Sickness and mor
- t a l i t y a c c o r d i n g
to season.
Comparison of mu
-nicipal and hos
- p i t a l r e t u r n s .
CALCUTTA MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS. 9
9. Sickness and Mortality according to season.—The following statement
shows the number of admis-
sions and deaths from all
causes among in-door pa-
tients month by month, and
the number of admissions
of out-door patients. The
number of deaths registered
by the municipality are also
shown for comparison. The
latter half of the year was
the sickliest and most fatal.
The municipal and hospital
mortality returns exhibit
a general agreement, as is
shown on the margin, when the months are arranged in order of severity As
regards sickness, the number
of in-door patients can hardly
be accepted as a good index,
because the accommodation
of hospitals is limited. There
was a considerably larger
attendance in the later than
the earlier months of the
year. The increase is com-
mon to in-door and out-door
patients, and is so pro-
nounced as to leave no doubt on the subject.
In the following statement I have placed a few diseases from which a
large share of the sickness and mortality is due, and which are most likely to
be influenced by season. I have also placed side by side with the hospital
statistics the figures which have been collected by the Health Officer:—
STATEMENT No. X.
STATEMENT NO.X. VIII.
MONTHS.
IN-DOOR.
OUT-DOOR. Deaths regis-
tered by the
Municip ali-
ty.
Admitted. Died.
Admitted.
January
1,281
237
12,008
970
February
973
171
10,785
794
March
1,180
154
12,399
835
April
1,633
162
12,329
857
May
1,542
150
9,903
816
June
1,426
115
9,637
616
July
1,819
186
12,672
785
August
2,188
224
14,361
1,014
September
1,935
257
14,092
978
October
1,899
304
13,457
1 , 0 6 6
November
2,043
392
13,226
1,437
December
1,912
409
12,681
1,216
STATEMENT No. IX.
MUNICIPAL
HOSPITAL.
MUNICIPAL
HOSPITAL
1. November. December.
7. April.
July.
2. December. November.
8. March.
February.
3. October.
October.
9. May.
April.
4. August.
September.
10. February. March.
5. September. January.
11. July.
May.
6. January.
August.
12. June.
June.
Prevalence of par
- t i c u l a r d i s e a s e s
according to sea
-son.
DISEASES.
FEVER.
M u n i c i p a l R e t u r n s .
DYSENTERY.
M u n i c i p a l R e t u r n s .
DIARRHŒA.
CHOLERA.
M u n i c i p a l R e t u r n s .
DENGUE.
Patients.
I n- door .
Ou t - d o o r .
I n- door .
Ou t - d o o r .
I n- door .
Ou t - d o o r .
I n- door .
Ou t - d o o r .
I n- door .
Ou t - d o o r .
MONTHS.
Admitted.
Died.
A d m i t t e d .
Admi t t e d.
Died.
A d mi t t e d .
Admitted.
Di e d .
Ad mi t t e d .
M u n i c i p a l R e t u r n s .
A d mi t t e d .
Died.
A d m i t t e d . A d m i t t e d .
Admi t t ed. Di ed. Ad mi t t e d .
January
193 10 1,268 384 81 25 177 121 85 47 234 59 24 17 1 80 24 ...... 47
February
130 8 1,136 250 51 6 116 114 49 39 166 59 13 7 2 81 10 ...... 17
March
203 16 1,228 369 51 21 121 84 61 18 181 40 25 8 2 64 74 ...... 198
April
149 18 1,172 447 53 13 111 51 58 23 177 31 19 9 3 70 585 2 600
May
116 14 590 369 59 11 97 61 51 15 115 31 21 7 4 66 409 3 666
June
120 6 620 253 69 12 77 57 59 10 162 28 15 5 2 55 240 1 319
July
184 20 1,210 315 107 18 167 76 117 23 268 45 37 18 1 71 318 ...... 304
August
487 35 1,584 461 156 20
2 6 4 104 125 30 374 45 42 18 2 79 284 1 197
September
448 44 1,751 426 167 33 234 101 120 33 459 42 31
9 ...... 61 98 ....... 97
October
422 26 2,033 441 136 39 358 114 139 31
4 2 1 58 28 21 7
8 6 70 ...... 31
November
487 49 2,174 598 124 38 211 132 151 57 295 92 90 40 7 181 53 ...... 8
December
436 36 2,022 692 149 49 271 167 147 64 354 96 58 39 12 248 13 ...... 3
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