414 MANUAL OF THE NILAGIRI DISTRICT. 



CHAPTER XXIII 



MEDICAL. 



Establish, 

 ments 



Establishments. — Cost. — Ootacamand — St. Bartholomew's Hospital. — Coonoor — 

 Hospital. — Wellington. — Kotagiri. — South-East Wainad. 



CH. XXIII. The medical establishment of the district, exclusive of Welling- 

 Medical. ^'^^> which is under the supervision of the Deputy Surgeon- 

 General of the Southern Division, consists of three Civil Surgeons, 

 three Apothecaries, and four Hospital Assistants. 



Cost. The cost of the establishments, exclusive of that at Wellington, 



may be estimated at Rupees 40,000 annually. 



Ootacamnnd. — Two Commissioned Medical Officers, ordinarily of 

 the rank of Surgeon-Major, are stationed here. The duration of the 

 appointment is four years. One of these officers has charge of the 

 northern half of the station, including St. Bartholomew's Hospital . 

 the other of the southern half, along with the charge of the Native 

 and European Jails. The officer in charge of the hospital has also 

 care of the division of the district under the Joint Magistrate of 

 Ootacamand. He supervises also the operation of the vaccinators, 

 whether Municipal or Local Fund, and has generally a seat on the 

 Municipal Commission. He also supervises generally the regis- 

 tration of vital statistics in the Municipality. He is aided by two 

 Hospital Assistants, one of whom is restricted to the hospital ; 

 the other is available for the care of the Police and itinerant work 

 generally. The Medical Officer in charge of the Jail is assisted 

 by a medical subordinate of the grade of Apothecary. 



St. Bartholo- This institution has grown out of the old civil dispensary, and is 



Horpiui. strictly speaking the property of Government. By the Towns' 

 Improvement Act it should have become vested in the Municipal 

 Commission, who would thus ha^e become responsible for its 

 maintenance and management. The revenues of the Commission, 

 however, were considered to be sufficiently burthened; consequently 

 the institution was retained by Government, the Municipal 

 Commission being required to contribute Rupees 500 annually 

 towards its upkeep. This is still done. The management of the 

 institution is entrusted to a committee, the Medical Officer in 

 charge acting as Executive Officer and Secretary. There is a 

 sub-committee of ladies upon whom devolves the care of all 



