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departments of this hospital (including the garden) turned out goods to the
value of Rs. 26,689-4-0 during the year under report and these were
partly sold to the public and largely utilized for the use of the hospital.
This institution is not fortunate enough to possess the services of occupational
therapists for both the sections of the hospital, yet the patients quietly carry
on very useful work. In this connection I reproduce the following letter sent to
me by the Representative of the League of Nations who visited the hospital in
company with the foreign health officials in January 1928 :—
" Society des Nations Section D'Hygiene,
GENEVE.
League of Nations Health Section,
Geneva.
On behalf of the Medical Director of the Lengue of Nations and of the foreign Health
Officials now visiting the Sanitary Institutions of India under the auspices of the League,
I wish to thank you for the informal address which you gave us on the occasion of our visit
to the Institution in your charge and by which we were able to obtain a clear idea of your
activities. We were most interested to see the work which you are carry on at this hospital
and especially that of your eccupational treatment. We were also struck by the efforts which
you are making to utilize the labour of your patients towards the supplying of the needs of
the Institution. Public Health Officers regard such work as distinctly beneficial to the
community as it enables public funds to be utilized for purposes of prevention as well as for
curative measures.
I am sorry that our visit was so hurried and I wish to convey our appreciation and.
congratulations to you
DR. YVES M. BIRAUD, H.S., L.O.N."
All the staff who helped in bringing the occupational departments of the
hospital to such success deserve the compliments paid by these critical judges
of the League of Nations.
(4) Recreation.—Both indoor and outdoor games are encouraged and the
patients have continued to enjoy them immensely. During the year under
report the hospital Hockey team, combined with staff and patients, was able
to compete in the Chota Nagpur Maharaja Hockey Cup Tournament.
The following games are extensively played by the patients:—
Outdoor games.—Hockey, football, tennis, badminton and croquet.
Indoor games.—Cards, chess, satranj, carron, ludo, ping pong, etc.
It is very gratifying to note that the female patients, who had never
played such games as tennis and badminton have taken to them very seriously
and shortly we shall be able to promote matches between the two sections.
Athletic sports for the patients and staff were held during the Xmas week.
The sports were a great success and Dr. P. C. Das, the 1st Assistant Superin-
tendent and others, who worked very hard in organizing deserve great credit.
(5) Musical and other entertainments.—In addition to the daily entertain-
ment of patients by the music master (four times a week in the Male Section
and twice a week in the Female Section) the following entertainments were
held :—
Dramatic Performance by the Kanke Dramatic Club ...
Ditto
by the Kanke Mobila Samity ...
Ditto
by the Ranchi Bihari Club ...
Magical entertainment by renowned magicians ...
Musical soirees ... ... ... ...
Comic Sketches by Professor Chittaranjan Goswami of
Calcutta
...
...
...
...
Six times.
Twice.
Ouce.
Thrice.
Once.
Thrice.
Many friends of the hospital attended these entertainments with their
families and our invitations were always appreciated.
During one musical soiree in which patients also acted, the occasion was
graced by the presence of the Hon'ble Ministers of Education and Local Self-
Government Departments. These kind-hearted ladies and gentlemen should
know that in attending these social functions they give very great pleasure to
the patients who look for outside sympathy and invariably enjoy their presence.