10 ANNUAL REPORT ON LUNATIC ASYLUMS.
(d.) Financial statement—
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1882-83. |
1883-84. |
Increase. |
Decrease. |
Remarks. |
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RS. |
A. |
P. |
RS. |
A. |
P. |
RS. |
A. |
P. |
RS. |
A. |
P. |
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Medical Officer's salary. |
7,800 |
0 |
0 |
6,978 |
11 |
5 |
... |
821 |
4 |
7 |
Superintendent on three |
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Medical Subordinates' |
3,411 |
10 |
9 |
3,223 |
8 |
0 |
... |
188 |
2 |
9 |
A senior Medical Subordinate |
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Servants' wages |
12,850 |
1 |
1 |
13,370 |
9 |
7 |
520 |
8 |
6 |
... |
Increased number of patient p. |
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European medicines ... |
195 |
12 |
9 |
142 |
11 |
11 |
... |
53 |
0 |
10 |
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Clothing and bedding. |
687 |
4 |
0 |
780 |
0 |
6 |
92 |
12 |
6 |
... |
Increased number of patients. |
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Dieting sick ... |
27,520 |
8 |
4 |
27,722 |
13 |
6 |
202 |
5 |
2 |
... |
Do. do. |
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Wines and spirits |
797 |
12 |
0 |
975 |
15 |
4 |
178 |
3 |
4 |
... |
Do. do. |
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Perishable articles and |
4,704 |
13 |
11 |
5,543 |
12 |
8 |
838 |
14 |
9 |
New furniture for superior |
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Total ... |
57,967 |
14 |
10 |
58,738 |
2 |
11 |
1,832 |
12 |
3 |
1,062 |
8 |
2 |
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(e.) The asylum makes up its own bedding and clothing. This year its value
was Rs. 1,553-7-9.
(f.) No payment is received from the Madras Municipality.
The number of patients for whom no maintenance is paid has increased.
The following table shows how maintenance charges have been met during the
year:—
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Military ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... |
18 |
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Criminal ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... |
86 |
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Madras patients paid for by Government... ... ... |
163 |
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Other patients maintained by Government... ... ... |
35 |
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Patients maintained by Local Fund Boards and Municipalities. |
121 |
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Patients maintained by friends ... ... ... ... ... |
12 |
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Patients partially maintained by friends... ... ... |
20 |
Of the 35 " Other patients maintained by Government," 10 are criminals whose
sentences have expired; 9 are military patients transferred to civil, as they have
been 2 years in the asylum ; 10 are pilgrims and others with no known abode; 2
are old cases from Rangoon; 1 is a transfer from Trichinopoly asylum; 2 cases
are under reference to Government; and the remaining case is Mr. Bacon, who
has been in the asylum for 34 years.
(g.) If a first-class European patient is admitted, the cost of his board, lodging
and maintenance is high, and seriously reduces the amount allotted for board, lodg-
ing and attendance. Instead of the extra rate he pays being allowed to meet the
extra charges directly, it is credited to Government. So that, an unusual number
of superior patients, though paying amply for their keep, might so increase the
expenditure as to cause it to exceed the allotment.
III.—STAFF AND ESTABLISHMENT.
The staff of the asylum is adequate.
Senior Apothecary—J. J. Watts.
Civil Apothecary—E. T. Jones.
Matron—Mrs. L. Hennon.
Assistant Matron—Mrs. M. Wakefield.
First-class European Attendant—H. McColeman.
Do. R. T. Lawrence.
Second-class European Attendant—R. Leason.
Do. D. A. Bruce.
Steward—K. Annu Chetty.
Assistant Steward—A. C. McKenzie.
Writer—S. Audinarayaniah.
The Native Attendants, &c., have improved in work and discipline. A large
number of Mussulman attendants has
been introduced to leaven the mass, and
with good effect. Ill-treatment on the
part of attendants was discovered in the
gaol in February 1884. Second-class
European Attendant W. Aldridge and two
Native Attendants were dismissed and
the matter was reported to the Surgeon-
General with the Government of Madras.
The Commissioner of Police decided that there was not sufficient trustworthy
evidence to make a prosecution advisable.
In lunatic asylums all the world over ill-treatment on the part of attendants
is the one thing that a Superintendent has to watch for and find out.