CALCUTTA MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS.
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hospitals and dispensaries, decrease is to be observed in the North Suburban and Sumbhoo
Nath Pundit 's Hospitals and the Alipore Dispensary. The marked exception is the Howrah
General Hospital, which alone presents a decided increase of in-door attendance during the
year. As regards out-door patients, the decrease is entirely due to a large falling off in the
numbers attending the Mayo Hospital and its dispensaries, which the superintendent believes
to be explained by the epidemic of dengue in 1872. He states, in a communication received
from him, that though the number of new cases has been smaller, " the total attendance" has
not been less this last year than the previous year. During the dengue epidemic, patients came
once and then did not return. All the other institutions show an increased attendance of
out-patients.
3. Age, race, caste, and sex of patients.—Of the 241,557 patients treated, particulars of Age, race, caste,
race, sex, and age were registered respecting 240,977. The slight deficiency is due to the
omission of the patients (580) treated in the dental dispensary of the Medical College
Hospital. Of the 240,977, 148,849 were males, 37,328 females, and 54,800 children under
10 years of age. These numbers give percentages of 61·8, 15·5, and 22·7. The percentage of
the sexes in the population of Calcutta is, according to the last census, 58 .5, 26. 6, and the
number of children under 12 years of age 14 .9. The large proportion of children and the
small proportion of women attending these hospitals, which was observed in the previous
year's report, is even still more remarkable this year. Of the 240,977 regarding whom
particulars of race or caste were registered, 40,412 were Christians (Europeans and Eurasians),
83,032 Mussulmans, 113,353 Hindoos, and 4,180 belong to other castes and classes. These
figures give percentages of 16·8, 34 .4, 47 . 1, and 1·7. The last census returns show that
the population of Calcutta is composed of Christians (4·8), Mussulmans (29·7), Hindoos
(65·1), and other castes (·4). The Christians and Mussulmans therefore, as was noticed
the year before, appear to have attended these hospitals in somewhat higher proportion than
Hindoos.
Age, race, caste, and sex of patients
.
Sex and age ;
comparison with
census returns.
Race and caste.
Comparison with
census returns.
Of the 40,412 Christians, 16,141 were males, 9,017 females, and 15,254 were children ;
of the 83,032 Mussulmans, 50,269,
11,390, and 21,373 ; of the
113,353 Hindoos, 81,088, 15,939,
and 16,326 ; and of the 4,180
other classes, 1,351, 982, and
1,487. The percentages these
figures give, in comparison with
the census returns, are shown in
the marginal statement.
Sexes of different
races and castes.
Comparison with
census returns.
In the following table the proportions of caste and sex and of children among in-door
and out-door patients in Calcutta and its suburbs are contrasted with those of the mofussil
hospitals and dispensaries, and in statement No. IV the same particulars are given for each
Calcutta institution:—
Comparison
between Calcutt
a and mofussil hospitals.
Statement No. III.
IN-DOOR PATIENTS.
Europeans.
Eurasians.
Mussulmans.
Hindoos.
Other castes.
M. F. C. M. F.
C . M. F. C. M. F. C. M. F.
C .
21·9
6·2
20·1
50·6
1·7
Calcutta
83·4 11·5 5·1 43·1. 38·3 18·6 84·1 13·2 2·7 77·3 19·7 3· 42·1 40·9 17·
· 5 0
· 4 8
29·19
71·85
1·98
Mofussil (1872) 98·9 1·10 ... 75·8 16·1 8·1. 79·4 17·5 3·1 79·3 18·1 2·6 69·4 24·2 6·4
OUT-DOOR PATIENTS.
15·8
35·7
46·8
1·7
Calcutta
34·7
23·1
42·2
59·4 13·7 26·9 71· 13·6 15·4 31·5 22· 46·5
· 1 4
· 5 7
33·23
64·15
1·91
Mofussil (1872)
69·1 10 ·7 20·2 50·5 20·4 29·1 65· 19· 16· 66·7
1 8 · 2 15·1 58·8 23·4 17·8
Statement No. IL
HOSPITAL.
CENSUS RETURNS.
M.
F.
C.
M.
F.
Christians
39·9
22·3
37·8
60·5
39·5
Mussulmans
60·6
13·7
25·7
72·5
27·5
hINDOOS 71·5
14·1.
14·4
65·
35·
Other Castes
32·3
23·5
44·2
65·4
34·6