'ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1909-1910' [‎204r] (139/148)

1903
MEDICAL RELIEF —LUNATIC ASYLUMS.
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by sea.
T he number of emigrants who sailed from Bombay under the T„,T w • . mcs A A L Nn T Mvm
from 67 to 78; of these 20 were destined as artisans for Mombai and'n E “ , S rat 3 °“ Act SlSue
r(,se i Industry in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ; the maiority of thp \ U P nda and 19 for Mn “~
the 01 in Europe and America. Thirty-four of these emigrants were 1 drn ^ en ^ a f ements in
sb0 n mbay Presidency The name given to each of the three divisions of the territory of the East India Company, and later the British Raj, on the Indian subcontinent. and 16 from Sind. Emigrants retu'irfn tT l h ° m districts of
‘f who® W r f nrned fr0m e rt pl °n men i °p ‘l 16 Uganda Eailwa y g FromK^aS 6 ™ 1 53 n’
0 -oLk left for service on the Uganda Railway comuared with W • 1 62> men > a11
TiSans sailed for Busrah. The latter returned durint the hr year ^ and
^ ^Pnts From Kol^-ba district a number of Mahomedans Ipfi- t/f a ex P ir y their
frictions in the Colonies have diminished the nono 'ftt J ' “ ®° Ut!l - Africa but
fraf however, 914 persons emigrated to South Africa an!l many families’'leftTo^' 0 ' 1 ' 1,10111
f ;ily emigrated returned rthei? hotl * 0 P 0rts “ d 36 of tC
3. Medical Relief.
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1 . At beginning of the year the number of hospitals and dispensaries open was 718 N t .
r) nr jn 2 the year 19 new institutions were opened and 14 were closed finMniL* . Nu “ be J of
transferred from one class to another). At the end of the year the total number of institutions
irking was 723. These are classified as follows :-State-Public, 49 ; State-Special, 23; Local
and Municipal Funds, 265 ; Private-Aided, 10 ; Pnvate-Non-aided, 330 ; Railways, 46.
2. The total number of patients treated was 2,250,211 or 47 270 more than* in fu* xr r ,
previous year. In-door patients numbered 51,673, shewing a decrease of 1,416. The percentage Pat,e “‘ S '
of mortality was 9-8, practically the same as last year; cures numbered 33,091. The total
number of beds available was 5,672 and the daily average of patients was 2 797*8 The
number of out-door patients increased by 48,686, there being a daily average of 19,504. *
3. _ Analysis of the numbers treated shews no marked increase except under ’the head of Di8eases
cholera m which cases rose fiom -88 to 2,347. The increase occurred chiefly in the Deccan
and the spread was largely due to the sinhast pilgrimage at N 6 sik. Tuberculosis was treated
| in 9,251 cases, an increase of 102. The cases of leprosy treated fell from 4,012 in 1908 to
1,961. No cause can be given for so large a decrease. Malarial fevers shew a decrease of
5,366 but still number 18*54 _ per cent, of the total number of cases treated. Diseases of the
eye together with conjunctivitis and intestinal worms furnished over 390,000 cases.
In- /' EVof ,* 0 *® 1 « mb r i reate j’ 1 1 ,¥, 9 « Q r, re E “ ro P ea, ’, s and Eurasians, 1,422,600 were Attendance by eta
Hindus, 682,344 were Musalmans and 132,169 belonged to other classes. The number of adult aild sex .
females seeking relief increased from 450,550 to 467,622, forming 20-8 per cent, of the total
number treated.
5. The number of operations performed was 84.143 against 82 044 last vear Onf nf «, • i
83,818 patients operated on, 66,709 were cured and 493 died. There was a considerable increase ^ Ur8lca • peratl0Uf -
in operations for cataract.
6 . The total income, exclusive of the balance in hands, amounted to Rs. 17,69,858 Receipts,
compared with Rs. 18,74,621 in 1908. Government contributions amounted to Rs. 9,80,509,
a decrease of Rs. 86 , 886 . Local and Municipal Funds contributed Rs. 2,20,647’ and
Us. 3,70,622 respectively compared with Rs. 2,04,660 and 3,97,584 last year. Subscriptions
amounted to Rs. 15,496. Interest on invested capital yielded Rs. 38,548.
7. The total expenditure was Rs. 17,46,758 compared with Rs. 18, 79,239, in 1908. Expenditure.
Ihenet cost was Rs. 16,13,773 against Rs. 17,31,235 and the cost of each diet decreased from
He, 0 - 2-11 to Re. 0-2-10. The percentage of total cost paid by Government was 53*2 or
^ per cent, less than in 1908.
8 . The attendance at State-Special institutions shews an increase of 9,458. At Railway State-Special,
ospitals there was a fall in attendance of 51,351, a decrease chiefly due to fewer cases of Railway and Private.
«v er and dysentery. Private-Non-aided institutions are credited with au attendance of
^53,575 patients or 29,522 more than last year.
u Sir William Moore’s Operating Theatre^ in connection with the Jamsetji Buildings,
OMoy Hospital was completely equipped and brought into use with much benefit to the work at
Hospital. New operation rooms at Hyderabad (Sind), Bijapur and Sukkur Civil Hospitals
^ completed. Anew Civil Hospital was opened at Larkana. At Poona the new Jacob
^ ss , 0on Hospital for Europeans and Jews was opened. Works in progress include a European
r at Dharwdr and quartersJior nurses at Belgaum.
4- Lunatic Asylums.
tablp^ Se j ^ 10 Eoport on Lunatic Asylums under the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions. for the year 1909 and
under Lunatic Asylums, printed in Part V of the Statistics of British India.
839 !V number of inmates of the asylums was 1,355, an increase of 29. There were Numbers.
W rJf ts adna ftted including 295 males and 44 females against 284 males and 60 females
The number re-admitted was 18 males and 7 females, a decrease of 2 females.