the nurses in their hospitals under the superintendence of the Clewer Sisters.
At the Campbell and the Howrah Hospitals the nurses employed there are
unconnected with the Calcutta Hospital Nurses' Institution, and no complaint
has been made by the Superintendents of these hospitals as to their work.
47. The Medical College Hospital had the following staff:—A Sister Super
-intendent, a matron, 15 senior and 11 junior nurses, and 3 probationers. The
Presidency General Hospital had 28 nurses, whose work was superintended by
the Clewer Sisters. The Eden Hospital had a Sister Superintendent, 1 matron,
and 4 nurses. There were also 14 Government pupil nurses, 8 Government
pupil dhais, and 6 ward dhais. At the Campbell Hospital there were 9 nurses,
and at the Howrah Hospital 2. At the latter institution extra nurses are
employed when necessary. The Mayo, Police, and Chandney Hospitals have
no nurses attached to them. Seventeen nurses passed out of the Eden Hos
-pital during 1895, 6 with credit. Eleven dhais also passed, 4 with credit.
48. Finance.—The total income of all the institutions was Rs, 9,07,239-5-7.
The details are given below :—
RS. A. P.
(a) Balance on 1st January
.
33,025 7 3
(b) Contributions from Government. 3,32,983 8 8
(c) From local and municipal funds, interest on invest-
ments, subscriptions, &c.
5,41,230 5 8
Total
9,07,239 5 7
49. The total expenditure w a s —
(a) Cost of establishment, medicines, diet, repairs, and
maintenance
.
5,38,769 10 11
(b) Invested during the year
3,39,528 6 11
8,78,298 1 10
Balance on 31st December
28,941 3 9
Total... 9,07,239 5 7
50. The income and expenditure in the year under report are compared
with those of the previous year in the table below:—
1894.
1895.
Rs.
A. P.
Rs.
A. P.
1. Nett cost of all the hospitals to Government
3,24,585 4 10 3,32,983 8 8
2. Receipts from local and municipal funds,
interest, subscriptions, &c
1,98,175 14 1 5,41,230 5 8
3. Cost of establishment, maintenance, &c.
5,12,954 14 3 5,38,769 10 11
4. Invested during the year
6,300 0 0 3,39,528 6 11
The total cost to Government exceeded that of the previous year by
Rs. 8,398-3-10. The increase is seen under the heads of salaries of medical
officers, European medicines, diet, and special allowances. The total contri
-butions to the Campbell Hospital increased by Rs. 12,776-9-3, which were
chiefly influenced by the admission of a very large number of small-pox
patients. The finance of this institution will be treated in its proper place.
The total cost to Government would have been still more than what is shown
above, were it not for the large decrease in the public works charges in
the Medical College Hospital. Receipts from paying patients amounted to
Rs. 52,654-1, as compared with Rs. 46,668-7 in 1894. The increase is chiefly
noticeable in the Campbell Hospital, due to the admission of a larger number
of European paying patients suffering from small-pox. The income under
the head of local funds fell off, the figures being Rs. 66,486-8, against
Rs. 68,536-6-6 in 1894. The diminution chiefly occurred in the Presidency
General Hospital, owing to the admission of a smaller number of seamen.
Municipal contributions showed an increase of Rs. 522-10-1 in 1895. Sub
-scriptions from Europeans and natives also increased. At the Mayo Hospital
Rs. 3,31,435-8 was received by sale of Government securities, but Rs. 3,34,921-4-5
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