Government paying Rs.
34,000, or 57.12 per cent.
against 59.75 in 1896. The
total cost of each institution
is shown in the margin.
At the Mayo Hospital the
amount spent on account of
the salaries of Medical
Officers was Rs. 13,900, against Rs. 14,400 in 1896. The decrease of
Rs. 500 was due to the pay of both the House Surgeons having been reduced
by Rs. 50 per mensem. The cost of compounders and dressers and menial
servants remained, the same as in 1896, viz., Rs. 1,224 and Rs. 3,828, respectively.
There was a saving of Rs. 63-11 under the head of bazar medicines and
Rs. 349-7-6 under Europe medicines. Diet cost Rs 247-10-3 more than in
1896, owing to the higher rates for food-grains and to the greater number of
sick treated. Miscellaneous charges also increased by Rs. 145-13-6. There
was an increase of Rs. 908-10-6 in the building charges due to thorough
repairs done to the buildings. During the year under report Rs. 3,992-9, which
had stood to the credit of the "thorough repair fund," was utilised for this pur-
pose. This amount is included in the opening balance of the year.
The total cost of up-keep of the Chandney Hospital exceeded that of 1896
by Rs. 529-13-3, owing chiefly to the thorough repairs done to the building, which
was considerably damaged by the earthquake. The lady-doctor was granted
house-rent of Rs. 50 per mensem during the year, which swelled the miscellane-
ous charges. Last year it was remarked that if outlay on this account is to
be justified, the hospital ought to show improvement in the female attendance.
The daily average of female patients was 1.2 in and 35.12 "out," against
1.57 and 32.6 respectively in 1896. This attendance does not show the
necessity for the services of a lady-doctor, and it is a matter for serious consid-
eration whether the large annual expenditure incurred for her pay and allow-
ance might not be utilised to greater advantage for the more immediate needs,
for instance of this hospital, or of the other branch institutions of the Mayo
Hospital. At the Park Street Dispensary the total cost shows a decrease of
Rs. 8-5-3, and at the Sukea's Street Dispensary the expenditure was less by
Rs. 6-3-3. At the Chitpur Dispensary it was more by Rs. 1,713-8, attributable to
thorough repairs done to the dispensary building and to laying water-pipes.
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1896.
1897.
Rs. A. P .
Rs A. P.
Mayo Hospital
... 35,652 0 4 36,041 0 1
Chandney Hospital
... 9,694 12 0 10,224 9 3
Park Street Dispensary ... 4,225 1 9
4,216 12 6
Chitpur ,,
... 3,549 15 9
5,263 7 9
Sukea's Street ,,
... 3,780 5 3
3,774 2 0
Total
. . . 56,902 3 1 59,519 15 7
CALCUTTA MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS.
Rs. 41,915-15-3, attributable to the construction of the outdoor dispensary, two
sheds for the accommodation of a portion of the extra patients, and a cowshed.
64. Police Hospital. —The details of expenditure are noted in the margin.
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1896.
1897.
Rs. A. P.
Rs. A. P.
Salaries of Medical Officers
... 6,013 13 11
5,725 5 4
,, of compounders, dressers,
& c .
607 1 0
648 14 5
,, of menial servants
... 1,973 4 2
2,323 2 5
Bazar medicines ..
... 103 8 7
200 0 5
European ,,
. . .
... 579 15 9
510 3 11
Diet
...
. . . ... 5,834 2 8
7,496 14 8
Miscellaneous charges
... 2,248 5 9
2,354 11 2
Buildings or repairs
... 4,128 0 0
21 0 0
Total
... 21,488 3 10 19,280 4 4
The saving in the salaries
of Medical Officers was due
to the post of the Resident
Medical Officer having been
held by a lower grade Assis-
tant Surgeon throughout the
year. The cost of com-
pounders and dressers and
menial servants was more
owing to the grant of allow-
ance for dearness of food-
grains throughout the year. The increase of Rs. 96-7-10 under the head of bazar
medicines was due to a larger daily average number of patients treated. The
cost of European medicines, however, shows a decrease, viz., Rs. 69-11-10, as
fewer surgical instruments were obtained. The cost of diet shows an increase
of Rs. 1,662-12 and miscellaneous charges Rs. 106-5-5, due to the larger
number of patients treated. The average cost of daily diet was, however, the
same as in 1896, viz., As. 3-2, which the Superintendent attributes to the fact
that there was an unusually large number of patients who were able to take
half diet only. There was a large saving in building charges.
65. Mayo Institutions. —The total expenditure was Rs. 59,519-15-7, against
Rs. 56,902-3-1 in 1896,