7
admitted : he lingered on for 3 months, and finally died worn out: the latter
was a criminal lunatic, always a sufferer from the complaint,—in the case book it
is noted when admitted into the asylum, that she had the disease and was at
once put under treatment.
One died of general debility, he was five years in the asylum, and always a
sickly delicate man.
The fourth and last case occurred from epilepsy in a female lunatic : she
was close on 5 years in the asylum, always epileptic ; the fits increased in sever-
ity and frequency during the past year. On the setting in of the cold weather
she was for three days almost incessantly convulsed, and finally died exhausted.
The lateral ventricles of the brain were much distended with a deeply tinted
sero-sanguinous fluid, the brain and membranes much congested, the sinuses
full of blood, the medulla oblongata and pons varoli quite softened.
*Of this, Rs. 741-0-6 were refunded to the treasury
on account of paying patients and cash sales to the
public, leaving Rs. 6,968-14-0 as the actual disburse-
ment from Government, funds, and the actual cost
Rs. 52 per patient per annum.
STATEMENT 9 deals with the cash account. The drawings from the trea-
sury reached only *Rs. 7,709-14-6 against
Rs. 7,842-15-2 for the year preceding
Rs. 238-7-4 were received from paying
patients against Rs. 251-9-5 for the
year preceding : in the latter year pay-
ment for 1884 was made in advance for one patient.
We received inter —departmentally, from the manufactory articles for use in
the asylum to the amount of Rs. 819-10-7, against Rs 754-4-11 for the year
1883. The goods are charged for at bazar rates only. Bringing the total
receipts up to Rs. 8,768 0-5, against Rs. 8,848-13-6 for the year 1883.
The total expenditure incurred in maintaining the asylum amounted to
Establishment ...
Diet ...
Clothing ...
Contingencies ...
Medicines ...
Total ...
Per patient on daily
average strength ...
1880.
Rs.
4,982
3,842
127
101
16
9,072
73
a.
0
6
10
2
12
14
2
p.
0
0
0
3 7
10
8
1881.
Rs.
4,832
3,108
352
261
34
8,588
69
a.
2
15
0
12
1
15
8
p.
8
3
0
6
6
11
9
1882.
Rs
4,763
3,053
307
235
10
8,370
64
a.
10
4
10
13
5
11
3
p.
7
2
0
1
3
1
2
1883
Rs.
4,689
3,043
188
226
7
8,157
59
a.
11
15
15
11
5
5
7
p.
8
7
10
1
6
8
3
1884.
Rs.
4,744
2,826
219
197
8
7,996
†59
a.
11
15
3
10
2
10
10
p.
0
2
6
2
7
5
10
Rs.
7,996-10-5 as
detailed in the an-
nexed
compara-
tive
Statement,
which shows that
the reduction on
expenditure
per
head has been
maintained, not-
withstanding that
we were obliged
to keep a Euro-
pean insane patient for four months which added seriously to the expenses :
also we had to hire a special attendant for him, as he was very violent; all of
which of course enhanced the average cost per head.
STATEMENT 10 gives details of sanctioned Establishment as it stood at the
end of the year.
There is no change.
STATEMENT 11 shows the manufactory accounts. A daily average of 54
were employed in this department; besides these, some 66 more were employed
daily in cooking, sweeping and cleaning up, tailoring, grinding wheat, drawing
water, &c., &c., and 24 were absolutely useless, they could not, or would not, put
their hands to anything.
We received from the treasury Rs.506-8-8, being the total of our debits,
included in the Rs. 7,709-1-4 above stated as drawn from treasury.
We sold to the public for cash, which was paid into the treasury, goods to the
value of Rs. 502- 9- 2, and we made over to the Asylum others to the value of
Rs. 811-8-0, valued at the ordinary bazar rates, leaving us Rs. 807-8-6 to the
good as profits.
During the past year two of the old wards were remodelled, raised, newly
roofed, new floors made,—in a word entirely changed. It is only one who knew
what the old wards were like that can appreciate the great improvement.
† If the refunds of cash from paying patients and on account of sales to the public be deducted, this will be
reduced to Rs. 52 per patient per annum, actual cash cost to Government