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REPORT ON THE
111.39 and 5.03, respectively, in 1897. The amount received from paying
patients shows an increase of Rs. 7,625, which is evidence of the greater popu-
larity of the hospital. The receipts from Port Dues Fund fell off by Rs. 3,042,
owing to the admission of fewer seamen. The amount paid by the Ladies'
Committee of the Hospital Nurses' Institution for nurses employed was
Rs. 444-10-11 more than in 1897. Miscellaneous receipts increased by
Rs. 133-8-5. The amount
received as interest on in-
vestment was also more by
Rs. 347-13-5. This, how-
ever, does not represent ac-
tual increase of interest, but
the Superintendent says that
certain amounts paid from
the Prince Gholam Maho-
med Fund were refunded.
The expenditure under the
different headings is shown
in the margin.
On the retirement of Lieutenant-Colonel Crombie, who held the post of
the Surgeon-Superintendent, the pay of the appointment was raised by
Government to Rs. 1,800 per mensem, the holder thereof being debarred from
private practice except in consultation. Under this arrangement, the pay drawn
by the present Surgeon-Superintendent was more by Rs. 4,538-0-1 than in
1897, but the increase was more than counterbalanced by a decrease of
Rs. 597-15-6 in the exchange compensation allowance drawn by the officers
and Rs. 4,170-4-7 in the salary of the Military Assistant Surgeons. The net
result was therefore a decrease of Rs. 230-4 under the head of Salaries of
Medical Officers in 1898. The large saving in the salary of Military Assistant
Surgeons is accounted for by the fact that fewer officers of this class were
attached to the institution during the year under review. The cost of menial
establishment shows a decrease of Rs. 969-7-3, due to the discontinuance
of the grant of compensation allowance for dearness of provisions during
the year. The charges on account of nursing establishment increased
by Rs. 721-0-9, of which Rs. 276-5-10 was borne by Government and
Rs. 444-10-11 by the funds of the Hospital Nurses' Institution. This expendi-
ture is controlled by the Ladies' Committee of that institution. The pay
hitherto allowed to the compounders and dressers of the hospital was not
sufficient to attract good and qualified men. The matter was represented to
Government which sanctioned a revision of pay. This enabled the Surgeon-
Superintendent to entertain three passed compounders with satisfactory results.
This arrangement explains the increase of Rs. 227-9-4 in the cost of compoun-
ders and dressers during the year under report. There was a decrease under
the head of bazar and European medicines. The saving in the cost of the
latter amounted to Rs. 4,000-2-1, which is very satisfactory, and is attributable
to the adoption of a well regulated system in the dispensary to which reference
was made in last year's report, and to the exercise of close supervision which,
the Superintendent remarks, prevented "waste and probably theft." The cost
of diet increased by Rs. 5,899-6-6, owing to higher contract rates and to larger
number of patients treated in the year under report. There was an increase
of Rs. 949-5-8 in the miscellaneous charges, as the hospital was provided with a
linoleum. The increase in the cost of buildings has already been explained.
78. Campbell Hospital.—The expenditure of this institution is shown in the
margin. There was an in-
crease in the salaries of
Medical Officers, due to the
appointment of a Lady
Doctor for the out-patient
department, and to the pay
of the Assistant Apothecary
having been drawn through-
out the year under report.
The amount spent on nurs-
ing establishment shows an
increase of Rs. 310-7-5,
1897.
1898.
Rs. A. P.
Rs. A. P.
Salaries of Medical Officers ...
43,435 2 11 43,204 14 11
„ of nursing establishment 19,239 7 9 19,960 8 6
„ of compounders, dress-
ers, &c
...
508 1 5
735 10 9
„ of menial servants
... 14,150 0 2 13,180 8 11
Bazar medicines
...
. . .
431 6 3
257 0 1
Europe „
...
... 11,349 15 4
7,349 13 3
Diet
. . .
... 32,902 3 4 38,801 9 10
Miscellaneous charges
... 23,627 3 3 24,576 8 11
Buildings or repairs
... 13,995 0 0 2,44,249 3 4
Total
... 1,59,638 8 5 3,92,315 14 6
1897.
1898.
Rs. A. P.
Rs. A. P.
Salaries of Medical Officers
...
9,796 2 3 10,905 11. 1
„ of nursing establishment
3,829 8 1
4,139 15 6
„ of compounders, dressers,
&c.
...
. . .
4,309 8 8 4,019 5 3
„ of menial servants
...
16,964 14 6 13,737 15 10
Bazar medicines ...
. . .
362 7 3
333 13 11
European „
...
...
6,139 14 5 6,708 14 3
Diet
...
. . .
...
44,625 4 10 30,413 4 10
Miscellaneous charges
...
24,306 14 2
9,396 6 8
Buildings or repairs
...
62,195 4 3 1,10,449 15 6
Total
... 1,72,529 14 5 1,90,105 6 10