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the high rate per head. The pay of the menial establishment was met from
its fund. The rate at the Eden Hospital is nearly the same as in the Howrah
Hospital.
56. Other Servants.—The cost incurred for matrons, nurses, clerks, diet
sarkars, engine-drivers, &c., is shown
in the margin. The rate was the
lowest at the Police Hospital, but this
is not surprising, as only the pay of a
clerk is shown. The cost at the Medi- -
cal College and Presidency General
Hospitals varied within few rupees.
The figures for the Dufferin Hospital
appear at the first sight strikingly
large, but this is due to the same reason as has been noticed elsewhere, viz.,
the cost was divided by a smaller number of patients. The Rs. 1,893 is
made up as follows :—Pay of clerks Rs. 225, of nurses Rs. 892, and of matron
Rs. 776. The cost at the Howrah Hospital seems to be also large. It includes
the pay of clerks (Rs. 1,020), of nurses (Rs. 1,588), and of clothier and other
servants (Rs. 300).
57. Bazar and European medicines. —The cost of the two items is taken
together and shown in the margin.
At the Presidency General Hospital
there was a large increase in the
number of patients treated in 1894,
and the cost of country medicines
increased by Rs. 191-5-3. There was,
however, a saving of Rs. 121-11-1
under European medicines. The rate
per head per annum stands highest.
The attention of the Superintendent was drawn to the remarks on the subject
in last year’s report. Surgeon-Colonel Harvey thought there was room for
economy in this institution, and it is to be hoped that the Superintendent will
give the matter his attention. At the Mayo institutions the cost of each institu-
tion is not separately shown. There can be no difficulty in doing this, if the
medicines supplied to each are priced by the medical officers with reference to
the price list. At present it is not possible to obtain this information, which
is very necessary in the comparison of the cost in the different institutions. It
would be conducive both to economy and efficiency if the medical officers of
the Presidency institutions were permitted to purchase their drugs, stores and
instruments direct from England.
58. Diet.—The daily cost of diet in the different hospitals is shown in
the margin. The cost of the native
patients was in every place below the
standard rate. The Mayo Hospital
showed last year 3 annas 5 pies as the
daily cost of each patient, but in this
year it spent 3 annas, the result of the
remarks made last year on the subject.
It was pointed out by Surgeon-Colonel
Harvey in paragraph 60 of his report
for 1893 that the Mayo Hospital fed its patients at the rate of 2 annas 7 ⅓⅓ pies in
1877. With reference to these remarks, the Superintendent states that this
cannot now be attained, as the patients have now a morning allowance of diet,
which was not given in 1877. The figures vary according to the conditions
existing in each hospital. At the Dufferin Victoria Hospital the rate was nearly
approaching the prescribed allowance. The institution is a special one, and
probably the rate is allowed to run to the maximum limit to establish its popu-
larity. So far as the rates for European patients are concerned, they are shown
to have exceeded the prescribed limit at the Presidency and Howrah General
Hospitals. The Superintendents report that the figures include the cost of
paying patients, and that the maximum limit of 8 annas for pauper patients
Total cost. Rate per
capita.
Rs.
Rs. A. P.
Medical College Hospital
... 4,212
10 6 9
Presidency General Hospital
... 3,113
16 6 1
Campbell Hospital
... 3,679
7 5 3
Police Hospital
...
240
2 11 7
Mayo Institutions
...
780
3 15 4
Dufferin Victoria Hospital
... 1,893
75 11 6
Howrah General Hospital
... 2,908
43 6 5
Total cost. Cost per
capita.
Rs.
Rs. A. P.
Medical College Hospital
... 12,255 30 5 4
Presidency General Hospital
...
8,111 42 11. 0
Campbell Hospital
...
6,300 12 8 9
Police Hospital
...
684
7 12 3
Mayo Institutions
...
7,389 37 8 1
Dufferin Victoria Hospital
...
964 38 8 11
Howrah General Hospital
...
1,467 21 14 3
Europeans. Natives.
A. p.
A . p.
Medical College Hospital ...
... 7
1 ¾
3
1¾
Presidency General Hospital
... 8 11
...
Campbell Hospital
...
... 7 6
2 8
Police Hospital
...
...
.
. .
2 10
Mayo Hospital
...
...
...
3 0
Chandney Hospital ...
...
...
2
7½
Dufferin Victoria Hospital
...
3
52/ 3
Howrah Hospital
...
8 2
2 4