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REPORT ON THE
Suggestions.
"Of the Rs. 70,485-3-8 expended during the year, Rs. 30,000 was paid by
the Calcutta Municipality, leaving the sum of Rs. 40,485-3-8 to be paid by the
Government.
"As a large number of pauper patients belonging to the suburbs of
Calcutta and the 24-Pergunnahs, as well as all the small-pox cases from the
suburbs of Calcutta, the 24-Pergunnahs, Howrah, and the Port of Calcutta
are admitted into this hospital, I would suggest that the municipalities of the
suburbs and of Howrah be each invited to give an annual donation to this
hospital, and that a portion of the present hospital port dues be transferred to
defray the expenses of the hospital.
"Although, as above mentioned, the expenditure of the hospital is to
so considerable an extent caused for providing for the sick of the suburbs, the
Municipality nevertheless charge a heavy house-tax on the institution. This,
I have no doubt, would willingly be remitted were the matter brought to the
notice of the Suburban Municipal Commissioners."
POLICE CHOWKEEDAR HOSPITAL.
Police Surgeon
and subordinate
staff.
Admissions into
Hospital.
Sickness
according to
thanas.
THE report for the past year is submitted by Surgeon S. C. Mackenzie, who
has had to trust entirely to the records of the hospital, as he did not receive
charge till the 2nd January of the current year, Dr. C. T. O. Woodford having
held the post of Police Surgeon throughout 1877. The subordinate staff
consisted of a resident medical officer, Mr. McCormick, a retired military
apothecary; two native doctors, two compounders, and a dresser.
2. The admissions during the year show an increase of 190.58 per
mille over those of the previous year. In 1876 a strength of 3,122 men fur-
nished 2,107 admissions or 674.88 per mille; in 1877 a strength of 3,159 men
furnished 2,734 admissions, or 865.46 per mille.
3. The following table shows the admissions into hospital during the
year from the various thanas
:—
Mortality.
TOWN.
S U B U R B S .
Name of thana.
Number of
admissions
into
hospital.
Population
of thana.
Percentage
of sick.
Name of t hana.
Number of
admissions
into
hospital.
Population
of thana.
Percentage
of sick.
Burtollah ...
... ...
79
8 0
8 8 . 7 6
Bhowanipore ... ... ...
75
59
127.11
Colootollah ...
... ...
15
70
21.42 Cossipore ...
. . .
...
6 0
45
133.33
Bow Bazar ...
... ...
28
8 6
32.55 Doorgapore ...
... ...
29
36
80.55
Burra. Bazar ... ... ...
30
91
32.96 Baniapoker ...
. . .
. . .
49
51
96.07
Bamunbustee ... ... ...
61
51
119.60 Ballygunge ...
. . .
...
99
56
176.78
Colinga ...
... ..,
23
54
42.59 Baliaghatta ...
. . .
...
111
76
146.05
Fenwick Bazar ... ... ...
29
78
37.18 Chitpore ...
. . .
. . .
81
67
120.89
Hastings ...
. . .
. . .
39
42
92.85 Tollygunge ...
... ...
42
42
100
Jorasanko ...
... ...
71
8 8
80.68 Manicktollah ...
. . .
...
59
33
163.78
Jorabagan ...
... ...
34
89
38.20 Belgachia ...
. . .
...
54
33
163.63
Koomartolly ...
... ...
56
70
8 0 .
Watgunge ...
... ...
13
35
37.14
Moocheparah ...
. . .
...
71
68
104.41 Alipore ...
. . .
...
20
35
57.14
Mango Lane ...
... ...
59
70
84.23 Eckbalpore ...
. . .
. . .
35
51
6 8 . 6 2
Poddopoker ...
... ...
8 9
6 0
148.33 Entally ... ... ...
6 8
51
133.33
Reserve Force ... ... ...
899
910
98.78 Mocheekhola ...
. . .
...
9
53
16.93
Shampoker ...
... ...
101
70
144.28 River Police ...
. . .
. . .
43
165
26.06
Sookea Street ... ...
. . .
82
70
117.14 Howrah Bridge
. . .
...
12
25
48
Taltollah ...
. . .
. . .
57
64
89.06
Park Street ...
... ...
52
69
75.35
From the above it will be seen that sickness prevailed most during the
year in the Manicktollah, Ballygunge, and Belgatchia thanas, where the
percentage of admissions into hospital to the population of the thanas were
respectively 178.78, 176.78, and 163.63. All these thanas are in the
suburbs. The most healthy were Moocheekhola, Colootollah, and the River
Police, where only 16.98, 21.42, and 26.06 per cent. of the population were
admitted into hospital during the year.
4. The total number of deaths was 63 against 52 during 1876, being an
i ncrease of 11 deat hs; t he i ncrease does not , however, appear t o have been due
to any special epidemic form of disease. The death-rate to admissions during
the year was 2.3 per cent. against 2.46 per cent. The deaths to the total
strength of the police force was 1.99 per cent. against 1.66 per cent. during
the former year, thus showing are increased mortality of 33 per cent. of the
total police force.