ANNUAL REPORT ON LUNATIC ASYLUMS.
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16. Establishment («)•—In the Vizagapatam Asylum, during the year, a
temporary male attendant had to be taken on owing to the increase in strength.
In the Madras Asylum Surgeon-Captain Palk endorses the opinion of his
predecessor in stating that the steward's department is greatly undermanned,
fhe matter is still under the consideration of the Government. The work of the
matron and the assistant matron is reported to have been satisfactory. The Euro-
pean attendants are reported to have performed their duties fairly well. In the
Asylum at Calicut the staff has done its work satisfactorily.
(b) Hosjrital.—In Vizagapatam, there is no special establishment except a
Hospital Assistant who resides in the premises. In Madras the Superintendent
lays great stress on having trained native orderlies on higher pay to look after the
sick instead of the ordinary attendants. About the hospital medical staff, he writes
in satisfactory terms and states that he considers Civil Apothecary Noronha to be
very well up in his profession and of Hospital Assistant A. Dorasawmy Pillay as
having done his work satisfactorily.
17. Notes On visitors' reports.—The Madras Asylum was visited by the
official visitors once every month. The only point to note regarding their reports
is their remark on the state of the disrepair of the roads of the asylum generally,
this question is still under disposal. The Inspector-General of Prisons visited the
asylum on the 2nd March 1895 and suggested the registration of gain or loss in
pounds from admission weight in connection with the weighment statement; the
form has been rectified in accordance with his suggestions. The Sanitary Commis-
sioner visited the asylum on 13th December 1895 and remarked about the want
of an arrangement for flushing the blocks with water under pressure, the necessity
for an artificially heated room and the deficiency of latrine accommodation; all
these subjects have been or are being dealt with.
18. Finance.—The total receipts during the year amounted to Es.
1,20,088-4-6 against Rs. 1,22,458-3-7 and were from the following sources:—
Particulars.
From treasury
From paying patients
From manufacturing departments
By book adjustments
From miscellaneous receipts
Total
1894.
RS.
92,315
8,711
5,555
15,402
472
A.
7
9
10
10
13
p.
3
11
5
11
1
1,22,458 3 7
1895.
BS.
A. P.
90,998 8 10
10,637 12 9
4,082 4 11
13,553 7 9
816 2 3
1,'20,088 4 6
On the whole there has been a decrease of Rs. 2,369-15-1. It is satisfactory
to note that under the heads of receipts from paying patients and from miscel-
laneous sources there has been an increase of Rs. 2,269-8-0.
The following table exhibits the legitimate expenditure on the asylums as
compared with the previous year :—
Particulars.
1894.
1895.
Iuorease.
Decrease.
Establishment
Diot
Clothing and bedding ...
Medicines
...
Contingencies
Uospital necessaries
Total ...
Deduct valuo of stock romainiug at end
of year.
Net total expenditure ...
RS.
A. r.
38,899 2 2
42,000 11 11
2,952 1 2
509 11 7
2,530 3 7
3,320 0 3
BS.
A. P.
35,198 3 9
30,585 8 0
3,514 0 10
595 4 11
6,3-18 2 4
3,402 1 11
RS. A. P.
591 15 8
85 0 4
3,817 H 9
75 11 8
RS.
A. P.
3,700 14 5
5,115 3 5
90,818 7 8
3,200 0 3
85,073 0 3
6,115 i) 11
3,215 9 8
4,545 1 5
87,018 7 5
79,227 12 l
...
7,790 11 1
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