CALCUTTA MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS.
9
61 deaths. Ophthalmic operations are not here included. There were 4
cases of diphtheria admitted. All proved fatal. Tracheotomy was performed in
each instance, but without effect. 4,505 minor operations were undertaken in
the same period, and no deaths. Happily there was a decided falling off in those
affections known as “ Hospitalism.” This favourable result cannot be attributed
to “ strict Listerism,” for Professor Lister’s system was not carried out in this
institution in all its details; but may be set down in part to a modified
antiseptic method of treatment, though chiefly to a greater attention to true
sanitation in every direction.
At the Mayo Hospital there were 13,012 cases of operations in the year
1884. The major operations amounted to 229 with 23 deaths.
At the Campbell Hospital there were 427 surgical cases in 1884, and 12
deaths. In 1883 the corresponding numbers were 450 and 8. The major
operations in the two years were 168 and 143 respectively.
At the Howrah Hospital there were 1,037 cases of operations in 1884 with
9 deaths, against 1,042 in 1883 with 2 deaths. The major operations numbered
40 in 1884 and 37 in 1883.
STATEMENT No. VII.
ENTERIC FEVER.
REMITTENT FEVER.
1871. 1872.
1 8 7 3 .
1874. 1 8 7 5 .
1876.
1877. 1 8 7 8 .
1879.
1 8 8 0 . 1 8 8 1 .
1882.
1883.1884. 1871. 1872. 1873. 1874. 1875. 1876. 1877. 1878. 1879. 1880. 1881. 1882.
1 8 8 3 . 1884.
Medical College Hospital...
3 5 9 5 6 6 1 ... 2 ... ... ... ... 1 42 80 86 58 125 95 124 152 164 180 196 150 119 106
Presidency General Hospital 15 17 6 11 12 17
18 9
11 6 11 12
1
10 45 19 22 10 48 27 39
38 34 49 32 40 45 26
Howrah Hospital ...
...
. . .
. . . ... ...
. . . . . . ... 4 2 4 2 3 3 ... ... 16 28 88 146 172 210 359 393 228 107 77 73 30 8 2
Mayo Hospital
...
...
. . . 6 2 1 5 6 ... . . . . . . . . . 1 ... ... ...
6 15 13 22 35 36 174 224 130 208 221 143 212 210
Campbell Hospital ...
... 94
8 6
28 2 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 181 239 212 495 466 438 432 466 333 354 309 301 322 462
Police Hospital
...
...
4 12 8 11 ...
1 4
11 2 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
1 ... ...
11 29 28 58 41 52 44
Total
... 116 126 5 3
30
23 43
34
13
1 8
8 15 15 1 11 290 381 421 731 847 806 1,128 1,284 918 926 893 748
-
780 930
24. Enteric (typhoid) fever. —The cases of this disease registered in the
year were as follows :—
Admitted.
Died.
Medical College Hospital
... ...
...
1
. . .
Presidency General Hospital ...
...
. . .
10
9
Mayo Hospital
... ...
. . .
. . .
. . .
Howrah Hospital
...
...
. . .
...
...
Campbell Hospital
...
... ...
. . .
. . .
25. Dr. Birch, the Superintendent of the Presidency General Hospital, a
physician of long and large experience, offers the following remarks regarding
this disease as met with in his hospital practice. Referring to the above 10
cases, he says :—“ Great care has been taken to endeavour to obtain accuracy
o f d i a g n o s i s , b u t I d o n o t b e l i e v e , w i t h o u r p r e s e n t k n o w l e d g e , r e a l a c c u r a c y i s
possible.” * * * “ In five cases post-mortem examinations were made”.
* * * “ These seem to have been genuine cases, and it is remarkable that
two of them arose on boardship, and therefore cannot be ascribed to local con-
ditions.”. * * * “ Of the ten cases, I regard three at least as having been
doubtful.” * * * “ Is it, or is it not the case that, when a remittent fever
assumes a typhoid condition of tongue, bowels and temperature, as assuredly