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No. I
Mental Hospital at Tezpur during the year 1933.
8
Remaining
on 31st December 1933.
M.
566
523
476
F.
111
105
98
T.
677
628
574
9
Daily average strength.
M.
540.40
504.72
459.15
F.
108.10
103.63
100.59
T.
648.50
608.36
559.74
10
Daily average sick.
M.
59.49
63.14
58.35
F.
11.47
15.28
13.61
T.
70.96
78.42
71.96
11
Percentage to—
Daily average strength.
A
Cured.
M.
11.66
5.15
9.15
F.
6.48
2.89
4.97
T.
10.79
4.77
8.40
B
Died.
M.
3.31
8.51
6.97
F.
2.78
8.68
7.95
T.
3.39
8.55
7.15
Admissions.
C
Cured.
M.
.00
3.33
1.79
F.
5.26
5.26
...
T.
.69
3.60
1.67
D
Died.
M.
5.55
9.17
4.46
F.
.00
...
12.50
T.
4.83
7.91
5.00
12
Results of mental patients
admitted, vide columns
3 and 4.
A
Cured.
M.
0
4
2
F.
1
1
...
T.
1
5
2
B
Died.
M.
7
11
5
F.
0
...
1
T.
7
11
6
from this statement.
feet per patient, 566 for males, 124 for females—690 total.
was 571 males, 113 females—684 total.
No. IA
Mental Hospital at Tezpur for the year 1933 and the provincial totals for two previous years.
Certified and
admitted into the
Mental Hospital.
6
26
15
24
Certified and
released under
section 14, Act.
IV of 1912.
7
1
Nil
Nil
Released as
uncertifiable.
8
7
4
10
Died.
9
Nil
Nil
Nil
Remaining on
31st December
1933.
10
7
2
Nil
Remarks.
11
No. II.
Tezpur, for the year 1933.
5
Total.
M.
255
245
239
F.
21
20
17
T.
276
265
256
6
Discharged, transferred,
etc.
M.
17
5
14
F.
2
...
1
T.
19
5
15
7
Died.
M.
2
15
12
F.
...
1
1
T.
2
16
13
8
Remaining on 31st Decem-
ber.
M.
236
225
213
F.
19
19
15
T.
255
244
228
9
Daily average strength.
M.
231.17
217.18
217.19
F.
19.59
17.20
16.68
T.
250.76
234.38
233.88
exclude observation cases.
vi
STATEMENT
Showing the types of insanity of the Lunatics in the
1
Cases.
1. Remaining on 31st December of
the preceding year.
2. Admitted during the year ...
3. Total treated ...
4. Discharged ...
(a) Recovered
(b) Improved
(c) Not
im-
proved.
(d) Otherwise
5.
Escaped
... ...
6. Died ... ...
7. Remaining on 31st December 1933
2
I. —Errors of development.
Idiocy.
M.
1
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
F.
1
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
T.
2
...
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
Imbecility.
M.
1
4
5
...
...
...
...
...
...
5
F.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
T.
1
4
5
...
...
...
...
...
...
5
3
II.—Disorders
Mania (acute, intermittent, chronic) associated with
Pregnancy.
M.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
F.
...
1
1
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
T.
...
1
1
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
Parturition
and lactation
(puerporal).
M.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
F.
4
1
5
...
...
...
...
...
...
5
T.
4
1
5
...
...
...
...
...
...
5
Epilepsy.
M.
14
4
18
...
1
...
...
...
1
16
F.
4
...
4
...
...
...
...
...
...
4
T.
18
4
22
...
1
...
...
...
1
20
Old age.
M.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
F.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
T.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Other forms.
M.
175
61
236
38
3
1
...
...
13
181
F.
62
14
76
4
2
...
...
...
2
68
T.
237
75
312
42
5
1
...
...
15
249
Cases.
1. Remaining on 31st December of
the preceding year.
2. Admitted during the year ...
3. Total treated ...
4. Discharged ...
(a) Recovered
(b) Improved
(c) Not im-
proved.
(d) Otherwise
5. Escaped ... ... ...
6. Died ... ... ...
7. Remaining on 31st December 1933
7
II.—Disorders
of functions
—concld
Delusional
insanity
(acute or
chronic)
peranoia.
M.
15
2
17
2
...
...
...
...
...
15
F.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
T.
15
2
17
2
...
...
...
...
...
15
7(a)
Total of
columns
2 to 7.
M.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
F.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
T.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
8
9
10
11
12
III.—Insanity of infective, toxic
Acute
delirium.
M.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
F.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
T.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Insanity
associated
with acute
infective
diseases.
M.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
F.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
T.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Confusional
insanity.
M.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
F.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
T.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Syphilitic insanity.
General
paralysis of
the insane.
M.
...
2
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
F.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
T.
...
2
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
Dementia
from local
cerebral sy-
philis.
M.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
F.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
T.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Insanity due to
alcohol.
M.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
F.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
T.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
x
STATEMENT No. IX
Showing the sanctioned establishment of the Tezpur Mental Hospital as it stood on the 31st
December 1933.
1
Establishment.
Civil Surgeon as consultant ...
...
Superintendent
... ... ...
Deputy Superintendent ... ...
Second Sub-Assistant Surgeon... ...
Third Sub-Assistant Surgeon ...
...
Steward ... ... ...
Assistant Steward...
...
...
Matron ... ... ...
Assistant Matron ... ... ...
Compounders ... ... ...
Head keepers (Jamadars) ... ...
Male keepers ... ... ...
Female keepers ... ... ...
Barber
...
...
...
Sweepers
...
...
...
Total ...
Daily average number of
Proportion of
Males including
observation cases.
Females including
observation cases
Jamadars to males ...
Jamadarnis to females
...
Male keepers to males ...
Female keepers to females ...
2
Number.
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
6
71
17
1
16
122
542.33
108.62
3
Monthly wages.
Rs.
50
550
275
185
175
108
65
60
40
95
213
1,514
370
(a) 21
(b) 295
4,017
a.
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
8
8
0
8
p.
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total 650.95
90.39
(There is no Jamadarni.)
7.64
6.39
4
Remarks.
Allowance.
Includes a special pay of
Rs. 100
Includes a special pay of
Rs. 75.
Includes a special pay of
Rs. 40.
Includes a special pay of
Rs. 40.
Sanctioned but not enter-
tained.
1 at Rs. 39 and
1 at Rs. 36 with a special
pay of Rs. 10 each.
1 at Rs. 41.
3 at Rs. 36 and 2 at
Rs. 32.
14 at Rs. 23.
4 at Rs. 22-8-0.
3 at Rs. 22.
7 at Rs. 21-8-0.
19 at Rs. 21.
14 at Rs. 20-8-0.
10 at Rs. 20.
1 at Rs. 23 plus Rs. 3
for carrying on the
duties of a Female Head
keeper.
7 at Rs. 23.
1 at Rs. 22.
1 at Rs. 21.
1 at Rs. 20-8-0.
6 at Rs. 20, of them
2 not entertained
though sanctioned.
(a) 1 Barber at Rs. 21-8-0.
(b) 7 at Rs. 20.
5 at Rs. 18.
1 at Rs. 17 and 3 at
Rs. 16.
xi
STATEMENT No. X
Showing Receipts and Expenditure on account of Manufactures in the Mental Hospital at Tezpur during the
year 1933.
1
Name of Mental
Hospital.
TEZPUR MEN-
TAL HOSPI-
TAL,
1933
Ditto, 1932
Ditto, 1931
2
Mean population.
Males.
542.33
505.68
461.93
Females.
108.62
103.83
100.61
Total.
650.95
609.51
562.57
3
4
5
6
7
8
Credits.
Cash paid into treasury
for articles sold.
Rs.
459
1,539
1,701
a.
12
13
5
p.
0
0
6
Value of manufactured
goods made over to
Mental Hospital for
Mental Hospital pur-
poses.
Rs.
7,984
9,721
11,415
a.
11
4
14
p.
6
0
0
Value
of raw materials
in store at the end of
the year 1933.
Rs.
123
297
434
a.
3
11
7
p.
6
4
0
Value
of manufactured
goods in store at the
end of the year 1933.
Rs.
320
232
137
a.
10
8
15
p.
0
9
9
Value of plant and ma-
chinery in store at
the end of the year
1933.
Rs.
3,411
3,368
3,364
a.
14
13
2
p.
2
8
7
Total credits.
Rs.
12,291
15,160
17,053
a.
3
2
12
p.
2
9
10
9
Debits.
Value of manufactured
goods in stores on 1st
January 1933.
Rs.
232
137
184
a.
8
15
7
p.
9
9
3
Name of Mental
Hospital.
TEZPUR MENTAL
HOSPITAL, 1933
Ditto,
1932
Ditto,
1931
10 11 12 13 14 15
Debits—concld.
Val ue of r aw materials
in st or e on 1st Janu-
ary 1933.
Rs.
297
434
597
a.
11
7
6
p.
4
0
6
Val ue of plant and
machinery in st or e on
1st J anuar y 1933.
Rs.
3,368
3,364
3,185
a.
13
2
0
p.
8
7
4
Raw materials purchas-
ed.
Rs.
3,248
4,060
6,275
a.
6
7
9
p.
9
6
0
Contingencies of manu-
facture.
Rs.
299
357
125
a.
14
15
15
p.
0
0
0
All other charges.
Rs.
168
168
159
a.
0
3
4
p.
0
2
0
Total debi t s.
Rs.
7,615
8,523
10,527
a.
6
3
10
p.
6
0
1
16
17
Results.
Exces s of credits or
profits.
Rs.
4,675
6,636
6,526
a.
12
15
2
p.
8
9
9
Exces s of d e b i t s or l oss.
Rs. a. p.
...
...
...
18
Remarks.
Average number of mental
patients employed in
the
Manufacturing
Department.
Males.
21.78
44.87
43.40
Females.
14.17
24.57
22.19
Total.
36.55
69.44
65.59
NOTE.—(1) The average number of inmates employed during the year on manufactures may be stated in the column for remark or in
a foot-note.
(2) The "value" of materials, stores, etc. must be entered at market rates.
A. G. P. (L. S.-G.) No. 3—1+97=25-9-1934.
ANNUAL REPORT
ON
The Working of the Assam Mental
Hospital, Tezpur,
FOR THE YEAR
1935
BY
COLONEL C. E. PALMER, I.M.S.,
INSPECTOR GENERAL OF CIVIL HOSPITALS, ASSAM
SHILLONG
PRINTED AT THE ASSAM GOVERNMENT PRESS
1936
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ON
The Working of the Assam Mental
Hospital, Tezpur,
FOR THE YEAR
1935
BY
COLONEL C. E. PALMER, I.M.S.,
INSPECTOR GENERAL OF CIVIL HOSPITALS, ASSAM
SHILLONG
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1936
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TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Introductory
...
...
...
...
...
General.
Admissions, re-admissions, discharges
...
...
...
Escapes and daily average strength
...
... ...
Admissions classified according to—
(a) Criminal lunatics ... ... ... ...
(b) Nationality, religions, sex and residence...
... ... ...
(c) Previous occupation ... ... ... ...
(d) Types and alleged causes of insanity ... ... ... ...
Vital.
Sickness and mortality
...
...
...
...
Finance.
Expenditure and cost per inmate
...
...
...
Miscellaneous.
Employment of inmates
...
...
...
...
Accommodation
...
...
...
...
...
Inspections
...
...
...
...
...
Water-supply
...
...
...
...
...
General remarks
...
...
...
...
...
PAGE.
1
ib.
ib.
2
ib.
ib.
ib.
ib.
3
4
ib.
ib.
ib.
5
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR-GENERAL OF CIVIL HOSPITALS, ASSAM.
No. 3307.
FROM
COLONEL C. E. PALMER, I.M.S.,
INSPECTOR-GENERAL OF CIVIL HOSPITALS, ASSAM.
To
THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM,
TRANSFERRED DEPARTMENTS.
Dated Shillong, the 11th April 1936.
SIR,
I HAVE the honour to submit my Annual Report on the working of the Assam
Mental Hospital, Tezpur, for the year 1935.
Introductory.
Dr. S. N. Choudhury, A.M.S. (Senior) held charge of the Provincial Mental
Hospital at Tezpur throughout the year.
The Civil Surgeon, Darrang, acts as consultant to the Hospital.
Khan Sahib Dr. Mokhtar Hussain, Selection Grade Sub-Assistant Surgeon,
was the Deputy Superintendent throughout the year.
The general staff remained the same as in 1934.
Statement No. I.
2. The number of inmates remaining at the end of the year 1934 was 685 of
whom 560 were males and 125 females. During the
year under review 172 patients (153 males and 19
females) were admitted including 9 re-admissions (all males). The total number
of patients treated during the year was, therefore, 857 (713 males and 144 females)
as against 841 (697 males and 144 females) in 1934.
Of this number, 69 were discharged " cured ", 12 discharged " Improved "
8 discharged " Not improved ", 4 discharged " Otherwise " and 91 died leaving
673 at the end of the year.
The percentage of recoveries calculated on the daily average strength was 10.24
against 17.60 in 1934.
Re-admission.
3. There were 9 re-admissions agaist 21 of the
previous year.
The interval from the date of discharge varied from 3 months 12 days to 14
years 8 months 22 days.
Escapes.
4. There were 2 escapes from the Tubercle Section of this Hospital during the
year under review. They were recaptured within 24
hours. Keepers responsible for the escapes were
adequately punished.
Daily average strength.
5. The daily average strength was 673.93 against
687.36 in 1934.
Birth.
6. One pregnant female patient admitted in this Hospital gave birth to a
male child on the 21st January 1935 who was disposed
of through the Committing Magistrate on 8th Septem-
ber 1935.
Statement II.
7. This is the revision of Statement No. IA. This statement deals with
observation cases for alleged lunacy.
Forty-three cases were admitted during the year including 2 re-admissions and
4 cases were carried forward from the previous year.
Of these 47, 28 were certified insane and admitted for safe custody and treat-
ment, 2 certified and discharged under section 14 of the Indian Lunacy Act IV of
1912, Amendment Act XXXII of 1923, 15 were released as " uncertifiable "
and 2 remained under observation at the end of the year.
Statement III.
8. This is the revision of Statement No. II. This statement deals with
criminal mental patients.
The year opened with 256 criminal mental patients and 38 (including 3
re-admissions) were admitted during the year.
Of this number, 22 were discharged and 29 died leaving 243 at the end of
the year.
The daily average strength was 249.85 against 258.58 in 1934.
2
A statement showing the classes of criminal lunatics is given below :—
Article 898 of Assam Jail
Manual, Volume I.
1
Paragraph
3—Under-
trial.
Paragraph 4.—Acquitted.
Paragraph
5.—Insane
convict.
Total ...
Remained.
M.
2
125
67
41
233
F.
3
11
7
5
23
T.
4
136
74
46
256
Admitted and
re-admitted.
M.
5
24
8
3
35
F.
6
2
1
...
3
T.
7
26
9
3
38
Total.
M.
8
149
75
44
268
F.
9
13
8
5
26
T.
10
162
83
49
294
Discharged.
M.
11
14
4
3
21
F.
12
...
...
1
1
T.
13
14
4
4
22
Died.
M.
14
17
4
6
27
F.
15
2
...
...
2
T.
16
19
4
6
29
Remaining.
M.
17
118
67
35
220
F.
18
11
8
4
23
T.
19
129
75
39
243
Statement No. IV. Religion,
Sex, and residence.
9. This is a revision of Statement No. III.
Out of a total of 163 new admissions classified by religion, 118 were Hindus,
30 Muhammadans, 7 Indian Christians and 8 of other castes.
Of these, 101 were natives of the province and 62 natives of other provinces
but most of the latter were domiciled.
Statement No, V. Age.
10. As usual the majority of cases on admission were
found to be between 20 to 40 years of age.
Statement No. VI.
11. The types of insanity of those admitted and re-
admitted were as follows:—
Mental deficiency ...
...
...
...
...
Maniac Depressive Insanity ... ... ... ...
Mania
...
...
...
...
...
Melancholia
...
...
...
...
...
Schizophrenia including Dementia Praecox ... ... ...
Epilepsy and Epileptic Insanity
...
... ...
TOXIC PSYCHOSIS.
Cannabis Indicae Psychosis
...
...
...
...
ORGANIC PSYCHOSIS.
Cerebral Syphilis ... ... ... ... ...
Total
...
...
1
42
61
7
47
7
6
1
172
Statement No. VII. Aetiological
Factors.
12. Predisposing causes were known in 34 cases
and exciting in 22. Both predisposing and exciting
causes were known in 22 of these cases.
VITAL.
Sickness and mortality.
13.(a) The number of admissions to the infirmaries was 307 against 191 in
1934 with a daily average sick rate of 72.22 against
60.38 in 1934. This excludes cases of epilepsy, the
daily average of which was 39 44 against 36.43 in 1934.
(b) The following comparative statement shows the admission for the more
prevalent diseases during the past 3 years :—
Diseases.
1
Tuberculosis
... ... ...
Dysentery
... ... ...
Malaria ...
...
...
...
Influenza ...
...
... ...
Diseases of digestive system
... ...
All other diseases ... ... ...
Total
...
...
1935.
2
29
98
58
38
10
74
307
1934.
3
6
29
34
12
21
89
191
1933.
4
11
58
44
24
18
90
245
Remarks.
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Excluding Public Works Department charges, repairs and maintenance
charges, rates and taxes, receipts from paying patients and profits on manufactures,
the average cost per inmate worked out to Rs. 147-10-1 against Rs. 140-13-10 in
1934.
(b) The profits in the manufactory department were Rs. 6,086-1-3 against
Rs. 7,283-11-7 or an average of Rs. 87-14-4 per head of inmates employed on
manufactures against Rs. 132-8-7 in 1934.
The fall in profit was due to (i) fall in price of articles and (ii) fall in the
yield of milk owing to foot-and-mouth disease of cows.
The principal item of expenditure was the cost of "Diet" which amounted
to Rs. 40,981-6-9 against Rs. 40,564-5-9 in 1934. Average cost per head was
Rs. 60-7-10 against Rs. 58-12-9 in 1934.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Employment of patients.
15. (a) Male patients are employed in cultivation of vegetables, sugar-cane,
jute, manufacture of gur, fencing of garden land, cane
and bamboo works, carpentry, masonry, tailoring,
dairy work and the usual domestic services.
Females are employed on paddy husking, preparation of spices, mending
clothes and other household works.
Weaving is done both by male and female patients.
(b) The special methods of treatment adopted were Hydrotheraphy, special
dieting including artificial feeding in cases exhibiting active refusal of food, and
occupational therapy.
Garden.
(c) The hospital garden continued to do well, yielding some profit and an use-
ful addition to the dietary.
Accommodation.
(d) Accommodation available at the end of the year including all types of
wards, cells and infirmaries, was 566 for males and 124
for females or a total of 690.
The maximum number confined on any one night during the year was 690
against 704 in 1934.
Conservancy.
(e) Night soil is trenched in a selected site on the garden land and infected
stools are incinerated outside the enclosure.
Water-supply
(f) Insufficiency of water in the male section still
continues.
The inadequacy of the water-supply has now reached a dangerous point and
it is essential to provide necessary funds. A scheme is under consideration for
making the hospital self-sufficient at a cost of approximately Rs. 16,000 and I
trust that action will not be delayed much longer.
Dairy.
(g) Live-stock of Upper-Shillong Farm's cattle are a
follows :—
—
Stock on 1st January 1935
...
Received during 1935 ...
Total ...
Died
...
...
...
Sold
...
...
...
Destroyed ... ... ...
Remaining on 31st December 1935
Cows.
6
2
8
1
1
...
6
Cow calf.
...
3*
3
...
...
...
3
Bull calf.
2
2*
4
2
...
1
1
Heifer.
1
...
1
...
...
...
1
Bull.
...
1
1
...
...
...
1
Remarks.
*Cow calves 3 and
bull calves 2 born
in the Hospital
Dairy Farm.
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(h) Fresh eggs were supplied from the Hospital Farm
for the patients throughout the year.
Poultry.
Cleanliness.
(i) Great care was taken in the difficult matter of personal cleanliness of
inmates. Their clothing was boiled and washed weekly.
Clothing.
(j) Good and sufficient.
Discipline.
(k) Good.
Amusement and recreation.
(l) Mental patients were kept amused with music and games. Literate in-
mates were provided with books and newspapers.
Inspection.
(m) The hospital was visited during the year by the Hon'ble the Judicial Mem-
ber, Assam, once, the Commissioner of Assam Valley
Division, once, and the Inspector General of Civil
Hospitals, Assam, once.
Meetings.
(n) The Board of Visitors held 12 meetings during the year and individual
members of the Board paid 10 additional visits including
2 of the Sessions Judge, Assam Valley Districts.
The female section of the Hospital was visited on two occasions by the Lady
Visitor, Sreejukta Hirabati Gohain Baruani.
The whole population was regularly treated with vermifuge and vermicide for
hook worms and other intestinal parasites.
Skin diseases and cases of pyorrhoea alveolaris were regularly attended to.
The whole population was protected with prophylactic dysentery bili-vaccine
but the results do not appear to have justified the expenditure and issue will be
discontinued.
New admissions were always regularly vaccinated against small-pox and
inoculated with cholera vaccine as a prophylactic measure.
During the year under report 178 blood specimens (serum) were sent to the
Provincial Laboratory, Shillong, for Wassermann test of which 11 were positive and
they were given antisyphilitic treatment. In addition, the following were also
sent to the Provincial Laboratory, Shillong : —
Stool for cultural examination ... ... ... ...
Blood serum for widal re-action ... ... ... ...
Blood serum for preparing vaccine
...
...
...
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The following number of specimens were examined in the Hospital Labora-
tory :—
Blood
...
...
...
...
...
...
Urine ...
...
...
...
...
...
Stool ...
...
...
...
...
...
Sputum
...
...
...
...
...
Pus
...
...
...
...
...
...
Smears from different organs after autopsy...
...
...
Number of
specimen.
346
43
567
90
2
33
Thorough searching examination of inmates for tuberculosis was done repeat-
edly.
Suspicious cases and weight losers were segregated and periodically examined
for evidence of early diseases.
General remarks.
Certain additions and alterations to the Hospital
are awaiting allotment of funds, viz.:—
(1) Electric light ... ... ... ...
(2) Construction of an additional block of 26 beds for male patients
(3) Improved water-supply
...
...
...
...
(4) Construction of a barrack for 6 male keepers ... ...
(5) Construction of quarters for the head female keeper
...
(6) Additions and alterations to the quarters of the 2nd Sub-
Assistant Surgeon
...
...
...
...
(7) Construction of 4 latrines ...
...
...
...
Rs.
16,000
15,500
15,000
2,260
2,097
700
150
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The average number accommodated in 1935 was 673.93 as against 687.36 in
1934—the available accommodation being for 690. From these figures it might
be argued that there is no case for an increase in accommodation but if mortality
in 1935 had been normal, i.e., in the neighbourhood of 22 there would have been
overcrowding to the extent of over 50 at the close of the year.
Other additions and alterations which will require consideration in the near
future are, viz :—
1. A Leper Ward.
2. Construction of quarters for the 3rd Sub-Assistant Surgeon.
The most important matter, however, which requires early financing is an
improvement to the water-supply to which attention has already been drawn and
for which the Superintendent is constantly pressing.
While the institution generally has been successfully managed during the
year by Dr. Chaudhuri and his staff I regret to note that the health of the inmates
is a matter for concern and this I trust will receive the earnest attention of the
Medical staff.
C. E. PALMER, Colonel, I.M.S.,
Inspector General of Civil Hospitals, Assam.