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medicines, &c. In the case of a good many it is very evident on their admission
into the asylum that their death is but a question of days or weeks.
Out of the 12 deaths, five only had been in the asylum for a number of years,
some a few months, and one 12 days, the rest had only been in for two years.
Statement No. IX, Finances.—During the year Rs. 454-8-0 were received from
paying patients as compared with Rs. 548 in 1884. The expenditure on estab-
lishment amounted to Rs. 9,612, which was more by Rs. 691-8-2 than the expen-
diture under this head in 1884. This was due to the allowance of Rs. 15 per
mensem sanctioned to pay the 1st Jemadar for doing clerical duties, and Rs. 15
per mensem for a cow-keeper, who was employed during the year, and to the fact
of a 1st class Hospital Assistant having served for every month of the year.
The expenditure on account of diet was Rs. 8,146 against Rs. 8,757-7-6, or
a decrease of Rs. 611-7-6 this year : this was owing to lower prices paid for paddy,
beef, and other articles of food. Rs. 205-5-7 was spent on clothing and bedding
against Rs. 685-15-0 of last year, being a decrease of Rs. 480-9-5.
Bazaar medicines cost Rs. 74-8-11 as compared with Rs. 112-7-10, or
a decrease of Rs. 37-14-11.
Contingencies amounted to Rs. 854-2-0 against Rs. 706-14-0, being an in-
crease of Rs. 147-4-0. This was due to greater consumption of certain articles
which were dearer in this year than the last.
The total cost of each lunatic in 1885 was Rs. 111-4-8 as compared with
Rs. 111-14-11 in 1884, or annas 10-3 less than the cost of the previous year.
Statement No. X contains the sanctioned establishment at the close of the
year, from which it will be seen that there was one jemadar to 89.6 male inmates
and one jemadar to 6 female inmates, one male keeper to 16.29 male inmates
and one female keeper to 6 female inmates.
Statement No. XI.—From the proceeds of manufactures during 1885
Rs. 5,795-4-11 were remitted to the treasury as compared with Rs. 6,298-5-11
in 1884. Adding together the profit from manufactures and the amount realized
from patients, which makes up Rs. 5,103-14-3, and deducting this from the total
expenditure of Rs. 21,273-10-7, we get a balance of Rs. 16,169-12-4 as the actual cost
to Government on account of the asylum during the year, and the average cost of
each lunatic as Rs. 84-9-6 against Rs. 81-14-3 of 1884, or Rs. 2-11-3 more than
the previous year.
Taking into account the money received from relatives for the maintenance of
patients, and the money value of the labour of the inmates, it is calculated that
each lunatic on an average contributed Rs. 32-11-2 against Rs. 37-12-9 of last year.
The following is a detailed account of the money received for labour under differ-
ent headings for the year under review :—
Profit from sale of vegetables ...
... ...
Profit from sale of flowers ... ... ...
Profit from sale of baskets and brooms ... ...
Profit from sale of fuel
...
...
...
Profit from sale of coir ... ... ... ...
Extramural labour ... ... ... ...
Maintenance ... ... ... ...
Sale of grass
... ... ...
Profit on sale of milk ... ... ...
Profit on sale of eggs ... ... ...
Profit on sale of oil-tins ... ... ... ...
Carpentry ... ... ... ...
Broken rice
...
...
...
...
Sale of three ducks ... ... ...
Total ...
Rs.
1,035
106
1,308
270
413
885
454
346
1,138
117
4
105
61
3
6,249
A.
12
4
8
2
4
6
8
1
11
4
9
1
4
0
12
P.
4
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
6
6
0
0
0
11
On looking over the above table it will be seen that there was no revenue from
the sale of paddy-birds : last year this sale realized Rs. 500. Strange enough the
birds did not return to nest in the asylum ground this year. There is also a con-
siderable falling off in the profit from sale of furniture ; there was scarcely any
demand, and we were working at a loss, so this work had to be discontinued. Grass
did not sell well : the transport mules having been taken away from Rangoon, there
was no demand. The dairy has been a great success in every way ; there was