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HOWRAH GENERAL HOSPITAL.
155
OUT-PATIENTS.
IN-PATIENTS.
Distinguishing
Number.
DISEASES.
T o t a l t r e a t e d .
Distinguishing
Number.
R e m a i n i n g f r o m t h e p r e -
vi ous year .
N e w c a s e s a d m i t t e d d u r -
i n g t h e y e a r . T o t a l t r e a t e d .
RESULTS.
C u r e d o r r e l i e v e d .
Un k n o wn .
Di ed.
R e m a i n i n g u n d e r
t r e a t me nt .
Brought forward
5,749
20 489 509 370
5 106
28
Crass II.—Local Diseases—(concluded).
1 4 . Cu t a n e o u s
Syst em.
841d
Herpes, zoster
2
1 4 . C u t a n e o u s
Sys t e m.
859
...
8
8
7 ...
...
1
847
Acne
2
859
Ulcer
195
861
Boil
81
862
Carbuncle
2
863
Onychia
7
866
...
1
1 ...
...
1
. . .
865
Whitlow
21
894
...
6
6
6
...
. . .
. . .
869
Elephantiasis arabum
6
888 &c. Parasitic diseases of skin
55
894
Scabies
195
CLASS III.— Conditions not General or Local.
905
Debility
5
903 a
...
1
1
1 ...
. . .
. . .
905
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
CLASS IV.— Poisons.
938
Alcohol-(a) delirium tremens
1
936
...
1
1 1
...
. . .
. . .
938
...
3
3 3
...
. . .
. . .
CLASS V.—Injuries.
A.Ge- neral Inju- ries.
992
Burns and scalds
6
A.Ge- neral Inju- ries.
992
1 ...
1
1 ...
. . .
. . .
B . L o c a l I n j u r i e s .
1000
Contusion
10
B . L o c a l I n j u r i e s .
1001
...
2
2
2 ...
...
. . .
1001
Scalp wound (bone not exposed)
26
1003
...
4
4
4 ...
. . .
. . .
1004
Co-fracture of skull
4
1004 d
...
1
1
1 ...
. . .
. . .
1014
Foreign bodies in the or
5
1004 e
...
1
1
1
...
...
. . .
1015
Foreign bodies in the nose
9
1011
...
1
1
1 ...
. . .
. . .
1034
Wound in the orbit
1
1012
...
1
1
1 ...
. . .
. . .
1049
Fracture of ribs
3
1017
...
6
6
6 ...
...
...
1064
Contusion of the abdomen
1
1049
...
3
3
3 ...
...
. . .
1092 c. Contusion, upper extremity
171
1050
...
2
2
2 ...
. . .
. . .
1093
Sprain, upper extremity
10
1082
...
1
1 ...
...
1
. . .
1094
Wound, upper extremity
36
1091
...
1
1
. . .
...
1
. . .
1096
Injury of vessels, upper extremity
1
1092
...
3
3
3 ...
. . .
. . .
1101
Fracture, clavicle,
19
1094
...
1
1
1 ...
. . .
. . .
1103
Fracture, humerus
5
1103
...
1
1
. . . 1
. . .
. . .
1104
, , f o r e a r m
6
1104 s
...
2
2
2 ...
...
...
1105
Comp. Frac. phalanges
13
1104 Co ...
2
2
1 ...
1
...
1107
Dislocation
2
1105
...
5
5
5 ...
. . .
. . .
1111
Dislocation of elbow joint
3
1113
...
2
2
2 ...
. . .
. . .
1112
Dislocation of wrist
3
1115
...
1
1
1 ...
. . . . . .
1113
Dislocation of thumb
1
1117
3
. . .
3
3 ...
. . .
. . .
1114
Dislocation phalaugeal joints
4
1119
...
1
1
1 ...
. . .
. . .
1115
Contusion, lower extremity
10
1122
2
1
3
3 ...
. . .
. . .
1117
Wound, lower extremity
76
1127
...
4
4 ...
...
4
. . .
1125
, , t r o c h a n t e r m a j o r
20
1128 Co. ...
2
2
2 ...
. . .
. . .
1135
Dislocation of knee
1
1130
...
2
2
2 ...
. . .
. . .
1146
Foreign substances in the cellular tissue
6
1133
1
. . .
1
1
...
. . .
. . .
Total
6,773
27 559 586 437
6 114
29
156
REPORT ON THE CALCUTTA MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS.
General Summary for the year 1872.
N.B.—Children to be
noted as such, under
10 years of age.
CLASSES.
OUT-PATIENTS.
IN-PATIENTS.
NUMBER
R E M A I N I N G
FROM PRE-
VIOUS YEAR.
NEW CASES
TREATED.
ASCERTAINED
DEATHS.
NUMBER
REMAINING
FROM PRE-
VIOUS YEAR.
NEW CASES
ADMITTED.
CURED OR
RELIEVED.
UNKNOWN.
DIED.
M a l e s .
F e m a l e s . C h i l d r e n .
M a l e s .
F e m a l e .
C h i l d r e n .
M a l e s .
Females. C h i l d r e n .
M a l e s .
F e m a l e s .
chi l dren.
Ma l e s .
F e m a l e s . C h i l d r e n .
Mal e.
F e ma l e s . children.
M a l e s .
F e m a l e s .
C h i l d r e n .
M a l e s .
F e m a l e s . C h i l d r e n .
Mussulmans
13 4 2 1,572 516 352 1 ... ...
6 2 ... 119 21 ... 95 17 ... ... .. ... 24 4
. . .
Hindoos
38 7 14 2,727 669 794 1 ... 4 14 4 1 331 77 3 261 58 2 2 4 ... 68 15 ...
Other Castes or Classes ...
. . .
...
1
18
46
. . . ... 1 ... ... ... 2 5 1
2 2 ... ... ... ... ... 3
. . .
Total
51 11 16 4,300 1,203 1,192 2 ... 5 20 6 1 452 103 4 358 77 2 2 4 ... 92 22 . . .
Average daily attendance of Out-Patients.
Average daily sick of In-Patients.
Males
. . .
. . . ... 46·7
Males
. . .
. . .
... 17·6
Females
. . .
. . . ...
22·3
Females
. . .
. . .
... 4·2
Children
. . .
...
... 24·2
Children
...
. . .
...·31
Total
... 93·2
Total
... 22·11
Febris Intermittens, mostly of a quotidian type, with its after-consequences, namely, splenitis, hepatitis, and
anasarca, and other diseases, such as dysentery, diarrhœa, dyspepsia, and coryza, were prevalent in the year 1872. This
fever made its appearance early in the month of October, and reached its acme in December, when a fever, mostly
of the typhus typo with visceral complications, appeared. Fever of an endemic character also made its appearance in the
latter part of the season. A few cases of small-pox were also met with in the district. Cholera more or less continued
throughout the year ; it raged most vehemently during the months of January, February, March, April, May, August,
November, and December, but fortunately never assumed an epidemic character. Bowel complaints, namely,
dysentery and diarrhea, dependent on malaria, were concomitant with fever during the months above stated ; but bowe
complaints depending on climatic influences were especially prevalent during the months of August, September,
October, and November, i.e., during the greater portion of the rainy season. The surgical cases treated in this hospital
were mainly the results of the railway and dock accidents. Several of the cases assumed a sloughing action after
operation, due partly to the bruised state of the soft parts having extended beyond the line of apparent injury, and partly
also due to the vitiated atmosphere emanating from the moribund dysentery patients admitted into the hospital;
there being no separate accommodation for surgical cases.
J. ELLIOT, M.D.,
Supdt., Howrah General Hospital, Howrah.
G. C. ROY, L,M.S.,
Sub-Assistant Surgeon, in charge, Native Department,
H o w r a h G e n e r a l H o s p i t a l .
HOWRAH GENERAL HOSPITAL.
157
Detailed Return of Major Surgical Operations performed in the Howrah General Hospital
during the year 1872.
DISEASES FOR WHICH THE OPER-
ATION WAS PERFORMED.
Nature of operation according
to Circular Memo. No. 31,
dated 24th May 1872.
RESULTS.
REMARKS.
C
ur ed.
Re l i e v e d .
O t h e r w i s e .
Died.
No.
Name.
1122 Compound comminuted
fracture of the femur at
its lower third.
Amputation of right thigh by flap
operation.
......
...
......
16-2-72 Pyæmin
1122 Compound comminuted
fracture of the right
thigh.
Ditto
......
. . .
......
6-6-72 Ditto.
1101 Compound
c o m m i n u t e d
fracture of right hand
and lower part of the
radius.
Amputation of right forearm by
flap operation.
1-12-72 ... ......
......
714c Adherent placenta
. Removal of placenta
......
. . . ...... 2-11-72 She died from dysen-
tery after four days.
No
hæmorrhage
took place, otherwise
healthy.
1130 Compound comminuted.
fracture of the meta-
tarsal bones of the right
foot.
Hay's operation
......
...
...... 12-10-72 Gangrene, but after-
wards he had been
improving; got testa-
gnus which caused his
death.
45-56 Cancer of the breast
Usual flap operation
......
...
...... 30-11-72 Died from exhaustion.
1105 Compound comminuted
fracture of the carpal
bones of the left hand.
Amputation of forearm ( lower
third.) Flap operation
13-1-73 ...
......
......
611 Scrotal tumour
Removal of scrotal tumour, usual
method.
......
. . . ......
...... Improving.
1130
&
29
Gangrene after compound
comminuted fracture of
the outer side of the
right foot.
Amputation below knee joint,
modified flap operation. Thigh
amputation (lower third.)
......
...
...... ...... Ditto.
1127
&
Compound comminuted
fracture of the right
leg.
Flap operation.
......
...
29-6-72 ...... Gangrene.
29 Gangrene
Thigh amputation, flap operation.
......
...
...... 29-1-72 Ditto.
1110 Downward dislocation of
the shoulder joint.
Reduced, usual way
14-12-72 ...
......
......
1133 Dislocation of the hip
joint.
Ditto
2-12-72
. . .
......
......
List of Minor Operations performed in the Howrah General Hospital during the year 1872.
NATURE OF OPERATIONS.
No.
NATURE OF OPERATIONS.
No.
Foreign bodies in eye, removal of
18
Brought over
Paraphimosis reduced
325
1
Foreign bodies in nose, ditto
5 Dislocation of elbow, reduced
4
Foreign bodies in ear, ditto
6 Removal of malignant tumour
1
Gum boils, incision of
11 Dislocation of wrist, reduced
2
Bydrocele tapped
25 Boil opened
...
...
36
Phimosis operated
21 Injury of digital artery
1
Bubo opened
68 Compound fracture of second and third phalanges
2
Abscess ditto
168 Fistula in ano operated.
1
Foreign bodies in cellular tissue, removal of
3
--.........=
Extraction of tooth
"
1
Carried over
325
T o t a l
Total
3 7 4
C
HOWRAH,
The 18th February 1873. J. ELLIOT, M.D.,
TThe TTTTTThe 18th February 1873. Supdt., Howrah General Hospital.
Q 1
158
REPORT ON THE CALCUTTA MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS.
Statement showing the Residence and Number of the Cholera Patients admitted into the Euro-
pean and .Native Departments of the Howrah General Hospital during the year 1872.
EUROPEAN DEPARTMENT.
NATIVE DEPARTMENT.
IN-DOOR.
OUT-DOOR.
IN-DOOR.
OUT-DOOR.
Residence.
No.
Residence.
No.
Residence.
No.
Residence.
No.
Howrah Town 1
Howrah & Dist.
or
45
Calcutta
1
Pilkhana 2
Howrah & Dist.
or
3
Tikaparah 3
Howrah & Dist.
4
Baliaghata
3
Pilkhana 2
Ramkristopore2
Sheebpore 1
Calcutta Port
7
TenderGarden 5
Bâtra 4
3
Calcutta
2
Sheebpore 5
Sulkea 5
Dulliaparah 1
Baboordanga 1
Howrah Town14
45
13
1
45
4
HOWRAH, J. ELLIOT, M.D.,
The 18th February 1873.
Civil Snrgeou.
CALCUTTA LOCK HOSPITALS.
159
Dated 25th March 1873.
From—S. M. SHIRCORE, ESQ., Offg. Supdt., Lock Hospitals.
To—The Deputy Inspector-General of Hospitals, Presidency Circle.
SIR,—I have the honor to submit the following report of the working of Act
XIV. of 1868, and of the Lock Hospitals during the year 1872.
2. Dr. Payne filled the post of Superintendent of the Lock Hospitals
from the commencement of the year to the 7th of May, on which date he
proceeded to Europe on 12 months' sick leave, and made over charge of the
institutions to me.
Superintendence.
3. Table I. exhibits the numbers on the register, and detail of examination
and default of attendance in each month.
Statistics of numer on register, examinations and defaulters.
TABLE I.
1872.
Registered
Examined.
Difference.
Total of
exam i na-
tions.
Mean No.
of examin a-
tions.
Defaulters
reported.
January
7,085
6,809
276
14,637
5 4 2 · 1
686
February
7,104
6,734
370
13,135
5 2 5 · 1
488
March
7,081
6,667
414
13,817
5 3 1 · 4
603
April
7,023
6,602
421
13,795
5 2 8 · 2
528
May
6,969
6,616
353
14,282
5 2 8 · 9
516
June
6,935
6,618
317
13,209
5 2 8 · 3
380
July
6,936
6,536
400
14,038
5 1 9 · 9
454
August
6,884
6,551
333
13,826
5 1 2 ·
572
September
6,875
6,384
491
12,826
5 1 3 ·
549
October
6,916
6,339
577
7,726
2 8 6 · 1
862
November
6,872
6,419
453
13,045
5 0 1 · 7
636
December
6,871
6,417
454
12,907
4 9 6 · 4
530
It will be seen from this table that the number of women on the register
was less by 216 than in the previous year, and that those who evaded examina-
tion were also considerably less than in 1871. The defaulters, however, were in
excess of last year. The largest number of defaults occurred in October in con-
sequence of the Doorga Poojah holidays, during which the women are exempted
from attending the periodical examinations,—an indulgence which gives rise to a
great deal of confusion, and encourages irregularity in attendance for some time
after. The duty of dealing with defaulters belongs entirely to the police, it is
therefore unnecessary for me to offer any observation on this point. The mean
daily number of examinations were, on the whole, almost in the same proportion
as last year.
D e c r e a s e o f n u m b e r s . D e f a u l t e r s .
4. The home examinations were even less than in 1871. The following are
the numbers of those on the home examination list for the year under report:—
H o m e e x a m i n a t i o n s .
January
. . .
. .
...
34 July
...
. . .
37
February
...
...
... 34 August
. . .
... 34
M a r c h
. . .
...
... 35
September
...
... 35
April
...
. . .
... 33
October
...
... 31
May
...
...
... 30 November
. . .
...
25
June
. . .
. . .
... 33
December
. . . ...
23
160
REPORT ON THE CALCUTTA MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS
The steady annual diminution in the number of home examinations appears
to me to have been caused by disappointment experienced by those who so
eagerly availed themselves of the privilege on its first introduction, on finding
they had to go to hospital when found diseased the same as the others, instead
of being treated at home
Amount of disease
detected,
5. The next table shows the extent of disease detected among those
examined.
TABLE II.
Examination.
Several cases.
Rate per cent.
diseased.
Primary
268
68
25·3
Periodic
1,50,063
2,516
1·6
Home
724
3
·04
Defaulters
5,277
343
6·5
Unregistered
11
11
·100
Excessive propor
tion of disease
among newly re
gistered.
From this it will be seen that disease among the newly-registered women
has not only maintained its excess over the proportion among those who
were periodically examined during the year, but was also considerably in excess
of last year.
Disease among de
faulters.
The proportion of disease among the defaulters, however, was slightly less
than in 1871.
The ratios in 1871 were as follow:—
Primarily examined
. . .
. . .
. . .
1 4 ·
Periodic
. . .
. . .
. . .
·9
Home
...
. . .
. . .
·2
Defaulters
...
. . .
. . .
7·2
Unregistered
. . .
. . .
. . .
·100
It will thus be observed that the ratio among the regular attendants
was somewhat higher during the year under report than in the previous year,
and this circumstance demands explanation.
.
C a u s e o f a p p a r e n t i n c r e a s e o f d i s e a s e .
When I first took charge of the lock hospitals, I found that in con
-
sequence of the admissions into hospital having attained a very high number,
Dr. Payne, in consultation with the Commissioner of Police, had determined to
exempt those women who were suffering from doubtful vaginal discharges from
being sent to hospital
.
Detention of case
s of gonorrhœa.
The result of this measure was a diminution in the proportion of disease
last year. On the other hand, the admissions of gonorrhœal cases into the
military hospital had increased to a great extent, as will be seen presently.
After the acute stage of gonorrhœa has passed away, and the disease lapsed into
CALCUTTA LOCK HOSPITALS.
161
a chronic condition, it becomes very difficult indeed, if not impossible, to detect
the exact nature of such cases, that is, whether they are contagious or not.
Under these circumstances it seemed to me advisable to detain every doubtful
case of this description, and being supported in this opinion by the Commis
-
sioner of Police, I issued orders to this effect to the different medical officers in
charge of the examining wards, shortly after I had assumed charge of my
office. The measure naturally increased the numbers in hospitals, and hence the
somewhat higher ratio in 1872 over 1871.
The unregistered women who resort to the lock hospitals are those who
are compelled by the severity of disease to seek relief. There is, therefore, no
proportion of disease among them ; every such case being not only diseased,
but badly diseased. And here I beg permission to point out a common error
in connection with the working of Act XIV. of 1868, which seems to prevail
pretty generally. There is an idea that among other good effects, which must
necessarily follow the introduction of the Act, ought to be a complete eradica
-
tion of all kinds of venereal diseases in Calcutta. But those who anticipate
such results forget that while the women are subjected to supervision and
periodical examinations, in order to protect the male population from contamina
-
tion, no protection whatever is afforded them against their being infected by
the opposite sex. There are hundreds of men who arrive in Calcutta daily
from various parts of the world, and there is no doubt that a large proportion
of them import and spread disease ; the worst among them being the sailors.
As long as such source of infection continues to exist, it would be unreasonable
to expect a complete disappearance of these diseases.
Unregistered
women.
Infection spread by
males.
Detention in hos
- pital.
6. Table III. shows the mean detention of the diseased in hospital during
1872.
TABLE III.
Mean detention in days.
1871.
1872.
Newly registered
40
58
Defaulters
25
47
Regularly attending
20
28
The figures in the above table for the year under report, as compared with
those of the previous years, exhibit an unfavorable result; but the circumstance
is capable of explanation. In preparing this table for 1871, Dr. Payne had
included all cases of sores, and completely excluded gonorrhœal affections.
In calculating the mean detention for 1872, I have adopted the opposite course,
viz., included all syphilitic and gonorrhœal cases, and excluded all sores of a
non-syphilitic origin. By far the largest number of sores admitted into the
hospitals are simple abrasions, which generally heal in two or three days at the
utmost. On the other hand, a large proportion of gonorrhœal cases remain
a long period under treatment before they are thoroughly cured. Besides,
these cases of simple abrasions not having been caused by infection should
not, in my opinion, be included in such calculations in preference to affections
that are engendered by infection.
Table IV. is a classification of diseases treated in the lock hospitals during
the year.
Cause of excess
over figures of
1871.
CALCUTTA LOCK HOSPITALS.
163
TABLE V.
Return of Cases of Sickness which occurred during the year 1872 in hospital.
N u m b e r
DISEASES
R e m a i n e d .
A p p e a r e d .
T o t a l .
C u r e d .
I m p r i s o n e d .
A b s c o n d e d .
D i e d .
R e m a i n i n g .
T o t a l .
R E M A R K S .
4 Measles
. . .
2
2
2
...
...
. . .
. . .
2
6
Dengue fever
. . .
16
16
16
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
16
11
Continued fever
3
165
168
164
. . .
1
...
3
168
15A Ague
5
139
144
143
...
...
...
1
144
16
Remittent fever
1
3
4
4
...
. . .
...
. . .
4
18
Cholera
...
1
1
1
...
. . .
. . .
...
1
18A Choleraic diarrhœa
. . .
4
4
4
...
. . .
. . .
...
4
30B Erysipelas
...
1
1
1
...
. . .
. . .
...
1
38
Rheumatism
5
38
43
41
...
. . .
. . .
2
43
49-1 Phthisis
1
3
4
3 *
...
. . .
1
. . .
4
* Dis-
charged.
56
Chlorosis
. . .
1
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
57
Anasarca
. . .
1
1
1
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
101B Hemicrania
...
2
2
2
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
2
306B Bronchitis, chronic
. . .
8
8
7
. . .
. . .
. . .
1
8
315
Pneumonia
. . .
3
3
3
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
3
331
Pleuritsy
...
3
3
3
. . .
. . .
...
...
3
437
Parotitis
. . .
9
9
9
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
9
438
Salivation
. . .
1
1
1
...
. . .
. . .
... .
1
464
Enteritis
. . .
1
1
1
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
1
466
Dysentery
9
103
112
99
...
1
7
5
112
481
Diarrhœ
3
94
97
96
... ... ...
1
97
486
Colic
...
10
10
10
... ... ...
...
10
513
Jaundice
...
2
2
2
... ... ... ...
2
524
Splenitis
1
12
13
11
1
... ...
1
13
531
Peritonitis
...
2
2
1
... ...
1
...
2
669B Retro-version of the uterus
...
1
1
... ... ... ...
1
1
693
Dysmenorrhœa
...
2
2
2
... ... ... ...
2
694
Menorrhagia
...
42
42
42
... ... ... ...
42
719B Metritis
...
24
24
24
...
... ... ...
24
Total
28
693
721
694
1
2
9
15
721
Return of sickness
among the in
-mates of lock
hospitals.
The deaths were fewer than even last year.
The causes are—Phthisis pulmonalis
1
Dysentery
7
Peritonitis
1
Total
9
Against a total of 14 during the year 1871.
Deaths.
Expenditure.
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REPORT ON THE CALCUTTA. MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS.
9. The next table embraces the detail of expenditure during the year.
TABLE VI.
Return showing the Expenditure in the Lock Hospitals and Examination Depots during the
year 1872.
ESTABLISHMENT.
DIET AND EXTRAS.
CLOTHING AND CONTIN-
GENCIES.
n
BAZAAR MEDICINES.
Total.
Per patient.
Total.
Per patient.
Total.
Per patient.
Total.
Per patient.
Total.
Per patient.
Rs. A. P. Rs. A. P.
Rs. A. P. • Rs. A. P.
Rs. A, P. Rs. A. P. Rs. A. P. Re. A. P.
R. A. P. Rs. A. P.
18,831 3 10
64 1 6 13,692 11 9
46 9 9
2,420 6 8
8 3 9
92 1 0
0 5 0 35,036 7 3
119 4 0
Reduction of cost
per patient.
Venereal disease it
the garrision
Fort William.
The total was a trifle less than that of last year. The amounts being Rs.
35,271 in 1871, and Rs. 35,036-7-3 in 1872. This is sati sfactory, when it is
considered that during the year under report there was an increase of no less
than 904 cases in the total number treated in the hospitals compared with the
previous year. In almost every item there has been considerable reduction.
Thus the cost of establishment in 1871 came to Rs. 109-5-3 per patient ; whereas
in 1872 it was Rs. 64-1-6. Diet and extras in 1871 came to Rs. 64-9-10 ; whereas
in 1872 it was Rs. 46-9-9 per patient. Clothing and contingencies cost in both the
years exactly the same, viz. Rs. 8-3-9; and bazaar medicines cost in 1871 annas
7-6, and in 1872 annas 5, per patient. The consequence has been that the total
cost per patient in 1872 was Rs. 119-4 against Rs. 182-10-5 in 1871.
10. The next subject for consideration in this report is the effect of the Act
on the health of the male population. It is convenient to separate the military
from the civil population.
TABLE VII.
Ratio per cent. of venereal cases to mean strength of garrison--
1869, Fort William
••.
e••
*25.08
1870,
ditto
...
...
•••
I-1410
1871,
ditto
...
•••
6•0
t 8.10
1872,
ditto ...
I••
•+a,
6' 81:
.
It will be seen from this table that the reduction pointed out by Dr. Payne
in last year's report has not only been maintained, but has even been improved
upon.
The admissions are as follows
YEAR.
Syphilis.
Gouorrhcca.
Year.
Syphilis.
Gonorrhoea.
1868 ...
•.•
89
67
1871 ...
...
22
41
1369 ...
1.44
.
79
91
1872 ...
11.
27
3O
1370 ...
...
49
63
Act in force for nine months.
The correct figure is 13 9—See postscript.
t Act iu force for entire year.
§ The correct figures are 48 and 69—See postscript.
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REPORT ON THE CALCUTTA MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS.
the large hospitals of Calcutta. Both Tables VIII and IX show reduction in
the quantity of disease to an extent that was scarcely expected, considering
the disadvantages and many difficulties under which the operations of the Act
started. A careful examination of the tables given in this report must satisfy
even the most scrupulous, that the working of the Act has resulted in great
benefit to the health of both the male population of Calcutta and its
suburbs, and the registered women themselves; but, even had we not such good
and satisfactory evidence of decided and progressive benefit as is shown in this
report, the mere fact that nearly 400 are detained throughout the year, and
prevented from communicating disease to others, is, in my humble opinion,
a sufficient justification for the introduction of the Act.
Statistics of pri
-mary syphilis in
Calcutta hospitals.
Disease contract
-ed in Calcutta and
suburbs and else
-where.
TABLE IX.
Return of Admissions from Primary Syphilis during the years 1867-1872.
Chandney
Hospital.
Sukea's
Street Dis-
pensary.
Medical
College.
Park Street
Dispensary.
Gurrun-
hatta,
Dispensary.
Chitpore
Dispensary.
Total Pri-
mary
Syphilis.
All Diseases.
1867
1,154
213
1,14'7
378
1,932
1,119
5,943
168,486
1868
935
181
1,087
318
1,505
658
4,684
158,576
1869
829
159
621
237
1,448
459
3,750
167,813
1870
619
76
468
107
1,157
309
2,736
171,320
1871
445
107
550
83
641,
325
2,154
189,011
1872
200
63
441
77
546
167
1,494
192,704
12. The next table shows the proportion of disease contracted in Calcutta
and its suburbs to that contracted elsewhere.
TABLE X.
Compiled from Returns of the venereal Institutions, several cases treated in civil Medicial
institutions of Calcutta, showing the proportion of cases contracted in
Calcutta and elsewhere.
1871.
1872.
Medical College
Calcutta and Subs.
Elsewhere
. . .
. . .
1 , 2 7
0 7 6 4
1,060
699
Sukea's Street Dispensar
y
Calcutta and Subs.
Elsewhere
. . .
. . .
260
107
405
94
Alipore Dispensary
Calcutta and Subs.
Elsewhere
. . .
. . .
16
1
18
0
Presidency General Hos-
pital
Calcutta and Subs.
Elsewhere
. . .
...
90
41
120
20
Municipal Pauper Hos-
pital
Calcutta and Subs.
Elsewhere
. . .
. . .
93
78
90
130
Chitpore Dispensary
Calcutta and Subs.
Elsewhere
. . .
. . .
280
334
267
227
Total
Calcutta and Subs.
Elsewhere
. . .
. . .
2,146
1,297
1960
1,170