NationalLibraryOfScotland/medical-history-of-british-india huggingface dataset:
STATEMENT No. IV.
Return showing the occupation of patients admitted into the Lunatic Asylums
of Nagpur and Jubbulpore during the year 1879.
1
Occupation.
Bunneah
...
Beggar
...
Cultivator
...
Barber
...
Chamar
...
Dyer
...
Domestic servants
...
Engraver on stones
...
Fakir
...
Kotwal
...
Labourer
...
Soldier
...
Wife of Goldsmith ...
Do. of Postmaster
...
Unknown
...
Servants ...
Weaver or Korie ...
Oilman ...
Total ...
Nagpur ...
Jubbulpore ...
Nagpur
...
Jubbulpore ...
Nagpur ...
Jubbulpore ...
Nagpur ...
Jubbulpore ...
Nagpur ...
Jubbulpore ...
Nagpur ...
Jubbulpore ...
Nagpur ...
Jubbulpore ...
Nagpur ...
Jubbulpore ...
Nagpur ...
Jubbulpore
...
Nagpur
...
Jubbulpore ...
Nagpur ...
Jubbulpore ...
Nagpur ...
Jubbulpore ...
Nagpur ...
Jubbulpore ...
Nagpur ...
Jubbulpore ...
Nagpur ...
Jubbulpore
...
Nagpur ...
Jubbulpore ...
Nagpur ...
Jubbulpore ...
Nagpur ...
Jubbulpore
...
Nagpur ...
Jubbulpore
...
2
Male.
1
...
...
3
2
3
1
...
1
...
2
...
1
...
1
...
1
...
1
...
1
4
1
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
4
...
1
...
1
14
16
3
Female.
...
...
1
1
2
3
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
2
...
...
1
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
3
...
...
7
9
4
Total.
1
...
1
4
4
6
1
...
1
...
2
...
1
...
1
...
1
...
1
...
3
6
1
...
1
...
1
...
1
...
...
4
...
4
...
1
21
25
Remarks.
STATEMENT No. V.
Return showing the ages of patients admitted into the Lunatic Asylums during the year 1879.
1
Males ...
Females ...
Total
...
Nagpur
...
Jubbulpore
...
Nagpur
...
Jubbulpore
...
Nagpur
...
Jubbulpore
...
2
Under 20.
1
...
1
...
2
...
3
20 to 40.
11
14
6
8
17
22
4
40 to 60.
2
2
...
...
2
2
5
Upwards of 60.
...
...
...
1
...
1
6
Total.
14
16
7
9
21
25
7
REMARKS.
STATEMENT No. VI.
Return showing the types of insanity of the Lunatics in the Asylums at Nagpur and Jubbulpore during the year 1879.
1
Districts.
Remained
...
Admitted ...
Total treated ...
Recovered ...
Improved
...
Died
...
Not improved
...
Otherwise
...
Remaining on 31st
December 1879 ...
Nagpur ...
Jubbulpore ...
Nagpur ...
Jubbulpore...
Nagpur ...
Jubbulpore...
Nagpur ...
Jubbulpore ...
Nagpur ...
Jubbulpore ...
Nagpur ...
Jubbulpore ...
Nagpur ...
Jubbulpore ...
Nagpur ...
Jubbulpore...
Nagpur
...
Jubbulpore ...
2
105 A.
Acute mania.
Male.
13
4
5
1
18
5
2
1
2
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
13
4
Female.
1
2
2
...
3
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
3
2
Total.
14
6
7
1
21
7
2
1
2
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
16
6
3
105 B.
Chronic mania.
Male.
42
13
1
3
43
16
1
2
...
...
4
1
...
...
1
...
37
13
Female.
16
5
...
1
16
6
...
...
1
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
14
6
Total.
58
18
1
4
59
22
1
2
1
...
5
1
...
...
1
...
51
19
4
106.
Melancholia.
Male.
7
3
3
...
10
3
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
9
3
Female.
1
1
...
...
1
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
1
Total.
8
4
3
...
11
4
...
....
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
10
4
5
107 A.
Acute dementia.
Male.
3
7
1
2
4
9
2
1
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
2
7
Female.
...
2
1
...
1
2
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
1
Total.
3
9
2
2
5
11
2
2
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
3
8
6
107 B.
Chronic
dementia.
Male.
26
43
1
6
27
49
1
3
...
1
2
...
...
...
...
1
24
46
Female.
5
6
3
7
8
13
...
...
...
1
...
2
...
...
...
...
8
10
Total.
31
49
4
13
35
62
1
3
...
2
2
2
...
...
...
1
32
56
7
103.
Paralysis
of the
insane.
Male.
1
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
Female.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Total.
1
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
8
109.
Idiotcy.
Male.
...
21
...
4
...
25
...
...
...
5
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
18
Female.
...
13
...
1
...
14
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
13
Total.
...
34
...
5
...
39
...
...
...
6
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
31
9
110.
Insipien-
tia.
Male.
3
1
...
...
3
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
3
1
Female.
2
1
...
...
2
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
1
Total.
5
2
...
...
5
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
5
2
10
Not
insane.
Male.
2
...
3
...
5
...
3
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
...
Female.
...
...
1
...
1
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Total.
2
...
4
...
6
...
4
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
...
11
Homi-
cidal
mania.
Male.
2
...
...
...
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
...
Female.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Total.
2
...
...
...
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
...
12
Under
observation.
Male.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Female.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Total.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
13
Total.
Male.
99
92
14
16
113
108
9
7
2
6
7
3
1
...
1
1
93
91
Female.
25
30
7
9
32
39
1
1
1
2
1
2
...
...
...
...
29
34
Total.
124
122
21
25
145
147
10
8
3
8
8
5
1
...
1
1
122
125
STATEMENT No. VII.-Continued.
Remained
...
Admitted
Criminal ...
Non-criminal
Total treated
...
Recovered
...
Improved ...
Died ...
Not improved ...
Otherwise ...
Transferred ...
Remaining on the
31st December 1879.
Nagpur ...
Jubbulpore ...
Nagpur ...
Jubbulpore ...
Nagpur ...
Jubbulpore ...
Nagpur ...
Jubbulpore
...
Nagpur ...
Jubbulpore ...
Nagpur ...
Jubblpore ...
Nagpur ...
Jubblpore ...
Nagpur ...
Jubblpore ...
Nagpur ...
Jubblpore ...
Nagpur ...
Jubbulpore
Nagpur ...
Jubbulpore ...
12
13
14
15
16
17
Moral Causes.—Continued.
Religion.
Male.
1
9
1
...
...
1
2
10
1
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
10
Female.
...
...
...
...
1
....
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
Total.
1
9
1
...
1
1
3
10
1
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
10
Anger.
Male.
...
2
...
...
...
...
...
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
Female.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Total.
...
2
...
...
...
...
...
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
Fear.
Male.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Female.
...
2
...
...
...
...
...
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
Total.
...
2
...
...
...
...
...
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
Loss of money
and relations.
Male.
11
...
...
...
...
...
11
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
11
...
Female.
2
...
...
...
...
...
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
...
Total.
13
...
...
...
...
...
13
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
13
...
Study.
Male.
1
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
Female.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Total.
1
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
....
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
Total Moral.
Male.
13
15
1
...
...
1
14
16
1
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
12
16
Female.
2
7
...
...
1
1
3
8
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
3
8
Total.
15
22
1
...
1
2
17
24
1
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
15
24
18
Total known.
Male.
54
68
3
...
7
6
64
74
8
5
2
2
3
2
1
...
...
1
...
...
50
64
Female.
2
11
...
...
3
3
5
14
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
5
13
Total.
56
79
3
...
10
9
69
88
8
5
2
2
3
3
1
...
...
1
...
...
55
77
19
Total unknown.
Male.
45
24
3
2
†1
8
49
34
1
2
...
4
4
1
...
...
1
...
...
...
43
27
Female.
33
19
1
...
3
6
27
25
1
1
1
2
1
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
24
21
Total.
68
43
*4
2
4
14
76
59
2
3
1
6
5
2
...
...
1
...
...
...
67
48
20
Grand Total.
Male.
99
92
6
2
8
14
113
108
9
7
2
6
7
3
1
...
1
1
...
...
93
91
Female.
25
30
1
...
6
9
32
39
1
1
1
2
1
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
29
34
Total.
124
122
7
2
14
23
145
147
10
8
3
8
8
5
1
...
1
1
...
...
122
125
* Including 2 males and 1 female not insane.
† Including 1 male not insane.
STATEMENT No. VIII.
Return of sick in the hospitals of the Nagpur and Jubbulpore Lunatic Asylums during the year 1879.
1
DISEASES.
(The name and numbers by which diseases are indicated in the
nomenclature of 1868 should be strictly followed.)
Order A. ...
Order B.
12
15a
15c
16
21
30
37
54
55
57
CLASS I.—General diseases.
Febricula
...
Ague
...
Ague
...
Remittent fever
...
Mumps
...
Phlegmonous erysepelas ...
Muscular Rheumatism ...
Scurvy
...
Anœmia
...
General Dropsy
...
Nagpur ...
Jubbulpore ...
Nagpur ...
Jubbulpore ...
Nagpur ...
Jubbulpore ...
Nagpur ...
Jubbulpore ...
Nagpur ...
Jubbulpore ...
Nagpur
...
Jubbulpore ...
Nagpur ...
Jubbulpore ...
Nagpur ...
Jubbulpore ...
Nagpur ...
Jubbulpore ...
Nagpur ...
Jubbulpore ...
2
Remaining in hos-
pital from previous
year.
Male.
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
1
...
Female.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Total.
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
1
...
3
Admitted during
the year.
Male.
5
...
23
5
1
...
1
...
1
...
1
...
...
...
1
...
1
...
...
...
Female.
4
...
8
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Total.
9
...
31
6
1
...
1
...
1
...
1
...
1
...
1
...
1
...
...
...
4
Total.
Male.
5
...
24
5
1
...
1
...
1
...
1
...
...
...
1
...
2
...
1
...
Female.
4
...
8
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Total.
9
...
32
6
1
...
1
...
1
...
1
...
1
...
1
...
2
...
1
...
5
6
7
8
Results.
Discharged
cured.
Male.
5
...
22
5
1
...
1
...
1
...
1
...
...
...
1
...
1
...
1
...
Female.
4
...
7
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Total.
9
...
29
6
1
...
1
...
1
...
1
...
1
...
1
...
1
...
1
...
Discharged
otherwise.
Male.
...
...
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
Female.
...
...
....
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Total.
...
...
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
Died.
Male.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Female.
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Total.
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Remaining
sick.
Male.
...
...
...
...
...
...
..
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Female.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Total.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
STATEMENT No, IX.
Account of the Nagpur and Jubbulpore Lunatic Asylums for the year 1879.
Receipts.
Items.
Received from Treasury ...
Receired from paying patients ...
Value of articles received from
Manufactory department ...
Value of Europe Medicines received
Total ...
Nagpur ...
Jubbulpore ...
Nagpur ...
Jubbulpore ...
Nagpur ...
Jubbulpore ...
Nagpur ...
Jubbulpore ...
Nagpur ...
Jubbulpore
...
Amount.
Rs.
10,398
10,013
...
... 626
*626
...
17
11,024
10,657
A.
3
5
...
...
5
10
...
3
9
2
P.
11
5
...
...
3
2
...
0
2
7
Expenditure.
Items.
Establishment ...
Diet
...
Clothing
...
Bazar Medicines
...
Europe Medicines
...
Contingencies
...
Garden Expenses
...
Manufactory
...
Petty repairs and construction ...
Remitted to Treasury on account
of paying
patients
...
Total
...
Nagpur ...
Jubbulpore ...
Nagpur ...
Jubbulpore ...
Nagpur ...
Jubbulpore ...
Nagpur
...
Jubbulpore ...
Nagpur ...
Jubbulpore ...
Nagpur ...
Jubbulpore ...
Nagpur ...
Jubbulpore ...
Nagpur ...
Jubbulpore ...
Nagpur ...
Jubbulpore ...
Nagpur ...
Jubbulpore ...
Nagpur ...
Jubbulpore ...
Cash expenditure.
Rs.
5,338
5,031
4,656
4,478
...
384
2
3
...
...
25
69
238
90
137
406
... 13
...
...
10,398
*10,478
A.
5
13
0
14
7
11
1
...
...
0
5
4
14
13
15
...
8
...
...
3
15
P.
10
6
10
2
...
6
2
6
...
... 0
11
7
0
6
0
...
0
...
...
11
7
Value of articles
received from
Manufactory
department or
adjusted inter.
departmentally.
Rs.
...
...
397
161
82
...
...
...
...
17
52
...
91
...
2
...
...
... ...
... 626
178
A.
...
...
1
0
15
...
...
...
..
3
12
...
7
...
0
...
...
...
...
...
5
3
P.
...
...
10
0
6
...
...
...
...
0
8
...
3
...
0
...
...
...
...
...
3
0
Total.
Rs.
5,338
5,031
5,053
4,639
82
384
2
3
...
17
77
69
329
90
139
406
...
13
...
...
11,024
10,657
A.
5
13
2
14
15
7
11
1
...
3
12
5
11
14
13
15
...
8
...
... 9
2
P.
10
6
8
2
6
6
2
6
..
0
8
11
10
0
6
0
...
0
...
...
2
7
Annual cost-per
head.
Rs.
43
41
41
38
0
3
0
0
...
0
...
0
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
85
83
A.
12
9
6
5
10
2
0
0
...
2
..
9
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
14
13
P.
2
4
9
6
10
10
4
4
...
3
...
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
5
* These items include Rs. 465-10-2, being value of articles supplied inter-departmentally from the Jubbulpore Central Jail. This amount has been incorrectly shown by the Superintendent as a cash payment on the
expenditure side.
STATEMENT No. X.
Showing the sanctioned Establishment of Nagpur and Jubbulpore Asylums, as it
stood on the 31st December 1879.
1
Establishment.
Superintendent
...
...
Deputy Superintendent
...
...
Do.
...
...
Writer ... ...
Duffadar
...
...
1st Class Warder
...
...
2nd Class Warders
...
...
Gardener
...
...
Barber
...
...
Dhoby
...
...
Sweeper
...
...
Matrons
...
...
Daily average number of
males
...
Daily average number of
females
...
Nagpur ...
Jubbulpore
...
Nagpur ...
Jubbulpore ...
Nagpur
...
Jubbulpore ...
Nagpur ...
Jubbulpore ...
Nagpur ...
Jubbulpore ...
Nagpur ...
Jubbulpore ...
Nagpur ...
Jubbulpore ...
Nagpur ...
Jubbulpore ...
Nagpur
...
Jubbulpor
...
Nagpur
...
Jubbulpor ...
Nagpur
...
Jubbulpor ...
Nagpur
...
Jubbulpor ...
Nagpur ...
Jubbulpore
...
Nagpur ...
Jubbulpore ...
95.04
89.80
26.95
31.20
2
Number.
1
1
1
1
Staff salary.
do.
1 Writer and Compounder
do.
1
...
2 at Rs. 8 per month each.
2 at do.
do.
12,—11 at Rs. 6, 1 at Rs. 4.
7 at Rs. 6 each.
2,—1 at Rs. 7, and 1 at Rs. 6.
1
1
...
1
...
1
2 at Rs. 4 each.
...
2 at Rs. 6 per month.
Total ...
Nagpur ...
Jubbulpore ...
3
Monthly
wages.
Rs.
250
250
35
55
20
20
15
15
10
...
16
16
70
42
13
6
2
... 2
...
7
8
...
12
440
424
Proportion of —
Jemadars to males ...
Male keepers to males ...
Female keepers to females ...
Nagpur
...
Jubbulpore ...
Nagpur ...
Jubbulpore ...
Nagpur ...
Jubbulpore
...
1 to 31.68
1 to 52.5
1 to 10.56
1 to 13.0
1 to 8.98
1 to 16.5
STATEMENT No. XI.
Showing receipts and expenditure on account of Manufactures in the Lunatic Asylums of Nagpur and Jubbulpore during the year 1879.
1
Districts.
Nagpnr ..
Jubbulpore.
2
Mean population.
Male.
95.04
89.80
Female.
26.95
31.20
Total.
121.99
121.00
3
Average number
employed.
Male.
81.89
78.00
Female.
20.04
25.00
Total.
101.93
103.00
4
5
6
7
8
Credits.
Received during the year
for articles sold or for
lunatics' labour.
Rs.
187
821
a.
1
13
p.
7
10
Value of manufactured
goods made over to asy-
lum for asylum purposes.
Rs.
573
161
a.
8
0
p.
7
0
Value of raw materials in
store.
R.
11
21
a.
5
8
p.
4
0
Value of plant and ma-
chinery in store.
Rs.
597
...
a.
0
...
p.
0
...
Total credits.
Rs.
1,368
1,004
a.
15
5
p.
6
10
9
10
11
12
13
Debits.
Value of manufactured
goods in store on 1st
January 1879.
R.
4
...
a.
0
...
p.
0
...
Value
of raw materials in
store on 1st January
1879.
R.
...
12
a
...
8
p.
...
2
Value of plant and ma-
chinery in store on 1st
January 1879.
Rs.
517
...
a.
5
...
p.
0
...
Raw materials purchased
and all other charges.
Rs.
297
497
a.
4
13
p.
7
0
Total debits.
Rs.
818
510
a.
9
5
p.
7
2
14
Excess of credits or profits.
Rs.
550
494
a.
5
0
p.
11
8
15
Excess of debits or loss.
R.
...
...
16
Amount of outstanding bills due
to asylum.
Rs.
...
...
REPORT
ON THE
LUNATIC ASYLUMS
IN THE
CENTRAL PROVINCES
FOR
THE YEAR 1880.
NAGPUR:
PRINTED AT THE CHIEF COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE PRESS.
1881.
Note on the working of the Nagpur and Jub-
bulpore Lunatic Asylums for the year 1880.
The prescribed Statements I. — XI , together with the reports of the
Medical Officers in charge of the two asylums, are annexed.
2. Statement I. shows that the admissions numbered 11 males and 5
females at Nagpur and 7 males and 4 females at Jubbulpore ; re-admissions were
3 (2 males and 1 female) at Nagpur and 2 (both males) at Jubbulpore.
The total lunatic population for the year was—
Nagpur ...
Jubbulpore ...
Males.
106
100
Females.
35
38
Total
141
138
and on the 31st December 1880 there remained in the Nagpur asylum 113
lunatics (86 males and 27 females), and at Jubbulpore 125 lunatics (89 males and
36 females).
3. The numbers both in respect to admission and total population are
smaller than in former years, for the tendency to fill the asylums with harmless
incurable lunatics or persons temporarily affected with madness has ceased, and
only criminal and other lunatics whom it is impossible to make over to their
friends are now retained in the asylums. It is somewhat curious that the Super-
intendent of the Nagpur asylum should show 13 lunatics cured and 5 transfer-
red to their friends in an improved condition, while in Jubbulpore no cures were
effected and improvement was only effected in two instances. The Superinten
dent, Jubbulpore, refers thus to the matter :—
"None were discharged cured, because all who could be made over to their friends were
discharged during the previous three years, leaving now only those who are hope-
lessly insane. Seeing also that those admitted were in all instances suffering from
aggravated symptoms of disease, it is not likely that there will be many cures
effected in coming years. There were two harmless but incurable lunatics remain-
ing from last year, whose friends were sought out and to whom they were made
over in an improved condition."
The truth seems to be that in former years the number of cures effected was
swollen by reason of the promiscuous confinement of lunatics in the asylum and
their subsequent discharge.
Sickness among the lunatics was greater at Jubbulpore, but deaths were
more numerous at Nagpur. There was no overcrowding at any time. The
maximum number confined on any one night was 124 at Nagpur, and 127 at
Jubbulpore ; the number for whom accommodation is provided is 155 at Nagpur
and 161 at Jubbulpore.
4. Statement No. VI. shows the types of insanity amongst the lunatics in
the two asylums during the year. The variations are striking, viz. :—
Acute mania ...
Chronic „ ...
Melancholia ...
Acute dementia ...
Chronic „ ...
Paralysis of insane ...
Idiotcy ...
Insipientia ...
Homicidal mania ...
Not insane
...
Nagpur.
23
53
13
4
35
1
...
7
2
3
141
Jubbulpore.
6
24
5
9
60
...
32
2
...
...
138
but, as is remarked by the Superintendent, Jubbulpore, " happily these dif-
" ferences do not affect the well-being of the patients : the treatment and man-
" agement of lunatics are not determined by refinement of diagnosis.
2
5. Statement VIII. shows that sickness has been less at the Nagpur asy.
lum and greater at Jubbulpore, while the mortality in both has been higher than
in the previous year. The prevailing diseases were ague and dysentery.
6. Statements IX., X. and XI. show receipts and expenditure, and are
generally satisfactory. A general fall in the price of food-grains has caused a
diminished expenditure under diet, and careful management has been exercised to
keep all charges as low as possible.
Statement XI. shows that the Nagpur asylum has been more successfully
managed than that of Jubbulpore. This is because a farm is attached to the for-
mer, where food-grains and cotton are grown, whereas at Jubbulpore there is only
a small plot under garden cultivation in which vegetables are grown. To raise
his income, and, at the same time, reduce present expenditure, the Superintendent
of the Jubbulpore asylum proposes to introduce oil pressing on a scale sufficient
to meet the small demands of the institution. This industry may be introduced,
but the Superintendent should be careful not to exact too severe task work.
(By order)
LINDSAY NEILL,
Offg. Secretary.
The 9th May 1881.
5
17. Under the head of Contingencies are included road expenses to
released patients, stationery, petty repairs and miscellaneous charges (including
dishes, plates, &c.,) amounting in all to about Rs. 85, but besides these are the
garden and farm charges, feeding of cows and bullocks, purchase and repair of
tools of industry, &c, amounting to Rs. 488 covered nearly twice over by the
profits.
Very little was done to the buildings by the Public Works Department
beyond repairing broken roofs and turning tiles, but the interior of the wards
was white-washed from time to time by the lunatics themselves, at a cost of
Rs. 28-12-0.
Rs. 252-14-1 were received from military and private patients for mainte-
nance, and the amount deposited in the Treasury. More money has to be real-
ized for the months of November and December.
Rs. 337-7-2 were realized in cash from sales of produce and from lunatic
labor. This sum has also been deposited.
The profits will be seen from Statement 11, the gross amount Rs. 1,185-11-10
including the value of crops standing on December 31st 1879.
18. The average number of persons employed is put down at 93.95, but
this number only indicates those not absolutely idle. The work obtained from
the majority is almost nominal. Only one sweeper is entertained, but all the
menial work, as cooking, cleaning, washing, water carrying, is performed by the
lunatics, some of whom can do little more than sweep a yard or carry a gurrah
of water. Still my principle is to keep every one employed in some way, from
picking up weeds to weaving cloth.
19. The crops collected at the end of the year have been calculated at a
low estimate to be worth Rs. 195-14-6, and the value of bullocks, cows and calves
has been included under the heading of " Plant and Machinery." Some of the
young bullocks now training for the yoke will probably be sold during the cur-
rent year. Additions have been made to the stock of tools and machinery, and
one of the new keepers entertained is a carpenter able to do rough farm work.
20. On April 3rd Second Class Hospital Abdul Majid Khan was trans-
ferred at his own request to the dispensary at Kawardha in the Zamindari of
that name. He was a well-behaved, steady and intelligent subordinate, and had
become well used to his work. His successor, First Class Hospital Assistant
Appudassen, was quite new to the duties and inclined to trust too much to those
under him. He is a respectable, well behaved man, and will, I hope, become an
efficient Deputy Superintendent. He was not well assisted by the Clerk and
Compounder whom he found attached to the asylum, and this young man was
removed. The youth now serving appears willing, but has only been a few weeks
in the office.
21. The asylum has been visited by the Chief Commissioner and by the
Deputy Surgeon General, as well as monthly by the Committee of Visitors.
The reports have always been favorable.
JOHN BRAKE,
Nagpur.
The 24th January 1881.
Civil Surgeon,
Supt., Nagpur Lunatic Asylum.
9
It costs us a rupee for every 2½ or 2¾ seers, while we can get the same article
in the bazar at 4 seers per rupee. We are charged with Rs. 134 for this item
during the year 1880.
The Deputy Superintendent, First Class Hospital Assistant Mir Zamin Ali,
continues to give me much satisfaction ; he always works hard to keep the
asylum and its inmates clean, and in good order.
The official visitors inspected the asylum regularly during the year and
were on all occasions satisfied with the manner in which the institution was
conducted.
JUBBULPORE,
W. R. RICE, M. D.,
The 22nd January
1881,
Civil Surgeon.