14
REPORT ON THE
Nurses' Institution.
the General Hospital has very strong claims to be constituted an exception to
this order, and I would accordingly support Dr. Ewart's request to be permit-
ted to spend his small library allowance of Rs. 25 a month as heretofore.
28. The duties connected with this hospital have been ably and creditably
conducted during the year.
CALCUTTA HOSPITAL NURSES' INSTITUTION.
29. This important institution which supplies nurses to the Medical Col-
lege and General Hospitals, continues to pursue its course of usefulness. It has
been determined to increase the staff of nurses at the General Hospital. The
principal medical officers of both hospitals bear warm testimony to the
value of the services rendered by the nurses belonging to this institution. Its
funds are in a satisfactory condition. The report of the committee is ap-
pended.
MUNICIPAL PAUPER HOSPITAL.
Class of eases ad.
witted.
30. As Dr. 'Woodford remarks, this hospital is the receptacle for all the
sick and dying natives picked up by the police or rejected by other hospitals.
Its death-rate, as might be expected, continues terribly high, more than one-
fourth of those admitted d y in g . A snecial inquiry was made durin g the year
STATEMENT NO. XIV.
YEARS.
Total
deaths.
DIED WITHIN
2 4 h o u r s .
P e r c e n t .
1 W e e k
P e r c e n t
1 M o n t h
P e r c e n t
3 M o n t h s .
P e r c e n t .
1867
1,302
396
30.4
407
31.2
414
31.8
85
6.5
1868
1,626
455 28.
440
27.1
528
32.4
2 0 3
12.4
1869
1,421
475
33.4
406
28.5
402
28.3
156
10.9
1870
1,075
374
34.8
324
30.1
241
22.4
136
12.6
1871
1,230
282 22.9
395
32.1
412
33.5
141
11.4
1872 1,518
303
19.9
494
32.8
542
35.7
179
11.8
for the purpose of ascertain-
ing whether any cause of
the excessive mortality of
this hospital, not already
known, could be discovered,
or any measure suggested
which might reduce the
mortality. No cause could,
however, be suggested by
either the Deputy Inspector-
General of Hospitals, or
Superintendent, except the
severity of the diseases un-
der which the poor famished
wretches, who are brought to
the hospital, labour, and no
Resident Apothe-
c ar y .
improvement recommended, except a slight addition to the staff of attendants,
which has since then been approved. The large number of patients dying
either on their way to hospital, or immediately or shortly after their arrival
there, shows that the death-rate cannot be otherwise than high. Statement No.
14 indicates the number of patients dying within various periods from admis-
sion in comparison with past years.
31. The hospital, however, fulfils a most humane and useful purpose, and
to judge by the increased attendance of 1872, the shelter and relief that it gives
is appreciated. Dr. Woodford points out that the milk supplied by the con-
tractor is inferior. If the original contract specified milk of the best quality, the
Superintendent should insist on its being supplied, whatever the rate tendered
and accepted ; if it did not specify the best quality of milk, it should have
done so. I have caused him to be written to to this effect.
32. I do not support his recommendation, that the Resident Apothecary
should be styled House-Surgeon. The former designation is much more
appropriate in every way.