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DISPENESARIES IN THE NORTH-WESTERN PROVINCES.
[Part III.
" abscesses opened" and " dislocations reduced," in some branch dispensaries
which has considerably vitiated the value of the returns, In Gorruckpore,
for instance, out of 425 capital operations, 355 are cases of " abscesses opened."
If judged simply according to the returns, Gorruckpore occupies the highest
position in the provinces as an operating centre ; but when all doubtful classes
of operations are eliminated, the order is very much altered and stands thus—
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
Moradabad ... ... ... ... ...
Meerut ... ... ... ... ...
Agra
...
... ... ... ...
Benares ... ... ... ... ...
Budaon ... ... ... ... ...
Goruckpore ... ... ... ... ...
Allahabad ...
... ... ... ...
Allygurh ... ... ... ... ...
Debra Doon ... ... ... ...
Muttra ... ... ... ... ...
Bareilly ... ... ... ...
Mozuffurnuggur ... ... ... ...
114
108
102
89
68
65
57
57
56
50
47
47
Results of the princi-
pal operations.
The following abstract statement shows the general result of the operations
performed :—
STATEMENT No. XXXI.
Operation*.
Hip-joint amputation ... ... ...
Thigh amputation
...
...
...
Leg amputation
...
...
...
Foot amputation
...
...
...
Shoulder-joint amputation ...
...
...
Arm amputation
...
...
...
Fore-arm amputation
...
...
...
Excision of knee-joint
...
...
...
Excision of elbow-joint
...
...
...
Ditto of other joints
...
...
...
Dislocations reduced
...
...
...
Hernia
...
...
...
...
Ligature applied to arteries
...
...
...
Large tumours and cancers removed
...
...
Lithotrity (adult)
...
...
Rœmorrhoid
...
...
...
...
Hare-lip
...
...
...
...
Cataract (operated on) ... ... ...
Other capital and important operations...
...
TOTAL
...
Lithotomy.
Age up to 6 years
...
...
...
„
6 to 10 ditto
...
...
...
„
11 to 20 ditto
...
...
...
„
21 to 80 ditto
...
...
...
„
31 to 40 ditto
...
...
...
„
abore 40 ditto
...
...
...
TOTAL ...
GRAND TOTAL
...
Total
number
of
operations.
...
18
20
9
4
27
17
...
5
8
615
11
2
198
1
32
10
79
1,079
2,135
107
164
102
62
54
107
596
2,731
Number
auccessful.
...
7
11
5
2
18
14
...
4
7
586
5
1
181
1
24
10
52
955
1,883
90
147
85
52
43
79
496
2,379
Number
unsuccess-
ful.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
3
...
...
...
...
1
...
17
16
37
...
...
...
1
...
...
1
38
Number
unknown.
...
...
2
1
...
1
...
...
1
...
19
3
...
6
...
6
...
4
54
97
2
1
1
...
1
1
6
103
Number
died.
...
11 6
1
2
7
3
...
...
...
1
3
1
3
...
1
...
...
29
68
6
7
10
6
6
19
54
122
Number
remaining
under
treatment.
...
...
1
2
...
1
...
...
...
1
6
...
...
8
...
...
...
6
25
50
9
9
6
3
4
8
39
89
Lithotomy.
There were 596 cases of lithotomy, an increase of 63 upon 1872, but the death.
rate was somewhat higher, 9 against 8.2. When viewed according to age in
comparison with the previous recorded experiences of the provinces, it is found
that the increased mortality took place among adults wholly, the ratio among
children under 10 remaining at the precise figure which is obtained by taking
the average of the past 11 years. The operation was performed 71 times at
Moradabad, 54 times at Budaon, 49 times at Gorruckpore, and 41 times at
Bareilly. These places, too, show the highest numbers when the average of
the past 11 years is taken, but not in the same order, Budaon then standing
first with an annual average of 65 for the period, Gorruckpore next with 54,
then Moradabad with 51, and Bareilly with 44. Thirty cases of cataract
were operated on in the Benares dispensary, but only 10 cases were performed