20 ANNUAL REPORT ON LUNATIC ASYLUMS.
is under the heading " Diets." This is owing to the lower contract rates and to a
very greatly diminished issue of " extras." Contingencies show a decrease of
Rs. 1,800 and odd, and wines and spirits a decrease of Rs. 240.
Financial Condition.
|
— |
1879-80. |
1880-81. |
Increase. |
Decrease. |
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|
RS. |
A. |
P. |
RS. |
A. |
P. |
RS. |
A. |
P. |
RS. |
A. |
P. |
|
|
Medical Officer's salary ... ... |
8,731 |
4 |
5 |
7,963 |
3 |
6 |
... |
768 |
0 |
11 |
||
|
Medical Subordinate's salary ... |
3,794 |
14 |
0 |
3,398 |
8 |
0 |
... |
396 |
6 |
0 |
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|
Servants' wages ... ... ... |
9,999 |
9 |
7 |
10,075 |
11 |
5 |
76 |
1 |
10 |
... |
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|
Europe medicines ... ... ... |
508 |
2 |
0 |
233 |
10 |
8 |
... |
274 |
7 |
4 |
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|
Clothing and bedding ... ... ... |
181 |
12 |
8 |
131 |
3 |
0½ |
... |
50 |
9 |
7½ |
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|
Dieting sick ... ... ... ... |
30,721 |
14 |
0 |
19,641 |
3 |
2 |
... |
11,080 |
10 |
10 |
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|
Wines and spirits ... ... ... ... |
1,333 |
12 |
2 |
787 |
4 |
0 |
... |
546 |
8 |
2 |
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|
Perishable articles and contingencies... |
4,704 |
14 |
8 |
2,875 |
1 |
5½ |
... |
1,829 |
13 |
2½ |
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|
Total ... |
59,976 |
3 |
6 |
45,105 |
13 |
3 |
76 |
1 |
10 |
14,946 |
8 |
1 |
The average monthly cost (excluding the Superintendent's pay) has been—
|
RS. |
A. |
P. |
|
|
European ... ... ... ... ... ... |
18 |
6 |
9 |
|
Native ... ... ... ... ... ... ... |
9 |
8 |
3 |
Average Monthly Cost (excluding pay of the Superintendent) for the last Three Years.
|
Europeans. |
Natives. |
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|
RS. |
A. |
P. |
RS. |
A. |
P. |
|
|
1878-79 ... ... ... ... |
28 |
14 |
6 |
16 |
7 |
5 |
|
1879-80 ... ... ... ... |
26 |
0 |
6 |
14 |
13 |
11 |
|
1880-81 ... ... ... ... |
18 |
6 |
9 |
9 |
8 |
3 |
Total Annual Cost of an Insane (European and Native) under the various headings for the last
Two Years.
|
— |
1879-80. |
1880-81. |
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|
RS. |
A. |
P. |
RS. |
A. |
P. |
|
|
Establishment ... ... ... |
91 |
6 |
1 |
82 |
4 |
8 |
|
Diets ... ... ... |
130 |
0 |
8 |
78 |
6 |
8 |
|
Clothing and bedding ... ... |
3 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
9 |
3 |
|
Bazaar medicines and contingencies. |
19 |
7 |
11 |
11 |
0 |
7 |
|
Europe medicines ... ... ... |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
4 |
|
Total ... |
245 |
15 |
8 |
177 |
3 |
6 |
|
— |
1879-80. |
1880-81. |
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|
RS. |
A. |
P. |
RS. |
A. |
P. |
|
|
Expenditure ... ... ... ... |
59,976 |
3 |
6 |
45,105 |
13 |
3 |
|
Receipts from Local Fund Boards |
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|
and Municipalities, from paying |
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|
patients, and from hospital stop- |
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|
pages ... ... ... ... |
9,986 |
1 |
0 |
9,726 |
3 |
2 |
The expenditure last year as compared with receipts was in the proportion of
6 to 1 ; the expenditure this year as compared with receipts is rather less than
5 to 1.