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" I regard the permanent enclosure of the recreation-grounds and gardens in the
manner suggested of great importance as protecting the patients from improper observa-
tion, keeping out intruders, enlarging the liberty of the insane generally, securing various
improvements from injuries, and permitting labour to be used as a remedy for more
patients than could otherwise be done."
2. Water-supply.—Beyond stating that in quality and quantity it was good
and sufficient there is nothing under this head to comment upon.
3. Conservancy.—The dry-earth system is as far as possible enforced, but
some of the lunatics, especially the idiots and imbeciles, are as a matter of course
incapable of comprehending the simple rules of the dry-earth system, so that one
has to be satisfied with the fact of their resorting for the purpose of nature to the
latrines, and the latrines only, from which it is possible to remove all traces of
ordure. The latrines are frequently cleansed during the day by the mehters, and
the filth, well intermixed with dry earth, carried away and buried in trenches
dug outside the asylum enclosure. In former years the excreta were buried in
the garden: this was discontinued throughout the whole of 1883.
4. Cleanliness.—The precincts have been invariably kept 'clean and neat.
The asphalted floors, some of which have been completed, have been found to be
very useful in preventing the state of things reported in former years, namely, that
a disagreeable odour invariably remained even after thorough washing, the boarding
of the floors having been saturated with filth which nothing could remove.
5. Occupation.—The employment and amusements of the patients have been
continued as formerly. With regard to the former, the following is a statement
of a precise character; it was made in November, when the number was 185 :—
Number deemed capable of employment.
Fully capable
...
...
Middling
...
...
Slightly
...
...
86
62
25
173
Employed
...
...
Unwilling ... ...
Incapable from mental disturbance, &c. ... ... ...
Incapable from mental and physical disqualifications ... ...
Thus—
Capable
...
...
...
...
...
...
Incapable ... ... ... ... ... ...
Unwilling ... ... ... ... ... ...
150
23
173
6
6
185
81.1
6.5
12.4
Some of the patients refuse all work and sit motionless; but the above table
exhibits a very large percentage of willing labourers amongst an insane popula-
tion.
6. Clothing and bedding.—The clothes of both sexes are in good order and of
suitable quality. The bedding is also ample, in good condition, and kept clean.
7. Diet.—The following is the scale of diet in use in the asylum :—
Natives.
Rice ... ... ...
Beef
...
...
...
Fish ... ... ...
Vegetables... ... ...
Oil
...
...
...
Salt
...
...
...
Condiments ... ...
Fuel ... ... ...
lbs.
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
oz.
8
4
4
8
0
0
0
0
dr.
0
0
0
0
8
8
8
0
Europeans.
Bread ... ...
Meat ... ...
Butter ... ...
Milk ... ...
Sugar ... ...
Tea ... ...
Salt ... ...
Rice ... ...
Onions ... ...
Pepper ... ...
Ginger ... ...
Nutmegs ... ...
Barley ... ...
Flour ... ...
Fuel ... ...
lbs.
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
oz.
0
0
1
12
1
0
0
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
dr.
0
0
0
0
8
8
8
0
0
1
½
½
8
8
0
The contractor of the Rangoon Jail supplied the articles of food. The raw
provisions supplied were of good quality.