LUNATIC ASYLUMS OF BENGAL,
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TABLE XII.
Dullunda ...
Dacca ...
Patna ...
Cuttack ...
Berhampore
1894.
Rs.
41
31
36
111
32
A.
14
5
15
15
2
P.
11
2
7
2
6
1895.
Rs.
37
33
37
106
34
A.
0
7
12
0
10
P.
3
6
3
5
5
having been changed from 1st April 1895. The average cost of each lunatic
on account of Establishment and Supervision was as
noted in the margin. The total cost at Cuttack
was Rs. 2,112, which is very much less as compared
with that of the other asylums. The average cost,
however, stands highest, as the daily average number
was only 19.92. At Dacca the cost was slightly less
as compared with 1894, but the incidence of cost per
head ran up by Rs. 2-2-4 owing to the smaller daily average in 1895. At
Dullunda, on the other hand, the cost per head fell off, chiefly because the total
cost had a larger divisor in 1895.
TABLE XIII.
Dullunda...
Dacca ...
Patna ...
Cuttack ...
Berhampore
1894.
Rs.
42
43
35
40
34
A.
0
10
5
6
11
P.
6
3
11
4
8
1895.
Rs.
41
43
34
39
31
A.
3
6
8
0
14
P.
5
5
6
11
0
21. Diet, including food-supplies from the manufacturing department,
cost Rs. 34,913-7-2, a decrease of Rs. 900-0-9.
Dullunda showed an increase of Rs. 746-12-3,
which is attributed by the Superintendent to the
larger number of lunatics. At Cuttack there was
a small increase; Dacca saved Rs. 735-14-2, Patna
Rs. 323-15-9, and Berhampore Rs. 597-7-8. At all
these places food-stuffs were cheaper. The average
cost per head was as noted in the margin.
TABLE XIV.
Dullunda ...
Dacca ...
Patna ...
Cuttack ...
Berhampore
1894.
Rs.
2
2
3
1
2
A.
9
0
15
13
0
P.
9
4
4
0
4
1895.
Rs.
2
1
4
1
2
A.
7
15
11
7
9
P.
9
11
3
9
1
22. Clothing and bedding cost Rs. 247-10 more than in 1894. The in-
crease at Patna and Berhampore was due to the
purchase of blankets and warm coats. That at
Dullunda is accounted for by the larger number
of lunatics. At Dacca and Cuttack there was a
small decrease. At the former the lunatics were
less destructive of clothing. The incidence of cost
per capita is given in the margin.
23. Bazar medicines show an increase of Rs. 47 as compared with 1894.
At Dullunda the cost was more by Rs. 34-0-3. The Superintendent states that
European medicines, valued at Rs. 15-12, were purchased from the local
market as they were urgently required, and that Rs. 37-6 were paid for such
medicines obtained from the medical depôt, it having been ruled that value of
indents below Rs. 50 should be paid for. These amounts cannot be shown in
column 21 of Statement No. IX, which represents book charges. The cost
elsewhere calls for no remark.
TABLE XV.
Dullunda...
Dacca ...
Patna ...
Cuttack ...
Berhampore
1894.
Rs.
8
6
5
4
3
A.
2
15
3
7
10
P.
2
6
11
9
11
1895.
Rs.
8
7
4
6
3
A.
14
14
7
11
1
P.
4
5
9
0
8
24. Contingencies proper show a diminution of Rs. 174-14-7. There
was a decrease at Dullunda and Patna which was due to new clothing not being
required for the warders; it was required at Dacca. Berhampore shows a
reduction of Rs. 32-8; at Cuttack the charges for musical entertainments and
refreshments for lunatics chiefly account for the small increase in 1895.
Repairs and maintenance rose from Rs. 334-10-1 in 1894 to Rs. 721-13-6
in 1895. At Dullunda Rs. 545-14-6 was expended
against nothing in 1894. A hand-pump for the
distribution of drinking water was purchased,
repairs were done to the gas fittings, &c., and
a coating of coal-tar was given to the cells. The
usual table showing the cost per head is given in
the margin.
25. Rates and taxes were Rs. 1,435-7-6 less than in 1894. Berhampore,
Patna, and Cuttack had to pay arrears in 1894—none in 1895. Moreover, the
latrine-tax which Berhampore used to pay to the Municipality for looking
after the conservancy of the asylum was discontinued from 1st April 1895.
The Superintendent at Dacca reports that the latrine-tax was remitted, which
explains the decrease. The cost at Dullunda remained the same.
26. Printed forms and stationery show a decrease of Rs. 24-13-10.
27. European medicines were Rs. 257-1-9 more. The Superintendent of
the Dullunda Asylum attributes the increase of Rs. 333-0-4 to greater sick-
ness and to the more systematic treatment of epileptics and patients suffering
from periodic excitement. The following facts will show that the cost at
Dullunda was excessive. Dacca had more daily average sick than at Dullunda,
and greater number of recoveries; but the cost of European medicines in 1895
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