
increase in the establishment charges was more
than counter-balanced by the saving in the cost of
superintendence. The incidence of cost per head,
however, was more by 1 anna and 4 pies, the
total expenditure having been divided among
smaller average number of lunatics than in 1896.
Cuttack shows an increase in the total cost, but
with a larger daily average strength, viz., 27.10
against 23.45, the rate per head was actually less by Rs. 9-7-0. The figures
for other asylums do not call for special notice.
TABLE XIII.
Dullunda
...
Dacca ...
Patna ...
Cuttack ...
Berhampore
1896.
Rs.
47
55
40
40
36
A.
3
12
10
10
12
P.
4
5
4
10
8
1897.
Rs.
55
47
49
56
47
A.
2
4
2
5
2
P.
9
9
1
7
0
23. The cost of diet, including food-supplies from the manufacturing
department, shows an increase of Rs. 5,222-0-3, the
figures being Rs. 46,429-0-8, against Rs. 41,207-0-5
in 1896. At Dullunda the cost was Rs. 13,614-5-9,
or Rs. 1,920-9-9 more than in 1896, owing to
increased prices of food-grains. The cost at Dacca
was less by Rs. 1,887-9-5, but this was expected,
as the amount expended in 1896 included Rs. 2,500
paid for 652 maunds of rice purchased at the end