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REPORT ON THE
and 7.88, respectively, in 1896. Receipts from paying patients show a falling
off of Rs. 3,028 owing to the admission of a smaller number of patients.
Fewer seamen were admitted, and the contributions from the Port Dues Fund
therefore fell off by Rs. 5,366. The amount paid by the Ladies' Committee
of the Hospital Nurses' Institution for nurses employed was Rs. 4,989-7-9,
1896.
1897.
Rs. A. P.
Rs. A. P.
Salaries of Medical Officers
... 44,093 0 4 43,435 2 11
„ nursing establishment 28,232 11 3 19,239 7 9
„ compounders and
dressers, &c.
...
526 8 0
508 1 5
„ menial servants
... 13,309 6 3 14,150 0 2
Bazar medicines
...
376 0 8
431 6 3
Europe do.
...
6,706 12 5 11,349 15 4
Diet
...
... 38,094 4 8 32,902 3 4
Miscellaneous charges
... 26,856 2 6 23,627 3 3
Buildings or repairs
...
5,776 0 0 13,995 0 0
Total
... 1,63,970 14 1 1,59,638 3 5
against Rs. 8,970-11-3 in
1896. The decrease will be
explained later on. The
details of expenditure are
shown in the margin.
There was a saving of
Rs. 657-13-5 in the salaries of
medical officers, which was
due to the Military Assis-
tant Surgeons who acted for
the permanent incumbents
on deputation drawing less
pay. There was a large decrease in the cost of nursing, viz. Rs. 8,993-3-6, but
this, is only apparent, as the Superintendent has excluded from the account
the cost of out-nurses on the staff of the Calcutta Hospital Nurses' Institution,
who, he says, have nothing to do with the nursing of the Presidency General
Hospital. There was a small saving in the cost of compounders and dressers.
Under the head of salaries of menial establishment, there was an increase of
Rs. 840-9-11, attributable to the grant of an allowance for dearness of provisions
for a longer period than in 1896. The cost of Europe medicines was more by
Rs. 4,643-2-11. The Superintendent states that a larger supply of stores than
usual was obtained and kept in stock, but much of it remained unexpended after
the close of the year. Brigade Surgeon-Lieutenant-Colonel Crombie remarks
— " O n m y r e t u r n t o d u t y i n O c t o b e r I c a u s e d a n e n q u i r y t o b e m a d e i n t o t h e
larger expenditure of drugs which I found to be going on. I found that there
had been eleven Assistant Surgeons in charge of the Dispensary during the
previous months of the year, and that the stock-books had been kept in a
most perfunctory manner, and were naturally, as a consequence of so many
changes, in a very confused condition. Practically no check had been kept
on the compounders." On his suggestion it has been so arranged that one
Assistant Surgeon has since remained in charge of the Dispensary. This officer
has worked out the average expenditure of all drugs, which Dr. Crombie says
" will be extremely useful in establishing a normal expenditure for the future."
There was an increase of Rs. 55-5-7 in the cost of bazar medicines. There
were savings under the head of diet and miscellaneous charges, due to the
smaller number of patients treated during the year. Owing to expensive
repairs done to the buildings which were damaged by the earthquake, the cost
of buildings and repairs increased by Rs. 8,219.
63. Campbell Hospital.— The total expenditure under the different headings
is shown in the margin. The
amount spent on account of
the salaries of the Medical
Officers was more by
Rs. 494-0-3, owing to the
entertainment of an Assist-
ant Apothecary as well as
to the fact that the hospital
was debited with the pay of
the apothecary of the out-
door department, who was
on deputation at the Eden Hospital, as well as that of the Civi1 Assistant
Surgeon who acted for him. The increase in the cost of compounders,
dressers, &c., and. menial servants was due to the entertainment of extra estab-
lishment for the small-pox cases sent from Howrah and for the enormous
increase of patients in the general wards. This was also the cause of the excess
under the head of bazar and Europe medicines, diet and miscellaneous charges.
There was a large increase in the cost of buildings and repairs, viz.,
1896.
1897.
Rs. A. P.
Rs. A. P.
Salaries of Medical Officers
.. 9,302 2 0 9,796 2 3
„ of nursing establishment ... 3,120 0 0 3,829 8 1
„ of compounders, dressers, &c. 3,762 7 6 4,309 8 8
„ of menial servants
... 13,726 2 6 16,964 14 6
Bazar medicines . . .
. . . 336 0 8
362 7 3
European „
. . .
... 3,754 7 6 6,139 14 5
Diet
. . .
...
... 25,445 4 1 44,625 4 10
Miscellaneous charges ...
... 16,498 5 6 24,306 14 2
Buildings or repairs ...
... 20,279 5 0 62,195 4 3
Total
... 96,224 2 9 1,72,529 14 5