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capricious, now working with great vigour, and again throwing it up and refusing
to do anything for hours or days ; we have often to change the kind of work,
they are apt to grow tired of one and take readily to another by way of a
change.
There remained in store at the beginning of the year raw material valued at
Rs. 35-14-1 and about Rs. 10 worth of old plant and machinery,—Newar and
Dosuttie looms. Rs. 390-5-0 were expended in the purchase of raw material, mak-
ing a total debit of Rs. 436-3-1. Out of this we manufactured 20 blankets, worth
Rs. 2 each. Blanket and Dosuttie coats, Dhoties, Chaders, Taut patti bedding,
&c., &c. to the value of Rs. 240-8-0 were made up for the lunatics. Rs. 166-11-0
worth of garden produce were similarly supplied.
The Oil press was recently set up, and Rs. 7 worth of oil was supplied in
December.
Rs. 66-8-0 worth of goods were supplied to the School of Industry, but the
rates allowed from this institution are so low as to be practically prohibitive ; we
must find a market elsewhere.
Cash sales in the bazar amounted to Rs. 61-13-6.
Our total credits amount to Rs. 750-11-7, our total net profits amount to
Rs. 476-13-7.
During the current year I expect our manufactures will amount to consi-
derably more, as we are setting up new looms and more lunatics appear to be
taking to the work. Those thus employed keep in good health, the occupation
tends to keep them from relapses into insanity ; special care is taken that they are
not overworked, indeed they stop work of their own accord when in the least
tired.
The asylum was inspected by the Official visitors regularly during the year.
They were on all occasions satisfied with the cleanliness and order maintained
there, as well as with the food, clothing and general management of the inmates.
The Deputy Superintendent, 1st Class Hospital Assistant Mirzamin Ali,
proved very refractory and disobedient, for which he often incurred censure; this
did not appear to produce much effect. He employed a party of lunatics in
his house against my expressed and written orders ; he was suspended and
reported to the Official visitors, who recommended his removal; which was done.
JUBBULPORE :
W. R. RICE, M. D.,
26th January 1882.
Superintendent.
Since this report was written I received a copy of the remarks of the Gov-
ernment of India on the reports for 1880. This year the ratios of admissions
and cured and died have been calculated on the total of admissions and re-
admissions, and the corrections made in the figures for last year. It may not be
amiss to point out that there cannot be much value in these columns C. and D., for
things are compared which can scarcely be said to have any relation to each
other, for example the deaths may occur wholly or in the greater part amongst
the old residents ; none or very few may have occurred amongst those admitted
during the year. It occurs to me that the original purpose of these columns
was to show how much of the mortality and cures occurred amongst new admis-
sions. Percentages of cures and deaths both occurring amongst the general
population are given in columns A. and B., but in C. and D. the factors have no
real relation to each other.