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REPORT ON THE
75. In the following statement the daily average number of patient
treated, and the expenditure of the hospitals, exclusive of the pay of commis
-sioned officers, have been exhibited for the past year
: —
STATEMENT No. XI.
Showing the work and the cost of working in the several Medical Institutions during 1886.
AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE.
C o s t o f e s t a b i l s h m e n t , 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
m e d i c i n e s .
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 e o n 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 h e 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 RACES
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 .
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 .
Medi cal College Hospital, Eden
Hospital, Eye Infirmary, and
choonee Lal Seal's Dispen-
sary
. ... ...
Rs.
Rs.
Rs.
Rs.
Rs.
Rs.
168.
184.05 352.05 109.12 272.99 382.11 352.05 382.11
31.922
10.253 35,327 21,069
98,571
8 8 , 9 4 9
Presidency General Hospital... 193.44
1 .
194.44
194'44
18,716
7,482 35,169 18,470
79,837
60,227
Mayo Hospital and Dispensa
-
ries
95.6
95.6
91.1 1,069'7 1,160.8
95.6 1,160.8
25,963
8,286
5,735
7,119
47,103
37,36n
...
...
...
...
Campbell Hospital
...
... .03 401.72
401.75
401.75
20 ,6S0
2,379 21,622
6,457
51,108
31,597
Police Hospital
...
...
94.09
94.09
...
91.09
...
5,220
177
5,137
582
11,116
6,654
Howrah General Hospital ... .32.04
37.98
70.02 19.98
74.9
94.88
70.02
94.88
11,381
1,649
6,863
4,221
24,114
4 , 7 4 5
Voluntary Lock Hospitals ...
4.4
99.
103.4
.....
6.2
6.2
103.4
6.2
6,544
2055,918 1,264 13,931 21,817
Total
... 397.91 913.44 1,311.35 220.2 1,423.79 1,643.99 1,311.35 1,643.99 1,20,426 30,481 1,15,771 59,182 3,25,810 2,51,355
76. Two thousand nine hundred and fifty-five patients were treated daily
in all the hospitals, of which 1,311 were in and 1,644 out-patients. The corre-
sponding figures in 1885 were 2,822, 1,256, and 1,566. Of the in-patients 398
were Europeans and 913 natives. Both these figures show an increase over
those of 1885. The daily average number of European and Eurasian out-door
patients exceeded that of 1885 by 55. The daily average number of native
out-door patients shows an increase of 22 over the figures of 1885. The
total expenditure on the sick, exclusive of the salaries of the commissioned
officers and the amount spent on buildings, amounted to Rs. 3,25,810 against
Rs. 3,23,755 in 1885. The net cost to Government was Rs. 2,51,355 against
Rs. 2,71,349 in the previous year.
MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL.
77, Brigade-Surgeon J. M. Coates, M.D., was in charge of the hospital
in 1886. Surgeon-Major J. F. P. McConnell held the office of Second
Physician from 1st January to 25th June 1886. From the 26th to the
close of the year the office was held by Surgeon-Major R. C. Chandra.
Surgeon-Major K. McLeod was First Surgeon throughout the year. The
Second Surgeoncy was held by Surgeon-Major D. O'Connell Raye up to the
3rd April 1886. From 4th April to 2nd June the office was held by Surgeon-
Major J. O'Brien ; from 3rd to 30th June by Surgeon J. B. Gibbons ; from
1st July to 28th July again by Surgeon-Major J . O'Brien, who on account of ill
-health left for England on one year's furlough, making over charge to Surgeon-
Major C. J. H. Joubert, who acted as Second Surgeon up to the 13th December.
From 14th December to the close of the year the Second Surgeoncy was again
held by Surgeon-Major D. O'Connell Raye. Surgeon-Major R. C. Sanders
held the Opthalmic Surgeoncy throughout the year. The Obstetric Physician-
ship was held by Surgeon-Major R. Harvey throughout the year.
78. The total number of in-door patients treated in 1886 was 5,457 against
5,373 in the previous year. This is exclusive of ophthalmic cases. There
were 556 deaths, or a death-rate of 101 . 8 per mille, against 104 . 4 in 1885
and 126 . 1, 112, 123, 129, 128, and 130 in six preceding years. There
were 2,999 persons treated in the European wards with a daily average of
168, of whom 148 died, giving a death-rate of 49 . 3 per 1,000 treated as
compared with 59, 70, 54, 59, 61, and 69 . 6 in six preceding years. The
number of native in-door patients was 2,881 against 3,140, 2,940, and 2,538 in
three previous years. The daily average was 184.05 against 183 . 95 in 1885.
The number of deaths was 408, or a rate of 141 . 6 per 1,000, against 126.75,