ANNUAL REPORT ON LUNATI.0 ASYLUMS.
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IV. Gardening.—The subjoined table represents the results of the year as
compared with the two previous years :—
Asylums.
1895.
189G.
1897.
Madras
Vizagapatam
Calicut
Totnl
RS. A. P.
1,349 13 11
965 8 5
313 13 10
2,629 4 2
R8. A. P.
1,979 15 11
899 2 9
329 12 10
3,208 15 6
RS. A. P.
1,750 10 11
614 13 3
374 7 5
2,739 15 7
The decrease in the first two asylums is due to the failure of the monsoons
during the year.
IV.—GENERAL.
(1) General Administration.—The second edition of the Code containing
the laws relating to lunatics and the rules regarding the management and superin-
tendence of Lunatic Asylums was published in July 1897 having been approved bv
Government in G.O., No. 163S, Judicial, dated 13th October 1896. The work of
revision devolved originally on Surgeon-Major Evans, who was acting as Superin-
tendent of the Lunatic Asylum at Madras in the year 1894, and subsequently on the
present Superintendent Surgeon-Captain 0. H. LeetPalk; both of these officers
were assisted by first-class Military Assistant Surgeon H. H. M. Judge, Deputy
Superintendent of the Asylum.
Madras Asylum.—The Superintendent again dwells at length on the difficulties
he has to contend with in working this large and important asylum.
The general administration of the other two asylums was satisfactory.
(2) Establishment—
(a) General—Madras Asylum.—The Superintendent again speaks in eulo-
gistic terras of Military Assistant Surgeon Judge, who held the post of Deputy
•Superintendent during the year, and considers that officer's salary to be inadequate
to his position, work and ability, when compared to other men of his standing who
are allowed to take private practice. The European attendants are reported to have
worked fairly well, their general lack of education and intelligence being atoned
for by their good general behaviour. The matron Mrs. Fellowes has worked to the
best of her ability. Mrs. Kaye was the head nurse up to April last, but was reduced
for general want of intelligence. Mrs. Cleary took charge of the appointment, and
has worked well to the satisfaction of the Superintendent. The steward K. Annu
Chetty has given less trouble than he did in the previous year. He continues to
be, as last reported on, slow, untidy, irritable and rude. Store-keeper Gopalsamy
■Aiyar and Second assistant steward llajagopaul Mudali have worked well through-
out the year. First assistant steward Mr. McKenzie was promoted to head steward
of the Government Maternity Hospital in November 1897; no pormanent incum-
bent to succeed him had been decided upon at the time of making the annual report.
Native attendants.—The Superintendent again urges the desirability of re-
organising the staff of native attendants in three grades to be paid Rs. 15, 12 and 9,
respectively, and to be supplied with free uniform by Government. He makes
similar suggestions with regard to the ayahs.
Of toties the Superintendent maintains that a proportion of 1 to every 16
insanes should be sanctioned instead of 1 to every 20 as at present. The Superin-
tendent has been called upon to submit a separate communication on these subjects
dealing fully with the questions involved.
Vizagapatam Asylum.—First-class Hospital Assistant Y. Anantayyn, No. 326,
was in charge throughout the year. The Superintendent is glad to bo again able to
express his appreciation of the Hospital Assistant's steady work and interest in every-
thing connected with the asylum. In accordance with G.O., No. 1271, Public,
dated 3rd December 1896, he draws Its. 10 per mensem as a personal alldwanco in
consideration of the work done during tho past five-and-a-half years during which
time ho was not absent eveu for a day. Store-keeper A. Jagganath Uao has done