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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 1933.
1
Particulars of Establishment.
Superintendent (Rs. 950 + 250) ... ...
Deputy Superintendent (Rs. 500 + 120) ...
Sub-Assistant Surgeons, 1 (175+30); 1 (150 + 40);
2 (125 + 30) :and 2(100 + 30).
Head Clerk (180—10—240) ... ...
Accountant (180—10—240) ... ...
Clerks (60—5—75—5—125); 1 at 90 and 1 at 46-12
Head Steward (180—10—240) ... ...
Assistant Stewards (50—5—75—5—125) ; 1 at 80
and 1 at 60.
Head Overseer (180—10—240) ... ...
Assistant
Overseers (50—5—75—5—125) ;
2 at 105 each and 1 at 70.
Matron (200—25—325) ... ...
Senior Nurses (140—10—180—10/4 -200) ..
Nurses (80—10—130) ; 3 at 130 each 1 at 110 and
1 at 76-8
European Attendants (120—5—150) ; 1 at 140
and 1 at 106-4.
Compounders (30—3/5—55) ; 1 at 45 and 1 at 35
Head-keeper 50) ... ... ...
Assistant Head-keepers
Keepers (male)
Keepers (female)
Male ...
Female
8
1
3 at 35 ;
1 at 33 ;
3 at 32
1 at 30
and 1 at 28.
(20—2/3—22—2/3—24—2/7-26)
54 at Rs. 24 each; 4 at 26
each; 71 at 22 each; 9 at 20
each, and 2 at 19 each.
Carried over
2
Tadagale.
Number.
(a) 1
(b) 1
(c) 6
1
1
2
1
(d) 2
1
3
(e) 1
(f) 1
(f)(g) 5
(f)h 2
(i) 2
(i) 1
(i) 9
(i) 115
25
...
Monthly
wages.
Rs.
1,200
620
965
200
230
136-12
220
140
153
280
325
180
576-8
246-4
80
50
292
3,180
...
3
Minbu.
Number.
1
1
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
1
14
...
Monthly
wages.
Rs.
95
180-8
...
...
...
...
...
71-4
...
...
...
...
...
...
28
26
154
133
287
...
(a) Draws also Rs. 150, Burma Allowance: Rs. 120. Compensatory Local Allowance and Rs. 400
(£ 30) Overseas pay.
(b) Draws also Compensatory Allowance Rs. 80; Compensatory Local Allowance Rs. 90,
(c) Draw Compensatory Local Allowance ; 1 at Rs. 36. 3 at Rs. 27 each, and 2 at Rs. 21 each, and deferred
duty allowance at Rs. 10 each.
(d) Draws also Rs. 20, Conveyance Allowance.
(e) Draws also Messing Allowance Rs. 75, and Rs. 10, Uniform Allowance.
(f) Draws also Rs. 45, Messing Allowance and Rs. 10, Uniform Allowance.
(g) Two of them also draw Compensatory Allowance at Rs. 10 each.
(h) One of them draws Conveyance Allowance at Rs. 10.
(i) Draws also Compensatory Local Allowance.
APPENDICES.
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STATEMENT No. IX.—Showing the Sanctioned Establishment of the
Mental Hospitals in Burma as it stood on the 31st December
1933—concld.
1
Particulars of Establishment.
Brought forward ...
Cow-keepers (25—1/3—30); at Rs. 23 each ...
Barbers (25—1/3—30) ; at Rs. 26 each ...
Head Tailor (30—1/3—35) ... ...
Assistant Tailors (25—1/3— 30); at Rs. 26 each ...
Motor Chauffeurs (40—1/3—50) ... ...
Head Cook for Europeans (30—1/3—35) ... ...
Head Cook for Indians (30—1/3—35) ...
Assistant Cook for Europeans (25—1/3—30) ...
Assistant Cook for Indians (25—1/3—30) ...
Cooks (20—1/3—25); 1 at 21; 1 at 20 and 1 at 19
Head Carpenter (30—1/3—35) ... ...
Assistant Carpenters (25—1/ 3—30) ; at Rs. 26 each ...
Gardener (25—1/3—30) ... ... ...
Under Gardeners (20—1/3—25) ; 5 at Rs. 21 each...
Head Dhoby (30—1/3—35) ... ...
Assistant Dhobies (25—1/3—30) ; 1 at 25 and 1 at 23
Ward Servants (Male) (25—1/3—30), 3 at 26 and 1
at25.
Ward Servants (Female) (20—1/3—25) ...
Butler for Matron ... ...
Cook for Matron ... ...
Butler for Nurses
...
Cook for Nurses ... ...
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.
180
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
2
1
5
1
2
4
1
...
...
...
...
30
12
254
1,068.24
182.76
1,251.00
267.06
182.76
8.54
5.71
Monthly
wages.
Rs.
9,074-8
46
52
31
52
41
31
28
25
26
60
31
52
26
105
30
48
103
19
...
...
...
...
855-10
10,736-2
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
3
Minbu.
Number.
19
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
2 at 15
...
23
99.58
...
99.58
99.58
...
6.22
...
Monthly
wages.
Rs.
687-12
...
15
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
18
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
30
...
750-12
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
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APPENDICES.
STATEMENT No. X.—Showing Receipts and Expenditure on account of Manufactures in the Mental Hospitals in Burma during
the year 1933 and the two previous years.
1
Name of Mental
Hospital.
Tadagale ...
Minbu ...
Total for 1933
Total for 1932
Total for 1931
2
Mean Population.
Males.
1,068.24
99.58
1,167.82
1,105.28
1,062.01
Females.
182.76
...
182.76
177.19
174.97
Total.
1,251.00
99.58
1,350.58
l,282'47
1,230.98
3
4
5
6
7
8
Credits.
Cash paid into
the Treasury
during the year
for articles
sold.
Rs.
1,420
983
2,403
2,323
3,393
A.
6
3
9
10
13
P.
6
0
6
6
6
Value of manu-
factured goods
made over to
the asylum for
asylum
purposes.
Rs.
31,889
3,654
35,543
36,153
37.144
A
7
1
9
1
3
P.
10
9
7
11
6
Value of raw
materials in
store at the end
of the year.
Rs.
222
623
846
1,583
2,254
A.
1
15
0
8
0
P.
6
5
11
11
8
Value of manu-
factured goods
in store at the
end of the year.
Rs.
835
3,190
4,026
5,736
7,666
A.
15
5
4
10
11
P.
6
2
8
7
3
Value of plant
and machinery
in store at the
end of the year.
Rs.
4,779
4,979
9,758
9,843
8,504
A.
2
3
5
1
6
P.
0
2
2
0
7
Total credits.
Rs.
39,147
13,430
52,577
55,640
58,963
A.
1
12
13
0
3
P.
4
6
10
11
6
9
10
Debits.
Value of manu-
factured goods
in store on 1st
January.
Rs.
2,147
3,588
5,736
7,666
7,693
A.
15
11
10
11
8
P.
3
4
7
3
6
Value of raw
materials in
store on 1st
January,
Rs.
686
897
1,583
2,254
3,422
A.
5
3
8
0
3
P.
4
7
11
8
6
1
Name of Mental
Hospital.
Tadagale ...
Minbu ...
Total for 1933
Total for 1932
Total for 1931
2
Mean Population.
Males.
1,068.24
99.58
1,167.82
1,105.28
1,062.01
Females.
182.76
...
182.76
177.19
174.97
Total.
1,251.00
99.58
1,350.58
1,282.47
1,236.98
11
Value of plant
and machinery
in store on 1st
January.
Rs.
4,779
5,063
9,843
8,504
10,071
A.
2
15
1
6
1
P.
0
0
0
7
7
12
13
14
15
16
Debits.
Raw materials
purchased.
Rs.
2,171
1,877
4,049
4,958
5,342
A.
12
15
11
3
4
P.
0
0
0
0
0
Contingencies
of manufacture.
Rs.
3,941
438
4,379
6,126
7,113
A.
3
11
14
15
13
P.
5
3
8
0
0
All other
charges.
Rs.
4,228
160
4,388
4,579
4,263
A.
9
0
9
4
3
P.
0
8
8
4
0
Total debits.
Rs.
17,954
12,026
29,981
34,089
37,906
A.
15
8
7
8
1
P.
0
10
10
10
7
Excess of credits
or profits.
Rs.
21,192
1,404
22,596
21,550
21,057
A.
2
3
6
8
1
P.
4
8
0
1
11
17
Excess of
debit or loss.
Rs. A. P.
...
...
...
...
...
18
Remarks.
...
...
...
...
...
G.B.C.P.O.— No 138. I.G. of C.H., 2-8-1934—210.
NOTE
ON THE
MENTAL HOSPITALS IN BURMA
FOR THE YEAR 1935
RANGOON
SUPDT., GOVT. PRINTING AND STATIONERY, BURMA
1936
Price,—Rs. 1-8-0=2s. 3d.]
NOTE
ON THE
MENTAL HOSPITALS IN BURMA
FOR THE YEAR 1935
RANGOON
SUPDT., GOVT. PRINTING AND STATIONERY, BURMA
1936
LIST OF AGENTS FOR THE SALE OF
GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS.
IN BURMA
AMERICAN BAPTIST MISSION PRESS, Rangoon.
BISWAS & Co., 226, Lewis Street, Rangoon.
BRITISH BURMA PRESS BRANCH, Rangoon.
BURMA BOOK CLUB. LTD., Post No. 1068, Rangoon.
NEW LIGHT OF BURMA PRESS, 61, Sule Pagoda Road, Rangoon.
PROPRIETOR, THU DHAMA WADI PRESS, 16—80, Maung Khine Street, Rangoon.
RANGOON TIMES PRESS, Rangoon.
CITY BOOK CLUB, 98, 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. 4/4A, College Square, Calcutta.
BUTTERWORTH & Co. (INDIA), LTD., Calcutta.
S. K. LAHIRI & Co., 56, College Street. Calcutta.
W. NEWMAN & Co., Calcutta.
THACKER, SPINK & Co., (1933) Ltd. 3, Esplanade East, Calcutta.
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.
MESSRS. SAMPSON WILLIAM & Co., Cawnpore. United Provinces.
IN EUROPE AND AMERICA.
The publications are obtainable either direct from THE HIGH COMMIS-
SIONER FOR INDIA, Public Department, India House, Aldwych.
London, W.C. 2, or through any bookseller.
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
NOTE ON MENTAL HOSPITALS IN BURMA FOR THE YEAR 1935.
General ... ... ... ...
Accommodation ... ... ...
Population ... ... ... ...
Admissions, etc. ... ... ... ...
Health and Mortality ... ... ...
Criminal Lunatics ... ... ... ...
Incidence of Insanity in respect of Religion and Sex, etc.
Age ... ... ... ... ...
Form of Mental Disorder ... ... ...
Probable cause of Insanity ... ... ...
Treatment ... ... ... ...
Sanitation and Conservancy ... ... ...
Water Supply ... ... ... ...
Amusement and Recreation
... ... ...
Garden and Dairy ... ... ... ...
Diet
...
...
...
...
...
Escapes, Accidents and Suicides
...
...
Finance ... ... ... ...
Manufactures ... ... ... ...
Conclusion Staff) ... ... ... ...
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RESOLUTION
ON THE
Note on the Mental Hospitals
in Burma
For the Year 1935.
Extract from the Proceedings of the Government of Burma (Ministry of Education)
No. 153SJ36, dated the 1st July 1936.
READ—
The Note on the Mental Hospitals in Burma for the year 1935.
RESOLVED THAT—
The Note be published.
By order,
R. M. MACDOUGALL,
Secretary to the Government of Burma,
Education Department.
BURMA.
MEDICAL DEPARTMENT—No. 4659—L.A.9.
FROM
COLONEL N. S. SODHI, M.C., I.M.S.,
Inspector-General of Civil Hospitals, Burma,
To
THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF BURMA,
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.
Dated Rangoon, the 28th March 1936.
SIR,
I have the honour to forward the Annual Report on the
Mental Hospitals at Tadagale and Minbu for the year 1935.
In accordance with Local Government's order of 1932, the Note
on Mental Hospitals in Burma is now issued every other year instead
of every year.
2. Accommodation.—The
accommodation in the two Mental
Hospitals remained the same as last year, viz., 1,051 (886 males and 165
for females) at the Mental Hospital, Tadagale, and for 138 males at the
Mental Hospital, Minbu.
The overcrowding at the Mental Hospital, Tadagale (which was
acute in 1933) has gradually abated by the discharge of a number of
harmless patients to the care of their relations.
Statements I and II.
3. (a) Population.—The total number of patients which remained
in both Mental Hospitals on the 1st January 1935
was 1,193 as compared with 1,367 in 1934 and
1,306 in 1933. Of this number on the 1st January 1935, the Mental
Hospital, Tadagale had 888 males and 174 females while the Mental
Hospital, Minbu had 131 males. At the end of the year there were
866 males and 173 females at Tadagale and 124 males at Minbu,
making a total of 1,163 at both hospitals. The daily average population
at both institutions was 1202.05 (Mental Hospital, Tadagale, 894.18
males and 179.87 females; and Minbu, 128 males).
The largest
number of patients on any one day at the Mental Hospital, Tadagale
was 1,093 (910 males and 183 females) while the largest number
confined on any one day at the Mental Hospital, Minbu was 131.
4. (b) Admissions and Discharges.—There were no admissions during,
the year to the Mental Hospital, Minbu, but there were 299 (257 males
and 42 females) admissions including re-admissions to the Mental
Hospital, Tadagale. The total number of discharges from the Mental
Hospital, Tadagale, were 232 (201 males and 31 females), while two
patients (both males) were discharged from the Mental Hospital, Minbu.
Of the 232 patients discharged from the Mental Hospital, Tadagale,
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NOTE ON THE MENTAL HOSPITALS
145 (127 males and 18 females) were discharged as "Cured"; 76 as
'' Improved"; and 11 as '' Discharged otherwise." The percentage of
'' Cured " to " Admissions" was 23.08 as against 18.18 in 1933. At
Minbu one patient was discharged as " Improved" and another
" Discharged otherwise."
During the year 1935, a proposal for boarding out such harmless
lunatics as required no treatment, in Phôngyi kyaungs, etc., under the
care of local bodies was submitted to Government for consideration but
it was dropped in view of the fact that a similar experiment which was
made in 1931 did not provide grounds for belief that the scheme in
question would be likely to succeed. It is interesting however to
record that at the instance of the Mental Hospital, Tadagale, paragraph
4 of Judicial Department Circular No. 18 of 1913 was amended in
July 1935 by the Local Government, so as to ensure that only
criminal lunatics, lunatics who are absolutely dangerous and those
lunatics who may be in the acute stage in which there is most
hope of recovery from medical treatment, be admitted. It is hoped
that this amendment will have the desired effect of reducing the
numbers at the Mental Hospital, Tadagale.
5. (c) Health and Mortality.—The general health of the patients at
both the Mental Hospitals has been satisfactory throughout the year.
There were 90 (78 males and 12 females) deaths at Tadagale and
five deaths (males) at the Mental Hospital, Minbu. The high number
of deaths at the Mental Hospital, Tadagale, may be attributed to the
fact that the cases of general paralysis of the insane were usually
admitted in an advanced state, when treatment was of no avail.
Statement III.
6. Criminal Lunatics.—The number of criminal patients at the begin-
ning of the year at the Mental Hospital, Tadagale
was 428 and at the Mental Hospital, Minbu, 131.
At the end of the year there were 422 criminal patients at the Mental
Hospital, Tadagale, including 73 admissions and re-admissions. There
were 21 deaths, all males (16 at the Mental Hospital, Tadagale and five
at the Mental Hospital, Minbu).
Statement IV.
7. This statement is self-explanatory and no comment of any value
or interest is called for. Naturally, Rangoon
accounts for the largest number of admissions.
The ratio between the different races appears to have been maintained,
there being 130 Burmans, 51 Hindus, 37 Mohamedans, 36 Christians
(Europeans and Asiatics) and 45 of other races (which are made up of
Chinese 19, Karens 7, Arakanese 6, Shans 4, Talaings 4, Chins 2,
Marus 2, and Kachin 1) admitted during the year.
Statement V.
8. There is little to draw attention to in this statement except that as
is usual the number of admissions between the
ages from 20 to 40 years is preponderatingly
high, being a little more than two-thirds of the total admissions for
the year.
IN BURMA FOR THE YEAR 1935.
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9. At Tadagale " Mental Deficiency " accounted for 78 cases, Mania
for 362, Melancholia for 234, Schizophrenia
including Dementia Pnæcox for 253, Secondary
Dementia for 35, Epilepsy and epileptic insanity for 39, Toxic Psychoses
for 99 and Organic Psychoses for 164 cases, which includes 112 cases
of the General Paralysis of the Insane, once again indicating in one
form the disastrous results of the infection of syphilis. At Minbu more
or less the same ratio in regard to the mental disorders was main-
tained.
Statement VI.
Statement VII.
10. There were no admissions into the Mental Hospital, Minbu,
during the year and no statistics for that hospital
are therefore furnished in this statement. At
Tadagale '' Mental Stress " was responsible for 28 admissions, while
"Toxins," '' Infection" and "Old Age" accounted for 82, 67 and
122 cases respectively.
Treatment.
11. (a) Tadagale.—Thorough
physical examinations, attention to
general health, eradication of septic foci,
examination of stools for ova of worms,
examination of blood for signs of Amæmia and specific infection
were carried out as a rule in all cases. The nervous system was
examined for signs of abnormalities. When the blood showed a posi-
tive Wasserman reaction the Cerebro-Spinal Fluid also was examined
for specific infection. Out of 322 specimens of blood, 94 were positive
and out of 99 specimens of Cerebro-Spinal Fluid examined, 46 were
positive. Out of 299 specimens of stools examined, 123 were found to
-have ova worms. No restraint of any kind was resorted to. Hot baths,
suitable exercises in the open air, quietening most of the excited
patients were the means adopted. Paraldehyde was the most common
hypnotic used for noisy, sleepless patients. Treatment by inoculation
with B. T. Malaria, followed by injection of Trypersamide was
given to cases of general paralysis of the insane amenable to treatment.
Several of the general paralysis of the insane cases were received in an
advanced stage, in which treatment was of no avail. Only early cases
respond well to treatment and return to their original work. Cases
with marked physical signs do not react well and if at all, they are left
with marked Dementia. T. A. B. Vaccine in gradually increasing
doses intravenously was used to produce mild protein shock. 2m,
4m, 8m, 1c.c. and 2cc. were the doses used at intervals of three days.
A temperature ranging from 100 to 103 degrees was produced. It
was found useful in quietening maniacal and restless cases and in
rousing a few of the stuporose patients. Eight patients were treated
by means of prolonged narcosis with Somnefrine. Three cases of
Mania, one of agitated Melancholia and 4 of Dementia Præcox were
treated in this way. Two cases of Mania and the case of agitated
Malancholia were discharged '' recovered " and two cases of Dementia
Præcox improved sufficiently to be discharged to the care of their
relations.
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12. Fresh food, fresh milk, raw vegetables, marmite, half-boiled
liver were given to anæmic and under nourished patients with
beneficial results.
All the patients were vaccinated during the year under report.
13. (b) Minbu.—Except dietetic and occupational treatment in con-
junction with hygienic measures designed to promote the mental and
physical health of the patients, no specific therapeutic treatment was
given. Rouwolfa Serpentina (N.O. Apocyanacea) was tried in
15 grains doses, twice a day in one case of insanity with violent
maniacal symptoms, in December 1935. The treatment had to be given
up as nephritis set in after three days' treatment although the patient
was quiet and bowels moved freely during the days of treatment. This
drug deserves trial. This matter is being pursued further.
14. Sanitation and Conservancy—(a) Tadagale.—The water borne
system of sewage continued to work satisfactorily. The buildings,
out-houses and compounds were kept clean by the patients. The wards
were regularly washed with disinfectants and the walling whitewashed.
15. The-clothing was disinfected by means of thresh disinfector
before it was washed.
16. Chlorinated lime was sprinkled round the kitchens, dust-bins
and latrines during the fly season.
17. (b) Minbu.—The institution and its compound were kept clean-
and tidy. The cells and drains were flushed with water and spread
with a solution of Cresol Saponified daily. The latrine is of the bucket
system and is provided with nice seats for the inmates. The buckets
are emptied 4 times a day by the hospital sweepers into fifth receptacles
provided with tight covers and kept outside the compound, from which
nightsoil is carted away daily, at night by Municipal carts.
18. The dormitories and hospital are also provided with night latrines
with buckets. A four-seater latrine is constructed in a corner of
the garden for the use of inmates working in the garden. The buckets
and receptacles are earth-oiled every fortnight. Care is taken to see
that these latrine buckets contain enough solution of Cresol Saponified
to allow the excreta to sink into it. A duplicate set of buckets is
maintained so that when one is being cleaned or earth-oiled, the other
one can be brought into use. Clothing is disinfected and sterilized,
gang by gang, weekly. Bedding, including cots, is dried in the sun
and aired thrice a week.
19. Bugs are very few and those present were destroyed as far as
possible, by spraying the crevices with a hot solution of Cresol Saponi-
fied and with anti-vermin powder. Though the odour given by the
latter is offensive, it has a good effect on the bugs.
20. Water-supply—(a) Tadagale.—About 41,067,300 gallons of water
were used (excluding separate garden water-supply), and the cost of
this water was Rs. 10,038-11-0.
IN BURMA FOR THE YEAR 1935.
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21. Of the above water consumption 14,315,300 gallons were obtained
from the Rangoon Corporation main at the rate of annas 8 per 1,000
gallons while about 26,752,000 gallons were pumped out from the
hospital tube wells ; the cost of current used in pumping this water being
Rs. 2,881 or one anna nine pies per 1,000 gallons. The daily average
consumption for the ordinary hospital requirements (except lake water)
has been 112,513 gallons per day out of which 73,293 gallons were
obtained from tube wells and 39,220 gallons from the Rangoon
Corporation main. There has been an increase in the output
of tube-well water during the year under report, the average per day
during 1934 being 65,358 gallons.
22. (b) Minbu.—The water-supply is under Municipal control.
Water is pumped by the Municipality from a well near the bed of a
stream, about two miles distant into elevated tanks, from which it flows
into the hospital through pipes. The Municipality sends the water to the
Chemical Examiner for analysis. As the supply is intermittent, water
is stored in closed galvanized iron tanks. The quality is good and the
quantity is sufficient. Bathing arrangements are very good and on the
shower-bath system.
23. Amusements and Recreations.—(a) Tadagale.—Every attempt is
made to make the patients happy. Newspapers, Burmese and English
Picture books were supplied to all sections. Patients were encouraged
to participate in in-door and out-door games. A tennis court was opened
during the year and it was greatly appreciated by the better class of
patients. Several friendly football matches with out-side teams were
played during the year. Suitable patients were taken to the cinemas.
Several Picture-houses of Rangoon were kind enough to issue free
passes for patients. Quiet well-behaved patients were allowed to go to
the bazaar, to the Zoological Garden and for a drive under escort.
Musically inclined patients, male and female, were provided with
musical instruments and they were encouraged to have special functions
once a month. A piano has been purchased for this hospital. The
annual sports of the hospital were held in the month of February.
The function was greatly enjoyed by the patients.
24. (b.) Minbu.—There is no recreation ground nor is there any
ground in the whole hospital area, which might be designated as such,
except narrow areas between buildings, within the hospital walls,
where the unemployed inmates are made to walk for an hour in the
morning and an hour in the evening daily. There is a gramophone with
133 records with songs of different nationalities, which is played every
Sunday and appreciated by the inmates. Special feeds were given off
and on. Well-behaved inmates were allowed to go to the bazaar for
petty purchases and attend pwes and pagodas in the day-time on
festival days under the supervision of keepers.
25. Garden and Dairy—(a) Tadagale.—The hospital has a vegetable
garden which produced varieties of vegetables during the year, valued