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APPENDICES.
31
Hospitals in Burma for the year 1930 and Provincial totals for
vious years.
Total.
(7)
Rs.
5,40,261
25,595
5,65,857
5,81,211
5,49,814
A.
10
7
2
11
15
P.
5
11
4
10
3
Charges.
Establishment.
Establishment
proper.
(8)
Rs.
1,27,041
7,646
1,34,688
1,33,530
1,24,265
A.
13
11
8
11
9
P.
0
0
0
0
8
Superinten-
dence.
(9)
Rs.
14,553
1,116
15,669
14,266
19,788
A.
1
11
12
3
10
P.
0
0
0
0
2
Diet.
(10)
Rs.
93,675
6,804
1,00,480
1,04,774
1,01,722
A.
14
15
13
5
10
P.
0
6
6
9
10
Clothing and
bedding.
(11)
Rs.
5,450
406
5,866
10,190
3,394
A.
14
4
2
8
10
P.
0
0
0
0
0
Bazaar
medicines.
(12)
Rs.
1,197
A.
3
P.
0
...
1,197
347
292
3
12
8
0
0
0
concluded.
Total of columns
8 to 17.
(18)
Rs.
5,03,415
A.
12
P.
11
21,311 8 9
5,24,727 5 8
5,30,876
4,90,332
8
5
6
8
Book Charges.
Charges on
account of
work done by
Public Works
Department.
(19)
Rs.
30,602
A.
0
P.
0
1,500 0 0
32,102 0 0
39,161
56,057
2
4
0
0
Cost of
printed
forms and
stationery.
(20)
Rs.
529
A.
6
P.
0
...
529 6 0
305 15 0
...
Cost of English
medicines and
stores.
(21)
Rs.
2,502
A.
11
P.
0
4,232 3 2
6,734 14 2
6,166
7,012
5
13
4
7
Total of
columns 18
to 21.
(22)
Rs.
5,37,049
A.
8
P.
5
27,043 11 11
5,64,093 4 4
5,76,509
5,53,402
14
7
10
3
Remarks.
[Give details for
the figures shown in
column 6.]
(23)
Rs. A. P.
Milk sold
1,793 0 0
Vegetables
sold 809 4 6
Cloth sold
340 8 6
Miscellaneous
85
Total 3,028
14
11
0
0
manufacturing department already credited in column 4.
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APPENDICES.
STATEMENT No. IX.—Showing the Sanctioned Establishment of the Mental
Hospitals in Burma as it stood on the 31st December 1930.
1
Particulars of Establishment.
Superintendent (Rs. 1,500 + 250) ... ...
Deputy Superintendent (Rs. 500 + 200) ...
Deputy Superintendent (Rs. 300+ 100) ...
Sub-Assistant Surgeons, 1(1504 40+10); 1(150
+ 30+10) ; 4(125+30+10).
Head Clerk (180—10—240) ... ...
Accountant (180—10—240) ... ...
Clerks (50—5—75—5—125) ; 1 at 75 and 1 at 70
Head Steward (180—10—240) ... ...
Assistant Stewards (50—5—75—5—125) ; 1 at 90
and 1 at 65.
Head Overseer (180—10—240) ... ...
Assistant
Overseers
(50—5—75—5—125);
2 at 90 and 1 at 55.
Matron (200—25—325) ... ...
Senior Nurses (140—10—180—10/4—200); 2 at 150
and 1 at 140.
Nurses (80—10—130); 2 at 130 and 2 at 120 and
1 at 80.
European Attendants (120—5—150) ; 2 at 130
and 1 at 125.
Compounders (30—5/5—55); 1 at 40 and 1 at 30
Head-keeper at 50 ... ... ...
Assistant Head-keepers
28—140.
Keepers (male)
Keepers (female)
Male
8
Female 1
3 at 32 ;
2 at 30 ;
4 at 29
each.
(20—2/3—22—2/7—24—2/7—
26)
Carried over ...
2
Tadagale.
Number.
(a) 1
(b) 1
(c) 1
(d) 6
1
1
2
1
2
1
3
(e) 1
(f) 3
(f) 5
(f) 3
(g) 2
(g) 1
(g) 9
(g)115
25
184
Monthly
wages.
Rs.
1,750
700
400
1,050
200
200
145
200
155
200
235
275
440
580
385
70
50
272
3,092
10,399
3
Minbu.
Number.
1
1
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
3 at 26
5 at 22
7 at 20
19
Monthly
wages.
Rs.
100
165
...
...
...
...
...
75
...
...
...
...
...
...
29
...
78
110
140
697
N.B.—Of the sanctioned establishment, the post of one Senior Nurse was vacant on the 31st December
1930 and one Junior Nurse was in excess instead. Similarly the post of one Head Cook for Indians was
vacant and one Assistant Head Cook in excess.
(a) Draws also Rs. 165. Burma Allowance. Rs. 150. Compensatory Local Allowance and Rs. 400,Overseas
Pay.
(b) Draws also Rs. 90. Compensatory Local Allowance and Rs. 105,Burma Allowance.
(c) Draws also Rs. 60. Compensatory Local Allowance.
(d) Draws also Compensatory Local Allowance at Rs. 27 each.
(e) Draws also Messing Allowance at Rs. 75 and Uniform Allowance at Rs. 10.
(f) Draws also Messing Allowance at Rs. 45 and Uniform Allowance at Rs. 10
(g) Draws also Compensatory Local Allowance under the revised rules
APPENDICES.
33
STATEMENT No. IX.—Showing the Sanctioned Establishment of the
Mental Hospitals in Burma as it stood on the 31st December
1930—concld.
1
Particulars of Establishment.
Brought forward ...
Cow-keepers (25—⅓—30) ; 2 at 25 ... ...
Barbers (25 —⅓—30) ; 2 at 25 ... ...
Head Tailor (30 —⅓—35) ... ...
Assistant Tailors (25—⅓—30) ; 2 at 25 ...
Motor Chauffers (40—⅓—50) 2 at 40 ...
Head Cook for Europeans (30—⅓—35) ...
Head Cook for Indians (30—⅓—35) ...
Assistant Cook for Europeans (25—⅓—30) ...
Assistant Cook for Indians (25—⅓—30) ...
Cooks (20— ⅓— 25); 3 at 20 ... ...
Head Carpenter (30—⅓—35) ... ...
Assistant Carpenters (25—⅓—30) ; 2 at 25 ...
Gardener (25—⅓—30) ... ...
Under Gardeners (20—⅓—25) ; 5 at 20 ...
Head Dhoby (30—⅓— 35) ... ...
Assistant Dhobies (25—⅓—30) ; 2 at 25 ...
Ward Servants (Male) (25—⅓—30)... ...
Ward Servant (Female) (20—⅓—25) ...
Butler for Matron (25—⅓—30) ... ...
Cook for Matron (25—⅓—30) ... ...
Butler for Nurses (30—⅓—35) ... ...
Cook for Nurses (30—⅓—35) ... ...
Sweepers, males (at annas 11 per day) ...
Sweepers, females (at annas 11 per day) ...
Total ...
Daily average number of
Proportion of
...
Males ... ...
Females ...
Total
... ...
Overseers to males ...
Matron to females ...
Head-keepers, Euro
pean Attendants and
male Keepers to males.
Nurses and female
Keepers to females.
2
Tadagale.
Number.
184
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
1
2
1
5
1
2
4
1
1
1
1
1
30
12
263
952.60
169.20
1121.80
238.15
169.20
7.50
4.98
Monthly
wages.
Rs.
10,399
50
50
30
50
80
30
30
25
25
60
30
50
28
100
30
50
100
20
25
25
30
30
866/4
12,210-4
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
3
Minbu.
Number.
19
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
2 at 15
...
22
109.75
...
109.75
109.75
Nil
6.86
Nil
Monthly
wages.
Rs.
697
...
...
...
...
...
18
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
30
...
745
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
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APPENDICES.
STATEMENT No. X.—Showing Receipts and Expenditure on account of Manufacture in the Mental Hospitals in Burma during
the year 1930, and provincial totals for two previous years.
1
Name of Mental
Hospital.
Tadagale ...
Minbu ...
Total for 1930
Total for 1929
Total for 1928
2
Mean Population.
Males.
952.60
109.75
1,062.35
1,016.50
970.56
Females.
169.20
...
169.20
161.20
148.40
Total.
1,121.80
109.75
1,231.55
1,177.70
1,118.96
3
4
5
6
7
8
Credits.
Cash paid into
the Treasury
during the year
for articles
sold.
Rs.
1,911
1,117
3,028
4,085
4,997
A.
3
8
11
9
8
P.
0
0
0
3
9
Value of manu-
factured goods
made over to
the asylum for
asylum
purposes.
Rs.
33,189
4,721
37,911
42,167
48,264
A.
11
13
9
13
14
P.
11
5
4
8
8
Value of raw
materials in
store at the end
of the year.
Rs.
2,102
1,319
3,422
5,010
5,995
A.
5
14
3
11
15
P.
0
6
6
1
3
Value of manu-
factured goods
in store at the
end of the year.
Rs.
3,687
4,006
7,693
10,421
9,452
A.
8
0
8
8
11
P.
0
6
6
2
9
Value of plant
and machinery
in store at the
end of the year.
Rs.
4,856
5,214
10,071
9,163
8,494
A.
12
5
1
9
13
P.
0
7
7
7
11
Total credits.
Rs.
45,747
16,379
62,127
71,849
77,206
A.
7
10
1
3
0
P.
11
0
11
9
4
9
10
Debits.
Value of manu-
factured goods
in store on 1st
January.
Rs.
6,469
3,952
10,421
9,452
7,193
A.
5
3
8
11
14
P.
0
2
2
9
7
Value of raw
materials in
store on 1st
January.
Rs.
3,472
2,538
6,010
5,995
6,503
A.
10
1
11
15
13
P.
0
1
1
3
6
1
Name of Mental
Hospital.
Tadagale ...
Minbu ...
Total for 1930
Total for 1929
Total for 1928
2
Mean Population.
Males.
952.60
109.75
1,062.35
1,016.50
970.56
Females.
169.20
...
169.20
161.20
148.40
Total.
1,121.80
109.75
1,231.55
1,177.70
1,118.96
11
Value of plant
and machinery
in store on 1st
January.
Rs.
3,837
5,326
9,163
8,494
8,513
A.
8
1
9
13
6
P.
0
7
7
11
10
12
13
14
15
16
Debits.
Raw materials
purchased.
Rs.
4,266
2,641
6,907
15,615
11,994
A.
5
0
5
11
10
P.
0
0
0
0
6
Contingencies
of manufacture.
Rs.
7,457
398
7,855
7,708
909
A.
3
4
7
2
10
P.
5
0
5
0
0
All other
charges.
Rs.
4,020
219
4,239
4,257
14,372
A.
0
11
11
5
8
P.
0
0
0
0
6
Total debits.
Rs.
29,522
15,075
44,598
51,524
49,487
A.
15
4
4
10
15
P.
5
10
3
11
11
Excess of credits
or profits.
Rs.
16,224
1,304
17,528
20,324
27,718
A.
8
5
13
8
0
P.
6
2
8
10
5
17
Excess of
debit or loss.
Rs. A. P.
...
...
...
...
...
18
Remarks.
...
...
...
...
...
The daily average number of inmates employed on manufacture during the working days was — males 472.64, and females 48.04. Total 520.68
G.B.C.P.O.—No. 155 I. G. of C.H., 15-5 1931—262.
NOTE
ON THE
Mental Hospitals in Burma
FOR THE YEAR 1931
Rangoon
Supdt., Govt. Printing and Stationery, Burma
1932
Price,—Rs. 1-8-0 = 2s. 3d.]
NOTE
ON THE
Mental Hospitals in Burma
FOR THE YEAR 1931
Rangoon
Supdt., Govt. Printing and Stationery, Burma
1932
LIST OF AGENTS FOR THE SALE OF
GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS
IN BURMA.
AMERICAN BAPTIST MISSION PRESS, Rangoon.
BISWAS & Co., 30, Lewis Street, Rangoon.
BRITISH BURMA PRESS BRANCH, Rangoon.
BURMA BOOK CLUB, LTD.. Post Box No 1068, Rangoon.
INTERNATIONAL BUDHHIST BOOK DEPÔT. Post Box No. 971, Rangoon.
NEW LIGHT OF BURMA PRESS, 26 and 26A, Phayre Street, Rangoon.
PROPRIETOR, THE DHAMA WADI PRESS, 16-80, Maung Khme Street,
Rangoon.
RANGOON TIMES PRESS, Rangoon.
THE CITY BOOK CLUB, 280, Phayre Street, Rangoon.
MESSRS. K. BIN HOON & SONS, Nyaunglebin.
MAUNG LU GALE, Law Book Depôt, 42. Ayo-o-gale, Mandalay.
CONTINENTAL TRADING Co., No. 363, Lower Main Road, Moulmein.
IN INDIA.
BOOK Co., LTD., 44A, College Square. Calcutta.
BUTTERWORTH & Co., (India), LTD., Calcutta.
S. K. LAHIRI & Co., 56, College Street. Calcutta.
W. NEWMAN & Co., Calcutta.
THACKER, SPINK & Co., Calcutta and Simla
D. B. TARAPOREVALA, SONS & Co., Bombay.
THACKER & Co., LTD., Bombay.
CITY BOOK Co., Post Box No. 283, Madras.
HIGGINBOTHAM
& Co, Madras.
MR. RAM NARAIN LAL, Proprietor, National Press, Katra, Allahabad.
IN EUROPE AND AMERICA.
The publications are obtainable either direct from THE HIGH COMMIS-
------ FOR INDIA, Public Department, India House, Aldwych
London, W. C. 2, or through any bookseller.
RESOLUTION
ON THE
Note on the Mental Hospitals
in Burma
FOR THE YEAR 1931.
Extract from the Proceedings of the Government of Burma (Ministry of Education)
No. 123X32, dated the 4th May 1932.
READ—
The Note on the Mental Hospitals in Burma for the year 1931.
RESOLVED THAT—
The Note be published.
By order.
H. G. WILKIE,
Secretary to the Government of Burma,
Education Department.
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
NOTE ON THE MENTAL HOSPITALS IN BURMA FOR THE YEAR 1931.
General ... ... ... ... ...
Buildings ... ... ... ... ...
Accommodation ... ... ... ... ...
Population ... ... ... ... ...
Admissions, etc. ... ... ... ... ...
Criminal Lunatics ... ... ... ... ...
Incidence of Lunacy ... ... ... ... ...
Age ... ... ... ... ...
Causes of Mental Breakdown ... ... ... ... ...
Health and Mortality ... ... ... ... ...
Escapes, Accidents, and Suicides etc.
...
...
...
Treatment ... ... ... ... ...
Sanitation ... ... ... ... ...
Water Supply
... ... ... ... ... ...
Garden and Dairy ... ... ... ... ...
Diets ... ... ... ... ...
Amusement and Recreation ... ... ... ... ...
Employment ... ... ... ... ...
Bedding ... ... ... ... ...
Finance ... ... ... ... ...
Committee of Visitors ... ... ... ... ...
Staff ... ... ... ... ...
PARA.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9& 10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
PAGE
1
1
1
1 &2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3 & 4
4
4& 5
5
5
6
6
6&7
7
7
7
Note
ON THE
Mental Hospitals in Burma
For the Year 1931.
The following is a note on the working of the Mental Hospitals at
Tadagale and Minbu for the year 1931 :—
2. (a) Buildings.—Alterations and minor improvements effected
during the year in the non-residential and residential buildings at
Tadagale are detailed below :—
(1) Composite plastering to the inner side of the enclosure wall
of the Criminal and able-bodied Section.
(2) Provision of expanded metal protection in the acute and
chronic blocks of the Civil and Criminal Sections.
(3) Construction of a meal shed in the Civil Section (nearing
completion).
(b) Electrical Installation.—(1) Distribution, including ward lighting.
(2) Cholera Shed.
(3) Mortuary.
The Minbu Mental Hospital buildings were in a good state of repair.
Excepting a few repairs, no additions or alterations were made during
the year.
3. Accommodation,—The accommodation in the two Mental Hospi-
tals remained the same as in the last year viz., 1,189 (1,024 males and 165
females). At Tadagale separate accommodation is provided for Dysen-
tery, and Tubercular and Contagious Diseases. Though some beds
remained vacant in the European Section, Dysentery Wards and Strong
Rooms, there was general overcrowding elsewhere resulting from the
housing of 164 more patients than the normal capacity of the Hospital.
Proposals for the discharge of civil patients, who do not
require institutional care, but who are fit for familial care are under
consideration. At Minbu the accommodation provided viz., for 135
patients is ample there being only 100 patients remaining there at
present.
4. Population.—At Tadagale the year commenced with a population
of 1,117 inmates (949 males and 168 females) and ended with 1,135
(959 males and 176 females). The daily average number of inmates
was 1,133.90. The highest number confined on any one night was
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NOTE ON THE MENTAL HOSPITALS
1,149 (968 males and 181 females). At Minbu the year commenced
with 105 and ended with 100. The average was 103.08 and the largest
number confined on any one night was 106.
5. Admissions and Discharges.—At Tadagale, the total number of
patients admitted during the year including 26 re-admissions (18 males
and 8 females) was 224 (188 males and 36 females) against 250 in the
previous year. Of these, 15 were due to hereditary predisposition, 37
had had previous attacks ; 30 were associated with sudden mental stress,
such as loss of property or relatives ; 14 with indulgence in Alcohol ; 27
were drug addicts ; Opium, Morphia, Cocaine and Cannabis Indica
constituting the principal drugs as associated factors. Acquired Syphi-
lis was responsible for 25 male patients. No ascertainable cause could
be assigned for 33 male cases, the information available in these cases
being either too meagre or no information being available at all as to
their past habits, and family history. The remaining admissions were
due to other causes. The number discharged was 146 (126 males and
20 females). Of these, 108 (96 males and 12 females) were discharged
as " Cured"; 24 (17 males and 7 females) as " Improved " and 14 (13
males and 1 female) as " Otherwise " as compared with 151 (128 males
and 23 females) discharged in 1930 and 122 (103 males and 19 females)
in 1929. The percentage of cures to admissions during the year was
16.52 as compared with 12.00 in 1930, and 6.52, in 1929. The largest
number of admissions were drawn from the cooly and cultivator class.
Of the total admissions, 109 were from Rangoon Town. Fourteen cases
of General Paralysis of the Insane were admitted during the year.
One lunatic who was wrongly sent to Minbu for admission was
subsequently admitted into the Mental Hospital, Tadagale. Two were
discharged from Minbu as " Recovered" and one as " Otherwise."
6. Statement II.—Shows the number of Criminal lunatics confined
in the two Mental Hospitals. At Tadagale, there were 440 criminal
patients at the commencement of the year, and 443 at the end as
against 440 in 1930, and 426 in 1929. The average population of this
class of inmates in the two institutions was 541.88 against 546.21 in
1930, and 518.28 in 1929.
7. Statement III.—The incidence of lunacy among the various races
admitted is as given below :—
Burmans ... ...
Hindus ... ...
Mohamedans ...
Chinese ... ...
Europeans and Anglo-Indians
Asiatic Christians ...
Karens ... ...
Shans ... ...
Total ...
103
55
23
19
9
9
4
2
224
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Per cent.
45.98
24.55
10.27
8.48
4.02
4.02
1.79
0.89
100.00
IN BURMA FOR THE YEAR 1931.
3
8. Statement V.—One hundred and sixty-seven or 74.5 per cent of the
total admissions during the year were between the ages of 20 and 40 ; 33
between 40 and 60 ; 17 under 20 and 8 upwards of 60.
9. Statement VI.—Shows the various causes which contributed
towards the mental breakdown of patients in 1931.
10. Statement VII.—Deals with supposed causes of insanity of
patients showing the predisposing and exciting causes. Thirty per cent
of the patients admitted was under " Infective and Toxic conditions,"
though the number dropped from 80 in 1930 to 68 in 1931. The
number of cases of insanity caused by alcoholic indulgence decreased
from 21 in 1930 to 14 in 1931.
11. Health and Mortality.—The general health of the inmates was
good. Influenza broke out at Tadagale. Thirty-seven patients had a
mild attack and recovered under treatment ; and three who had severe
attacks developed Pneumonia and died. A new patient who had not
received the prophylactic treatment developed Bacillary Dysentery.
There were, however, 11 cases of Amoebic Dysentery of whom one died.
There were 60 deaths (52 males and 8 females). The chief causes of
deaths were Tuberculosis—20 : General Paralysis of the insane 13 :
Exhaustion from Mania 7 ; and other causes, the rest. The daily aver-
age sick during the year under report was 41.68 as compared with 39.59
in 1930 and 33.01 in 1929. The health of the inmates at Minbu was
well maintained and remained satisfactory throughout the year. Two
old and decrepit inmates died, one due to Tubercular disease of the
intestines ; and the other to perforated Gastric Ulcer. Owing to an
imported case of Plague into the Minbu Town, all the inmates and staff
were, as a precautionery measure, inoculated with Haffkine's Plague
Antiserum. Percentage of deaths to daily average strength at both the
Mental Hospitals was 5.01 in 1931 ; 6.09 in 1930 and 4.08 in 1929.
12. Escapes, Accidents and Suicides.—A patient Lwa Khine admitted
at Tadagale on the 15th September 1913, escaped on the afternoon of
the 1st July 1931, when working extra-murally. The matter was
reported to the Police. He is still at large.
Criminal inmate No. 702/471 Khwe Tun admitted at Tadagale on
the 22nd December 1928, under section 471, Indian Penal Code, who
has been sane from the date of admission, suddenly without any pre-
monitory symptoms of relapse, stabbed another criminal lunatic with a
pen-knife on the 30th October 1931, killing him instantaneously. He
also stabbed one other criminal lunatic, and the keeper in charge, but
fortunately not grievously.
13. Treatment.—New admissions were segregated and kept under
observation in a special block, and subjected to a thorough and syste-
matic physical and bodily examination. Treatment was given accord-
ing to the special needs of each case. Noisy, destructive, markedly
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NOTE ON THE MENTAL HOSPITALS
erotic and epileptic insanes, and those of defective habits were kept
apart. Suicidal and homicidal cases were subjected to close supervision.
Efforts to promote the welfare of the patients amongst other measures,
included attention to strict personal hygiene, diet, rest, fresh air, sun-
light, judicious exercise, suitable occupation, discipline, games and
amusements. Sympathy and tact in the handling of patients were
scrupulously observed, and privileges consistant with safety were per-
mitted. Sleeplessness was treated by hypnotics, and sedatives such as
Bromide of Potassium, Paraldehyde, Sulphonal, Chloral Hydrate,
Trional and Hyocyine Hydro-bromide, and by prolonged tepid baths in
very restless cases.
The treatment of cases of Paresis by intramuscular injections of
Collosal Sulphur started towards the end of 1930 was found unsatis-
factory, as the improvement was only temporary. In September 1931,
Pyrexia was induced in these cases by intramuscular injections of
Citrated Benign tartian Malarial blood. In cases where there was no
reaction and in those where there were not a sufficient number of satis-
factory rises of temperature, the injections were repeated. The total
number of cases thus treated to date were 14. The results were-
markedly improved 2 ; improved 5 ; slight improvement 2 ; symptoms
arrested 3 ; Malaria just induced 12 ; result not known 1 ; and no
reaction yet, 1. It is interesting to note that all Genera Paralysis of the
insane cases, either admitted or subsequently diagnosed as such, have
with the exception of two cases invariably become steadily worse and
died. The interval between the first onset of the symptoms and death
varied with the severity of each case.
14. Sanitation and Conservancy.—At Tadagale, the sewage was satis-
factorily disposed of by water-borne system. All buildings including
day. sheds, meal sheds, and kitchen were daily flushed out with water
and cresol lotion, when necessary. The latrines were treated with
necessary disinfectants. Earth-oil was freely used for wood work and
window frames. Fly-lotion consisting of Sodium Arsenite and Jaggery
for flies and blow lamps, and Kerosine preparation for bugs were used
with benefit. The hospital and its surrounding were kept in good
sanitary condition.
Minbu Hospital buildings and the compound were kept clean, and
sanitary throughout the year. Disinfectants were used freely. The
Aerobic type latrines were conserved regularly.
15. Water Supply.—This is still a matter of grave anxiety both on
account of scanty supply, and its extreme costliness. 36,310,800 gallons
of water were used (excluding separate garden water supply from the
lake adjacent to the hospital) and the cost of this quantity of water was
Rs. 50,663-9-0, an average of Rs. 1-6-4 per 1,000 gallons. This repre-
sents an item in the maintenance rate of Rs. 44-10-10 per annum or
IN BURMA FOR THE YEAR 1931.
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Rs. 3-11-7 per mensem per patient. Of the above water consumption,
12,750,550 gallons were obtained at a cost of Rs. 12,750-10-0 or
Re. 1, per 1,000 gallons from the Rangoon Corporation Main, and
25,560,250 gallons from the Hospital tube wells at a cost of
Rs. 37,912-15-0 or Rs. 1-9-9 per 1,000 gallons. The Corporation has
since been approached to reduce its rate for water supply from its Main
to As. 8, per 1,000 gallons. The water from the tube wells has averaged
59,100 gallons per day as against 70,000 gallons during 1930, indicating
a steady decrease in production and necessitating progressive increase
in the use of Municipal water. It is a most urgent matter that some
economical arrangement should be evolved for obtaining a reasonably
cheap supply of water to the Mental Hospital, Tadagale. A scheme
for further tube wells has been drawn up which estimates production
cost to be reduced to As. 9 per 1,000 gallons. It is unfortunate that
relatively few tube wells maintain their early promising estimates. The
period of curtailments of capital expenditure now prevailing might well
be devoted to exploring every other possible source of economic supply
in order that, if possible, an abundant and cheap supply of water may
eventually be available to this hospital, where the difficulties of and
need for maintaining a high standard of cleanliness are greater than
can be realised without actual experience in this work.
At Minbu the water supply, as in the previous year, was obtained
from the Municipal Reservoir by means of pipes, and stored in tanks
within the hospital compound. The water was good and ample through-
out the year.
16. Garden and Dairy.—A variety of good vegetables was grown in
the hospital gardens, and the produce was more than adequate to meet
the requirements of the institutions. The excess was sold. The supply
of fresh vegetables to the patients was an important contributory factor
towards the health of the patients.
The vegetable produce amounted to—
(a) Issued to patients ... ...
(b) Sold to staff and public ... ...
Total ...
Rs.
18,808
848
19,656
as against Rs. 18,502-4-5 in 1930.
Receipts from the dairy at Tadagale amounted to Rs. 7,589 (the
value of milk issued to patients being Rs. 6,521 and sold to Staff
Rs. 1,068) as against Rs. 6,543 in 1930.
There is no dairy at Minbu.
17. Diets.—The present scale of diet was found satisfactory.
Slight changes, however, were introduced periodically within the
sanctioned scale to relieve the monotony. Special diets were issued on
festive and other important occasions. The sick, old, infirm and
debilitated patients received extras. At Tadagale rations were issued
under the supervision of the Senior Deputy Superintendent.