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STATEMENTS.
Statement No.
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I—Showing the admissions, discharges, etc., of lunatics in the Provincial Mental
Hospital at Tezpur during the year 1935 and the two previous years.
II—Showing cases admitted for observation in the Provincial Mental Hospital at
Tezpur during the year 1935 and the two previous years.
III—Return of criminal lunatics in the Provincial Mental Hospital at Tezpur for
the year 1935 and the two previous years.
IV—Return showing the religion, sex and residence of patients admitted into the
Provincial Mental Hospital at Tezpur during the year 1935 and the two
previous years.
V—Return showing the ages of patients admitted into the Provincial Mental
Hospital at Tezpur during the year 1935 and the two previous years.
VI—Statement showing the form of mental disorder in the admissions, discharges,
recoveries and deaths during the year ending the 31st December 1935.
VII—Statement showing the probable causes of insanity in the patients admitted
during the year ending the 31st December 1935.
VIII—Showing the cash account of the Provincial Mental Hospital at Tezpur for
the year 1935 and the two previous years.
IX—Showing receipts and expenditures on account of manufactures in the Provincial
Mental Hospital at Tezpur during the year 1935 and the two previous years.
ii
STATEMENT
Showing the admissions, discharges, etc. of mental patients in the
1
Name of Mental Hospital.
Mental Hos-
pital, Tezpur.
1935 ... ...
1934 ... ...
1933 ... ...
2
Remaining from previous year.
M.
560
566
523
F.
125
111
105
T.
685
677
628
3
Admitted.
M.
144
113
126
F.
19
30
19
T.
163
143
145
4
Re-admitted.
M.
9
18
8
F.
...
3
...
T.
9
21
8
5
Total population.
M.
713
697
657
F.
144
144
124
T.
857
841
781
6
Discharged.
A
Cured.
M.
58
107
63
F.
11
14
7
T.
69
121
70
B
Transferred to friends.
Improved.
M.
9
4
8
F.
3
1
3
T.
12
5
11
Not improved.
M.
8
7
1
F.
...
...
...
T.
8
7
1
C
Otherwise.
M.
4
...
...
F.
...
...
...
T.
4
...
...
D
Total.
M.
79
118
72
F.
14
15
10
T.
93
133
82
7
Died.
M.
76
19
19
F.
15
4
3
T.
91
23
22
N.B.—Observation cases are
The capacity of the Tezpur Mental Hospital is at 50 superficial
The maximum number of mental patients confined on any one night
Foot-Note.—The figures under sub-columns A and B of column 12,
STATEMENT
Statement showing the cases admitted for observation in the Provincial
Name of Mental Hospital.
1
Mental Hospital, Tezpur ...
...
Year.
2
1935 ...
1934 ...
1933 ...
Remained on
the 1st Janua-
ry.
3
4
7
2
Admitted.
4
41
29
36
Re-admitted.
5
2
7
3
STATEMENT
Return of Criminal Lunatics in the Mental Hospital,
1
Name of Mental Hospital.
Mental Hospi-
tal, Tezpur.
1935 ... ...
1934 ... ...
1933
...
...
2
Remaining from previous year.
M.
233
236
225
F.
23
19
19
T.
256
255
244
3
Admitted.
M.
32
25
28
F.
3
4
2
T.
35
29
30
4
Re-admitted.
M.
3
6
2
F.
...
1
...
T.
3
7
2
The figures in the statement
iii
No. I
Mental Hospital at Tezpur during the year 1935.
8
Remaining on 31st December.
M.
558
560
566
F.
115
125
111
T.
673
685
677
9
Daily
average strength.
M.
553.42
566.86
540.40
F.
120.52
120.50
108.10
T.
673.93
687.36
648.50
10
Daily average sick.
M.
56.98
48.16
59.49
F.
15.24
12.23
11.47
T.
72.22
60.38
70.96
11
Percentage to—
Daily average strength.
A
Cured.
M.
10.48
18.88
11.66
F.
9.13
11.62
6.48
T.
10.24
17.60
10.79
B
Died.
M.
13.73
3.35
3.51
F.
12.44
3.32
2.78
T.
13.50
3.35
3.39
Admissions.
C
Cured.
M.
4.86
11.50
.00
F.
5.26
16.67
5.26
T.
4.91
12.59
.69
D
Died.
M.
7.64
3.54
5.55
F.
5.26
.00
.00
T.
7.36
2.80
4.83
12
Results of mental patients
admitted, vide columns
3 and 4.
A
Cured.
M
7
16
0
F.
1
6
1
T.
8
22
1
B
Died.
M.
11
4
7
F.
1
...
...
T.
12
4
7
excluded from this statement.
feet per patient, 666 for males, 124 for females—690 total.
was 569 males, 121 females—690 total.
are among admissions only there being no core and dead among re-admissions.
No. II
mental Hospital at Tezpur for the year 1935 and the provincial totals for two previous years.
certified and
admitted into the
mental Hospital.
6
23
27
26
Certified and
released under
section 14, Act
IV of 1912.
7
2
3
1
Released as
uncertifiable.
8
15
9
7
Died.
9
Nil
Nil
Nil
Remaining on
31st December.
10
2
4
7
Remarks.
11
No. III.
Tezpur, for the year 1935.
5
Total.
M.
268
267
255
F.
26
24
21
T.
294
291
276
6
Discharged, transferred,
etc.
M.
21
25
17
F.
1
1
2
T.
22
26
19
7
Died.
M.
27
9
2
F.
2
...
...
T.
29
9
2
8
Remaining on 31st Decem-
ber.
M.
220
233
236
F.
23
23
19
T.
243
256
255
9
Daily average strength.
M.
227.08
237.51
231.17
F.
22.77
21.07
19.59
T.
249.85
258.58
250.76
exclude observation cases.
v
STATEMENT No. V.
Return showing the ages of patients admitted into the Mental Hospital at Tezpur during the year
1935 and the provincial totals for the two previous years.
1
Name of Mental Hospital.
Mental
Hospital,
Tezpur, Assam.
1935 ...
1934 ...
1933 ...
2
Under 20.
M.
11
3
8
F.
2
...
1
T.
13
3
9
3
20 to 40.
M.
115
93
98
F.
16
23
14
T.
131
116
112
4
40 to 60.
M.
18
16
19
F.
1
7
4
T.
19
23
23
5
Upwards of 60.
M.
...
1
1
F.
...
...
...
T.
...
1
1
6
Total.
M.
144
113
126
F.
19
30
19
T.
163
143
145
The figures in the statement exclude observation cases.
vi
STATEMENT No. VI
Showing the form of mental disorder in the admissions, discharges, recoveries, and deaths during the year ending 31st December 1935.
1
Serial
No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
2
—
Mental Deficiency ... ... ...
Maniac Depressive Insanity ... ...
Mania ... ... ... ...
Melancholia ... ... ... ...
Schizophrenia including Dementia Praecox ...
Secondary Dementia ... ... ...
Paranoia and Paranoid States ... ...
Epilepsy and Epileptic Insanity ... ...
Toxic Psychosis—
(a) Acute confusional Insanity
...
(b) Alcoholic Psychosis ... ...
(c) Canabis Indicae Psychosis ... ...
(d) Of Endocrine Origin ... ...
(e) In relation to child-bearing ... ...
(f) In relation to other constitutional diseases
Organic Psychosis—
(a) General ... ... ... ...
(b) Cerebral Syphilis ... ... ...
(c) Arteriopathic and senile Psychosis
...
(d) Encephalitis ... ... ...
(e) Other cerebral lesions ... ...
Neurosis and Psycho Neurosis ... ...
No appreciable disease ..
... ...
Not yet diagnosed (discharged before certifica-
tion).
Total
...
...
...
3
Remaining on the 31st
December of the
preceding year.*
M.
7
59
136
123
112
5
13
37
...
...
66
...
...
...
...
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
560
F.
...
31
53
12
19
1
...
6
1
...
1
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
125
T.
7
90
189
135
131
6
13
43
1
...
67
...
1
...
...
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
685
4
Admissions during the
year.
M.
1
40
52
6
40
...
...
7
...
...
6
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
153
F.
...
2
9
1
7
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
19
T.
1
42
61
7
47
...
...
7
...
...
6
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
172
5
Total.
M.
8
99
188
129
152
5
13
44
...
...
72
...
...
...
...
3
...
...
...
...
...
...
713
F.
...
33
62
13
26
1
...
6
1
...
1
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
144
T.
8
132
250
142
178
6
13
50
1
...
73
...
1
...
...
3
...
...
...
...
...
...
857
6
Discharge.
Recoveries(1).
M.
...
9
22
9
24
...
1
1
...
...
9
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
75
F.
...
7
3
2
2
....
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
14
T.
...
16
25
11
26
...
1
1
...
...
9
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
89
Otherwise.
M.
1
...
2
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
4
F.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
T.
1
...
2
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
4
7
Deaths.
M.
1
5
20
14
14
3
...
10
...
...
6
...
...
...
...
3
...
...
...
...
...
...
76
F.
...
5
7
...
2
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
15
T.
1
10
27
14
16
3
...
11
...
...
6
...
...
...
...
3
...
...
...
...
...
...
91
8
Remaining on 31st
December.
M.
6
85
144
106
113
2
12
33
...
...
57
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
558
F.
...
21
52
11
22
1
...
5
1
...
1
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
115
T.
6
106
196
117
135
3
12
38
1
...
58
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
673
9
Remarks.
(1) Column 6 sub-
column "Recoveries"
include cases discharg-
ed as "Improved"
and "Not Improved"
also.
NOTE.—Observation cases are excluded from this statement.
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STATEMENT No. VII
Statement showing the probable cause of insanity in the patients admitted during the year ending
31st December 1935.
—
1
Mental stress—
Moral ... ...
Business worry ...
Domestic worry ...
Stress of military service ...
Toxins—
Canabis Indica... ...
Alcohol ... ...
Other toxins ... ...
Physical ... ...
Opium
...
...
Bodily illness ... ...
Pregnancy
... ...
Childbirth ... ...
Climacteric
...
...
Epilepsy ... ...
Head Injuries... ...
Infections—
Encephalitis Lethargica ...
Influenza
... ...
Syphilis
... ...
Other infections ...
Old age
...
...
Hereditary predisposition ...
Previous attacks ...
Unascertained... ...
Total ... ...
Predisposing causes.
M.
2
...
3
...
...
7
...
...
...
...
2
...
...
...
7
...
...
...
1
...
...
9
1
...
30
F.
3
...
...
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
4
T.
4
...
3
2
...
7
...
...
...
...
2
...
1
...
7
...
...
...
1
...
...
10
1
...
34
Exciting causes.
M.
5
...
3
...
...
6
...
...
...
...
2
...
...
...
7
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
1
114
134
F.
6
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
15
17
T.
7
...
3
1
...
6
...
...
...
...
2
...
1
...
7
...
...
...
1
...
...
...
1
129
151
Total.
M.
8
...
6
...
...
13
...
...
...
...
4
...
...
...
14
...
...
...
2
...
...
9
2
114
164
F.
9
...
...
3
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
...
15
21
T.
10
...
6
3
...
13
...
...
...
...
4
...
2
...
14
...
...
...
2
...
...
10
2
129
185
Remarks.
11
In 22 cases there
were
both an
exciting
and
predisposing cause,
thus
accounting
for a total of 185
against 163 fresh
admissions.
The figures in the statement excluded observation cases.
ix
STATEMENT No. IX
Showing Receipts and Expenditure on account of Manufactures in the Mental Hospital at Tezpur
during
the year 1935.
1
Name of Mental
Hospital.
TEZPUR MEN-
TAL HOSPI-
TAL,
1935
Ditto, 1934
Ditto, 1933
2
Mean population(a).
Males.
556.61
568.98
542.33
Females.
120.87
120.93
108.63
Total.
677.48
689.92
650.95
3
4
5
6
7 8
Credits.
Cash paid into treasury
for articles sold.
Rs.
839
778
459
a.
10
1
12
p.
3
9
0
Value of manufactured
goods made over to
Mental Hospital for
Mental Hospital pur-
poses.
Rs.
10,864
10,994
7,984
a.
1
8
11
p.
3
0
6
Value of raw materials
in store at the end of
the year 1935.
(1-1-36.)
Rs.
252
321
123
a.
4
5
3
p.
0
0
6
Value of manufactured
goods in store at the
end of the year 1935.
(1-1-36.)
Rs.
451
523
320
a.
15
14
10
p.
9
9
0
Value of plant and ma-
chinery in store at
the end of the year
1935.
(1-1-36.)
Rs.
3,561
3,550
3,411
a.
3
6
14
p.
0
0
2
Total credits.
Rs.
15,969
16,168
12,291
a.
2
3
3
p.
3
6
2
9
Debits.
Value of manufactured
goods in stores on 1st
January 1935.
Rs.
523
320
232
a.
14
10
8
p.
9
0
9
Name of Mental
Hospital.
TEZPUR MENTAL
HOSPITAL, 1935
Ditto, 1934
Ditto, 1933
10
11
12
13
14
15
Debits—concld.
Value of raw materials
in store on 1st Janu-
ary 1935.
Rs.
321
123
297
a.
5
3
11
p.
0
6
4
Value of plant and
machinery in store on
1st January 1935.
Rs.
3,550
3,411
3,368
a.
6
14
13
p.
0
2
8
Raw
materials purchas-
ed.
Rs.
5,257
4,721
3,248
a.
5
14
6
p.
3
9
9
Contingencies of manu-
facture.
Rs.
52
136
299
a.
10
4
14
p.
0
0
0
All other charges.
Rs.
177
170
168
a.
8
9
0
p.
0
6
0
Total debits.
Rs.
9,883
8,88
7,615
a.
1
74
6
p.
0
11
6
16
Results.
Excess of credits or
profits.
Rs.
6,086
7,283
4,675
a.
1
11
12
p.
3
7
8
17
Remarks.
Average number
employed.
Males.
36.27
30.44
21.78
Females.
32.97
25.50
14.17
Total.
69.24
54.95
36.55
(a) Including "Observation Cases."
NOTE.—(1) The average number of inmates employed during the year on manufactures may be stated in the column for remarks 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. 6-94+3—20-6-1936.
Annual Report on the Working
of the Assam Mental Hospital,
Tezpur, for the year
1936
BY
LT.-COLONEL T. D. MURISON, D.P.H., I.M.S.,
OFFG. INSPECTOR-GENERAL OF CIVIL HOSPITALS, ASSAM
SHILLONG
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1937
[Price Re.1-12 or 2s. 7d.]
Annual Report on the Working
of the Assam Mental Hospital,
Tezpur, for the year
1936
BY
LT.-COLONEL T. D. MURISON, D.P.H., I.M.S.,
OFFG. INSPECTOR-GENERAL OF CIVIL HOSPITALS, ASSAM
SHILLONG
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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
...
...
...
...
...
Water-supply ... ... ... ... ...
Inspections
...
...
...
...
...
General remarks ... ... ... ... ...
Page
1
ib.
ib.
2
ib.
ib.
ib.
ib.
3
4
ib.
ib.
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No. 4296
FROM
LIEUTENANT-COLONEL T. D. MURISON, D.P.H., I.M.S.,
OFFG. INSPECTOR-GENERAL OF CIVIL HOSPITALS,
ASSAM,
To
THE SECRETARY, EDUCATION AND LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT
DEPARTMENTS.
Dated Shillong, the 8th May 1937.
SIR,
I HAVE the honour to submit my Annual Report on the working of the
Assam Mental Hospital, Tezpur, for the year 1936.
Introductory.
Dr. S.N. Chowdhury, 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.
STAFF AND ESTABLISHMENT
1. 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 1935.
Statement No. I.
2. The number of inmates remaining at the end of the year 1935 was. 673, of
whom 558 were males and 115 females. During the
year under review 124 patients (99 males and 25 females)
were admitted including 12 re-admissions of which 1 was a case of recapture. The
total number of patients treated during the year was, therefore, 797 (657 males
and 140 females) as against 857 (713 males and 144 females) in 1935.
Of this number, 55 were discharged "cured," 4 discharged "Improved,''
8 discharged "Not improved" and 42 died, leaving 688 at the end of the year.
The percentage of recoveries, calculated on the daily average strength, was
8.07 against 10.24 in 1935.
Re-admission.
3. There were 11 re-admissions excluding one case of
recapture against 9 of the previous year.
The interval from the date of discharge varied from 4 months 13 days to
18 years 10 months and 5 days.
Escapes.
4. There were 3 escapes during the year under review. Two escaped from the
garden outside the enclosure and 1 from inside. All
were re-captured. Keepers responsible for the escape
were adequately punished.
Daily average strength.
5. The daily average strength was 681.25 against
673.93 in 1935.
Children.
6. One criminal female patient was admitted in the Mental Hospital on 4th
August 1936 with 3 children aged 3 years, 2 years and
6 months respectively. These 3 children are still reared
here and a temporary nurse has been entertained for their care and welfare.
Statement No. II.
7. This statement deals with observation cases for
alleged lunacy.
Twenty-eight cases were admitted during the year and 2 cases were carried
forward from the previous year.
Of these 30, 21 were certified insane and admitted for safe custody and treat-
ment, 7 were released as "Uncertifiable" and 2 remained under observation at
the end of the year.
Statement No. III.
8. This statement deals with criminal mental patients
The year opened with 243 criminal mental patients and 29 (including 2 re-
admissions) were admitted during the year.
2
Of this number, 12 were discharged and 16 died leaving 244 at the end of the
year.
The daily average strength was 239.38 against 249.85 in 1935.
A statement showing the classes of criminal mental patients is given below:—
Rule 898 of Assam Jail
Manual, Volume I.
Paragraph 3 Undertrial
Paragraph 4 Acquitted
Paragraph 5 Insane
convict.
Total ..
Remained
M
118
67
35
220
F
11
8
4
23
T
129
75
39
243
Admitted
and
re-admitted
M
14
8
2
24
F
4
..
1
5
T
18
8
3
29
Total
M
132
75
37
244
F
15
8
5
28
T
147
83
42
272
Discharged
M
6
5
..
11
F
1
..
..
1
T
7
5
..
12
Died
M
8
4
2
14
F
2
..
..
2
T
10
4
2
16
Remaining
M
118
66
35
219
F
12
8
5
25
T
130
74
40
244
Statement No. IV.—Religion,
Sex and Residence.
9. Out of a total of 112 new admissions classified by
religion, 77 were Hindus, 20 Muhammadans, 7 Indian
Christians and 8 other castes.
Of these, 73 were natives of the Province and 39 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 :—
Maniac Depressive Insanity
...
... ... ...
Mania
...
...
...
...
...
...
Melancholia
...
...
...
...
...
Schizophrenia including Dementia Præcox ... ... ...
Epilepsy and Epileptic Insanity ...
...
...
...
Cannabis Indicæ Psychosis
...
...
...
...
Neurosis and Psycho Neurosis ... ... ... ...
Mental deficiency
...
...
...
...
...
Total ...
42
30
2
36
4
8
1
1
124
Statement No. VII.—Aetiolo-
gical Factors.
12. Predisposing causes were known in 27 cases and
exciting in 16. Both predisposing and exciting causes
were known in 25 of these cases.
VITAL
Sickness and Mortality.
13. (a) The number of admissions to the infirmaries were 353 against 307 in
1935, with a daily average sick rate of 60.30 against
72.22 in 1935. This excludes cases of Epilepsy, the
daily average of which was 38.25 against 39.44 in 1935.
(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
... ...
1936
2
11
50
41
75
28
148
353
1935
3
29
98
58
38
10
74
307
1934
4
6
29
34
12
21
89
191
Remarks
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Excluding Public Works Department charges, repairs and maintenance
charges, rates and taxes, receipts from paying patients and profit on manufactures,
the average cost per inmate worked out to Rs. 153-7-1 against Rs. 147-10-1 in
1935. The profits in the manufactory Department were Rs. 6,802-1-0 against
Rs. 6,086-1-3 or an average of Rs. 86-9-2 per head of inmates employed on
manufactures against Rs. 87-14-4 in 1935.
The principal items of expenditure was the cost of "Diet" which amounted
to Rs. 44,002-3-3 against Rs. 40,981-6-9 in 1935. Average cost per head was
Rs. 64-6-3 against Rs. 60-7-10 in 1935.
Increase was due to higher price of dietary articles.
MISCELLANEOUS
Employment of patients.
15. (a) Male patients are employed in cultivation of vegetables, sugarcane,
jute, manufacture of Gur, fencing of garden land,
cane and bamboo works, carpentry, masonry, tailoring,
dairy works and the usual domestic services.
Females are employed on paddy husking, preparation of spices, mending
clothes and other household work.
Weaving is done both by male and female patients.
(b) The special methods of treatment adopted were Hydrotherapy, 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 a
useful 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 698
against 690 in 1935.
Conservancy.
(e) Night-soil is trenched on a selected site on garden land and infected stools
are incinerated outside the enclosure.
Water-supply.
(f) Insufficiency of water in the male section still
continues.
Dairy.
(g) Live stock supplied by the Upper Shillong
Government Farm is as follows:—
Remained on 31st December
1935.
Received during 1936 ...
Total ...
Died ... ... ...
Destroyed ... ...
Sold or transferred ... ...
Remaining on 31st December
1936.
Cows
6
...
6
1
1
1
3
Cow calf
3
2
5
...
...
2
3
Bull calf
1
1
2
...
...
...
2
Heifer
1
...
1
...
...
1
...
Bull
1
...
1
...
...
...
1
Remarks
Born at the hospi-
tal dairy.
Four transferred
to Khanapara
Government
Cattle Farm.
Poultry.
(h) There was an epidemic of cholera among the fowls of the hospital resulting
in the death of all except 6 hens.