Annual report on mental hospitals : 1956.

Date:
1956
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Credit: Annual report on mental hospitals : 1956. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The number of patients that took part in games and etc., is as under :— 1. Cinema shows were arranged in the hospital itself and the total number of patients that attended the shows during the period under report is 2550 males and 398 females. 2. About 40 per cent of the patients took part in the games and^listening to radio and etc. 3. Patients were sent out for drives in the hospital bus. The total number of patients that went out in the bus drives during the period under report is 185 males 42 females. A total expenditure of Rs. 75-8-0 was incurred on account of amusements from the discretionary grants placed at tb e disposal of this Hospital during the period under report. \ * Visitors.—The attendance of Visitors was satisfactory. The social workers and the sick visiting committee also visited the hospital. Acknowledgement.—The hospital is indebted in the management of the Bombay Chronicle Daily and Sunday Edition for the supply of copies of their issues to the reading room of the hospital free of charge. White House.—White house, a bungalow about 2 miles from the main hospital, is continued to be rented and has been utilised for keeping suitable class and ordinary patients. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MENTAL HOSPITAL, NAGPUR, FOR THE YEAR 1956 (FOR THE PERIOD FROM THE 1st NOVEMBER 1956 TO 31st DECEMBER 1956). 1. General.—There were 416 male patients and 136 female patients (total 552) on the 31st October 1956. New patients admitted during the period under report were 33 males and 15 females (total 48) making the total of 449 males and 151 females (total 600). Out of these eight patients were discharged leaving 442 males and 150 females (total 592) in balance on the 31st December 1956. The classification of the patients discharged was as below :— 1. Cured 2. Improved 3. Not improved ... Male. Female. Total. 4 15 2 ... 2 7 18 The general health of the patients during the period under report remained good and there were no deaths. Preventive measures were undertaken to prevent an epidemic and there was no epidemic of any kind during this period. Whenever requested the patients were sent to the T. B. Clinic, X-Ray department of the Mayo Hospital, Nagpur, and the Medical College Hospital, Nagpur, for diagnosis and opinion. (Q.C.Pd mo-a O 3l74—2c*