3
19. The expenditure of the two Asylums for the years 1889 and 1890
was as follows:—
Lahore ... ... ...
Delhi ... ... ...
1889.
Rs.
27,577
11,385
a
7
1
p.
9
3
1890.
Rs.
25,823
11,587
a.
15
11
p.
8
3
20. At Lahore the expenditure shows a decrease of Rs. 1,753-8-1, and
this is due to a large decrease in the Public Works charges (Rs. 2,145-10-5) and
in dieting (Rs. 609-11-9). Clothing and bedding, on the other hand, shows an
increase of Rs. 756-1-3. At Delhi the increased expenditure is only Rs. 202-10-0,
and is small. Clothing and bedding and Public Works charges show small
increases.
21. The following abstract will show the cost per head of lunatics at
each Asylum during 1889 and 1890, under three heads:—
Lahore Asylum.
Cost per head on gross expendituro from
all sources ...
Ditto, deducting receipts from payinag
patients
...
Ditto, deducting the value of lunatics'
labor and profits from manufacturus ...
1889. *
Rs.
110
109
105
a.
13
7
0
P.
5
9
2
1890.
Rs.
113
110
107
a.
4
4
1
P.
2
2
0
Delhi Asylum,
Cost per head on gross expenditure from
all sources ...
Ditto, deducting receipts from paying
patients
Ditto, deducting value of lunatics'
labor and profits from manufactures ...
119
118
113
6
4
13
10
2
6
127
124
120
8
9
2
10
7
11
22. From these details it will be seen that the net cost of each lunatic
to Government during 1890 was Rs. 107-1-0 at Lahore, compared with
Rs. 105-0-2 in 1889, and at Delhi Rs. 120-2-11, compared with Rs. 113-13-6 the
year previous. The increase at Lahore amounts to Rs. 2-0-10, and at Delhi to
Rs. 6-5-5 per head. This result, though by no means satisfactory, is in a
measur edue to the diminished average number of lunatics maintained at both
Asylums during last year. The charge per head at Delhi was higher than
that at Lahore by Rs. 13-1-11.
23. The increased rate per head at Lahore is, to some extent, accounted
for by the fact that although the daily average strength fell by 17.67, the
strength of the permanent establishment remained practically the same. This
alone would raise the cost per head by Rs. 2-13-9. I cannot, however, think
it satisfactory that no greater saving was effected than Rs. 110-9-11 in the cost
of establishment, when the daily average number of lunatics was reduced by
17.67 on the numbers in 1889. The number of warders in both years appears
the same, with the exception of three temporarily entertained in 1889. It would
appear as if no efforts had been made to reduce expenditure under this head,
and I shall call the attention of the Superintendent to this matter.
24. The increased rate at Delhi is due chiefly to the large expenditure
on Public Works. Under this head alone the cost per head shows Rs. 5-2-2 in
excess of the rate in 1889.
25. Taking the various heads of expenditure in detail, I find that at
Lahore the cost of establishment per head was Rs. 47-0-7, while at Delhi it was
Rs. 48-12-7, or Rs. 1-12-0 per head higher than at Lahore. In 1889 the
average cost per head at Delhi was Rs. 3-5-3 above that at Lahore. The higher
cost at Delhi under this head is, as I explained last year, due to the fact that
Delhi being a smaller asylum, the establishment is propertionately more costly.
* These figures differ from those recorded in the Report for 1889, as receipts from paying patients were
arroneously excluded from the gross expenditure,