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preceding year. The largest proportion of admissions—298—was from
malarious fevers, and of these cases no less than 218 occurred at Colaba; but
this, although an undue proportion of the total, is still 99 fewer than were
treated for fevers at that asylum in 1876. In the other asylum hospitals
the degree to which these diseases prevailed does not materially differ from
that recorded in the last report. There has been an increase in the admis-
sions from diarrhœa and dysentery—110 cases as compared with 81 in the
previous year. The increased sickness from these diseases has occurred prin-
cipally at Hyderabad, the figures for the two years being 22 and 45 respec-
tively. At Colaba the numbers remain almost stationary. None of the other
diseases merit particular notice. Of the total treated, 93 remained in hospital
from the preceding year and 524 were fresh admissions, 507 were discharged
cured, 56 died, and 51 remained under treatement on the 31st of December.
The mortality exceeded by 20 that of 1876. Eighteen deaths are due to
debility, 12 to diarrhoea and dysentery, of which 5 occurred at Dharwar, and
3 to remittent fever. One lunatic at Colaba committed suicide by hanging
himself in his cell with a cord which he had somehow managed to secrete.
Cash accounts.
13. Statements No. 9 are the cash accounts
of the asylums. The following table is an abstract
of the whole :—
RECEIPTS.
Items.
Received from Trea-
sury ... ..
Received from pay-
ing patients ..
Value of articles
received
from
Manufacture De-
partment.. ..
Value of articles
received
from
garden produce
and labour. ..
Total..
Amount.
Rs.
96,861
6,736
865
1,479
1,05,943
a.
9
14
5
6
4
p.
6
11
11
0
4
EXPENDITURE.
Items.
Establishment ..
Diet..
..
..
Clothing .. ..
Bazaar medicines..
Contingencies ...
Remitted to Trea-
sury on account of
paying patients ...
Remitted to Trea-
sury on account of
garden
produce,
labour, &c. ..
Total...
Cash Expen-
diture.
Rs.
43,544
40,455
2,303
515
10,070
6,736
2,316
1,05,943
a.
0
10
13
4
14
14
8
4
p.
11
4
5
11
11
11
11
5
Value of
Articles re-
ceived from
Manufac-
ture De-
partment.
Rs. a. p.
....
....
....
....
....
....
....
....
Total.
Rs.
43,544
40,455
2,303
515
10,070
6,736
2,316
1,05,943
a.
0
10
13
4
14
14
8
4
p.
11
4
5
11
11
11
11
4
Annual gross Cost
per Head.
Rs.
72
67
3
0
16
a.
11
8
13
13
13
p.
3
9
6
9
0
......
......
161
(146
12
9
5
10 Net.)
Cause of increased ex-
penditure.
The sum received from the treasury was Rs. 96,861-9-6; but if from this
be deducted Rs. 9,053-7-10, the amount paid into the treasury on account
of receipts from paying patients, garden produce, &c., it will be seen that
the net cost to Government was Rs. 87,808-1-8, or Rs. 4,013-0-4 more than
in 1876. This increased expenditure is attributable to the enhanced price
of provisions during the past season of scarcity, and
to the grant of grain compensation to the asylum
establishments. The increase in cost under the
head of diet has been greater in proportion at Dharwar than elsewhere, and
least at Colaba and Hyderabad. There has been a decrease in the items of
clothing and contingencies, but an insignificant increase in the cost of bazaar
medicines. The amount remitted to the treasury on account of paying
patients was Rs. 6,736-14-11 ; and as receipts from the sale of garden pro-