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During the first nine months there was no serious sickness, and only two
deaths; but during the last quarter the weather was continuously cold; the
weak and sickly were a good deal attacked, and 7 succumbed to bowel com-
plaints, debility or pneumonia.
Statement No. X. is the Establishment as it stood on the 31st December 1881.
It differs from that of the preceding year in having a lower class Deputy Superin-
tendent whose pay is Rs. 20 per mensem less, as he does not; understand English,
a great defect which in itself deprives us of half his usefulness. There are at
present no " Head Warders," one was imprisoned for criminal negligence in
allowing a lunatic to escape : the other resigned his post. Two ordinary
Warders are entertained in their stead for the present. I am very much inclined
to think that Head Warders are expensive luxuries : they were quite as liable to
commit faults and neglect their duty as the others : we get on just as well
without them.
The total cost of Establishment is Rs. 400 per mensem against Rs. 424 in
1880.
Statement Nos. IX. and XI. deal with the Cash and Manufactory accounts.
The total expenditure in the asylum amounted to Rs. 9,240-15-5, but from
this has to be deducted Rs. 390-5-0 drawn for raw material, chargeable to the
Manufactory department, leaving Rs. 8,850-10-5 as the actual cost of maintain-
ing the asylum against Rs. 9,192-14-7 in 1880. This makes the average cost of
each patient Rs. 70-3-2 against Rs. 72-5 1 for the year preceding.
I now proceed to analyse this expenditure.
Establishment was Rs. 4,832-2-8 against Rs. 4,982 for the year preceding,
being a decrease of Rs. 149-13-4, due to the Deputy Superintendent having been
under suspension for 2½ months. A lower paid subordinate succeeded him, and
the two Head Warders were not replaced.
Diet.— Rs. 3,108-15-3 against Rs. 3,842-6-0 for the year preceding, being a
decrease of Rs. 733-6-9, due chiefly to cheaper grain, and in some measure to
economy in management. Also the charge for lighting, included erroneously in
1880 with the diet, is this year charged as a contingency.
Clothing cost Rs. 352 against Rs. 127-10-0 in 1880, being an increase of
Rs. 224-6-0, caused by our having to renew the cold weather clothing,—a heavy
item which has to be incurred every two years. Nothing less than a blanket
coat and two good blankets will suffice for each lunatic during the cold weather
at this station.
Contingencies and Petty Repairs cost us Rs. 261-12-6 against Rs. 104-2-3,
being an increase of Rs. 157-10-3, caused by Rs. 40-6-0 spent on repairs. Oil
for lighting Rs. 58-6-3 is this year properly shown under this head ; last year it
was included in the diet. Rs. 42-14-0 were spent in renewing cooking utensils,
repairing and purchasing locks and other petties.
Medicines cost us Rs. 34-1-6 against Rs. 16-12-7 in 1880; we had to
administer more European drugs this year,—bromides, opiates and Cannabis
Indica to violent patients : Cinchona Febrifuge and iron to weakly ones.
We received Rs. 263-11-6 from " Paying Patients" this year against
Rs. 119-5-9 in 1880. There were more of them in 1881.
Statement No. XI.—Employment.
43 males 36/females 7 were employed daily on an
average in works connected with the manufactory ; 60 more were employed in
menial offices, such as cooking, cleaning and grinding wheat, cutting firewood,
sweeping and cleaning the wards and premises, removing rubbish, bringing dry
earth, powdering and sifting it, &c., &c. 23 were absolutely helpless, they could
not be induced to do anything. Even those who work are for the most part