Annual report of the Medical Department / Colony of Seychelles.

  • Seychelles. Medical Department
Date:
[1926]
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Credit: Annual report of the Medical Department / Colony of Seychelles. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    I should like to mention my appreciation of the many kindness shown to me by all the gtaff of the Hospital, and their willing and very able assistance whenever required. I shall endeavour to return again about May 1927 but should any reason prevent my personally attending, I shall send an excellent and fully qualified man who will conform to •sail agreements on my behalf. VII% Prisons and Asylums. Victoria Prison. This is the only prison in the Colony, the sanitary condition was good during the year, no infectious or contagious diseases were noted in the prison. There were 238 men and 63 women prisoners convicted during the Year 1926, as compared with 248 men and 65 women in 1925, shewing a decrease of 10 men and 2 women. 167 men and 53 women were imprisoned for non-payment of fines and costs including taxes, and 71 men n”d 10 women for penal purpose. The total number of prisoners in jail on the 1st January 1926 was 43 and on 81st December 32. The unexpired terms of sentences of prisoners under detention on 31st December were as follows :— Life sentence 1 Over 5 years . 2 1 year to 5 years ... 11 6 months to 1 year 10 Below 6 months ... 8 Total ... 32 The maximum number of prisoners during 4the yearJ1926 was 57 on the 15th March and the minimum 32 on the 31st December. The daily average was 37 men and 5 women. The total number of prisoners sent to the Seychelles Hospital for medical treatment during the year was 8 men. On 346 occasions prisoners were sentenced to solitary confinement with or without forfeitures of l/3rd rations including those who were under penal diet, further 52 prisoners who were under the Mark System Regulations were deprived of part of their marks owing to bad conduct. 4 men were sentenced to corporal punishment for repeated offences against prison discipline. Prisoners were employed at the following industries :— Making and repairing blinds, rope making, breaking stones, beating coconut fibre, basket making, carpenter, washing, sewing, mending and making mattresses. No prisoners escaped during the year. The total expenditure on the Prison during]1926 amounted to Rs 14,515.18. Lunatic Asylum, South Make, Asylum expenditure in 1926. Rs Cts. Maintenance ... ... ... ... 5,155 63 Upkeep of A.sylum and Asylum grounds ... ... 109 70 Total Expenditure 5,265 33 Less amount paid by paying patients 1,322 83 3,942 50 Salaries of Attendants and Cook 3,240 ou Total cost of Asylum ... 7,182 50 The total amount voted for upkeep of Asylum was ... 9,890 00 Balance in favour on 31st December 1926 ... 2,707 50