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REPORT ON THE
review was 414.08, during the previous year 343.16, and. 365.41 during 1876, thus
showing a daily average increase of 70.92 over last year, and 48 . 67 over the previous year.
Prevailing diseases .—The diseases which prevailed most during the year were malarious
fevers, dysentery, diarrhœa, splenic affections, and ulcers.
The following table shows the monthly admissions from these affections during the
year:—
DISEASE.
R e m a i n e d o n 3 1 s t D e c e m - b e r 1 8 7 7 .
J a n u a r y .
F e b r u a r y .
M a r c h .
A p r i l .
M a y .
J u n e .
J u l y .
A u g u s t .
S e p t e m b e r .
O c t o b e r .
N o v e m b e r .
D e c e m b e r .
T o t a l .
Malarious fever
107
183
105
149
117
106
83
91
224
291
456
345
491 2,748
Dysentery
83
'209
114
80
55
54
63
107
172
161
228
264
237 1,827
Diarrhœa
30
68
57
48
48
53
39
6 6 104
9 7
95
2 6 8 205 1,178
Splenic affections
3 0
66
33
50
5 6
23
34
47
62
39
46
118
34
638
Ulcers
26
24
39
35
35
43
29
20
65
47
68
125
57
613
From the above it appears that malarious fevers became prevalent from the month of
August, when their number increased from 91 admissions during July to 224 during August,
and the number of admissions rose until December, when no less than 491 cases were treated.
From the month of January to that of July the number of admissions decreased from 183
to 91.
Dysentery appears to have prevailed most during the wet and cold seasons. The
highest number of admissions occurred during November, when 264 cases were admitted.
The disease became less prevalent from February to June, when the number of admissions
fell from 114 to only 63.
Diarrhœa was most prevalent during the wet and early part of the cold seasons, when it
rose from 104 admissions in August to 205 in December. From January to June the number
fell from 68 to 39 admissions, while in July there was an increase of 27 cases over the
previous month.
Splenic affections and Ulcers prevailed throughout the year. The largest number of these
cases was admitted to hospital during the month of November. The smallest number of
splenic cases was admitted during May, and that of ulcers during July.
Special diseases .—The special diseases treated during the year were 295 cases of variola
and 117 of cholera.
Variola existed during the whole year, and appeared in an epidemic form in this city
and its suburbs during the months of February, March, April, May, and June. Of the 295
cases admitted during the year, 262 were natives, while 33 were Europeans and Eurasians.
There were 124 deaths, or 47.32 per cent. among the natives, while there were 11 deaths,
or 33.3 per cent. amongst the Europeans and Eurasians.
Cholera .—The following table shows the admissions into hospital and deaths from
cholera during the year:—
Cholera.
January
Remaining
1
Admissions
6
Deaths
6
F ebruary
Remaining
1
Admissions
14
Deaths
8
March
Remaining
7
Admissions
17
Deaths
13
April
Remaining
11
Admissions
2 5
D eaths
14
May
Remaining
2 2
Admissions
1
Deaths
7
June.
R emainin
16
Admissions
6
Deaths
2
July
Remaining
20
Admissions
7
Deaths
3
August
Remaining
24
Admissions
7
Deaths
5
September
Remaining
26
Admissions
5
D e a t h s
3
October
Remaining
28
Admissions
8
Death
4
November
Remaining
32
Admissions
8
Deaths
4
December
Remaining
36
Admissions
12
Deaths
9