Changes in the
staff.
Statistics.
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REPORT ON THE
establishment during the past year, though, he adds, he has done his utmost
to furnish him with all information contained in the office and has materially
aided in drawing up the report.
It is further added that written records of several minor details in connec-
tion with the management of the institution are wanting, which Dr. Elliot, had
he lived, would have been in a position to have furnished. "I have, however,
(he adds) attempted to fill in as many of them as I was personally acquainted
with, and have endeavoured to give expression to such of his opinions regard-
ing the general history of the year and personnel of the establishment
as I was aware of. To the best of my belief no opinions have been expressed
which would not have been shared in by him."
3. During the year the following change occurred among the Medical
Officers of the Hospital—Dr. S. Coull Mackenzie, who for several years acted
as Second Resident Surgeon and Superintendent of the Presidency Jail, was
appointed Port Surgeon, being relieved on the 8th January 1877 by Surgeon
F. C. Nicholson.
4. In the following table is exhibited the number of house-patients
treated in the hospital :—
Europeans
Males
. . .
. . . 3,341
. . .
Females . .
...
166
Children ...
...
9 2
3 , 5 9 9
Eurasians
Males
...
...
356
Christians
... -{
. . .
... Females ...
...
233
Children ...
...
163
752
Other castes
Mal es . . .
...
197
...
... Females ...
...
48
Children ...
,..
17
262
Total number of Christians treate
...
4 , 6 1 3
Mahomedans
Males
...
...
232
. . .
...
Females ...
. . .
6
Children ..
. . .
4
242
Treated in Sumbhoo
ath Pundit's ward.
Hi ndoos
Males
...
...
227
.
. . .
...
Females ...
...
10
Children ,..
. . .
2
239
Other castes
Males
. . .
...
48
. . .
Female
...
2
Children ,,,
0
50
Total treated in SumbhooNath Pundit's ward
. . .
531
Increase in the
number of
patients,
Looking at the numbers in another way we obtain the following results;
treated in the nine European wards, 3 ,894 men, 447 women, and 272 children,
or i n al l 4, 613; t r eat ed i n Sumbhoo Nat h Pundi t ' s war d5 0 7 m e n ,
1 8 f e m a l e s ,
and 6 children, or together 531; total number of patients treated therefore w a s
5,144. The daily average number of sick was 201.28, the average of the ten
years
ears being only 164.34. The daily sick in the native ward was 25.24.
Th e g r e a t i n c r e a s e i n t h e n u mb e r o f p a t i e n t s i s a t t r i b u t e d t o t h e v e r y
large number of sailors in port during great part of the year, and to the
fact of the General Hospital being the chief resort for sick sailors. This
will appear from the following table :—
Statement showing the number of seamen and men of other occupations, &c., treated.
Total European males treate d.
Total seamen and other classes of male
patients.
Rates per thonsand of seamen to
total males treated.
1873
...
...
. . .
2,232
1 , 0 0 3 ..
...
...
Seamen ...
. . .
449.37
1,229 ...
...
...
Others ...
...
1874
...
. . .
. . .
2,038
9 1 7 ...
...
...
Seamen ...
.., 449.94
1 , 1 2 1 ... . . .
. . .
Others ...
. . .
1885
...
. . .
...
2,118
9 6 0 ...
...
...
Seamen ...
...
453'25
1,158 ...
...
...
Others ,..
...
1886
. . .
. . .
. . .
2 , 8 3 4
1 , 5 2 2
..
...
Seamen ...
,.. 537.05
1 , 3 1 2 .. ..
...
...
Others ...
...
1 8 8 5
. . .
...
...
3 , 8 9 4
2 , 4 8 9 ...
...
...
Seam
rs
en ..
...
639'18
1,405 ...
...
...
Othe
...
. . .