3
of death were diarrhœa 18, dysentery 8, debility 7 ; epilepsy, heart-disease and
pneumonia 3 each; cholera, paralysis, remittent fever, and old age 2 each ; and
phthisis, dropsy, bronchitis and kidney disease 1 each.
14. Statement No. IX. is the cash account of the asylums for the year. The total
expenditure amounted to Rs. 1,23,336-3-4 as compared with Rs. 1,33,858-12-1
in the previous year, and included Rs. 1,03,761-15-10 received from the treasury,
Rs. 9,066-6-9 remitted to the treasury on account of paying patients,
Rs. 3,407-11-10 on account of Manufacturing Department, Rs. 5,857-13-2 on
account of work done by the Public Works Department, Rs. 136-5-0 cost of
clothing supplied by the Jail Department, and Rs. 1,069-9-9 the cost of English
stores and medicines. Deducting the amount remitted to the treasury on account
of paying patients from the sum of the amounts received from the treasury, ad-
justed by Government, and value of articles received from the Manufacturing
Department, the net cost was Rs. 1,05,130-11-10 against Rs. 1,14,816-11-5 in
the previous year. The decrease is due chiefly to diminished cost of diets and
contingencies and of charges by the Public Works Department. The net cost
per patient was Rs. 154-12-6 against Rs. 175-12-4 in the year 1886. It may,
therefore, be considered that the strenuous efforts made for economy in lunatic
asylum management have been in some measure successful. The following
table gives the net cost in each asylum for the last two years :—
Colába ... ...
Ratnágiri ... ...
Poona ... ...
Dhárwár
...
...
Ahmedabad ... ...
Hyderabad ... ...
Average Cost...
Average Daily Strength...
1887.
Rs.
199
218
141
220
115
75
154
a.
6
9
12
4
14
9
12
p.
4
0
9
7
0
2
6
679.2
1886.
Rs.
232
348
142
348
117
72
175
a.
13
15
9
9
0
3
12
p.
3
3
5
4
11
9
4
653.2
15. Statement No. X. shows the sanctioned establishments of the asylums.
The total monthly cost is Rs. 4,096-8-0 as compared with Rs. 3,871-8-0 in the
previous year, the increase is due to the promotion of the Superintendent of the
Colába Asylum.
16. StatementNo. XI. shows receipts and expenditure on account of manufac-
tures. The mean population was 679.2—males 556.4 and females 122.8. The
average number employed was 326.4—males 273.6 and females 52.8. The total
credits amounted to Rs. 6,239-11-9, the total debits to Rs. 2,154-2-6, showing an
excess of credits on profits of Rs. 4,085-9-3. The memorandum below the state-
ment shows the net profits to be Rs. 4,154-8-3 as against Rs. 3,965-0-8 in the
previous year.
17. Statement No. XII. gives the condition of the asylum population as to
caste, sex, and marriage : this statement is summarized in the following tables :—
No. I.
Single ..
Married ..
Widowed ..
Unknown ..
1886 .. .. ..
1887
..
..
..
1886 .. .. ..
1887 .. .. ..
1886
..
..
..
1887
..
..
..
1886
..
..
..
1887
..
..
..
Total .. 1886 .. .. ..
1887.. .. ..
TOTAL NUMBER
Treated.
Males.
864
876
213
219
58
58
113
112
748
765
Females.
15
18
62
66
84
34
28
30
139
148
Total.
379
394
275
285
92
92
141
142
887
913
Cured.
Males.
22
22
23
33
6
6
3
..
54
61
Females.
..
1
3
5
3
..
..
..
6
6
Total.
22
23
26
38
9
6
3
..
60
67
Died.
Males.
16
22
11
15
6
4
9
4
42
45
Females.
1
2
8
1
2
1
4
5
10
9
Total.
17
24
14
16
8
5
13
9
52
54
PERCENTAGE OF
Cured to Treated.
Males.
6.0
5.9
10.7
15.1
10.3
10.3
2.6
..
7.2
8.0
Females.
..
5.6
4.8
7.6
8.8
...
...
..
4.3
4.1
Total.
5.8
5.8
9.4
13.3
9.7
6.5
2.1
..
6.7
7.3
Deaths to Treated.
Males.
4.3
5.9
5.1
6.8
10.3
6.9
7.9
3.6
5.6
5.9
Females.
6.6
11.1
4.8
1.5
5.8
2.9
14.2
16.7
7.1
6.1
Total.
4.4
6.1
5.0
5.6
8.6
5.4
9.2
6.3
5.8
5.9