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Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 7, p. 421.

lIEDDIC4L 42 1 Monthly fees in primary schools range from 2 annas for the first two standards to 6 annas for the sixth; in middle schools from 8 to 12 annas; and in high schools from Rs. I-8-o to Rs. 2-0-0. No Epglish newspapers are published. In I904 six Marathi papers were published, one of which had English columns. Their circulation is local, and they have little influence. Twelve books, all in Marathi, were registered in 1904. The books published in the province deal principally with religious and social subjects, and cannot be said to contain evidence of original research. Soon after the Assignment in 1853, steps were taken to provide medical aid by the establishment of hospitals and dispensaries, the administration of which was entrusted to Civil Sur- geons of Districts. By 1871 there were 3 civil hos- pitals and 20 charitable dispensaries in the province. The progressive increase in the number of these institutions is shown in the table below. In 1895 a hospital for females was opened in Amraoti under the auspices of the Lady Dufferin Fund Committee. This institution has made satisfactory, though not rapid, progress. The average annual numbers of in-patients, out-patients, and operations since its establishment have been I59, 6,069, and 153. STATISTICS OF MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS AND VACCINATION IN BERAR 1881. 1891. I90o. 1903-4. Hospitals, &Sc. Number of civil hospitals and dis- pensaries. 36 44 47 47 Average daily number of:- (a) In-patients 77 too 1 61.o8 126.15 (b) Out-patients . . . ,43717 1,803.9 2,303.0 2,056.98 I Income from :- (a) Government payments . Rs. 81,614 82,975 60,035 65,312* (b) Local and municipal pay- I ments . . . Rs 8,o64! 20,119 20,234 15,788* (c) Fees, endowments, and other sources . . s. 10,o62 4,040 l 4,405 8,294* Expenditure on:- (a) Establishment . . Rs. 4,05 76,959 48.987 52,56 (6) Medicines, diet, buildings, &c. Rs. IS.64 22,405 27,113 28,274 Vaccination. Population among whom vaccina- tion was carried on . . 26 2,673 2,897,040 2,897,040 2,754,016 Number of successful operations ,000o 102,596 86,483 1oo,751 Ratio per i,ooo of population . . s30 36 29.9 36.58 Total expenditure oni vaccination Rs. 17,192 1i6,66o 17,626 1 7,325 Cost per successful case . . Rs. 3 0 -27 0-3- 0-2-9 " i' Thcsr liigurr ;le for tile calendar )year 1i03, Information for tlhe' l 3 11year 1903-4 is not available.