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order as exercised in India would ever permit things to go so far as that. I have
been told that Natives have gone mad from "grief"
It is much more likely to
have been the want and destitution which often are owing to the same cause as
led to the grief.
Statement 8.—Treats of the bodily sickness. Although greater in actual
numbers, there was nothing in the nature of it to make the year under review
more unhealthy than that preceding. 58 cases were treated against 31 for the
year 1879. The increase occurred principally under the heads of ague 24, and
dysentery 5. 1 am not aware of any circumstance to which I can attribute it.
I should say it was purely accidental.
Fifty-one were discharged cured; I suffering from general paralysis was
made over to his friends, and 6 died against 5 for the year preceding, namely,
three from chronic dysentery from which they had been suffering for a long
time, two from pneumonia,—always an insidious and fatal disease in lunatics.
In both the disease was ' double,' that is, attacked both lungs, and one from a
large tumour in the parotid gland, which penetrated too deeply amidst the great
blood vessels of the neck to admit of its being removed by operation.
One man was drowned in the well as already detailed.
Statement 9.—Is the Cash account. The items are given in detail, and very
few remarks are needed.
The total cost of maintaining the lunatics was Rs. 9,072-14-10 against
Rs. 10,159-5-7 for the year 1879. An analysis of the items will explain the
reduction.
Establishment.—Cost Rs. 39-11-3 per man against Rs. 41-9-4 for the year
P receding, or Rs. 1-14-1 less, owing to a reduced establishment, and to the total
being spread over a greater number of individuals.
Diet.—Rs. 30-10-4 against Rs. 38-5-6 or a reduction of Rs. 7-11-2 per man,
owing to cheaper food substances.
Clothing.—Rs. 1-0 2 against Rs. 3-2-10, showing reduction of Rs. 2-2-8 per
man, due chiefly to less clothing purchased and to our having manufactured
it ourselves.
Contingencies and petty repairs.—Were higher, owing to our having to put
a new grating over the garden well.
Bazar Medicines.—Were 3 pie per man more, but European drugs cost us
9 pie less.
The total cost per man for all charges was Rs. 72-5-1 against Rs. 83-13-5
for the year 1879, being a reduction of Rs. 11-8-4. Towards this expenditure
the lunatics contributed Rs. 155 on account of vegetables supplied from the
garden, and Rs. 127-10-0, value of clothes made up in the asylum, or Rs. 282-10-0
in all.
Statement 10.—Gives the sanctioned establishment as it stood on the last
day of the year. It is the same as on the last day of 1879.
Statement II.—Deals with the manufactory accounts, showing a profit of
Rs. 391-13-0 on an expenditure of Rs. 452-12-4.
Rs. 155 was the value at bazar prices of the ration of vegetables issued to
the lunatics ; it was not considered necessary to increase the issue of vegetables
beyond the quantity allowed by the regulations, any quantity required could
have been supplied throughout the year.
This year the lunatics have been allowed to manufacture their own clothing
as before. I have no doubt this will effect a considerable saving besides pro-
viding a market for their labour.
1 shall be glad if I am allowed to do the same in the matter of oil, which
we have been directed to procure from the Central Jail, inter-departmentally.