REPORT ON THE
STATEMENT No. II.
Race and sex of patients.
Total for 1883.
Males.
Females.
Children.
Total for
1884.
Europeans ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
. . .
10,435
6,850
1,644
1,538
10,032
Eurasians ...
... ... ... ... ... ... ...
32,865
10,459
7,591
11,863
29,913
Mahomedans
... ... ... ... ... ... ...
. . .
87,007
51,181
9,060
27,374
87,615
H i n d u s
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
122,740
85,552
16,987
20,380
122,919
Other races ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
. . .
6,671
2,267
1,116
3,183
6,566
Total ...
259,718
156,309
36,398
64,338
257,045
13. A comparison of the first and last columns points to a decrease in Euro-
pean patients by .11 per cent. than before, Eurasians 1.02 per cent., an
increase among Mahomedans and Hindus of .58 and .57 respectively, while
" o t h e r r a c e s " f e l l s l i g h t l y o r b y . 0 2 p e r c e n t . T h e r e d u c t i o n c h i e f l y o c c u r r e d
among Europeans and Eurasians, and was confined to the Medical College,
Presidency General and Howrah Hospitals, to which these classes in the main
resort. Dr. Birch ascribes the falling off in the General Hospital to a
diminution in the paying patients.
14. The variable attendance at our hospital of Europeans, and Eurasians
representing themselves to be Europeans, from year to year, is dependent upon
definite causes. The amount of shipping in port, the state of trade, and
employment in the market are the principal factors.
STATEMENT No. III.
Deaths in Calcutta Hospitals in 1884 and the seven previous years.
YEARS.
ALL DISEASES, EXCEPT CASES
TREATED IN EYE INFIRMARY.
CHOLERA.
Death-rate,
excluding
cholera.
Nu mb e r o f d e a t h r e g i s - t e r e d b y t h e mu n c i p a l i t y . Rate per
mille
of population.
Treated. Died. Died per
mille. Treated. Died. Died per
mille.
1877 ... ... ...
23,977
3,172
132
545
284
521
123
13,704
31.9
1878 ... ... ...
27,908
4,518
161
579
323
557
153
16,396
38.1
1879 ... ... ...
22, 197
3,602
162
664
351
553
150
13,044
30.3
1880 ... .. -
21,032
2, 906
138
356
183
514
131
11,681
27.1
1881 ... ... ...
20,156
2,876
112
589
304
516
131
13,030
30
1882 ... ... ...
20,078
2,886
143
859
468
544
125
13,177
30.4
1883
... ... ...
19,872
2,719
136
932
510
547
116
12,325
28.4
1884 ... ... ..,
20,833
3,058
146
1,023
536
523
127
13,256
30.5
15. Mortality.—The death-rate was in excess of that of the year 1883.
It was practically the same as that recorded in 1882.
16. The number of sick in hospital exceeded that of 1883 by 961
persons. The deaths from all causes rose to 3,058 from 2,719 in 1883, or 339
more than were registered in the same period. Five hundred and thirty-six were
placed to cholera and 86 to small-pox. Last year the corresponding figures were
510 and 35. Thus the rise in the number of deaths exclusive of these two diseases
was 262, or 9.23 per cent. This was a large increase, and on carefully scrutinizing
the figures the significant fact is revealed that the diseases which occasioned the
largest mortality were asthenic in type. Diarrhœa was more fatal in the
Campbell Hospital than elsewhere. In this institution the deaths, which totalled
281 in 1883, rose to 375 in 1884. In the Medical College and Presidency General
Hospitals the rate varied but little in the two years; while in the Mayo and
Howrah Hospitals it fell, more especially so in the latter. Fatal dysentery exhi-
bited a slight reduction on the number recorded in 1883. Fevers and their
sequelæ, although as prevalent in 1884 as in the previous twelve months, were
equally as fatal.