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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    Buildings. 3. Major Works.—The following major works have been started during the period from 1st January 1956 to 31st October 1956 :— (a) Providing additional accommodation for 50 beds at the Mental Hospital, Batnagiri. (h) Construction of two dormitories for accommodation of 160 patients at the Central Mental Hospital, Yeravda. (c) Construction of two dormitories for 320 patients at the N. M. Mental Hospital, Tirana. The first major work was expected to be completed by April 1957 and the latter two works are still in progress. 4. Jfmor works.—The minor works costing about Rs. 19,881 were sanctioned at the Mental Hospitals, Yeravda, Thana and Rs. 13,100 at the Mental Hospital, Dharwar, during the period from 1st January 1956 to 31st October 1956. The Build¬ ing of the Mental Hospitals are in fairly good state of repairs. 5. Water Supply.—The water supply at the Mental Hospital, Barcda, was adequate during the period under report due to working of the electric motor pump. At the Mental Hospital, Ahmedabad, water is obtained from the Municipal pipe lines. It is good but not sufficient. The water supply for gardens and lawns and for agricultural purposes at this Hospital is obtained by an electric pump which also does not work satisfactorily. The proposal for installation of an additional pump is under consideration. The water supply at the Mental Hospital, Thana, is quite satisfactory. The scarcity of water is felt at the Mental Hospital, Batnagiri, during the summer viz. from March to May due to the limited water supply from the Municipal water works and drying up of the Hospital wells. As regards the water supply at the Mental Hospital, Dharwar, adequate water supply is still not available at the Mental Hospital, Dharwar, from the Neesagar scheme. Increased water supply at this Hospital will be available when the Munici¬ pality changes its narrow main pipes with bigger ones. This Hospital is now under the control of the Mysore Government and the proposal for installation of an electric pump is under consideration of that Government. 6. Accommodation.—Overcrowding at the Mental Hospitals except at the Mental Hospital, Baroda, continued throughout the period from 1st January 1956 to 31st Octc ber 1956 as can be seen frc m the following table showing the approved scale of accommodation and the actual population in the first week of January 1956 :— Sanctioned accommodation in Actual population in the first Week of January 1956. First Week of January 1956. Mental Hospitals. Male. Female. Total. Male. Female. Total. Thana ... 240+50 150 440 711 577 1,288 Ratnagiri ... 134+50 42 226 214 55 269 Yeravda ... 804+50 443 1,297 1,195 787 1,982 Ahmedabad ... 206+50 61 317 388 132 520 Baroda ... 100+00 • • • 55 155 81 36 117 Total ... I*684 751 2,435 2,589 1,587 4,176 Dharwar ... 138+50 • • • 61 249 264 85 349