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Deducting the building charges and the amount invested in 1889, the total
expenditure of the hospital was Rs. 63,977-9-10 against Rs. 62,274-2-6.
59. Police Hospital.—This institution is now entirely supported by Govern-
ment. The cost of establishment shows an increase of Rs. 167-15-2, which was
due to the Civil Hospital Assistants attached to this institution having drawn
increased rate of pay on promotion to the second grade, and to the privilege
leave allowance of one of them, together with the pay of his locum tonens, having
been included in the accounts. There were savings under the heads of Bazar
medicines, Diet, and Miscellaneous charges. The cost of Europe medicines,
however, shows an increase of Rs. 128, on account of the use of a prophylactic
for fever among the most sickly sections of the police, and the purchase of
certain instruments which were not in the hospital. Building charges increased
by Rs. 3,899-1-2, as the hospital buildings had been repaired thoroughly. The
total expenditure of the hospital, exclusive of the amount expended on building
and repairs, was Rs. 15,424-0-11, against Rs. 15,854-7-5 in 1889.
60.
Howrah General Hospital.— The total income from Government decreased
by Rs. 1,023-15-5. The total income from local sources also decreased by
Rs. 16,037-9. The major portion of this diminution is accounted for by the fact
that Rs. 11,900 were obtained from the sale of securities in 1889. The reduction
was also due to the smaller number of seamen and of European paying patients
in 1890. The cost of establishment decreased by Rs. 934-7-3, due to a smaller
salary having been drawn by the House Surgeon, who was a junior officer, and
to the services of a nurse having been dispensed With. There were savings also
under the heads of Bazar and Europe medicines, Diet and Miscellaneous charges,
which were caused by fewer patients. The expenditure on building and repairs
decreased, because only a new entrance gate was constructed and petty alterations
and repairs were needed. The total expenditure was Rs. 21,023-15-8, against
Rs. 37,154-7-1 in 1889. Deducting the building charges, the figures stand at
Rs. 20,127-8-5 against Rs. 25,043 4-1. After meeting the total expenditure from
the income there was left a large cash balance of Rs. 2,731-10-8 at the end of
the year.
61. Bhowanipore Dispensary.— This institution only received a free supply of
forms and registers from Government. It is maintained by the Calcutta Corpora-
tion. The total expenditure was Rs. 2,200-0-9, against Rs. 1,915-9-9 in 1889.
62. Subjoined are abstracts from the reports of the Superintendents of the
several institutions with some remarks thereon.
63. Medical College Hospital.— Brigade Surgeon J. M. Coates, M.D., was in
charge of the hospital from the beginning of the year to 25th June 1890, and
Surgeon-Major E. A. Birch, M.D., from 26th June to the end of the year.
Brigade Surgeon R. C. Chandra held the office of 2nd Physician throughout
the year. Brigade Surgeon K. MacLeod was 1st Surgeon throughout the
year. Brigade Surgeon D. O'Connell Raye held the office of 2nd Surgeon
rom the 1st January to 30th April, and again from 1st August to 31st
December 1890. From 1st May to 31st July the office was held by Surgeon-
Major A. Tomes. Surgeon-Major R. C. Sanders was Ophthalmic Surgeon
throughout the year. The office of Obstetric Physician was held by Brigade
Surgeon R. Harvey from the beginning of the year to 21st March, by Surgeon-
Major A. Tomes from 22nd March to 9th April, by Surgeon-Major E. A. Birch
from 10th April to 25th June, and by Surgeon-Major C. J. H. Joubert from
26th June to the end of the year.
64. The total number of in-door patients treated, excluding those of the
eye hospital, was 6,139, against 6,056 in 1889. There were 569 deaths, or a
death-rate of 92 . 68 per mille, against 89. 8 2 i n 1 8 8 9 . T h e i n c r e a s e i n t h e r a t e o f
mortality was caused in a great measure by a larger number of moribund and
pneumonia cases. There were treated 3,051 patients in the European wards
with 141 deaths, the death-rate being 46 .2 per mille. The corresponding
figures in 1889 were 2,813, 139 and 49 .4. The daily average attendance was
158 . 64, against 150 . 18 in 1889. The number of native in-door patients was 3,690,
against 3,852 in 1889, the daily average attendance being 195 .52 and 192.64
respectively. There were 428 deaths, giving a death-rate of 115 . 9 per mille, against
105 . 1 in 1889. The number of cholera cases decreased, the figures being 131,
against 188 in the previous year. One thousand nine hundred and twenty-six