CALCUTTA MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS. 17
30. Cinchona Febrifuge .—The Government febrifuge maintains its reputa-
tion in Calcutta as an excellent substitute for quinine.
STATEMENT No. XI.
Expenditure Of Quinine and Cinchona Alkaloid in the Calcutta Medical Institutions.
1876.
1877.
1878.
1879.
1880.
lb. oz. d r .
lb. oz. dr.
lb. oz. dr.
lb. oz. dr.
lb. oz. dr.
Medical College Hospital
Quinine
48 0 0
*24 11 0
20 12 0
5 11 6
3 11
Cinchona alkaloid
. . . .
. .
. . . .
. .
23 0 0
41 14 8
40 2 0
General Hospital
Quinine
39 8 0
24 2 0
19 14 0
9 10 2½
8 14 1 3 ½
Cinchona alkaloid
1 0 0
1 8 0
27 0 0
40 11 0
4 8 0 0
Campbell Hospital
Quinine
56 3 4
25 10 3
1 2 4
1 12 4
2 0 7
Cinchona alkaloid
. . . . . .
22 6 7
36 8 4
34 4 2
3 0 3 5
Police Hospital
Quinine
6 1 2 0
7 0 0
0 5 I½
0 0 6½
0 1 3
Cinchona alkaloid
. . . .
. .
1 0 0
7 0 4
3 10 6
6 4 2
Mayo Hospital
Q u i n i n e
2 4 0 0
6 8 0
3 3 0
3 13 0
2 7 5
Cinchona alkaloid
. . . . . .
14 0 0
20 0 0
20 14 0
21 0
1
Howrah Hospital
Quinine
20 15 0
13 5 4
3 11 11
1 15 5
2 6 1 2
Cinchona alkaloid
. . . . . .
9 0 0
19 0 0
24 0 0
16 2 6
Total
Quinine
195 6 4
101 4 7
49 0 0 ½
22 14 8
19 9 10½
Cinchona alkaloid
1 0 0
47 14 7
132 8 8
165 6 0
161 11 14
* For seven months.
The demand for both drugs was a little less in 1880 than in the previous
year, but the substitution is clearly established. A crystalline preparation
of the alkaloids was issued for experiment and report in 1880 to the Medical
Institutions. It was supposed that, with the same febrifuge results, less irrita-
tion would be caused by the new preparation. As a matter of fact very little
has been said of this irritation of late, since medical men have learnt that it
may be almost entirely prevented by methods of compounding. The reports
on the crystalline drug were with one exception not in its favour. Further
experiment has been ordered
31. Under your docket No. 4040, dated 1st December 1879, forwarding
correspondence relating to the use of dilute sulphuric acid as a prophylactic
against cholera, it was ordered that results of trials should be noticed in the
annual reports on dispensaries and hospitals. The Superintendents of Hospitals,
who have reported on the subject, note that cholera has not originated in
hospitals, that cases are brought in from outside, and that no opportunity for
experiment on prophylaxis arises. Hospitals and dispensaries can scarcely be
utilised for the purpose indicated. Cholera is seen in these institutions in its
developed form as introduced from outside, and if it were proposed to guard
the inmates of an hospital from cholera by administering sulphuric acid to
persons already under treatment for other diseases, very serious objection
would reasonably be made.
32. Finance.—The financial statements have been prepared in the new
forms sanctioned for dispensaries— vide Government letter No. 123, dated 2nd
February 1881. The advantage of the separation of invested capital and cash
accounts, noticed in the report for 1879, is thereby secured. The cash account
form is, however, still defective in some of its important details, to be noticed,
as regards each hospital, separately. Both statements, viz. that of cash and
invested capital, are given below.
STATEMENT No. XII
Account of Invested Capital for the year 1880.
Numbe r .
NAMES OF DISPENSARIES.
Ba l a n c e o n 1 s t J a n u a r y .
I nve s t e d dur i ng t he ye a r .
Total.
Securities
sold.
Deposi t s wi t hdrawn.
B a l a n c e o n 3 1 s t D e c e m b e r .
Rs. A. P. Rs. A. P. Rs. A. P. Rs. A. P. Rs. A. P. Rs. A. P.
1
Medical College
Hospi t al .
College Hospital
1,07,300 0 0 5,000 0 0 1,12,300 0 0
. . . . . .
. . . . . . 1,12,300 0 0
Choonee Lall Seal's Dis-pensary. 50,000 0 0
. . . . . . 50,000 0 0
. . . . . .
. . . . . . 50,000 0 0
2 General Hospital
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
3 Mayo Hospital
3,32,400 0 0 2,500 0 0 3,34,900 0 0
. . . . . .
. . . . . . 3,34,900 0 0
4 Campbell Hospital
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
5 Municipal Police Hospital
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
6 Howrah Hospital
1 4 , 9 0 0 0 0 18,100 0 0 33,000 0 0
. . . . . .
. . . . . . 33,000 0 0
Total
5,04,600 0 0 25,600 0 0 5,30,200 0 0
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
5,30,200 0 0