ANNUAL REPORT ON LUNATIC ASYLUMS.
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(3) cost of excess of water used during the year; (4) cost of amusement and
recreation of insanes (which is an item newly included); (5) travelling charges
incurred on patients discharged which have been larger than for several years past;
and (6) repairs to the cooking range. The very slight increase under contingencies
jn the Vizagapatam Asylum calls for no special comment. Under the heading
hospital necessaries and miscellanies there has been a slight increase both in Madras
and Calicut Asylums. This was due to the purchase of extra furniture, the substitu-
tion of railway pattern commodes in Madras and some other sundry items.
Paying patients.—The following table shows the number of paying and non-
paying patients in the Madras Asylum and the cost per head of the average
strength :—
Madras Asylum.
Number for
the year.
Average
strength.
Average cost.
Europeans and i Paying- patients ,.
,.
East Indians. ( Non-paying- patients
..
..
.,
Natives
i ra 3' in 8' P atients
'' ( Non-paying- patients
51
69
33
483
33-59
57-58
16-34
336-12
Its. A. P.
12 2 7
9 1 6
4 6 4
4 0 3
1
In the Vizagapatam Asylum there were two paying patients remaining at the
end of 3894, four were admitted during 1895 and one was discharged. The
amount received varied from Rs. 15 to one rupee per mensem. The total amount
received was Rs. 316-15-6; this includes Es. 51, arrears for 1894.
The following statement compares the average number of paying patients and
the amount of recoveries during the last three years :—■
1893.
1894.
1895.
Average numher of paying patients
Amount of recoveries
..
..
1-23
Es. 47
1-29
Es. 95-5-0
434
Es. 316-15-6
Every endeavour was made to obtain from relatives some payment, however
small; only one of the paying patients received extra diet and special clothing,
this on account of his previous position in life was thought advisable. In the
Calicut Asylum there were six paying patients during the year with an average
strength of 3*72, of these three were sepoys.
MANUFACTURES.—Out of an average population of 602*94 against 621*27 of the
previous year, 357*75 inmates against 40409 of the year 1894 were employed
daily on manufactures consisting of weaving, gardening and farming with the
result that there was a profit of Rs. 4,622-13-3 against Rs. 1,891-2-11 of the last
year. The following table contrasts the profit per head of the average number
employed on manufactures as compared with the two previous years :—
Asylums.
Average number
employed.
Total profit.
Profit per bead of the averago
strength employed on
manufactures.
1893. 1894. 1895.
1893.
1894.
1895.
1893.
1894.
1895.
Madras
Vizagapatam
Calieut
273
22
24
319
351
28
25
300
25
27
US.
A.
2,230 10
301 5
544 9
p.
4
4
10
US. A. P.
444 15 7
75G 3 2
090 0 2
US.
A.
2,814 2
1,1(52 1
040 9
p.
9
0
0
R8. A. P.
8 2 8
18 0 9
22 11 1
KB. A. P.
14 3
27 0 1
27 9 7
KB. A. P.
9 5 2
40 7 9
23 15 2
Total ...
404
358 3,130 9 0 1,891 2 11 4,022 13 3
9 13 4
4 10 11 12 14 7
Exoept in the Calicut Asylum the other institutions show a decided improve-
ment over the results of the last year. Statement XI in the Appendix gives details
of the manufacturing operations for the year under review. The abstract given