4
The receipts from paying patients amounted to Rs. 12,746 against
Rs. 16,076 in the previous year. The amount received by the sale of manufactured
articles and remitted to the Treasury was Rs. 1,919, nearly the same as last year,
and that on account of unserviceable articles was Rs. 57 as compared with Rs.119
in 1890. Deducting the above receipts from the sum of the amounts received
from the Treasury, adjusted to Government and value of articles received from the
Manufacturing Department made over for the asylum purposes, the net cost to
Government was Rs. 97,978-13-6 as compared with Rs. 93,010-10-7 in 1890. The
increase is due mainly to the small receipt from paying patients and a large
increase in the charges on account of works done by the Public Works Depart-
ment in all the asylums except at Ahmedabad. The cost per patient was
Rs. 137-5-8 against Rs. 131-11-6 in 1890.
The following table shows comparatively the cost of each patient at each
asylum for the past two years :—
Colába ... ... ...
Ratnágiri ... ... ...
Poona ... ... ...
Dhárwár ... ... ...
Ahmedabad ... ... ...
Sir Cowasji Jehángir, Hyderabad ...
Total ...
Daily
average
strength
in 1891.
280.7
69.2
97.0
38.0
99.4
129.0
713.3
Net cost.
Rs.
55,417
8,740
10,479
4,566
8,812
9,962
97,978
a.
8
5
9
4
1
15
13
p.
6
2
10
10
3
11
6
Cost per head.
1891.
Rs.
197
126
108
120
88
77
137
a.
6
4
0
2
10
3
5
p.
9
9
7
7
5
8
8
1890.
Rs.
194
132
105
116
71
69
131
a.
6
15
6
13
10
0
11
p.
8
8
11
1
8
10
6
Statement No. X. shows the sanctioned establishment as it stood on 31st
December 1891. The monthly cost was Rs. 3,399 against 3,694 in 1890. The
decrease is owing to a junior officer having been in charge of the Colába Asylum
during the absence of the permanent incumbent on leave and also owing to
reduced allowances to the Superintendents of the Ratnágiri and Dhárwár
Asylums.
Statement No. XI. shows receipts and expenditure on account of manufac-
tures. The average number of insanes employed was 294.6 against 304.1 in 1890.
The total credits amounted to Rs. 4,129-6-1 and debits to Rs. 2,328-12-0, giving
Rs. 1,800-10-1 as excess of credits or profits. The net profit was Rs. 1,885-6-1
against Rs. 2,356-9-7 ; the last figure does not tally with the one given in last year's
report because the sums credited for petty labour of insanes has been deducted.
Statement No. XII gives the condition of the insanes as to caste, sex and
marriage. This statement is summarized in the following tables :—
TABLE I.
Single ...
Married
...
Widowed ...
Unknown ...
Total ...
1890
...
...
...
1891
...
...
...
1890
...
...
...
1891
...
...
...
1890 ... ... ...
1891
...
...
...
1890 ... ... ...
1891
...
...
...
1890 ...
1891 ...
TOTAL NUMBER.
Treated.
Males.
391
382
262
246
52
45
123
113
828
786
Females.
23
31
81
75
44
41
30
28
178
175
Total.
414
413
343
321
96
86
153
141
1,006
961
Cured.
Males.
31
35
49
30
8
5
9
4
97
74
Females.
...
2
10
7
6
7
1
...
17
16
Total.
31
37
59
37
14
12
10
4
114
90
Died.
Males.
25
24
22
17
4
2
15
14
66
57
Females.
1
3
4
3
6
4
1
3
12
13
Total.
26
27
26
20
10
6
16
17
78
70
PERCENTAGE OF
Cured to treated.
Males.
7.9
9.1
18.7
12.1
15.3
11.1
7.3
3.5
11.7
9.4
Females.
...
6.4
12.3
9.3
13.6
17.0
3.3
...
9.5
9.1
Total.
7.4
8.9
17.2
11.5
14.5
13.9
6.5
2.8
11.3
9.3
Deaths to treated.
Males.
6.3
6.2
8.3
6.9
7.6
4.4
12.1
12.3
7.9
7.2
Females.
4.3
9.6
4.9
4.0
13.6
9.7
3.3
10.7
6.7
7.4
Total.
6.2
6.5
7.5
6.2
10.4
6.2
10.4
12.0
7.7
7.2