REPORT ON THE RANGOON LUNATIC ASYLUM FOR THE YEAR 1899.
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than in previous years, there being, however, a corresponding decrease in the amount
of bread and jaggery issued.
Lunatics who, on account of their health, are classed as convalescents, have
received extras in addition to the ordinary Asylum diet. The daily number of
patients thus classed was 18, equivalent to 5 per cent. of the Asylum population.*
The expenditure on extra diet thus incurred is as shown below.
Cost of extra diet
supplied.
Costs
...
...
Milk.
Rs.
776
A.
7
P.
6
Bread.
Rs.
221
A.
2
P.
6
Beef for
soup.
Rs.
803
A.
5
P.
3
Conjee.
Rs.
366
A.
4
P.
3
Jaggery.
Rs.
81
A.
8
P.
3
Total.
Rs.
2,248
A.
11
P.
9
7. Labour.—Lunatics on probation and those partially cured have, as in pre-
vious years, been employed as far as possible in carrying on the general work of
the Asylum. Weaving has been carried on with increasing success, and some of
the cloth manufactured has been of excellent quality and a decided improvement
on that turned out in previous years.
From twist to the value of Rs. 497-2-0 cloth to the value of Rs. 989-15-0 has
been manufactured, showing a profit of Rs. 492-13-0. As proposed in last year's
report, the looms in the criminal enclosure have been increased and a loom has
also been set up in the female enclosure, and this has produced an increase in the
outturn of manufactured cloth.
In addition to the above, lunatics are also employed in basket-weaving, mat-
making, tailoring, coir-pounding and paddy-grinding, and in the various forms of
labour necessary to keep the Asylum in a clean and tidy condition.
*Sale of flowers in 1898 ...
Ditto
in 1899 ...
†Sale of vegetables in 1898 ...
Ditto
in 1899 ...
Rs.
35
69
145
162
A.
13
15
8
7
P.
3
0
6
4
8. Extra-mural Labour.—The amount received from extra-mural labour
was only Rs. 99-15-9; considerably less
than last year. There appears to be no
demand for labour of this nature. The re-
ceipts from sale of flowers* show a consider-
able increase on last year's figures; those
from the sale of vegetables† also show an increase. The average number of lunatics
considered incapable of doing work was about 70 to 80 males and 20 females.
9. Asylum Dairy.—At the beginning of the year there were 13 cows, 15
calves, and 2 bulls. During the year nine calves were born. Three calves were
sold and four cows and four calves died. At the close of the year the Asylum
had, including three calves transferred to the cow list, 12 cows, 14 calves and
2 bulls.
The financial result of the Asylum dairy is as shown below:—
I.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Received and paid into treasury, being value of
milk sold to public ... ... ...
Value of milk supplied to the Asylum and adjusted
by book transfer ... ... ...
Cash in hand on 31st December 1899 ... ...
Amount outstanding ... ... ...
Realized by sale of cattle ... ... ...
Total ...
Cost of feeding cows and sundries ... ...
Price paid for cattle purchased ... ...
Salary of milk-man ... ... ...
Paid contractor for the supply of milk... ...
Total
...
Net profit
Rs.
4,167
1,734
0
58
54
6,014
486
0
180
3,592
4,258
1,755
A.
2
8
0
6
0
1
13
0
0
1
14
2
P.
4
0
0
9
0
1
2
0
0
4
6
7
* In last year's report the daily average of convalescents was shown as 24 per cent. This was due to
a clerical error. The total daily number of convalescents should have been shown as 24, equivalent to a per-
centage of 6.6 on the Asylum population.