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REPORT ON THE CALCUTTA MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS.
Death-rate inclusive
and exclusive of
cholera.
Principal causes of
death during the
years 1865-73.
The ratio of mortality for the nine years 1865 to 1873, inclusive, and exclusive of
cholera, is submitted below:—
YEARS.
Ratio per 1,000
of deaths inclusive
of cholera.
Ratio per 1,000
of deaths exclusive
of cholera.
Difference.
1865
...
...
...
...
69.93
52.81
17.12
1866
...
...
...
...
98.50
53.59
44.91
1867
...
...
. . .
63.94
45.23
18.71
1868
...
...
72.27
48.08
24.19
1869
...
...
...
...
53.01
37.20
15.81
1870
...
...
...
. . .
52.92
39.59
13.33
1871
. . .
...
...
. . .
36.52
30.56
5.96
1872
...
...
...
...
45.30
34.04
11.26
1873
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
38.9
32.3
6.66
Thus cholera is still a disturbing element in the mortality of this hospital.
The chief causes of death during the nine years ending 1873 are shown in the subjoined
Statement
No.
DISEASES.
Treated.
Died.
Deaths to
treated.
Ratio per
1,000
of deaths
to
total deaths.
1 Cholera
...
...
...
. . .
788
435
552.03
321.74
2 Dysentery
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
1,934
144
74.45
106.50
3 Hepatitis
...
...
...
...
451
63
139.68
46.59
4 Typhoid fever
. . .
...
...
. . .
109
36
330.27
102.27
5 Remittent fever
. . .
. . . ...
...
549
41
74.68
30.32
6 Phthisis
...
...
...
...
389
145
372.75
107.24
7 Pneumonia
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
86
31
348.83
22.18
8 Insolatio
...
...
...
...
147
15
102.04
11.09
9 Other diseases
. . .
. . . ...
...
19,394
447
22.86
327.66
Principal causes of
death in 1873.
Out of 1,357 deaths from all causes during the nine years, 910 were caused by cholera,
dysentery, hepatitis, typhoid fever, remittent fever, phthisis, pneumonia, and insolatio.
The following table shows the sickness and mortality from eight forms of disease and
" other diseases" during 1873 :—
No.
DISEASES.
Treated. Died.
RATIO OF DEATHS PER MILLE TO
Treated.
Total treated
from all
causes.
Total deaths.
1 Cholera
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
53
18
339.62
6.6
178.2
2 Dysentery
...
. . .
. . .
. . . 145
13
89.65
4.8
128.7
3 Hepatitis
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 40
6
150.00
2.2
59.4
4 Typhoid fever
...
...
. . .
...
7
3
428.57
1.1
29.7
5 Remittent fever
. . .
. . .
...
...
22
5
227.27
1.8
49.5
6 Phthisis
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 53
9
169.81
3.3
89.1
7 Pneumonia
. . . ...
. . .
. . .
17
5
294.1
1.8
47.1
8 Insolatio
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . 15
4
266.66
1.4
39.6
9 Other diseases
. . .
. . .
. . .
... 2,371
43
18.1
15.79
405.6
Admissions and
deaths from cholera
during the past 9
years.
The Most satisfactory element in this statement is, that out of 53 cases of cholera, only
18 died, or 339.62 per thousand.
It will prove interesting to overhaul the statistics of the above-mentioned diseases in
detail and separately during the past nine years.
1. Cholera.
YEARS.
Treated.
Died.
RATIO OF DEATHS PER MILLE TO
Treated.
Total treated
from all
diseases.
Total deaths.
1865
...
...
...
...
...
102
47
460.7
19.3
274.4
1866
...
...
...
. . .
...
177
118
666.6
48.8
495.7
1867
...
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
78
48
615.3
20.1
315.7
1868
. . .
. . .
...
...
...
120
65
341.6
26.5
365.2
1869
...
...
. . .
...
...
61
44
721.3
16.6
314.2
1870
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
76
37
486.8
14.5
274.0
1871
...
...
...
...
...
27
16
592.5
6.2
172.0
1872
...
...
...
...
...
94
42
446.8
12.1
269.2
1873
. . .
...
. . .
...
. . .
53
18
339.6
6.6
169.9
Thus during the past year the cholera admissions have been less than those of any
other year excepting 1871, and the mortality has been considerably less than that of most
of the years of the series. It is quite possible that the decrease in the number of cases may