CALCUTTA MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS.
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STATEMENT No.II
Race and sex of patients.
Total for
1882.
Males.
Females.
Children.
Total for
1883.
Europeans ... ... ...
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
9,067
7,491
1,623
1,321
10,435
Eurasians ...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
28,248
12,281
7,628
12,956
32,865
Mahomedans
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
...
84,196
51,073
9,371
26,563
87,007
Hindus ... ... ...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
121,519
87,939
15,871
18,930
122,740
Other races ... ... ... . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
10,053
2,175
1,329
3,167
6,671
Total ...
253,083
160,959
35,822
62,937
269,718
6. Here the proportional increase falls mainly on those races which had
shown decrease in the corresponding record of 1882, viz. Europeans and
Eurasians. Accommodation for paying patients was largely increased at the
medical college hospital during the year, and was fully utilised.
STATEMENT No. III.
Deaths in Calcutta hospitals in 1883 and the seven previous years.
YEARS.
ALL DISEASES EXCEPT CASES
TREATED IN EYE INFIRMARY.
CHOLERA.
Death-rate,
excluding
cholera.
Number of
deaths regis-
tered by the
municipality.
Rate per
mille of
population.
Treated.
Died.
Died per
mille.
Treated.
Died.
Died per
mille.
1876 ...
...
...
21,087
3,064
145
695
369
530
132
12,964
30.1
1877 ...
...
...
23,977
3,172
132
5 4 5
2 8 4
5 2 1
123
13,704
31.9
1878 ...
...
...
27,908
4,518
161
5 7 9
3 2 3
5 5 7
1 5 3
16,396
38.1
1879 ...
...
...
22,197
3,602
162
634
351
553
150
13,044
30.3
1880 ...
...
...
21,032
2,906
138
356
183
614
131
11,681
27.1
1881 ...
...
. . .
20,156
2,876
142
589
304
516
131
13,030
30.0
1882 ...
...
...
20,078
2,886
143
859
468
544
125
13,177
30.4
1883 ...
...
...
19,872
2,719
136
932
510
547
116
12,325
28.4
7. Mortality.—The general death-rate was low in 1883, lower indeed than
in any year since 1877, notwithstanding that the number of cholera cases
treated in 1883 was larger than in any of these previous years, and the disease
was attended with full measure of fatality. Excluding cholera, the death-
rate was by far the smallest on the list.
STATEMENT No. IV.
Deaths of men, women, and children in 1883.
MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS.
MEN.
WOMEN.
CHILDREN.
Treated.
Died.
Treated.
Died.
Treated.
Died.
Male. Female. Male. Female.
Medical college hospital*
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
3,086
410
1,922
133
317
216
12
9
General hospital ... ... ... ... ... ...
2,580
120
373
19
100
68
7
3
Mayo hospital ... ... ... ... ... ...
1,890
302
239
49
47
36
5
8
Campbell hospital ... ... ... ... ... ...
4,003
897
1,244
349
152
100
24
17
Police hospital
. . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
2,377
28
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
Howrah general hospital
... ... ...
1,388
267
203
52
16
24
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* Inclusive of eye cases treated in the hospital during the year.
8. At the medical college mixed adults died at a rate of 108 per thousand,
less by 23 than the rate of 1882, which latter rate was itself smaller than that
of 1881. Of children, though the number treated was about the same in the two
years, the death-rate in 1883 was a little over 39 per thousand against 57
in 1882 and 92 in 1881. At the general hospital, peopled by Europeans
only, there was an adult death rate of 47, which, as shown before, is not a true
hospital rate, inasmuch as many trifling cases unavoidably received, contribute
to compose it. This remark does not apply to the children here admitted,
who died at -the rate of 59 per thousand. At the Mayo hospital (all natives)
the adult death-rate was 164 per thousand and that of children 156 against
175 and 109 in 1882. At the Campbell hospital the adult rate was 237 and
that of children 162 per thousand against 253 and 109 in the previous year.
Among the police force the recorded death number has no significance as a
hospital figure. At Howrah adults and children died at the same rate, namely,
200 per thousand against 201 as an adult rate and 142 for children in 1882.