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REPORT ON THE
71. The usual table showing the proportion of Government contribution
towards the expenditure of the
different institutions is given in the
margin. The Chuni Lal Seal's
Dispensary shows a large increase
in the percentage. The expendi-
ture of this dispensary increased
largely during the year under
report, owing chiefly to the pay-
ment of municipal rates and taxes,
at enhanced rates throughout the
year. The Sambhu Nath Pandit
Hospital also shows a large in-
crease, because the receipts from the Calcutta Municipality were less than in
1898 for reasons mentioned above. A large reduction is noticeable in the
Campbell Hospital. This was due to there having been less public works
charges in the year under report. The variations in the percentages at the
o t h e r h o s p i t a l s d o n o t c a l l f o r s p e c i a l c o mme n t .
72. Medical College Hospital Proper.— The total expenditure, excluding the
amount invested, shows a reduction of Rs. 86,240-13-4, the figures having been
Rs. 1,24,751-14-6 against Rs. 2,10,992-11-10 in 1898. The decrease chiefly
occurred under the head of buildings and repairs and European medical stores.
The receipts from paying patients were greater by Rs. 964-4-0, the excess
being due to a larger number of patients of this class having been admitted in
1899. Owing to the admission of a larger number of seamen the contributions
from Port Dues Fund also show an increase of Rs. 497, the figures having been
Rs. 943 against Rs. 446 in the previous year. The payments made by the
Ladies' Committee of the Hospital Nurses' Institution for nurses employed,
amounted to Rs. 5,611-13-9 against Rs. 5,346-0-10 in 1898. These are included
under the head of local funds. The amount received as interest on invested
capital was Rs. 3,100-12-4, against Rs. 4,017-11-2 in 1898.
The details of expenditure are given in the marginal table. There was a sav-
1898.
1899.
Medical College Hospital proper ... 92.14
86.06
Eden Hospital
...
. . . 68.52
68.66
Ezra „
...
. . . 84.19
88.63
Eye
"
...
... 97.46
98.08
Chuni Lai Seal's Dispensary
... 47.30
58.35
Presidency General Hospital
. . . 82.60
87.95
Campbell Hospital
...
...
7 7 . 0 4
58.96
Police "
...
. . . 99.30
99.78
Mayo Institutions
...
. . . 64.90
61. 20
Howrah General Hospital
. . . 15.96
20.54
Dufferin Victoria Hospital
. . . 10.15
6.14
Sambhu Nath Pandit Hospital,
Bhawanipur
. . . . . . 51.23
65.48
1898.
1899.
Rs. A. P.
Rs. A. P.
Salaries of Medical Officers ... 22,727 0 0 18,540 0 0
,, of compounders, dress-
ers, etc.
. . .
. . . 1,944 0 0
1,944 0 0
" o f m e n i a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t 15,804 0 11
14,803 0 0
" o f n u r s i n g "
... 19,994 0 0 24,941 8 6
Bazar medicines ...
...
1,005 0 8
625 7 11
European " ...
... 42,353 6 6
8,001 0 11
Diet ...
...
... 26,254 8 4 27,158 7 3
Miscellaneous charges
... 22,684 11 3 24,966 5 11
Buildings and repairs
... 58,226 0 2
3,772 0 0
Invested
...
...
1,000 0 0
. . . . . . . . .
Total
... 2,11,992 11 10 1,24,751 14 6
ing of Rs. 4,187 under the
head of salaries of Medical
Officers, chiefly because the
pay of the Resident Physi-
cian was not drawn through-
out the year, the post having
been held by the Professor of
Pathology and Government
Bacteriologist in addition to
his own duties from the 1st
January to the 10th Decem-
ber. Captain Milne acted as
Resident Physician from the
11th to the 31st December,
but his pay for that period was drawn in January of the current year. The cost
of the menial establishment shows a reduction of Rs. 1,001-0-11, due to no com-
pensation allowance for dearness of provisions having been drawn throughout the
year. Nursing establishment cost Rs. 4,947-8-6 more than in 1898. The amount
paid by Government shows an increase of Rs. 4,681-11-7, and that borne by
the funds of the Hospital Nurses' Institution, Rs. 265-12-11. The Principal
cannot explain these variations, as the expenditure is controlled by the Ladies'
Committee of that institution.
Hitherto the cost of bazar and European medicines expended at the Medi-
cal College Hospital Proper, Eden, Ezra, and Eye Hospitals was shown against
the first-named institution, as no separate accounts were kept. Agreeably to the
remarks in paragraph 76 of my report for last year, the Principal kept a separate
account of these institutions for 1899, and has furnished the cost of medicines at
each of them. The reduction of Rs. 379-8-9 in the expenditure on bazar
medicines at the Medical College Hospital Proper is attributed to the arrange-
ment stated above. There was a saving of Rs. 34,352-5-7 on account of