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REPORT ON THE CALCUTTA MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS.
which he rapidly recovered strength, and left the hospital quite well on the 7th January,
thirty-nine days after admission. No albumen occurred in the urine after the rash appeared.
Column B 4, Typhus, Relapsing, Scarlet or Dengue Fevers.— No case of either of these
forms was admitted during the year.
There has been some dicussion during the last ten years as to the kind of fever which
has prevailed for so long a time in Mauritius.
Two cases were admitted during the year of fever contracted by sailors while their ship was
at that place. These all presented the signs of chronic malarious fever after their admission
into this hospital, and are included in column A. b 1.
Abstract of fever
cases treated in
the 1st assistant
surgeon's ward.
Temperature
observations in
typical cases of
fever.
Abstract of all the Cases of Fever treated in the Wards of the First Assistant, Presidency General
Hospital, during the year 1873.
M O N T H S .
G r o s s n u m b e r t r e a t e d .
A.—PERIODIC OR MALARIOUS FEVERS.
B.—NON-MALARIOUS
FEVERS.
A a.—Cases which were both recent or
acute and uncomplicated.
A b.—Cases which were
either chronic or compli-
cated with enlarged
spleen, anæmia, or other
constitutional disturb-
ance.
B 1.—Cases of slight
feverishness which
passed rapidly away
without any specific
treatment.
B 2 . —C a s e s o f t y p h o i d
fever.
B 3. —Anomal ous or
unusual forms of
fever.
A a 1 . —Nu mb e r
treated.
A a 2 . —P r o p o r t i o n
t o g r o s s n u mb e r .
A a 3 . —Av e r a g e
n u mb e r o f d a y s
i n hos pi t al .
A a 4 . — D o u b t f u l
eas es.
A b 1 . —N u mb e r
t reat ed.
A b 2. —Pr opor t i on
t o gr oss number
Number .
Number .
Numbe r .
1873.
January
10
2
20
per cent.
4·5
...
8
80 per cent.
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
February
15
7
46
„
12·5
3
3
20
,,
2
. . .
. . . . . .
March
12
7
58 „
10·1
1
3
25
„
. . . . . .
1
. . . . . .
April
12
7
58
„
6·8
1
2
16
„
1
1
. . . . . .
May
10
6
6 0 „
13·0
1
1
10
„
2
. . .
. . . . . .
June
22
14
63
,,
8·0
. . .
6
27
„
2
. . .
. . . . . .
July
35
24
68
„
7·7
2
8
22
„
. . . . . .
1
. . . . . .
August
33
23
69
,,
9·7
3
7
21
„
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
September
29
16
55
„
7·0
1
11
37
„
1
. . .
. . . . . .
October
17
12
70
„
8·0
...
5
29
„
. . . . . .
...
1
November
17
8
47
,,
10·5
2
5
29
„
1
. . .
. . . . . .
December
15
9
60
„
8·0
3
2
12
„
. . . . . .
1
. . . . . .
Total
227
135
59·4 per cent.
8·0
17
61
26 per cent.
9
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TABLE C.— Transcript of Temperature Observations in Typical Cases of the several Classifications,
Tables A and B.
MONTHS.
Class A a .
On admi ssi on.
2nd day.
3rd day.
4th day.
5th day.
6th day.
7th day.
8th day.
M.
E. M.
E.
M.
E.
M.
E.
M.
E.
M.
E.
M.
E.
M. E.
January
Miller
102·5°F. ... 96
102
101·5 100
99·5 98·5 97
99·5 97
97·5 98·4 98·4 ... ...
,,
97·5
... 97
97
96·5 98
98·5 98
98
98
...
...
...
... ....
...
February
Hausen
103
... 102
104
99
98
98
98
... ...
...
...
...
...
...
...
March
Peterson
103
... 98
98 101
104
102
100
97
98
98
98
...
...
... ...
Conway
99
... 98
98
...
. . .
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
... ...
April
Demello
101·5
104 99
102·5 99·5 98·5 97
97
96
98
96·5 98
98
... ...
...
Pasquall
102
... 100
97
97
97·4 97
97·5 98
98
...
...
...
...
...
...
July
Leichman
100
... 98
98
98
98
...
...
... ...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Hopely
.....
... 102
100
99·5 99·5 99
99
98·5 100·5 103
102·5 98
99 98
98
Snell
99
...
9 8
98·5 102·5 98·5 98·5 98·5 98
98
...
...
...
...
...
...
Williams
103·5
... 100·5 100
100
100·5 99·5 101·5 99·5 98·5 98
98
...
...
... ...
Belthasar
102
... 98·5 95·5 98
98 ...
...
... ...
...
...
...
...
... ...
Kenny
104
... 102
103·5 101 100
99·5 98
97 98·4 98 ...
...
... ... ...
August
Atkins
103·5
... 98
98
98
98
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
... ...
Aussan
102
. . . 102
102
100·5 101
98
98
98
98
...
...
...
...
... ...
Francois Briere 103
. . . 103
103·5 103
103·5 98
99·5 98
98 ...
...
...
...
...
...
Ricardo Allex-
andre.
104
... 102
103
101·5 101
98
100
99
99·5 98
98·5 98 99 98
98
Gallinne
100
... 100
99·5 98
98·5 98
98
98
98
...
...
...
...
... ...
September
Maddox
102·5
. . . 98 100
98
98·5 ...
. . .
...
...
...
...
...
...
... ...
Lemerier
99
. . . 100 101
98
98 98
98
...
...
... ...
...
... ...
...
Mossin
102·5
. . . 98
98
98 98
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
... ...
...
Murray
101
...
98
98
98
98
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
McDonald
103
. . . 99
99
98 98
98
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...