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REPORT ON THE
143. The total number of paying patients in 1885 shows an increase of
one, and their payments, as compared with the three preceding years, were as
follow :—
Rs. 3 per
diem.
Rs 2 per
diem.
Re. 1 per
diem.
Total.
1882 ...
...
153
175
116
444
1883 ...
...
216
260
95
571
1884 ...
...
144
134
79
357
1885
...
...
185
126
47
358
144. The daily average number of sick was 163, viz., paying patients
proper 16, paying seamen 76, and non-paying patients 71. In 1884 the daily
average was 165; and in the ten preceding years, including 1884, it was
161.4. The total number treated was 3,417 against 3,529, the average of the
decade.
145. There were 106 deaths against 124 in 1884, and the rate of mortality
per 1,000 treated was 31.02 in 1885 against 40.3, 47, and 44 in the three preced--
ing years. The average rate of the decade, including 1884, is 44. Excluding
the deaths from cholera, the rate was 28.81 in 1885, against 31.68 in 1884.
146. The establishment is reported to have worked satisfactorily.
CAMPBELL HOSPITAL.
147. Surgeon-Major S. C. Mackenzie, M.D., was in charge of the hospital
throughout the year.
148. The number of admissions into the hospital was 7,200, against 6,202
in 1884, shewing an increase of 998 patients. The daily average number
of patients treated was 407 against 360 in the previous year. The principal
diseases which contributed admissions to the hospital were malarious fevers,
diarrhœa, dysentery, ulcers, spleen affections, phthisis pulmonalis, and
pneumonia. Thirteen Europeans and 55 natives were treated for small-pox,
against 25 and 226 in 1884. The number of natives shews a great decrease. Of
the 13 cases of Europeans, 9 were from Calcutta, one from suburbs, and 3 from
the port. Of the 55 native cases, 38 were from Calcutta, 12 from Suburbs,
4 from port, and one from the cooly depôts. There were 3 deaths in 13 cases
of Europeans, and 29 in 55 cases of natives. There were treated 196 cases of
cholera, against 236 in 1884 and 188 in 1883; and the number of deaths was
132, 161, and 127 respectively. The total number of deaths was 1,614 as
compared with 1,540 in 1884, or greater by 74, and the percentage on the
total treated was 21.2 against 23.6 in 1884.
149. The true death-rate of the hospital per 1,000, excluding cholera and
moribund cases, was 169.4, against 189.9 and 191 in 1884 and 1883. Native
Moribund persons, excluding cholera, numbered 271, against 241 in 1884.
150. The Superintendent reports that the new cooking range built in 1883
could not be worked satisfactorily during the year. The boilers on several
occasions leaked badly and had to be repaired. The water-supply required
for the working of the boilers of the cooking range was also found to
be insufficient. Arrangements for additional water storage were therefore
made. The hospital accommodation was insufficient, as the number of
patients admitted exceeded the total capacity of the wards. A temporary
shed for the accommodation of extra patients was constructed and occupied
on the 28th October 1885, which relieved the overcrowding in the wards.
Drainage and lighting arrangements were the same as in the previous year.
CALCUTTA POLICE HOSPITAL.
151. Surgeon-Major S. C. Mackenzie, M.D., was in charge of the hospital
throughout the year.
152. The strength of the police force in 1885 was 2,853, against 2,827 in
1884. The number of admissions into hospital was 2,232, against 2,079 in the
previous year and 2,231 in 1883, showing an increase of 153 as compared with
that of 1884 and of 1 with that of 1883. The ratio of admissions to total strength
per 1,000 was 782 in 1885, against 735 and 796 in the two preceding years.
The daily average number of sick in 1885 was 89, against 82 in 1884
and 85 in 1883, thus showing an increase of 7 as compared with