CALCUTTA MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS.
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29. The total attendance of out-door patients during 1875 has exceeded that of any
y ear since 1871, and this notwithstanding the marked decrease of patients attending the
medical and surgical dispensaries.
30. In addition to the in-patients, 208 persons (either parents or relatives of young
children, or else young children who could not be separated from their sick parents,) were
dieted by the hospital. Formerly persons so dieted were returned as cases of
"privation."
31. At the end of July, His Honor the Lieutenant-Governor was pleased to direct
that new furniture should be obtained for the hospital, and that bedding and clothing for
the sick should be provided upon an enlarged and very liberal scale. These additions to the
furniture and hospital equipment have been recently sanctioned and are under supply.
32. The total income of the hospital for the year 1875 was Rs. 2,82,245-15-10, and
the total expenditure Rs. 1,73,297-7-11, so that at the end of the year there was a balance
of Rs. 1,08,948-7-11 to credit of the hospital funds.
33. The hospital was visited on the 31st of December by His Royal Highness
the Prince of Wales, who was graciously pleased to present portraits of himself and of
Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales to the hospital, and to send a present of
fruit to the patients ; also by His Grace the Duke of Sutherland, the Maharajah of Cashmere,
the Maharajah of Benares (who presented Rs. 200 to the charity), the Rev. Canon
Duckworth, General Probyn, Surgeon- General Fayrer,
and Sir W. Robinson.
34. The hospital was inspected by His Honor the Lieutenant-Governor and by the
Deputy Surgeon-General of the Presidency Circle.
35. Dr. Chevers reports that the resident medical officers have discharged their
duties efficiently. During the year the hospital rule that one of the resident medical
officers shall be constantly present on the premises has been authoritatively established by
Government.
36. Dr. Chevers mentions the house physicians and
surgeons marginally named as having performed their
duties in a very satisfactory manner.
37. The subordinate medical officers have merited the
approval of Dr. Chevers for the manner in which they have discharged their duties.
38. The assistance afforded by Mrs. Bowler and by a considerable proportion of the
nurses has been most valuable. The staff of nurses, however, is still unequal to the require-
ments of the hospital, and Dr. Chevers and the other medical officers associated with him
still look with anxiety for the introduction of a system under which the very responsible
duties of a nurse will be entrusted to none but well selected persons thoroughly educated for
the work.
39. The Deputy Surgeon-General of the Presidency Circle reports that at the occasional.
visits paid by him to this institution he " has been very well satisfied with the manner in
which the hospital is conducted."
PRESIDENCY GENERAL HOSPITAL.
DR. EWART, the Surgeon Superintendent, has submitted a very full and interesting report
on the working of this institution, and from it the following summary has been compiled
1. The accompanying table conveys an accurate idea of the principal statistical events
of the hospital during the past year :—
Rajendra Chunder Titter.
Bally Prosono Mookedee.
Fakeer (Thunder Chatterjee.
Rakhal Dass Ghose.
Lan Medhub Mookedee.
Total attendance of
out-door patients.
Other persons
dieted by the
hospital.
Repairs, &c., to the
hospital.
Income and
expenditure of the
hospital.
Visitors.
Inspections.
Resident medical
officers.
Native house
.
physicians and
house surgeons.
Subordinate
medical officers.
Nurses.
Remarks by Deputy
Surgeon-General.
Statistics of the
in-door (Christian)
patients for 1875.
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343
361
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296
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173
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