3
were ague 68, debility 63, diarrhœa 39, dysentery 20, epilepsy and abscess 12
each, bronchitis 10, and ulcer 7. The causes of the 59 deaths were debility 20,
diarrhœa 11, epilepsy and dysentery 4 each, pneumonia 3, general paralysis,
chronic pneumonic phthisis and old-age 2 each, remittent fever, pulmonary
phthisis, scurvy, anœmia, dropsy, apoplexy, sunstroke, heart disease, leucorrhœa,
abcess, and drowning one each.
13. Statement No. IX. shows the cash account of the asylums for the
year. The total receipts were Rs. 1,30,126-9-7 against Rs. 1,13,334-14-9 in the
previous year. Of this, Rs. 1,12,353-15-3 were received from the Treasury;
Rs. 8,076-13-2 was the sum adjusted by Government for works done by the
Public Works Department, water-supply, cost of English medicines and stores,
and clothing supplied from the Jail Department, Rs. 7,108-14-0 were received
from paying patients, and Rs. 2,586-15-2 was the value of articles received from
the Manufacture Department and used in the asylums. Deducting the sum
remitted to the Treasury on account of paying patients from the sum of the
amounts received from the Treasury, and adjusted by Government, the net cost
was Rs. 1,13,321-14-5 as compared with Rs. 95,413-9-11 in the previous year,
the increase was mainly at the Colába Asylum, and was due to increased contract
rates for supplies, and increased population. The net cost per patient was
Rs. 180-14-6 against Rs. 156-0-10 in the year 1883. The following table gives
the net cost in each asylum for the past two years :—
Colába ... ...
Poona ... ...
Dhárwár ...
Ahmedabad ...
Hyderabad ...
Average cost ...
1884.
Rs.
256
131
231
113
86
180
Average daily strength ...
a.
2
10
6
15
10
14
62
p.
10
11
0
7
10
6
6.4
1883.
Rs.
198
130
277
114
93
156
a.
13
12
6
4
7
0
61
p.
10
5
5
2
2
10
1.4
14. Statement No. X. details the establishments as they stood at the close
of the year. The total monthly cost amounts to Rs. 3,852-8-0 as compared with
Rs. 3,787-8-0: the increase is due to the promotion of the Apothecary at Colába to
a higher grade, and the grant of special allowances to the Hospital Assistants
at the other asylums.
15. Statement XI. shows the receipts and expenditure on account of
manufactures in the asylums. The mean population was 626.4; males 514.4
and females 112. The average number employed was 300.6, namely 248.6 males
and 52 females. The total credits amounted to Rs. 5,661-1-8 and the debits to
Rs. 2,063-12-11 showing an excess of credits of Rs. 3,614-2-9. The total net
profits as shown in the memorandum below the table were Rs. 3,733-0-9 as com-
pared with Rs. 3,436-11-1 in the year 1883.
16. Statement No. XII. shows the condition as to sex, caste and marriage,
the statement is summarized in the following tables :—
No. I.
Single
Married ..
Widowed ..
Unknown ..
Total..
1883 ..
1884 ..
1883 .
1884 ..
1883 ..
1884 ..
1883 ..
1884
..
1883 ..
1884 ..
TOTAL NUMBER
Treated.
Males.
408
389
217
215
63
62
100
97
788
763
Females.
24
19
68
70
41
39
27
29
160
157
Total.
432
408
285
285
104
101
127
126
948
920
Cured.
Males.
37
22
28
23
12
8
7
1
84
54
Females.
1
..
9
6
5
1
..
..
15
7
Total.
33
22
37
29
17
9
7
1
99
61
Died.
Males.
26
18
10
17
5
6
15
7
65
48
Females.
1
1
6
5
6
3
1
2
14
11
Total.
37
19
25
22
11
9
16
9
79
59
PERCENTAGES OF
Cured to Treated.
Males.
9.0
5.6
12.9
10.7
19.0
12.9
7.0
1.0
10.0
7.0
Females.
4.1
..
13.2
8.5
12.2
2.5
..
..
9.3
4.4
Total.
8.8
5.3
12.0
10.1
16.3
8.9
5.5
0.7
10.4
6.6
Deaths to Treated.
Males.
6.3
46
8.7
7.9
7.9
9.6
15.0
7.2
8.2
6 2
Females.
4.1
5.2
8.8
7.1
14.6
7.6
3.7
6.8
8.7
7.0
Total.
6.2
4.6
8.7
7.7
10.0
8.9
12.6
7.1
8.3
6.4