Division of the
police force.
Statistics of
sickness and
mortality.
Statistics .of -
sickness and
mortality according
to caste.
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REPORT ON THE
The buildings are in good order, except that the roof of the main building leaks a good
deal, and in consequence the patients are often put to great discomfort. To remedy this,
as well as to render the building cooler during the hot season, it has been proposed to put
an inner wooden roof beneath the corrugated iron one, and it is, no doubt, very desirable
that this should be carried out. Glass sashes in the window spaces in place of the present
venetians, and wooden panel doors, would also be a great improvement both for the comfort
of the patients and better lighting. It is also very desirable that gas should be laid on for
lighting the extensive compound as well as for use in the wards. Dr. Woodford very
justly complains of the annoyance that exists in the inhabitants of a village close to the
south wall having the right of way through the compound; and it is greatly to be hoped
that measures will be taken to stop the nuisance, for as long as it exists the authorities of
the hospital can have no proper command over their own premises."
The Deputy Surgeon-General visited the hospital several times during the past year,
and "on all occasions found the wards and every part of the premises clean and tidy, the
patients well cared for, and all the duties of the hospital satisfactorily conducted."
POLICE CHOWKEEDAR HOSPITAL.
DR. WOODFORD prefaces his report of the Police Chowkeedar Hospital for 1876, of
which the following is a brief summary, with this remark, viz.—"There is little new to
report regarding the hospital during the past year—the admissions, death-rate, and the
percentage of sick against the strength of the police force, being much the same as those
reported in f o r m e r y e a r s . "
2. The police force, as has been shown in previous reports, consists of tour divisions
— t h e T o w n , t h e S u b u r b a n , t h e R i v e r , a n d t h e R e s e r v e , a n d t h e s i c k f r o m t h e m w e r e t r e a t e d i n
the hospital which is now the subject of report.
3. An accurate idea of the principal statistical events in connection with the sickness
and mortality of the police force is conveyed by the following figures:—
Strength is shown as
...
Remained in Hospital on 1st January 1876
Admitted during the year
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
. . .
...
3,122
154
2,107
Total number treated
. . .
...
2 , 2 6 1
Discharged cured
...
...
...
...
. . .
2 , 0 2 0
Ditto otherwise on medical certificate
...
...
...
...
57
Absconded
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
7
Died
...
...
...
...
...
. . .
...
52
Remaining in Hospital on 31st December 1876 ...
. . .
...
...
125
Daily average number of sick
...
...
...
...
... 104·26
4. Taken according to caste, the sickness and mortality were as follow:—
Admitted ...
...
...
...
...
Mussulmans.
697
Hindoos.
1,410
Total treated ...
... ...
. . .
. . .
745
1,516
Di ed . . . . . .
...
. . .
...
1 7
3 5
Mortality per cent. of total treated ...
...
...
2·28
2·30
Comparison with
previous years.
5. From the annexed statement it will be seen that, as compared with the average of
the five preceding years, while there
Explanation of the
general agreement
between the
statistics of
consecutive years.
Comparison
between statistics
of the police force,
and those of the
native army.
has been a considerable diminution in
the rate of admissions, the ratio of
deaths and of the daily sick has been
but slightly under the average, and the
death-rate, calculated on the total
number treated, has remained almost
unchanged. Eight men died when
on sick leave, and, if they were in-
cluded, the death-rate per cent. of
strength would be 1'92 instead of
1'66.
6. Dr. Woodford offers the fol-
lowing explanation regarding the
general uniformity in the results of the
annual vital statistics of the police
force, viz.—"Three thousand men being about the average strength for some years past,
it is not surprising that, with the exception of epidemic periods, the admission of sick into
hospital should average approximate numbers, and give similar death returns."
7. It will be remarked that for 1875 the ratios of admissions and daily sick in the
police force were lower than they were in the native army for the same period; but the death
- r a t e , w h e t h e r c a l c u l a t e d o n t h e s t r e n g t h o r o n t h e t o t a l n u m b e r t r e a t e d , w a s h i g h e r . T o
institute a complete and trustworthy comparison between the vital statistics of the two
YEARS.
Strength.
PER CENT. OF STRENGTH. Deaths per
cent. of total
treated.
Admis-
sions.
Deaths. Daily
sick.
1871 ...
... 3,183
61
1·54
3·29
2· 26
1872 ...
. . . 3,033
89·6
2·14
3·20
2·3
1873 ...
... 3,015
61·3
1·42
3·08
2·16
1874 ...
... 2,903
75·4
1·99
3·62
2· 47
1875 ... ... 3,058
89·92
2·12
3·66
2·25
Average
... 3038·4
76·04
1·84
3·37
2·28
1876 ... ... 3,122
67·48
1·66
3·33
2·29
Native Army
1875.
53,617
128·75
1·63
4·03
·94