2
REPORT ON THE
to supply the deficiency, I have obtained an extract from the returns of the
Sanitary Commissioner, which give the requisite information.
PERIOD.
CHOLERA. BOWEL-COM-
PLAINTS
FEVER.
SMALL-
POX.
OTHER
CAUSES.
TOTAL.
RATIO PER MILLE
OF POPULATION.
H o w r a h T o w n .
S u b u r b s o f C a l - c u t t a .
H o w a h T o w n .
Subur bs of Ca l - c ut t a .
H o w r a h T o w n .
S u b u r b s o f C a l - c u t t a .
H o w r a h T o w n . S u b u r b s o f C a l - c u t t a .
H o w r a h T o w n . S u b u r b s o f C a l - c u t t a .
Ho wr a h T o wn .
S u b u r b s o f C a l - c u t t a .
H o w r a h T o w n .
S u b u r b s o f C a l - c u t t a .
In the year 1875 ... 578 2,099 685 2,595 2,964 5,250
46 236 -522 3,512 4,795 13,692
49.03
52.88
"
1876 ... 512 3,119 638 2,428 1,410 4,819
43 152 544 3,664 3,177 14,182
32.48
54.77
"
1877 ... 437 2,018 634 3,127 1,341 6,710
78 23 580 4,165 3,070 16,043
31.39
62.38
"
1878 ... 615 2,364 698 3,042 1,695 7,915 118 585 378 3,308 3,504 17,214
35.83
66.94
"
1879 ... 397 1,870 522 2,404 1,225 5,999
78 791 263 2,570 2,485 13,634
25.41
53.01
"
1880 ... 217
997 347 2,018 1,562 5,153
82
49 275 3,236 2,483 11,453
25.39
44.53
"
1881 .. 489 1,971 514 1,981 1,570 5,075
33
75 372 3,119 2,978 12,221
30.45
47.52
"
1882 ... 668 2,470 527 1,759 1,068 4,313
2
25 376 2,923 2,641 11,490 25.00
45.69
"
1883 ... 653 2,177 425 1,697
933 4,042
6
92 415 2,824 2,432 10,832
23.02
43.08
" 1884
707 2,421 379 1,590
841 3,897
25 249 645 3,232 2,597 11,389
28.59
45.29
" 1885 ... 372 1,877 451 2,099
928 4,109 21
69 665 3,113 2,437 11,267
26.83
44.81
"
1886 ... 528 1,845 343 1,682
674 3,590 ...
7 511 3,063 2,056 10,187
22.63
40.51
"
1887
295 2,090 340 1,817
515 3,675
12
6 432 3,017 1,594 10,605
17.55
42.17
The mortality in the town of Howrah for 1887 resembled that of Calcutta,
inasmuch as there was a decrease in the number of deaths under nearly all
the different heads of the return, the total death-rate from all causes being
17.55 against 22.63 in 1886. In the suburbs of Calcutta the total mortality
was a little in excess of that of the previous year, the rate having been 42.17
against 40.51 in 1886.
5. The causes which have given rise to the increase or diminution of deaths
in the different localities mentioned above will be dealt with by the Sanitary
Commissioner and the Health Officer of Calcutta, and it is only necessary here
to see how far the general health of the community in 1887, as indicated by
the mortuary returns, has reacted on the attendance at the hospitals during the
year.
STATEMENT No. I.
Showing numbers treated in the Institutions.
MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS.
1887.
1886.
TOTAL TREATED.
Died per
mille of
treated.
TOTAL TREATED.
Died per
mille of
treated.
In-door. Out-door.
Total.
In-door. Out-door.
Total.
Medical College Hospital ... ...
5,953
48,518
54,471
105.1*
5,880
49,985
55,865
101.7*
General Hospital
... ... ...
2,966
2,966
41.13
3,696
3,696
38.69
Mayo Institutions ... ... ...
2,736
179,249
181,985
85.5
2,697
177,817
180,514
104.5
Campbell Hospital .. ... ...
6,432
......
6,432
210.35
7,313
......
7,313
198.68
Municipal Police Hospital...
2,738
......
2,738
8.4
2,396
......
2,396
12.1
Voluntary Lock-Hospitals ...
...
458
2,214
2,672
45.85
484
1,629
2,113
47.52
Total Calcutta hospitals
...
21,283
229,981
251,264
111.9*
22,466
229,431
251,897
110.65*
Howrah General Hospital ...
...
1,502
11,083
12,585
183.7
1,615
10,949
12,564
167.8
GRAND TOTAL ...
22,785
241,064
263,849
116.73*
24,081
240,380
264,461
1 1 6 . 4 9 *
* Reckoned on cases treated, exclusive of cases treated in the ophthalmic ward of the Medical College Hospital.
6. It will be seen that the total number treated at all the institutions was
612 less than in the previous year, which corresponds with the slight diminution
in the mortality of the town of Calcutta in 1887 ; but, strange to say, the
total attendance is found to be larger than it was in 1884 or 1885, when the
death-rate among the community was very high, and especially in the former
year :—
1884.
1885.
1886.
1887.
Death-rate per mille in the town
of Calcutta...
...
30.5
29.3
26.42
25.34
Total attendance at the hospitals
of Calcutta
...
...
258,832
263,627
264,461
263,849
Total number of in-door patients
treated in the Calcutta hospi-
tals ......
...
21,693
23,863
24,081
22,785
Total number of out-door patients
treated in the Calcutta hospi-
tals ...... ...
237,139
239,764
240,380
241,064