AND ON VACCINATION FOR THE YEAR 1922-23.
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STATEMENTS H AND J.
Financial Statements.
71. Statement H shows the Income and Expenditure of the Government
Dispensaries and Hospitals and only Expenditure on those in Indian States.
72. The total income of the Hospitals and Dispensaries in Ajmer-Merwara
was Rs. 43,922 as compared with Rs. 42,708 in 1921 showing an increase of Rs. 1,214
which is due to the fact that a special grant of Rs. 1,200 was sanctioned by the
District Board during the year under report.
73. The value of Invested Capital remained the same as in the last year, viz.,
Rs. 33,500.
74. The total Expenditure of the Ajmer-Merwara Dispensaries was Rs. 41,246
against Rs. 40,884 in 1921 showing an increase of Rs. 362.
75. Indian States.—The total expenditure of Hospitals and Dispensaries
in the Indian States of Rajputana was Rs. 7,96,815 against Rs. 7,31,102 in 1921
showing an increase of Rs. 65,713 which was due to large expenditure on Establish-
ment, Medicines, and repairs to buildings in certain States.
76. Of the Total Expenditure on Hospitals and Dispensaries in the Indian
States Rs. 1,56,952 were expended in Jaipur, Rs. 1,34,663 in Bikaner, Rs. 1,24,578
in Marwar, Rs. 87,891 in Kotah, Rs. 82,407 in Mewar, Rs. 41,192 in Bharatpur,
Rs. 38,717 in Alwar, Rs. 16,410 in Tonk, Rs. 17,901 in Jhalawar, Rs. 14,276 in
Sirohi, Rs. 11,990 in Dholpur, Rs. 12,121 in Karauli, Rs. 8,414 in Banswara,
Rs. 5,276 in Kishangarh, Rs. 5,760 in Shahpura, Rs, 2,824 in Jaisalmer,
Rs. 18,448 in Dungarpur, Rs. 4,073 in Partabgarh, Rs. 3,665 in Bundi and
Rs. 1,100 Kushalgarh.
77. The average cost of each case treated in Ajmer-Merwara and in the
Indian States Hospitals and Dispensaries was 111 pies and 102 pies against 108
pies and 94 pies in 1921.
Jails.
78. Ajmer.—The daily average number of prisoners in the Ajmer Jail was
295.71 against 313.90 in the previous year. The total number of admissions into
Hospital and the daily average number of sick fell from 129 and 5.24 in 1921 to
62 and 1.49 in 1922.
79. There was only one death from fever among the convicts during the year
under report against one from cholera in the preceding year.
80. The Review by the Commissioner, Ajmer-Merwara, on the Strength,
Classification, health, employment and Conduct of prisoners, nature of sen-
tences, Jail Manufactures and expenditure of the Jail is given as Appendix A
of the report together with Statements.
Indian States.
81. The daily average of prisoners in the Jails in the Indian States fell from
4,272.03 in 1921 to 4,205.86 in 1922, the total number of admission into Hospitals
rose from 2,602 to 5,029, the daily average number of sick fell from 107.57 to 97.62
the mortality from 120 to 85 and the ratio of death per mille of average strength
from 28.09 to 20.21.
82. There were no deaths in the Jails at Kishangarh, Sirohi, Karauli, Tonk,
Shahpura, Jhalrapatan, Partabgarh and Dungarpur.
83. Jaipur.—At the Central Jail, Jaipur, there has been overcrowding through-
out the year as in previous years. The daily average number of prisoners rose
from 571.47 in 1921 to 590.73 in 1922, the total number of admission into Hospitals
fell from 118 to 101, the daily average number of sick rose from 6.51 to 7.57, the
mortality fell from 11 to 9 and ratio of death per mille of average strength from 19.25
to 15.24.
84. In the District Jail, Jaipur, the daily average number of prisoners fell
from 312.52 in 1921 to 273.05 in 1922 ; but the total admission to Hospital rose
from 29 to 46, the daily average number of sick from 2.19 to 2.58, mortality from
3 to 6 and ratio of death per mille of average strength from 9.60 to 21.97.
B