7
and Rs. 60-10-6, the sale-proceeds of unserviceable articles, remitted into the
Treasury, and Rs. 1,009-6-9 on account of manufactured goods made over to
asylums for asylum purposes,—total Rs. 16,277-0-1, be deducted from the
amounts received from the Treasury and adjusted to Government as " book
charges," the net expenditure to Government will be Rs. 1,03,581-14-11 and the
net cost per head of daily average strength Rs. 144-5-6 as compared with
Rs. 1,04,113-13-4 and Rs. 143-1-9 respectively in 1894.
The following is the abstract of cash account required by the Government of
India as per their memorandum No. 9-Medl.-499, dated 25th July 1890,
Home Department, Medical, embodied in the Bombay Government Resolution
No. 3149, dated 9th August 1890, General Department :—
Colába
...
...
...
Ratnágiri ... ...
Poona
...
...
...
Dhárwár ...
... ...
Ahmedabad
...
...
Hyderabad (Sir Cowasji
Jehangir)
...
...
Total ...
Daily
average
strength
in 1895.
283.0
98.4
85.5
46.0
105.7
99.0
717.6
ESTABLISHMENT.
Total cost.
Rs.
28,654
4,376
4,148
2,932
3,922
4,656
48,691
a.
14
14
6
14
0
0
1
p.
0
7
11
5
0
0
11
Cost per
head of daily
average
strength.
Rs.
101
44
48
63
37
47
67
a.
4
7
8
12
1
0
13
p.
1
8
4
4
8
6
8
DIET.
Total cost.
Rs.
28,024
4,779
4,510
1,944
4,510
4,143
47,914
a.
13
6
13
13
15
5
3
p.
0
6
8
4
4
6
4
Cost per
head of daily
average
strength.
Rs.
99
48
52
42
42
41
66
a.
0
9
12
4
10
13
12
p.
5
2
2
6
10
8
4
CLOTHING AND BEDDING.
Total cost.
Rs.
3,249
204
500
226
559
573
5,313
a.
11
15
0
4
1
14
14
p.
2
10
0
0
2
0
2
Cost per
head of daily
average
strength.
Rs.
11
2
5
4
5
5
7
a.
7
1
13
14
4
12
6
p.
9
4
7
8
8
9
6
Colába
...
...
...
Ratnágiri ... ...
Poona
...
...
...
Dhárwár
...
...
...
Ahmedabad
... ...
Hyderabad (Sir Cowasji
Jehángir)
...
...
Total ...
MEDICINES.
Total cost.
Rs.
1,307
135
123
116
137
77
1,898
a.
0
13
13
15
2
12
9
p.
1
8
1
2
11
11
10
Cost per
head of daily
average
strength.
Rs.
4
1
1
2
1
0
2
a.
9
6
7
8
4
12
10
p.
11
1
2
8
9
7
4
CONTINGENCIES.
Total cost.
Rs.
4,880
512
643
330
941
717
8,025
a.
14
1
7
0
5
13
10
p.
7
7
8
10
3
0
11
Cost per
head of daily
average
strength.
Rs.
17
5
7
7
8
7
11
a.
3
3
8
2
14
4
2
p.
11
3
5
10
6
0
11
TOTAL.
Total cost.
Rs.
66,117
10,009
9,926
5,550
10,070
10,168
1,11,843
a.
4
4
9
15
8
13
8
p.
10
2
4
9
8
5
2
Cost per
head of daily
average
strength.
Rs.
233
101
116
120
95
102
155
a.
10
11
1
10
4
11
13
p.
1
6
7
9
5
5
9
With reference to paragraph 7 of Government Resolution No. 2714, dated
2nd July 1895, General Department, reviewing the Annual Administration and
Progress Report on the Lunatic Asylums of the Bombay Presidency for the
year 1894, I would point out that it is not always possible to explain the varia-
tions in the expenditure under different heads at the lunatic asylums, because
(a) the market prices of articles in different districts vary and (b) the average
number of insanes in the different asylums vary considerably, which affects the
cost per head of daily average strength under all heads, and a larger number of
daily average strength reduces the cost per head ; or, in other words, a larger
asylum can be worked cheaper than a small one. With regard to fluctuations at
different asylums in clothing and bedding, any great fluctuation is generally due
to specific causes, such causes being always noted in the body of the Report
where Statement No. IX is reviewed.
The fluctuation in the cost of "medicines" is very trifling, except at Hyder-
abad. The small cost at that asylum was due to the year being a very healthy
one and there being consequently a smaller expenditure.
The remarks made at the beginning on the Government Resolution quoted
above fully explain any fluctuations under the heading " Contingencies."
Statement No. X shows the sanctioned establishment as it stood on 31st
December 1895. The monthly cost was Rs. 3,937-8-0, showing an increase of
Rs. 88-8-0 over the previous year, due to the increased rate of pay to the