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REPORT ON THE
Dysentery .—For the treatment of dysentery the remedy used on the European side
was ipecacuanha, and in small doses, often repeated. The ipecacuanha was combined with
extract of belladonna.
The ixora, brought to. notice by Assistant Surgeon Umirto Lall Deb, of this hospital,
was not often used, owing to the difficulty of obtaining the root from which the tincture is
prepared.
The subjoined table indicates the number of moribunds that have been dealt with
during the year, and the diseases from which they died, and the number of days they
survived, after being brought into hospital:—
DISEASES.
One
day.
Two
days.
Three
days.
Four
days.
Five
days.
Six
days.
Seven
days.
Eight
days.
Nine
days.
Ten
days.
Above
ten
days.
TOTAL.
Cholera
33
6
. . . . . . . . . . . .
2
1
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
2
44
Dysentery
2
1
2
2
5
1
2
2
. . . . . .
2
6
25
D i a r r h œ a
63
32
20
31
26
19
1 6
13
8
9
91
328
Anasarca
4
1
1
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
1
. . .
2
1
1
9
20
Phthisis pulmonalis
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
1
1
Remittent fever
16
5
10
3
4
3
2
2
1
1
16
63
Other causes
30
7
5
8
3
3
4
7
2
2
28
99
Total
148
52
38
44
40
28
24
26
12
15
153
580
These figures simply represent some of the distress and misery of a large population
consisting mainly of labourers who are from their homes, and are utterly neglected till they
are reduced to the last extremity and become a burden upon those with whom they have
lodged.
The accommodation for this class of patients is most inadequate, and earnest efforts are
being made to improve it.
Return of Major Operations performed during the year ending 31st December 1878.
No.
Diseases for which operation was
performed.
Nature of operation.
RESULT.
Cured.
Rel i eved.
Discharged otherwise
Di ed
Remai ni ng
502
Hepatic abscess
Tapped by aspirator
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
1
. . . . . .
532
Paracenticis abdominis
Ditto
ditto
6
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
1
. . . . . .
570(a) Calculi in bladder
Removal of
2
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
636 Encysted dropsy of ovary
Ovariotomy
1
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . . ......
785
Abscess
Tapped by aspirator
1
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . . ......
819
Ditto
Incision
3
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
1
......
879
Ditto
Ditto
1
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
1044 Foreign bodies in the air passages
Tracheotomy
3
. . . . . .
. . . . . . .
. . . . . . ......
1103 Fracturecompoundof phalanges
Amputation
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
2
. . . . . .
1104
Ditto
of elbow
Ditto
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
1
. . . . . .
1105
Ditto
of metacarpal bone
Ditto
7
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
3
1127
Ditto
of leg
Ditto
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
1
. . . . . .
1130
Ditto
of false joints
Ditto
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
1
. . . . . .
1130
Ditto
of bones of foot
Ditto
1
. . . . . .
2
1
1
1110
Dislocation of shoulder
Reduced
8
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
1111
Ditto of elbow
Ditto
1
......
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
Tumour
Removal of
4
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
Total
38
......
2
9
4
There were, in addition, 141 minor operations among Europeans and 809 among natives,
or in all 950.
The operations performed during the year show a creditable amount of practical work
done in both the European and native departments of the hospital.
Among the major operations was a successful case of ovariotomy. The operation is note
- w o r t h y i n h a v i n g b e e n p e r f o r m e d i n h o s p i t a l , a n d t h e w h o l e o f t h e a f t e r - t r e a t m e n t c o n d u c t e d
in hospital, and in being the first successful case which has been performed in Calcutta and
its neighbourhood as far as my enquiries extend.
Midwifery.—Seven European and two native women were confined in the hospital
during the year 1878.
Statement showing the residence and number of the Cholera Patients admitted in the European
Department during the year 1878.
Howrah
14
Seebpore
1
Calcutta moorings
4
T o t a l
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