Triennial report on the working of hospitals and dispensaries in Bengal : 1938, 1939, and 1940.

  • Bengal (India). Medical Department.
Date:
1940
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Credit: Triennial report on the working of hospitals and dispensaries in Bengal : 1938, 1939, and 1940. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Rs. 1,12,20,665 against Rs. 1,05,93,265 in the preceding triennium. The receipts under the different heads in the 3 years under review are tabulated below:— 1938. 1939. 1940. Rs. Rs. Rs. Government contributions .. 20,27,988 19,99,486 19,98,242 (54 09 (54-43 (52 -76 per cent.) per cent.) per cent.) Local and Municipal fund contri- 7,11,237 7,50,882 7,56,198 butions. (18-97 (20-47 (19-83 per cent.) per cent.) per cent.) Fees and contributions from 4,61,269 4,54,244 5,66,252 patients (12-30 (12-39 (14-84 per cent.) per cent.) per cent.) Funds collected by Hospital 1,09,756 1,10,845 1,60,355 Committees, charitable contri- (2-92 (3-02 (4 -17 butions and donations. percent.) percent.) percent.) Miscellaneous including interest 4,38,361 3,54,297 3,21,253 on investments, sales of (11 -72 (9 -69 (8 -40 securities, etc. percent.) percent.) percent.) Total .. 37,48,611 36,69,754 38,02,300 Out of the total Government contribu¬ tion of Rs. 60,25,716 a sum of Rs, 55,37,801 was given to State institu¬ tions under this department and the remaining Rs. 4,87,915 to private and local fund institutions. The figures, year by year for the 3 years under review were as follows:— State institu¬ tions under this department. Private and local fund institutions. Rs. Rs. 1938 17,81,855 2,46,133 1939 • • 18,75,318 1,24,168 1940 18,80,628 1,17,614 Total 55,37,801 4,87,915 Among the notable grants in aid given to private institutions mention may be made of the following:— 1938. Rs. Mayo Hospital .. .. 47,764 Carmichael Medical College Hospital, Belgachia 1,10,000 Calcutta Medical School Hos¬ pital .. .. 20,038 Howrah General Hospital . . 50,432 Lady Dufferin Victoria Hos¬ pital . . 12,600 1939. 1940. Rs. Rs. 28,418 42,836 35,021 35,000 20,865 20,023 27,096 6,956 12,600 12,600 The local and municipal fund contri¬ butions were mainly received by the private and local fund hospitals and dispensaries. Among State hospitals, the Campbell Hospital is the only insti¬ tution receiving such grant to the extent of Rs. 42,500 in each of the 3 years under review. The Sambhu Nath Pundit Hospital also received a sum of Rs. 19,000 in 1938. As in the previous triennium, the Car¬ michael Medical College Hospital, Belgachia, received the largest amount under the head “Funds collected by Hospital Committees, Charitable contri¬ butions and donations”. The figures were Rs. 38,085, Rs. 40,391 and Rs. 63,319 in 1938, 1939 and 1940 respectively. A list of all notable dona¬ tions with the names of the donors and the specific purpose for which these were given during the years 1938 and 1939 were published in the annual reports of the respective years. The donations received in 1940 have been similarly tabulated at Appendix II to this report. Of the total realisation of Rs. 14,81,765 as fees and contributions from patients, Rs. 9,67,575 belonged to State hospitals as per details given below:— 1938. 1939. 1940. Total. Medical College Hos¬ pitals, Calcutta .. Rs. 1,67,608 Rs. 1,32,878 Rs. 1,50,838 Rs. 4,51,324 Carmichael Hospital for Tropical Diseases 18,482 17,208 21,626 57,316 Presidency General Hospital 1,16,608 1,31,343 1,78,830 4,26,781 Campbell Hospital, Calcutta 7,241 6,511 8,819 22,571 Sambhu Hath Pandit Hospital 2,810 3,057 3,716 9,583 Expenditure 3,12,749 2,90,997 3,63,829 9,67,575 Expenditure.—Excluding invest¬ ments, the total expenditure of the Calcutta Hospitals under classes I, III and IV, i.e., State public, local fund and private-aided institutions during the triennium under report was Rs. 1,10,69,332 as compared with Rs. 1,01,05,788 during the preced¬ ing triennium. The expenditure under the different heads for the 3 years under review was as follows:— 1938. 1939. 1940. Total. Rs. Rs. Rs. Rs. Salaries 14,98,171 (41-69 per cent.) 15,26,590 (41-24 per cent.) 15,58,780 (41-30 per cent.) 45,83,541 (41-40 per cent.) Medicines 3,46,946 (9-65 per cent.) 3,41,605 (9-22 per cent.) 3,66,286 (9-76 per cent.) 10,54,837 (9-54 per cent.) Apparatus and Instruments (renewal) 63,195 (1-75 per cent.) 85,912 (2-32 per cent.) 37,305 (-99 per cent.) 1,86,412 (1-68 per cent.) Diet 4,33,809 (12-07 per cent.) 4,48,456 (12-12 per cent.) 4,75,567 (12-60 per cent. 13,57,832 (12-27 per cent.) New buildings 1,40,506 (3-91 per cent.) 1,16,268 (3-13 per cent.) 2,30,332 (6-10 per cent.) 4,87,106 (4-40 per cent.) Repair to buildings 2,77,567 (7-72 per cent.) 3,33,982 (9-02 per cent.) 2,59,454 (6-85 per cent.) 8,71,003 (7-86 per cent.) Miscellaneous 8,33,092 (23-21 per cent.) 8,49,195 (22-95 per cent.) 8,46,314 (22 • 40 per cent.) 25,28,601 (22-85 per cent.) Total 35,93,286 37,02,008 37,74,038 1,10,69,332