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REPORT ON THE
was Rs. 7,098, or Rs. 124 less than that of 1882. The average cost of each diet
among Europeans was 9 annas, and among natives 2 annas 1 pie to compare with
9 annas and 1 anna 10 pie respectively in 1882. Miscellaneous charges exceed-
ed by Rs. 256 that of the preceding year. The percentage of total cost paid by
Government was 20.9 against 21.8 in 1882.
61. In the following statement the daily average number of patients
treated and the expenditure of the hospitals, exclusive of the pay of commis-
sioned officers, have been exhibited for the past year :—
STATEMENT No. X.
Showing the work and the cost of working in the several Medical Institutions.
AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE.
c o s t o f e s t a b l i s h m e n , e x c l u d i n g c o m m i s s i o n e d o f f i c e r s .
c o s t o f E n g l i s h a n d b a z a r
c o s t o f d i e t s , e x t r a s a n d s t i m u . l a n t s .
m i s c e l l a n c o u s c h a r g e s .
T o t a l e x p e n d i t u r e o n t e h s i c k
N o t c o s t t o g o v e r n m e n t
IN-PATIENTS.
OUT-PATIENTS.
ALL RACE5.
E u r o p e a n s a n d E u r a s i a n s .
N a t i v e s .
T o a l .
E u r o p e a n s a n d E u r a s i a n s .
N a t i v e s .
T o t a l .
I n - p a t i e n t s
O u t - p a t i e n t s .
R s .
Rs.
Rs.
Rs.
Rs.
R s .
Medical college, Eden hospital,
eye infirmary and Choonee
131.41 157.94 289.35 78.83 213.72 292.55 289.35 292.55
37.530
9.284 29.937 14.235
9 9 . 9 8 6
93.857
Lal Seal’s dispensary.
General hospital ... ... ... 144.39
4.21 148.60
148.6
20.845
5,980 27,575
8,647
63,047
78,744
Mayo hospital ...
... . . .
92.
92
69.
1,153.39 1,222.39
92.
1,222.39
25,522
8,261
5,851
6,588
46,225
37,303
Oampbell hospital .., ...
1.6 337.5
339.1
339.1
21,353
2,081 16,365
6,894
46,693
4 4 , 4 3
Police hospital... ... ... ......
87.02
87.02
87.02
5,199
211
4,344
907
10,691
2,72
Howrah general hospital ... 26.12
34.02
60.14
17.46
85.34 102.8
60.14 102.80
11,046
2,015
7,098
3,773
23,932
5,163
Total ... 303.52 712.69 1,016.21 165.29 1,452.45 1,617.74 1,016.21 1,617.74 1,21,495
27,865 91,170 41,044
_
2,81,574 2,62,318
62. There were treated in all the hospitals 2,633 patients daily composed
of 1,016 in and 1,617 out patients. The corresponding figures in 1882 were
2,621, 1,015 and 1,606 respectively. Of the in-patients, 303 were Europeans
and Eurasians and 712 natives. The former figure shows an increase of 7
and the latter a decrease of the same number on the numbers of 1882. The
daily number of out-patients, both European and native, slightly increased in
1883. The total expenditure on the sick, exclusive of the salaries of commis-
sioned officers and the amount spent on buildings, amounted to Rs. 2,81,574
against Rs. 2,91,418 in 1882. The net cost to Government was Rs. 2,62,318
against Rs. 2,38,224.
MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL.
63. Brigade-Surgeon J. M. Coates was in charge of the hospital in 1883.
Surgeons-Major K. McLeod and D. Raye were first and second surgeons.
Dr. R. Harvey, the obstetric physician, was absent for three months only from
22nd May, when Dr. E. A. Birch acted for him.
64. The total number of indoor-patients treated in 1883 was 5,032
against 4,947 in the previous year. This is exclusive of ophthalmic cases.
65. There were 564 deaths, or a rate of 112 per 1,000 against 123 in 1882,
and 129, 128, 130, 135, 108 and 136 in six preceding years. The rate of mor-
tality in the year under report was, therefore, the lowest on record since 1876,
except that of 1877. There were 2,494 persons treated in the Christian wards
with a daily average of 131.41, of whom 135 died, giving a death-rate of 54
per 1,000 as compared with 59, 64, 69.6, 69 . 1, 70 and 48 in six preceding years.
The number of native in-door patients treated was 2,538 against 2,660, 2,593
and 2,147 in three previous years. The number of deaths was 429, or a rate of
169 per 1,000, against 178, 185, 195, 190, 215 and 166 in six preceding years.
The following table exhibits the death-rates from principal diseases among
Christians and natives in 1883 and in three previous years :—
1880.
1881.
1882.
1883.
Christians. Natives. Christians. Natives.
Christians. Natives. Christians. Natives.
Fevers ... ... ...
48.8
146.6
48.1
107.5
37.4
139.5
34.3
235.8
Dysentery and diarrhœa ... ...
98.2
273.6
104.5
302.0
127.1
226.4
110.0
313.8
Cholera ... ...,... ...
857.1
568.6
500.
466.0
363.6
436.2
357.1
500.0
Chest affections ... ... ...
88.4
273.4
69.5
213.7
55.1
314.6
96.
250.0