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CALCUTTA MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS.
European medicines as compared with 1898. In the latter year, the hospital
was equipped with a large stock of modern surgical instruments and appliances,
which caused a heavy expenditure. A portion of the decrease is also ascribed
to the separation of the cost of medicines in the different institutions. Diet
cost Rs. 903-14-11 more than in 1898, owing to a larger daily average number
of European patients and to the issue of extras to a larger number of cases
requiring such treatment. The average cost of daily diet was As. 7.0½ for
Europeans and As. 3.3¾ for natives. Miscellaneous charges show an increase
of Rs. 2,281-10-8 attributable to the purchase of Lawson Tait beds and to
the renewal of unserviceable clothing. There was a saving of Rs. 54,454-0-2
under the head of building and repairs.
73. Eden Hospital.— The total expenditure exceeded that of the previous
year by Rs. 1,120. The
amount paid by Government
was Rs. 31,569-2-5, or
Rs. 833 more than that of
the previous year, while the
receipts from other sources
amounted to Rs. 14,406-4-9,
against Rs. 14,119-4-9 in
1898. The amount real-
ised from paying patients
was Rs. 12,099 against
Rs. 11,394-8 in 1898. The amount paid by the Ladies' Committee of the
Hospital Nurses' Institution for nurses employed was Rs. 2,307-4-9, against
Rs. 2,724-12-9 in the previous year. The expenditure under the different
headings is shown in the margin. The cost of menial establishment was less
by Rs. 187-8 because no compensation allowance for dearness of provisions was
drawn throughout the year. The charges for nursing establishment show an
increase of Rs. 247-0-6. The amount paid by Government shows an increase
of Rs. 664-8-6, while that borne by the funds of the Hospital Nurses'
Institution was less by Rs. 417-8-0. This expenditure is controlled by the
Ladies' Committee of that Institution. Owing to the separation of accounts,
the cost of bazar medicines (Rs. 215-8-6) and of European medical stores
(Rs. 2,755-9-6) appears for the first time in the statement. A comparison will
be possible when two years' figures are available. Under the head of diet
there was an increase of Rs. 1,530-13, which is attributed partly to the larger
daily average number of partients and partly to the freer issue of extras
to the patients on whom important operations were performed. The average
cost of daily diet for natives was 0-3-7 1/3 which exceeded the standard rate
b y 1 1 / 3 p i e . T h e O b s t e t r i c P h y s i c i a n s a y s : " T h e c o s t o f d i e t i n g h a s r a n g e d
high throughout the year, and the fixed allowance for natives has been found
too low." Miscellaneous charges also increased by Rs. 1,054-3-5, owing to the
employment of temporary punkha-pullers during the hot season for the patients
operated on and to greater expenditure of gas for sterilisers and of coal for heat-
ing water and the washing machine. There was a saving of Rs. 4,495-10-11
under the head of buildings and repairs. The cost of compounders and
dressers cannot be given separately, as the same staff that is employed for
the Medical College Hospital Proper does the work of the Eden, Ezra, and Eye
Hospitals.
74. Ezra Hospital.—The total expenditure, of which Government bore 88.63
1898.
1899.
Rs. A. P.
Rs. A. P.
Salaries of Medical Officers
... 6,600 0 0 6,600 0 0
" o f m e n i a l s e r v a n t s
... 3,067 8 0 2,880 0 0
" o f n u r s i n g e s t a b l i s h m e n t
. . . 10,007 10 0 10,254 10 6
On bazar medicines
. . .
. . . . . .
215 8 6
" Eur opean , ,
...
......
2,755 9 6
D i e t . . . . . .
... 8,288 4 5 9,819 1 5
Miscellaneous charges
... 9,844 5 10 10,898 9 3
Buildings or repairs
... 7,047 10 11 2,552 0 0
Total
... 44,855 7 2 45,975 7 2
1898.
1899.
Rs. A. P. Rs. A. P.
Salaries of Medical Officers
... 1,941 0 0 2,643 0 0
" of menial servants
. . . 943 8 0
876 0 0
" nursing establishment ... 782 8 0
782 8 0
O n b a z a r m e d i c i n e s
. . . ......
32 0 8
" European „
...
......
409 11 0
Diet ...
...
... 1,883 4 0 2,269 13 1
Miscellaneous charges
. . . 1,519 1 0
1,683 15 6
Buildings or repairs
. . . 244 4 0
563 0 0
Total
... 7,313 9 0 9,260 0 3
per cent., shows an increase
of Rs. 1,946-7-3. The expen-
diture is shown in the margin.
The cost of the menial estab-
lishment was met from the
opening balance of the hos-
pital and the interest on
invested capital, and a
portion of the charges on
account of nursing establish-
ment (viz., Rs. 176-1-0) was
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