Of men.
Of women.
Of children.
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8. The chief causes of mortality, in order of frequency, among the three classes, viz.
men, women, and children, were as follow :—
Chief causes of
mortality of
Christian patients.
1. Cholera.
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3. Phthisis.
2. Dysentery.
4. Diarrhœa.
5 .
E n t e r i c f e v e r , i n s o l a t i o n , & c . , & c .
1. Remittent fever.
2. Ague, dysentery.
3. Cholera, erysipelas, phthisis, &c.
1. Diarrhœa.
2. Convulsions.
3. Ague, remittent fever, phthisis, &c., and privation; from this latter cause there was one death.
9. The following table exhibits the number of admissions and deaths, with the rate of
mortality per mile, of some of the more fatal diseases which came under treatment during
the year:—
Statistics of some
of the more fatal diseases of the Christian patients.
DISEASES.
No. treated. Died. Mortality per
mi l l e of cases
treated.
Dysentery
170
14
8 2 . 3 5
Cholera
77
50 6 4 9 . 3 5
Hepatitis
4
6
2
4 3 . 4 7
Remittent fever 37
6 1 6 2 . 1 6
Enteric fever 12
4 3 3 3 . 3 3
Insolation
6
4 6 6 6 . 6 6
10.Regarding enteric fever Dr. Ewart writes:—" That typhoid fever has long proved an
important item of sickness and mortality has been pointed out in previous years. During the
ten years ending 1874, the average rate of mortality was 414.28." And from a statement
appended to his report it appears that the mortality from enteric fever has varied from 71.4
per mile in 1870 to 750.00 in 1869.
Enteric fever.
Although the mortality from enteric fever during 1875 has been great, it is a matter of
satisfaction to observe that it was less in a marked degree than the average rate of the
preceding ten years.
11.It is very remarkable that (while there was not a death from remittent fever
among the male patients, and but one among the children,) of eight women treated for this
disease five died, or with a death-rate of 625.00 per mille. No explanation has been offered
regarding this excessive mortality, which has nearly equalled that caused by cholera.
Remittent fever.
12.
Of the six cases of heat apoplexy treated, there were four deaths, or with a death-
rate of 666.66 per mille. Regarding these cases Dr. Ewart remarks:—" The subjects were bad
ones, and intemperance was superadded to insolation in all the fatal cases." Under these
circumstances such a high rate of mortality is not at all surprising.
Insolation.
13.The number of operations performed during 1875 has been greatly in excess of
any of former years and was as follow:—
Surgical operations.
Deaths.
MALE WARD Major operations 59
8
Minor ,,
109 0
FEMALE WARD
M a j o r , ,
6
1
Minor , ,
5
0
SUMBOO N A T H
PUNDIT WARD Major ,,
19
3
Minor ,,
35
0
Total 233 12
14.
The mortality from the major operations has been at the rate of 142.85 per
mille.
Death-rate after
major operations
.
15.This hospital has generally enjoyed a freedom from septic or pyæmic disease, but
at one time in 1875 erysipelas, derived from without, rather threatened the surgical wards
with septic mischief. Regarding this temporary outbreak Dr. Ewart reports:—"But the
means which I possessed of segregating such cases from the rest of the surgical cases
prevented this contagious disease from spreading to any serious extent to the other cases
of operation. No fatal case can be traced to this source."
Erysipelas
16. The number of confinements has steadily increased, and during the past year
amounted to 41. In all these cases the progress towards complete recovery was unmarred by
any untoward event. Dr. Ewart attributes much of the success and of the increasing
popularity of the midwifery department to the care, attention, and skill of the matron,
Mrs. Hickie.
Midwifery.
17.There are but 25 beds in this ward, which are reserved exclusively for native male
patients, and during the year the daily average number of sick in it averaged 22.23.
Sumboo Nath
Pundit Ward.
The total number of treated in it amounted to 329, with 42 deaths, or at the rate of
127.65 per mille. Regarding the connection of the out-door dispensary at Bhowanipore
with this ward Dr. Ewart writes as follows:—"I think that the time has arrived for reconsider-
ing the question of the transfer of the out-door department of the Sumboo Nath Pundit