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lessee of such building or place shall be entitled to a reason-
able rent to be fixed by the Collector or plague officer for the
.period during which the ground or building may be so occu-
pied; and the Collector, plague officer or assistant plague
officer, as the case may be, shall, when the building or place
ceases to be so occupied, thoroughly cleanse and disinfect it,
and, if the owner so desires, shall whitewash internally and
externally any building so occupied. Nothing in this rule
shall authorize the chairman of a municipal council to enter
upon, occupy or use any building or place which is the
property of Government without the previous permission of
the Collector.
29. A canal boat shall be subject to all the regulations
applicable to buildings and, in order to prevent the spread
of the infection of plague either by or to a canal boat, the
Collector of the district or any plague officer or any officer
appointed by the Collector in this behalf may require such
boat to alter its moorings or to stop during its passage and
moor in such position as such officer may indicate, or may
direct that it desist from plying until such time as may
be stated in a notice placed on a conspicuous position of
the boat.
30. (1) In the absence of a written contract to the
contrary, every inspector, maistri, peon, watchman, cooly,
scavenger or other menial servant employed to do duty in
connection with plague shall be entitled to one month's
notice before discharge or to one month's wages in lieu
thereof, unless he is discharged for misconduct or was engaged
for a specified term and is discharged at the end of it.
Similarly-every supplier of coolies or other menial servants
shall be entitled to one month's notice before his coolies
are discharged.
(2) No such person shall, in the absence of a written
contract authorizing him so to do and without reasonable
cause, resign his employment or absent himself from his duties
without giving one month's notice or shall neglect or refuse
to perform his duties or any of them. In like manner no
supplier of coolies or other menial servants shall withdraw
his coolies without giving one month's notice.
31. All expenses incurred in carrying out these regula-
tions shall, subject to such orders as the Governor in Council
may from time to time pass, be in the first instance paid—
(a) within municipal limits—from municipal funds ;
(b) within cantonments—from cantonment funds ; and
(c) in other areas—from local funds.
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Provided that any expense incurred outside the limits of
a municipality or a cantonment but for the benefit of such
municipality or cantonment shall be met from such municipal
or cantonment fund.
32. When in the exercise of the powers conferred by or
under these regulations any damage or loss is caused, no
person shall be entitled as a matter of right to claim any
compensation, but the Collector of the district or a plague
officer may award compensation at the cost of local, munici-
pal or Provincial funds as the case may be, and shall do so
when the loss would fall upon people in very poor circum-
stances, or may, in such cases, provide other necessary articles
in the place of those destroyed or damaged and debit the
charge to the proper funds.
33. Every person segregated or detained under any of
these regulations shall obey the directions issued to him by
the officer in charge of the place of segregation or detention
and shall not leave such place except with the written per-
mission of the said officer, who may take such steps as may-
be necessary to enforce this prohibition.
34. If a Police officer has reason to believe that a person
is evading these regulations by giving a false name or a wrong
address, he may detain him until satisfied as to his true
name and address and may act in accordance with the provi-
sions of section 57 of the Criminal Procedure Code.
35. Any person disobeying or contravening or refusing
to submit himself to any of these regulations or obstructing
any measure taken under the authority of these regulations,
shall be deemed to have committed an offence punishable
under section 188 of the Indian Penal Code, and shall be
liable, on conviction, to imprisonment of either description
for a term which may extend to six months or fine which may
extend to one thousand rupees or both.
Notes.—(1) The plague regulations being orders formally made and issued by
Government under the Epidemic Diseases Act, no sanction is required as a condition
precedent to prosecution for disobeying them Judgment of the High Court in Criminal
Appeal No. 561 of 1899).
(2) By Command Order, No. 687, dated 18th November 1898, all ranks in
the Madras Command have been directed to obey the plague regulations, and any
infi'ingement of them is punishable as a milibary offence. Military pensioners Lave
been warned (Superintendent's circular No. II, dated 14th December 1898), that any
disobedience or wilful neglect of the regulations or obstruction offered to any official
on plague duty will be treated as a breach of the good conduct required by Govern-
ment aa a condition of the continuation of their pensions, and that any pensioner
being guilty thereof will be liable to have his pension stopped forthwith and the
same reduced or permanently withdrawn.
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APPENDIX A.
Plague Notification No.
(See Rule 12.)
T
Son/daughter
of
aged,
,
years, caste
residing in
village,
taluk,
district, proceediag to
*
do hereby bind myself to deliver this notification to the
local authority of that place on my arrival and to report to him any
case of fever or plague or siispicioue sudden illness or any unusual
mortality amongst rats in the house occupied by nie within a period
of one month after my arrival.
(Signature or incurie)
(Date)
(Station)
} (Signature of officer issuing the intimation form,
* Give full address
INSTRUCTIONS.
This notification form may be sent by post bearing or may be delivered in person
or by messenger to the local authority concerned,
2. The local authority for the town of Madras is the Health Oificer of the Corpora-
tion: fn other places the locil authority
is—
(a) the local medical officer, or if there is no medical officer,
(b) the headman of the village, or
(c) in special cases the person appointed by the Collector of the district.
3. If the holder of this notification fails to fulfil his obligations he will be liable to
prosecution and punishment with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six-
months or fine which may extend to Us. 1,000 or both.
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APPENDIX B.
Ex-officio exemption certificate.
(See Rule 12.)
Signature.
Under Mufassal Kule 12 (Name and designation *) whose signature
is exhibited in the margin is hereby
exempted from the plague notification
rules. This exemption will also cover the undermentioned members of
his family, subordinates and servants accompanying him :—
Members of the family
Name.
Age.
Date of issue.
,
. Collector's / Pr esi dent ' s register . .
Number in
Subordinates and servants.
Name.
Age.
Signature of the issuing officer.
Collector of /President of the corporation of Madras
NOTE.—(1) This certificate will be in force throughout the Presidency until
revoked by the Collector of/President of the corporation of Madras who may cancel it without
assigning reasons. Any misase of it by any person will entail its summary withdrawal.
(2) This certificate will not exempt its holder and the persons specified in it from
liability to have their effects disinfected if they are considered to be infections.
(3) The certificate must be exhibited by the bearer on demand to any officer
authorized under the plague regulations to inspect or issue notifications or examine
the health condition of travellers.
(4) The holder of the certificate is bound to report immediately to the nearest
local authority any case of fever or plague or suspicious sudden illness or any unusual
mortality amongst rats occurring in the house or houses in which he or the persons
mentioned in the certificate resides or reside within one month of the last visit to an
infected area,
* (Here enter the applicant's qualification for exemption.)
APPENDIX C.
Exemption Certificate.
(See Eule 12.)
Signature.
Under Mufassal Eule 12. (name) whose signature is exhibited in
the margin, and who is employed as a
is hereby exempted from the plague notification rules.
Date of issue
Number in Collector's/President's register.
(Signature.)
Collecter of
President -of the Corporation of Madras.
NOTE.—(1) This certificate is valid up to the 31st March next and will be in force
throughout the Presidency. It must be exhibited by the bearer on demand to any
officer authorized under the plague regulations to inspect or issue notifications or
examine (;he health, condition of travellers.
(2) The holder of the certificate is bound to report immediately to the nearest
local authority any case of fever or plague or suspicious sudden illness or any unusual
mortality amongst rats occurring in the house or houses in which he resides within one
month of his last visit to an infected area.
(3) This certificate may be withdrawn by the Collector or the President of the
Corporation of Madras at any time without assigning any reason.
APPENDIX D.
Detention Certificate.
(See Rule 14.)
Camp.
1. Name of passenger.
2. Number and description of ticket.
3. Detained from
.
to
4. Name and designation of issuing officer
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APPENDIX B.
(See Rule 25.)
[COUNTERFOIL.]
No.
Name.
Father's name.
Street
Village
Town
Taluk
District
Date
Initials of operator.
Plague Inoculation Certificate.
No
CERTIFIED that
, resident of
, Town
Taluk
, son of
Street
Village o
, District
, has been inoculated by me,
and that his thumb-mark was at the time
impressed before me.
Space for left
thumb-mark.
(Signature and designation.)
Dated
• NOTE.—Unless suffering or suspected to be suffering-
from plague, the holder of the certificate is exempted
from, segregation and from detention when travelling.
It does not, however, exempt him from liability to evacu-
ate an infected house, except- in the case where all the
occupants of the house have boen inoculated, or to have
his clothes and porsou disinfectd when travelling. This
certificate is valid for a period cf nine months.
REPORT
ON THE WORKING OF THE
MENTAL HOSPITALS FOR INDIANS
IN
BIHAR AND ORISSA
FOR THE YEAR
1925.
PATNA:
SUPERINTENDENT, GOVERNMENT PRINTING, BIHAR AND ORISSA,
1926.
[Price, Rs. 1 annas 13.]
REPORT
ON THE WORKING OF THE
MENTAL HOSPITALS FOR INDIANS
IN
BIHAR AND ORISSA
FOR THE YEAR
1925.
PATNA:
SUPERINTENDENT, GOVERNMENT PRINTING, BIHAR AND ORISSA,
1926.
PRICED
PUBLICATIONS
OF
THE
GOVERNMENT OF
BIHAR AND ORISSA CAN
BE
HAD FROM —
IN INDIA.
The Superintendent, Government Printing, Bihar and Orissa
Gulzarbagh P. O.
(1)MESSRS. THACKER SPINK & Co., Calcutta.
(2) MESSRS. W. NEWMAN & Co., Calcutta.
(3) MESSRS. S. K. LAHIRI & Co., College Street, Calcutta.
(4) MESSRS. R. CAMBRAY & Co., 6 and 8-2, Hastings Street, Calcutta.
(5) MESSRS. THOMPSON & Co., Madras.
(6) MESSRS D. B. TARAPOREVALA SONS & Co., 103, Meadow Street Fort, Post
Box No. 18, Bombay.
(7) MESSRS, M. C. SIRKAR & SONS. 75, Harrison Road, Calcutta.
(8) PROPRIETOR OF THE NEWAL KISHORE PRESS, Lucknow.
(9) MESSRS. M. N. BURMAN & Co., Bankipore.
(10) BABU RAM DAYAL AGARWALA, 184, Katra Road, Allahabad.
(11) THE STANDARD LITERATURE Co., LTD., 13-1, Old Court House Street, Calcutta.
(12) MANAGER OF THE INDIAN SCHOOL SUPPLY DEPOT, 309, Bow Bazar Street,
Calcutta.
(13) MESSRS. BUTTERWORTH & Co., LTD., 6, Hastiags Street, Calcutta.
(14) MESSRS. RAM KRISHNA & SONS. Anarkali Street, Lahore,
(15) THE OXFORD BOOK AND STATIONERY COMPANY, Delhi.
(16) MESSRS. DAS BROTHERS, Nouzerkatra, Patna City.
(17) THE BOOK COMPANY, 4/4(a), College Square, Calcutta.
IN ENGLAND AND ON THE CONTINENT.
(1) FROM THE OFFICE OF THE HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR INDIA 42, Grosvenor
Gardens, London, S. W. 1, or
(2) ANY BOOKSELLER.
No. 6546.
FROM
THE INSPECTOR-GENERAL OF CIVIL HOSPITALS,
BIHAR AND ORISSA.
To
THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR
AND ORISSA, LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT.
Patna, the 7th June 1926.
SUBJECT —Annual report and returns of the Mental Hospitals in Bihar and Orissa.
SIR,
I HAVE the honour to forward the Annual report of the Indian
Mental Hospital, Kanke, for the year ending 1925, with a short account of the
transfer of patients from the mental hospitals at Berhampur, Dacca and
Patna.
Arrangements for the reception of patients were completed by the end of
August and the first batch of patients were received from Patna on the 4th
September 1925. Thereafter patients were received at regular intervals until
the end of the year when only a few patients at Dacca remained to be trans-
ferred.
The arrangements made by the Superintendent for the transfer of the
patients were very complete and were carried out without hitch. No untoward
event of any sort happened in these journeys.
The health of the patients during the period under report was good.
There was a certain amount of malaria chiefly among patients transferred from
Berhampur and Dacca.
Twelve patients died, five of the deaths were due to old age and debility,
four to malaria. There was no epidemic disease among the patients.
After the opening of the hospital it was expected that many details of
administration would remain to be settled and the questions of additional
buildings, staff and equipment mentioned by the Superintendent in his report
have been taken up and are now under the consideration of Government.
I think Captain Dhunjibhoy and his staff deserve much credit for the
success which has attended the opening of the hospital.
I have the honour to be,
SIR,
Your most obedient servant,
H. AINSWORTH,
M.B., F.R.C.S., K.H.S.,
COL, I.M.S.,
Inspector-General of Civil Hospitals,
Bihar and Orissa.
REPORT
ON THE WORKING OF THE
MENTAL HOSPITALS FOR INDIANS
IN
BIHAR AND ORISSA
FOR THE YEAR 1925.
Scope of the report.- The report covers a period of about 4 months from
4th September to 31st December 1925.
Administration.—I was in charge of the hospital throughout the period
under report.
ACCOMMODATION OF THE HOSPITAL.
Males
...
...
...
...
...
Females ... ... ... ...
Total ...
1,106
272
1,378
This is based on figures supplied by the Public Works Department.
Population.—The male section was opened on the 4th September 1925
with the first batch of 110 patients from Patna.
The female section was opened on the 19th September 1925 with a batch
of 53 patients from Patna.
Both the sections then received patients in batches of 100 or 150
every week. On the 31st December 1925 the strength was :—
Males
...
...
...
...
...
Females ... ... ... ... ...
Total ...
1,100
159
1,259
The following table shows the number of patients transferred from
different mental hospitals during the period under report :—
1
Patna
... ... ... ...
Berhampore
...
...
...
Dacca
...
...
...
...
Total
...
...
...
...
Males.
2
271
591
212
1,074
Females.
3
53
99
...
152
Total.
4
324
690
212
1,226
DAILY AVERAGE STRENGTH.
Males ... ... ... ... ...
Females
...
...
...
...
...
Total
...
566.31
108.65
674.96
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Recoveries and discharges.—The Board of visitors was not sanctioned
during the period under report. Two males were discharged under the order
of Magistrates under section 33 of the Indian Lunacy Act IV of 1912.
Health of patients during the period under report.—The average number
of sick treated in the hospital infirmaries was :—
Males.
29.47
Females.
9.58
Total.
39.05
and the total number treated during the period under report was :—
Males.
306
Females.
44
Total,
350
THE CHIEF CAUSES OF SICKNESS DURING THE PERIOD UNDER REPORT.
1
(1) Dysentry ... ... ...
(2) Malaria ... ... ...
(3) Syphilis ... ... ...
(4) T. B. Lungs
...
...
...
(5) Pneumonia
...
...
...
(6) Pyrexia of uncertain Origin ...
...
(7) Diseases of Respiratory system ...
(8) Diseases of intestines
...
...
Males.
2
20
93
4
7
1
3
11
41
Females.
3
1
13
...
...
...
...
1
14
Total.
4
21
106
4
7
1
3
12
55
Malaria was the main cause of sickness. Many of the patients transferred
from Berhampore were found to be suffering from anæmia and debility, the
result of chronic malaria, which, I was informed by the Superintendent of
the Berhampore Mental Hospital, was in epidemic form at Berhampore for
the last 6 months.
Deaths.—9 males and 3 females died during the period under report.
CAUSES OF DEATH.
Males.
1
1
...
...
1
...
...
1
...
...
1
...
...
1
...
...
1
...
...
1
...
...
1
...
...
1
...
...
Diseases.
2
Pneumonia ...
...
...
...
Heart failure ... ... ...
Debility and Anæmia (result of chronic malaria)
Cerebral Malaria (died in 4 hours) ...
...
Cerebral Malaria (died in 48 hours) ... ...
Dysentry ...
...
...
...
Cirrhosis of the liver ...
...
...
Colitis and Debility
...
...
...
Senility
...
...
...
...
Age.
3
51
51
30
37
32
31
55
26
60
3
Females.
1
1
...
...
1
...
...
1
...
...
Diseases.
2
Malaria
...
... ... ...
Cirrhosis of the liver ... ... ...
Senility and Ascitics
...
... ...
Age.
3
38
46
71
Out of these 12 deaths, 5 were due to old age and debility, 4 were due to
malaria and the rest to other causes.
Post-mortem.—During the period under report 12 post-mortems were
performed.
Accidents and assaults.—One patient was assaulted by an attendant who
was immediately discharged from service.
Ten cases of injury were reported, all were trivial.
There were no cases of serious injury, or accidents.
Escapes.—One convict male patient escaped and is still at large.
Observation cases.—No case was admitted for observation during the
period under report.
Paying patients.—The following table shows the admission of paying
patients by transfer and direct admission.
1
Patna
...
...
...
...
Berhampore
...
...
...
Dacca
...
...
...
...
Indian Mental Hospital
... ...
Total
... ...
Males.
2
4
23
2
1
30
Females.
3
...
1
...
1
2
Total.
4
4
24
2
2
32
There were 32 paying patients on the 31st December 1925, 30 males and
2 females. Total 32.
Criminal insanes.—The following table shows the admission of criminal
insanes by transfer and direct admission.
4
1
Patna
...
...
...
...
Berhampore
...
...
...
Dacca
...
...
...
...
Indian Mental Hospital
...
...
Total ...
Males.
2
127
260
124
26
537
Females.
3
18
6
...
1
25
Total.
4
145
266
124
27
562
Out of this total 3 criminal insanes were transferred to the non-criminal
class by order of Magistrates.
One escaped and 2 died. On the 31st December 1925, there remained
531 males and 25 females. Total 556.
The daily average strength of criminal insanes was 265.07 males and
17.44 females. Total 282.51.
Statements nos. III, IV, V, VI and VII appended to this report are self-
explanatory and call for no comments.
TREATMENT OF MENTAL CONDITIONS.
I.—Occupational therapy.—Industrious and skilful patients are employed
on different work at the hospital such as gardening, household cooking,
carpentry, smithy, typing, clerical work, joss-stick making, weaving and
tailoring.
The female patients are employed in gardening, preparation of rice
and dal, cutting of vegetables, sewing, household and kitchen work.
II.—Hydrotherapy.—12 Hydrotherapeutic baths have been ordered and
on receipt of these, hydrotherapeutic treatment will be commenced.
The success achieved in the treatment of excited cases by hydrotherapy
during my two years' experience in Berhampore was most encouraging and
justify its practice.
III. Paroles.—As this hospital is working on modern methods, much
greater freedom is given to the patients, than was allowed in the old hospitals.
No difference is made in this hospital between criminals and non-crimi-
nals. All are treated as patients.
Dependable patients are permitted to go out unescorted and others under
escort. Patients are sent for motor drives in the hospital char-a-banc twice
a week from the male section and once a week from the female section.
IV.—Sports.—All kinds of out-door and in-door games are encouraged and
the hospital staff take a lively interest in games with patients.
Out-door games such as, foot-ball, tennis, badminton, croquet, and
in-door games such as, cards, drafts, chess, satrange are played by patients.
The construction of Recreation buildings for this hospital is under the
consideration of Government; on the male side a large dormitory room in
the paying patients' block has been temporarily converted into a Recreation
room and is fitted after the Indian style with durries and big bolsters.
This room is largely frequented by patients throughout the day and in the
evening before and after dinner.
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A Musician is at the service of the patients 4 times a week in the male
section and twice a week in the female section. He is very popular with the
patients and it is gratifying to note that even the chronic insanes and excited
patients listen to his music with great interest.
On the female section a temporary Recreation room has been opened.
Both these rooms are equipped with various musical instruments.
Feasts were given to the Hindus, Muhammadans and Christians at their
festivals.
Patients' religious feeling and sentiments are respected as far as practi-
cable and many are encouraged to observe fasts.
Patients are allowed to shop at Ranchi when out for motor drives.
Library.—A sum of Rs. 2,000 was provided in the Budget for purchasing
periodicals and books for the use of the patients. Bengali, Urdu, Oriya, Hindi
and English books written by well known authors were bought for this
purpose. The library is greatly appreciated by those patients who can read
and write.
The sympathetic and kind proprietors of the following newspapers and
periodicals responded to my appeal for a free supply of their well-known
papers and periodicals to the Patients' Library of this hospital.
1. Statesman (2 copies).
2. Amrita Bazar Patrika
3. Bengali
4. Forward
5. Searchlight
6. Bangabasi
7. Hindi Bangabasi
8. Hitabadi
9. Basumati
10. Bharatbarsha
11. Manasi O Marmabani
12. Prabasi
13. Bangabani
14. Kallol.
I offer my best thanks to these gentlemen for their kindness to the unfor-
tunate patients of this hospital.
The Berhampore, Dacca and Patna Mental Hospitals had no Library for
their patients or staff. A few books, the property of the late lamented Major
S. C. Chuckerbutty, I.M.S., were presented to the Berhampore hospital for the
use of its staff by Miss E. Chatterji, the Executrix of his will.
Diet.—Good food and good hygiene are the two golden principles on
which every alienist depends for the treatment and care of his patients.
Articles of diet are very expensive at Ranchi and more so at Kanke. The
cost of diet per head in the old mental hospitals, was six annas. In this
hospital nine annas per head has been sanctioned.
The following comparative table of the common articles of dietary used in
mental hospitals will explain the high rates per head compared to Berhampore,.
Dacca and Patna.