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REPORT ON THE
67. Howrah General Hospital.—The total amount contributed by Govern-
ment shows an increase of Rs. 648-10-9, which is accounted for by the purchase
of new clothing. The total income from local sources increased by Rs. 426-4-9,
owing chiefly to larger receipts from paying patients and the Port Dues Fund.
The contribution by the Municipality shows an increase of Rs. 800. There
was a small saving under the head of establishment. The expenditure under
the heads of bazar medicines, diet, and miscellaneous charges shows an increase,
which is explained to be due to the larger number of patients admitted. The
average cost of each diet was Re. 0-8-6 for Europeans and Re. 0-3-2 for
natives. The former diet rate includes the cost for paying patients. The
standard rate of Re. 0-8-0 for non-paying patients was, it is stated, not
exceeded. As regards the greater cost of diet for Europeans at this hospital as
compared with that of the Medical College Hospital, the Superintendent remarks
that at Howrah the average cost was greater owing to the admission of a larger
number of paying patients. The native diet rate was also more than at the
Campbell Hospital, due to the admission of a comparatively large number
of bad cases. There was a saving under the heads of Europe medicines and
buildings and repairs. Excluding the building charges, the total expenditure
was Rs. 27,688-11-10, against Rs. 24,121-1-11 in 1891. The average cost of
each European in-door patient per annum under the different headings of
expenditure in 1892 is given below :—
Average
cost.
Average cost.
Rs.
Rs.
Medical officer's salary (House Surgeon)
79
Europe medicines
...
6
Compounder's and dresser's salary
...
52
Diet
. . .
... 198
Menial servants' salary ...
. . .
56
Miscellaneous charges ...
93
Bazar medicines
. . .
. . .
19
These figures have been supplied by the Superintendent, and it appears that
the averages have been calculated by dividing the total cost with the daily
average number treated. But as out-patients share with in-patients in the
total expenditure under many heads of account, the exact cost per patient
per annum cannot be fixed under those particular heads, but the Superintend-
ent has attempted an approximation to the actual cost by deducting certain
percentages from the total cost on the following items for the out-patients'
share:—
Bazar medicines
... ...
33 per cent. allowed for out-patients' share.
Europe do.
... ...
33
do.
do.
do.
Medical officer's salary (House Surgeon) 15
do.
do.
do.
Compounder's and dresser's salary
... 15
do.
do.
do.
Menial servants' salary
... 15
do.
do.
do.
Miscellaneous charges
... ...
5
do.
do.
do.
68. Invested Capital.—The invested funds remained unchanged. At the
Mayo Hospital the sum of Rs. 10,000 mentioned above, which was kept in
fixed deposit in 1891, was withdrawn during the year under review and
invested in 4 per cent. Government securities.
69. As usual, abstracts from the reports of the Superintendents of the
several institutions are given below.
Medical College Hospital.—Brigade Surgeon Lieutenant-Colonel E. A. Birch
was in charge of the hospital throughout the year. Surgeon Lieutenant-
Colonel J. F. P. McConnell held the post of Second Physician from 1st January
to 9th August 1892, and again from 10th November to the close of the year.
Surgeon Lieutenant-Colonel R. L. Dutt acted as Second Physician from 10th
August to 9th November. Brigade Surgeon Lieutenant-Colonel K. McLeod held
the post of First Surgeon from 1st January to 15th April, when he retired from
the service, and Brigade Surgeon Lieutenant-Colonel D. O'Connell Raye succeed-
ed him and continued in charge to the end of the year. The post of Second
Surgeon was held by Brigade Surgeon Lieutenant-Colonel D. O'Connell Raye
from 1st January to 15th April, when he was succeeded by Surgeon Lieutenant-
Colonel J. O'Brien, who was in office up to the end of the year. Surgeon
Lieutenant-Colonel R. C. Sanders held the office of Ophthalmic Surgeon through-
out the year. Surgeon Lieutenant-Colonel C. H. Joubert held the post of
Obstetric Physician from 1st January to 18th March, and again from 10th
November to the end of the year ; Surgeon-Major A. J. Willcocks from 19th