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COLA'BA ASYLUM.
Superintendent.—SURGEON P. MURPHY, M.D.
The buildings are now in a better state of repair than they have been for years. The
improvements and alterations effected in 1877 have not only increased the accommodation but
have rendered the asylum much less unhealthy than it was formerly. During the past year the
drainage has undergone improvement, and a shed, made of the old wooden flooring, has been
erected for the washing machine. The water-supply has, as usual, been deficient, and for a
great part of the year it was necessary to bring water to the asylum in carts, thus adding
to the expense. Conservancy has been well attended to. Food has been good and sufficient.
The general health of the inmates was very much better : fevers and dysentery have undergone
a marked decline in frequency, which decline may safely be attributed to the recent alterations
in the flooring of the old buildings. Pulmonary affections have also been less prevalent. No
epidemic disease occurred. The insanes were, as far as practicable, regularly employed—
the men at cane-work, carpentery, weaving, and tailoring, and the women at corn-grinding
and needle-work. Treatment has been as successful as can fairly be expected in an asylum
containing so large a proportion of chronic cases as this one does. Restraint has not been
employed, nor has there been any occasion for seclusion. The total population numbered 428,
of whom 350 were males and 78 females. The total net expenditure reached Rs. 49,274-11-3,
and the net cost per head amounted to Rs. 170-8-0. For the preceding year the figures
were Rs. 51,059-3-10 and Rs. 177-4-7, respectively. The attendants and servants continued
to discharge their responsible duties in a satisfactory manner. The Visitors were most
regluar in their attendance at the monthly and half-yearly meetings, and they invariably
recorded their satisfaction at the cleanliness and good order of the asylum and at the evident
care and consideration with which the inmates were treated.
POONA ASYLUM.
Superintendent.—SURGEON-MAJOR L. S. BRUCE.
The asylum buildings are in good order, and due attention is paid to their cleanliness
and petty repairs. Drainage and conservancy are all that can be desired. The water-supply,
both for domestic and gardening purposes, has been ample. Food has been good and suffi-
cient, but the cost of some articles have increased. The general health of the patients has
been excellent. One case of cholera, which subsequently recovered, occurred in July. The
inmates of the asylum have been treated on general principles, kindness has been the invariable
rule, and there has been no occasion for restraint. The total insane population numbered 83,
of whom 66 were males and 17 females. The total net expenditure amounted to Rs. 9,355-4-4,
and that per head to Rs. 155-14-8, the figures for the preceding year having been
Rs. 8,918-14-1 and Rs. 133-8-1, respectively. The establishment has been efficient, and the
various members of it have performed their duties satisfactorily. The monthly inspection by
the Visitors has been regular, and their remarks as to the cleanliness and good order of the
institution were on every occasion favourable.
DHA'RWA'R ASYLUM.
Superintendent.—SURGEON-MAJOR G. C. BELL, M.D.
The asylum buildings are in good order. The accommodation is however quite in-
adequate to the wants of the district. There is always danger of over-crowding, and, as it is,
the day-wards are made use of as sleeping room for some five or six patients beyond the
number for which regular accommodation has been provided. Conservancy and water-supply
are satisfactory. The general health of the inmates has been good; there have been only three
cases of sickness and two deaths. The lunatics were, as far as practicable, employed at garden
labour, and sufficient vegetables were produced, not only for the use of the asylum, but for
sale to the public. The total asylum population numbered 23, or 15 males and 8 females.
The total net expenditure amounted to Rs. 4,020-14-0, and that per head to Rs. 213-13-4.
In the preceding year the figures were Rs. 4,549-5-11 and Rs. 216-10-2, respectively. The
Visitors have inspected the asylum regularly.
AHMEDABAD ASYLUM.
Superintendent.—SURGEON-MAJOR T. HOLMESTED.
The asylum buildings are in good repair, and no alterations have been made during the
year. The garden is reported to be in excellent condition and very productive. Water-
supply and drainage are both good, and the conservancy is effective. Clothing is procured