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23.  Paying patients.—During the year under report 86
patients (61 males and 25 females) were treated as compared
with 79 (60 males and 19 females) in 1930 and 60 (48 males and
12 females) in 1929.

The number of paying patients is steadily increasing.
During the year several applications from paying patients for
accommodation had to be refused for want of accommodation in
the male section.

24.  Suicide.—I am glad to be able to record that there was
no case of suicide during the year under report and the previous
four years in spite of the fact that there are always more than
72 potential suicides in the suicidal wards of this hospital.
During the year under review several attempts were made by
some potential suicides to end their lives but their efforts were
frustrated due to the strict vigilance of the attendant staff of
the suicidal wards.

25.  Accidents and injuries —With the exception of one
epileptic patient who died from fracture of skull due to a fall dur-
ing an epileptic fit, there was no other case of serious accident or
injury, although many minor cases of accidents and injuries such
as falls, simple fractures, sprain of ankle joints, wrist joints and
injury caused by foreign bodies, etc., were treated throughout
the year under report.

26.  Escapes.— There was no escape during the year under
report and in the previous year although a fair amount of
freedom is allowed to patients of this hospital which consists
of a large number of convicts and other criminal patients.

27. Autopsy.—During the year under report 26 post-mortems
were performed and interesting specimens were preserved in the
hospital laboratory for the purpose of demonstration to students
and others.

28. Sanitation.—The general sanitation of the whole area
of the hospital was satisfactory. During the period under
review the Assistant Director of Public Health, Chota Nagpur
Circle, visited the hospital several times with a view to investi-
gate the breeding area of malarial mosquitos and advise ways
and means to eradicate the mosquito nuisance. Every effort
has been made by the sanitary staff of this hospital under the
direct supervision of the Second Assistant Superintendent to
combat against the malarial mosquitos but the vastness of the
breeding grounds all round the hospital area and Kanke render
the task very difficult and gives one an idea that it is impossible