REPORT ON THE RANGOON LUNATIC ASYLUM FOR THE YEAR 1896.
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7. Labour.—The greater number of the lunatics who are capable of work
are employed as asylum servants, being engaged in drawing water, gardening,
conservancy, and road-making. The manufacture of baskets, mats, brooms, rope
coir for sale to the public as well as for use in the asylum affords employment to
a portion of the insane population.
Space for six looms only is at present available : all the clothing for the in-
mates was thus manufactured ; the men employed in this work are all sane. The
total cost of the twist purchased was Rs. 576-9-0. The total value of cloth manu-
factured was Rs. 1,141-8-0, the net profit to the asylum being Rs. 564-15-0.
8. Extra-mural labour consisted of one gang of five lunatics who have been
employed throughout the year at the General Hospital. Occasionally small gangs
have been sent to houses in the neighbourhood to clear compounds. From this
source a sum of Rs. 1,026-4-5 has been paid into the treasury giving, after deduct-
ing the salary of the warder in charge of the gang, a net profit to Government of
Rs. 882-4-5. Large numbers were employed in the garden in raising vegetables.
Efforts were made during the year to obtain from Calcutta and elsewhere a gardener
skilled in floriculture, but without success. In December a gardener was engaged
on Rs. 25 per month and the cultivation of roses and other flowering plants is
being proceeded with.
9. Asylum cattle.—At the beginning of the year the asylum owned ten cows,
seven calves, and three bulls. During the year eight calves were born and a
cow and a calf were purchased. Two cows and four of the calves died, and one
calf and a bull were sold; so that at the end of the year the asylum owned
nine cows, eleven calves and two bulls. The money realized in cash sales and
book transfer by the sale of milk and cattle and the net profits during the year
1896 are given below:—
(1) Received and paid into the treasury, being value of milk
sold to the public... ... ...
(2) Value of milk supplied to the asylum and adjusted by
book transfer ... ... ...
(3) Realized by sale of cattle ... ...
Total ...
Cost of feeding cows and sundries ...
Price paid for cattle purchased ... ...
Salary of milkman
...
...
...
...
Total ...
Net profit
...
...
...
...
Rs.
842
959
70
1,872
189
100
180
469
1,402
A.
11
5
0
1
2
0
0
2
15
P.
10
5
0
3
0
0
0
0
3
The net result of the asylum milk business for the past three years are
contrasted in the following statement :—
Milk sold to the public ... ... ...
Milk sold to the asylum ... ... ...
Realized by sale of cattle ... ... ...
Total ...
Cost of feeding cows
...
...
...
Salary of milkman ... ... ...
Price paid for cattle purchased ... ...
Total...
Net profit ... ... ...
1894.
Rs.
942
903
96
1,942
453
180
250
883
1,058
A.
9
13
0
6
8
0
0
8
14
P.
4
4
0
8
0
0
0
0
8
1895.
Rs.
732
1,064
183
1,980
267
180
A.
10
12
0
6
6
0
P.
0
3
0
3
0
0
......
447
1,533
6
0
0
3
1896.
Rs.
842
959
70
1,872
189
180
100
469
1,402
A.
11
5
0
1
2
0
0
2
15
P.
10
5
0
3
0
0
0
0
3
10. General treatment.—The inmates of the asylum enjoy the necessary re-
quirements for a healthy life ; a sufficient amount of exercise is given in light forms
of labour and occupation in connection with the internal economy of the asylum.