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43
Jail statistics of
North-Western Pro-
vinces.
In the North-Western Provinces the jail report for 1872-73 showed that
only 0.95 of the prisoners had been vaccinated, while 1.57 had been inoculated,
and no less than 85.29 per cent. of them had had small-pox. Last year's report
shows that out of 43,149 prisoners, 3.8 per cent. had been vaccinated.
Schools in Punjab.
In the schools in the city of Amritsur (Punjab), it was noticed in those
in which there had been no vaccination, that more than one-half, often two-
thirds, of the boys were marked with small-pox.
Vaccine census in
Hyderabad.
A census was taken in four villages of the Akholah District of Hyderabad
with the following results:—
Vaccinated ... ... ... ...
Attacked by small-pox ... ... ...
Died ... ... ... ...
Unvaccinated children ... ... ...
Atttacked
...
...
...
...
...
Died
...
...
...
...
...
259
6
None.
373
339
34
Vaccine census only
systematically con-
ducted in Lower Ben-
gal.
In Lower Bengal alone is the idea of systematically carrying out a vaccine
census adhered to. The information afforded by the other provinces is simply
fragmentary, and depends upon the caprice and opportunities of a superinten-
dent here and there.
Work done by each
vaccinator.
Amount of work done by each vaccinator.—Statement No. IV shows the
amount of work performed by each vaccinator of each agency. Everywhere
the superior organization of the regular establishments gives superior results.
All the results are, however, satisfactory when viewed in connection with the
peculiarities of system and mode of payment of establishment, &c. The
figures of the table do not need individual attention. All minor information,
and circumstances affecting the numbers, will be found in detail under the
heading of each province.
STATEMENT No. IV.
Province.
Bengal
...
...
North-Western Provinces ...
Punjab ... ...
Central Provinces ...
Establishment ...
Dispensary ...
Establishment ...
Bundelcund Native State
Establishment ...
Dispensary ...
Municipal and local ...
Establishment ...
Dispensary ...
Oudh
...
...
...
...
Rajpootana
...
...
...
...
Burmah ... ... ... ...
Hyderabad Assigned Districts ... ...
Maximum.
4,545
2,641
4,176
805
3,904
2,599
4,575
1,628
2,645
923
1,849
......
2,526
Minimum.
121
44
341
58
241
44
21
1,145
404
380
184
......
223
Average.
2,633
1,120
1,202
437
2,909
1,020
696
1,375
1,339
552
1,204
636
800
Percentage of suc-
cess.
Percentage of success.—Equally does the regular establishment every-
where give superior results in the ratio of success attained. Bengal, the Punjab,
and the Central Provinces show percentages of success of primary vaccinations,
which it is difficult to imagine can be exceeded. Bengal and the North-West
exhibit very favorably low rates of success in secondary cases. The super-
intendent of vaccination in Oudh suspects that there is still some confusion
as to the exact meaning of the term " secondary vaccination" in the minds of
the operators, and hence the unfortunately high ratio of success represented.
It is not unlikely that the same cause is in operation elsewhere.
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STATEMENT No. V.
Provinces.
Bengal
...
...
North-Western Provinces ...
Punjab ... ...
Central Provinces
...
Establishment ...
Dispensary ... ...
Establishment
...
Bundelcund Native State ...
Establishment
...
Dispensary ... ...
Local
...
...
Establishment
...
Dispensary ... ...
Oudh
...
...
...
...
...
Rajpootana ...
...
...
...
...
Burmah
...
...
...
...
...
Hyderabad Assigned Districts
...
...
...
Primary Vaccination.
98.31
89.89
87.48
86.5
98.45
82.37
86.
96.12
87.65
79.29
87.64
77.07
76.5
Secondary Vaccination.
17.8
67.1
35.64
......
62.19
75.09
71.59
50.09
73.27
76.02
78.41
......
......
Employment of vac-
cinators during the
non-working season.
The vaccinators were employed in various ways during the non-working
season. An excellent plan, and one which deserves imitation, was followed in
the Eastern Bengal circle. The men were occupied in taking a vaccine
census and in writing up the registers. If this plan was universally adopted,
an immense mass of valuable information would in a very few years be forth-
coming. The plan of attaching vaccinators during the recess to dispensaries
is one which meets with little approbation from any quarter, and does not seem
to be productive of benefit to anybody. The superintendent of the Darjeel-
ing circle considers that it has a very bad effect. In the metropolitan circles
leave to their homes is granted to the vaccinators from April to August on
two-thirds of their pay. The arrangement in Hyderabad is novel, and certainly
useful at the same time. The members of the establishment attended the
school at Akolah during the months of July, August, and September, when they
were instructed in general subjects, such as history, geography, and arithmetic.
In the Punjab and North-West the greater part of the establishments are at
work in the hills, collecting virus for the approaching season's operations in
the plains.
Sickness interfered
with work.
In many of the circles sickness interfered with work, but more parti-
cularly in the Burdwan, Eastern Bengal, and Midnapore districts of Lower
Bengal. In some parts of the North-Western Provinces, too, impediment was
encountered from this cause.
Sex of the vaccinated.
Sex of the vaccinated.—Of the total number vaccinated, 53.4 per cent.
were males and 46.6 per cent. females. In statement No. VI the numbers
for each province are shown in comparison with the figures of the former year
and the census returns of the sexes living.
STATEMENT No. VI.
PROVINCES.
Bengal
...
...
...
...
North-Western Provinces
...
...
Punjab
...
...
...
...
Central Provinces
...
...
...
Oudh
...
...
...
...
Hyderabad Assigned Districts
... ...
Vaccine Establishment ...
... ...
Dispensary Vaccination
...
...
PERCENTAGE OF THOSE VACCINATED OF
Males.
1872-73.
53.3
...
50.16
...
54.51
...
55.87
...
57.41
...
49.96
51.69
58.28
1873-74.
54.22
50.1
50.46
53.6
54.36
54.5
54.44
51.2
63.93
51.8
48.93
52.37
56.86
Females.
1872-73.
46.69
...
49.83
...
45.49
...
44.13
...
42.58
...
50.04
48.31
41.72
1873.74.
45.78
49.9
49.54
46.4
45.64
45.5
45.56
48.8
36.07
48.2
51.07
47.63
43.14
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lymph to commence the season with. English lymph procured viâ Bombay
was distributed in tubes to some districts, and for the most part proved
effectual.
Hyderabad.
The Hyderabad supply was late.
The supply of lymph asked for did not arrive from England till after the season had com-
menced. I was therefore obliged to begin work with a small supply received from Bombay.
This I did at Akolah, and as it increased, sent out vaccinators to their various stations, but as
the lymph had in many instances to be sent long distances, when tried, it proved a failure, and
thus retarded work at the beginning of the season.
Oudh.
Oudh, which also receives its lymph from England, suffered in the same
way from delay.
VACCINATION IN THE PROVINCE OF BENGAL.
General results.
In the following statement are detailed the particulars of vaccine operations
throughout the province for the season 1873-74 in comparison with the five pre-
vious years. Notwithstanding the very satisfactory increase of 1,04,228 cases
upon the previous year, the total number of operations performed only amounts
to about one-third of the estimated birth-rate.
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VACCINATION IN THE PROVINCE OF BENGAL.
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STATEMENT No. X.
Abstract Statement of Vaccination in Lower Bengal during 1873-74, compared with five preceding years.
CIRCLES AND YEARS.
1873-74.
Calcutta ... ...
Metropolitan Circles ...
Darjeeling
Circle ...
Ranchee
do. ...
Sonthal Pergs. do. ...
Eastern Bengal do. ...
Dispensaries
...
...
TOTAL ...
1872-73 ... ...
1871-72 ... ...
1870-71 ... ...
1869-70 ... ...
1868-69
...
...
ESTABLISHMENT.
Superintendent Gene-
ral.
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
1
1
1
1
...
Superintendents.
...
1
1
1
...
1
...
4
4
3
3
3
2
Deputy Superintend-
ents.
2
3
1
...
1
...
...
7
8
8
8
8
8
Native Superintendents
& Head Vaccinators.
6
12
7
3
...
5
...
33
31
25
22
12
18
Vaccinators.
Vaccine Estab-
lisment.
21
(a)
78
42
20
6
51
...
218
185
128
59
125
...
Dispensary.
...
...
...
...
...
...
81
81
69
104
44
81
...
Municipal and
Local.
...
...
...
...
...
...
113
113
122
80
131
25
...
Native States.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
1
5
5
...
Total.
21
78
42
20
6
51
194
412
376
313
239
236
266
OPERATIONS.
Persons vaccinated.
38,796
306,676
97,757
37,411
15,039
78,491
217,464
791,634
687,406
375,281
348,309
340,050
262,541
Persons successfully
vaccinated.
20,052
305,968
94,128
35,177
14,456
78,075
169,193
717,049
592,551
339,311
324,226
315,053
234,828
PERCENTAGE OF SUC-
------- CASES.
Primary vaccination.
99.82
99.8
95.75
90.81
96.19
99.44
79.12
92.99
96.20
91.51
94.12
94.77
Secondary vaccination.
17.49
21.42
...
...
85.45
60.25
67.93
22.79
25.54
31.05
40.53
48.29
89.4
COST.
Paid by State.
Rs.
6,352
35,626
17,827
11,008
2,707
9,502
5,285
88,310
82,367
78,980
77,788
74,973
A.
1
15
6
10
8
13
0
6
9
9
1
13
P.
5
1
7
2
0
0
0
3
0
1
6
11
......
Paid by Local
Funds.
Rs.
3,708
A.
0
P.
0
......
......
......
......
......
6,189
9,897
8,742
8,968
9,956
4,681
0
0
13
9
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
......
TOTAL.
Rs.
10,060
35,626
17,827
11,008
2,707
9,502
11,474
98,207
91,110
87,949
87,744
79,654
57,895
A.
1
15
6
10
8
13
0
6
6
2
1
13
0
P.
5
1
7
2
0
0
0
3
0
5
6
11
0
Per cent. of total.
Paid by State.
63.14
100.
100.
100.
100.
100.
46.06
89.92
90.4
89.8
88.65
94.12
...
Paid by Local
Funds.
36.86
...
...
...
...
...
53.94
10.08
9.59
10.19
11.35
5.88
...
Average cost of each success-
ful case.
As.
8
1
3
5
2
1
0
2
2
4
4
4
3
P.
0
10
0
0
11
11
10
0
5
2
3
0½
11
(a) And 24 Apprentices.
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II.]
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57
Importation was the cause. The utmost vigilance and the most prompt
measures for protecting all those who resided around the infected spots effec-
tually prevented anything like an epidemic, if, indeed, such an occurrence is
possible in Calcutta in its highly protected state. Dr. Charles has no doubt
that the city passed through a season which, before vaccination had controlled
the disease, " would have been one in which the sacrifice of human life would
have been immense."
Proposed addition to
the Circle.
It is proposed in the report to add to the metropolitan circles the four
surrounding districts of Midnapore, Bankoora, Beerbhoom and Jessore, with an
additional superintendent. The Surgeon-General supports the suggestion, but
declines to recommend increased expenditure during a period of financial pres-
sure. Dr. Charles shows that Calcutta is directly influenced by those districts,
in the two first-named of which an attempt is being made to organize the local
ex-inoculators, whilst the superintendent of the metropolitan circles has
volunteered to take charge of Jessore without additional establishment; but
Beerbhoom—a district in which small-pox annually rages—is left wholly un-
provided for.
Metropolitan Circle.
Work accomplished.
Metropolitan Circle.—Surgeon K. P. Gupta, M. B., was the superinten-
dent. The amount of work done during the season is thus compared with the
operations of past years.
STATEMENT No. XII.
Metropolitan Circles.
CIRCLES.
First Circle ...
econd ... ...
Third
... ...
TOTAL
...
1868-69.
Area in square miles.
240
360
508
1,108
Number of villages.
537
343
655
1,535
Number of successful
operations.
29,976
24,788
66,571
121,335
1869-70.
Area in square miles.
816
800
455
2,071
Number of villages.
772
926
477
2,175
Number of successful
operations.
33,483
53,199
68,633
155,315
1870-71.
Area in square miles.
864
720
925
2,509
Number of villages.
507
773
905
2,186
Number of succesafful
operations.
26,930
30,849
81,860
139,639
1871-72.
Area in square miles.
900
551
720
2,231
Number of villages.
267
266
440
973
Number of successful
operations.
28.501
17,396
45,097
90,994
1872 73.
Area in square miles.
925
1,079
1,097
3,101
Number of villages.
1,089
946
1,185
3,216
Number of successful
operations.
83,627
74,101
108,391
266,119
1873-74.
Area in square miles.
1,105
688
1,333
3,126
Number of villages.
1,524
1,282
1,844
4,650
Number of successful
operations.
80,466
57,711
167,791
305,968
o
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VACCINATION IN THE NORTH-WESTERN PROVINCES.
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STATEMENT No. XIV.
Abstract statement of vaccination in the North-Western Provinces during 1873-74, compared with seven preceding years.
CIRCELS AND YEARS.
1873-74.
Kumaon ... ... ...
Rohilcund ... ... ...
Agra and Meerut ... ...
Allahabad and Jhansi ... ...
Benares ... ... ...
Bnndlecund ... ... ...
TOTAL ...
1872-73 ... ... ...
1871-72 ... ... ...
1870-71 ... ... ...
1869 70 ... ... ...
1868-69 ... ... ...
1867-68 ... ... ...
1866-67
...
...
...
ESTABLISHMNET.
Superintendent-
General.
...
...
...
...
...
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Superintendents.
...
...
1
1
1
1
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
Deputy Superin-
tendent.
...
1
...
...
...
...
1
1
1
1
...
10
...
...
Native Superin-
tendents & Head
Vaccinators.
3
5
13
9
6
10
46
45
35
36
36
36
...
...
Vaccinators.
Vaccine es-
tablishment.
14*
40†
73‡
64§
42||
...
232
225
186
188
188
188
188
170
Dispensary.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Municipal and
local.
11
24
57
28
17
...
137
120
77
59
50
55
...
41
Native States.
...
...
4
3
10
65
82
83
10
37
22
11
...
...
Total.
25
64
133
95
69
65
451
428
273
284
260
254
248
211
OPERATIONS.
Persons vaccinat-
ed.
64,502
92,333
159,533
90,206
57,639
28,454
492,687
437,430
322,887
311,610
299,357
331,590
253,048
203,916
Persons success-
fully vaccinated.
42,747
72,566
131,912
66,237
43,898
23,222
380,582
350,427
264,265
244,862
237,298
266,587
198,317
161,711
PER CENT.
OF SUCCESS.
Primary vaccina-
tion.
95.2
87.13
88.9
82.6
85.7
86.
87.42
88.41
88.26
85.7
Secondary vac-
cination.
27.3
43.44
63.4
74.5
71.9
...
35.64
52.89
73.48
49.5
84.77
85.69
10.37
80.53
COST.
Paid by the
State.
Rs.
21,192
7,142
22,440
20,751
16,979
A.
2
1
0
9
0
P.
0
0
0
0
0
......
88,504
82,361
73,790
70,773
12
3
0
0
0
6
0
0
......
......
......
......
Paid by Local
Funds.
Rs.
1,103
3,012
6,246
3,236
2,640
A.
1
0
14
0
0
P.
7
0
5
0
0
......
16,238
11,806
8,527
10,216
0
7
0
0
0
8
0
0
......
......
......
......
Total.
Rs.
22,295
10,154
28,686
23,987
19,619
A.
3
1
14
9
0
P.
7
0
5
0
0
......
104,742
94,167
82,317
80,989
75,355
75.829
63,449
62,588
12
11
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Per cent. of
Total.
Paid
by
State.
95.05
70.34
78.23
86.51
86.54
...
85.5
87.46
89.6
87.4
...
...
...
...
Paid by Local
Funds.
4.95
29.66
21.77
13.49
13.46
...
15.5
12.54
1.04
12.6
...
...
...
...
Average cost of each
successful case.
As.
8
2
3
5
7
P.
4
2
5
9
1
...
4
4
5
5
5
4
6
6
5
6
0
3½
0
7
4
3
* and 3 Apprentices.
† „ 2 ditto.
‡ „ 12 ditto.
§ and 9 Apprentices.
|| „ 6 ditto.
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VACCINATION IN THE PUNJAB.
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STATEMENT No. XV.
Abstract Statement of Vaccination in the Punjab during 1873-74, compared with five preceding years.
Vaccine establishment ... ...
Dispensary ...
...
Municipal and others ... ...
TOTAL ...
1872-73 ... ... ...
1871-72 ... ... ...
1870-71 ... ... ...
1869-70 ... ... ...
1868-69
...
...
...
ESTABLISHMENT.
Superintendent-Gene¬
ral.
1
...
...
1
1
1
1
1
1
Superintendent.
1
...
...
1
1
1
1
1
1
Deputy Superinten¬
dent.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Native Supeintendents
& Head Vaccinators.
29
...
...
29
28
26
26
24
24
VACCINATORS.
Vaccine estab-
lishment.
118
...
...
118
111
113
94
87
78
Dispensary.
...
44
...
44
44
46
56
53
56
Municipal and
local.
...
...
82
82
49
88
22
25
...
Native States.
...
...
41
41
4
7
4
...
...
Total.
118
44
123
285
208
247
176
165
134
OPERATIONS.
Persons vaccinated.
343,322
44,902
85,711
473.935
372,185
281,519
221,419
277,196
233,868
Persons successfully
vaccinated.
325,027
33,799
67,034
425,860
247,972
192,689
237,314
203,881
PER CENT. OF
SUCCESS.
Primary vaccination.
98.45
82.37
86.
94.87
93.73
89.2
85.
84.5
72.9
Secondary vaccination.
62.19
75.09
71.52
68.34
52.89
47.2
59.8
...
...
COST.
Paid by State.
Rs.
52,805
4,665
A.
1
5
P.
2
8
......
57,470
56,374
54,842
51,207
6
6
0
0
10
9
0
0
......
......
Paid by Local
Funds.
Rs.
A. P.
......
......
5,204
5,204
2,499
2,031
1,114
15
15
4
0
0
5
5
1
0
0
......
......
Total.
Rs.
52,805
4,665
5,204
62,675
58,873
56,873
52,207
54,736
46,169
A.
1
5
15
6
10
0
0
0
0
P.
2
8
5
3
10
0
0
0
0
Percent of
total.
Paid by State.
100.
100.
...
91.7
95.76
96.4
97.7
...
...
Paid by Local
Funds.
...
...
100.
8.3
4.24
3.6
2.3
...
...
Average cost of each success-
ful case.
Rs.
2
2
1
2
2
3
4
3
3
P.
7
2
3
4
5
8
6
9
7½
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VACCINATION IN THE CENTRAL PROVINCES.
[Part II.
Results of year.
In the statement below are detailed the results of the year's work:—
STATEMENT No. XVI.
Abstract Statement of Vaccination in the Central Provinces during 1873-74, compared with the four preceding years.
1873-74.
Vaccine
establishment.
Seoni ...
Chindwara
Betul ...
Civil stations
TOTAL ...
1872-73 ... ...
187172 ... ...
1870-71 ... ...
1869-70 ... ...
ESTABLISHMENT.
Superintendent-General.
...
1
...
...
1
1
1
1
1
Superintendents.
1
1
1
...
3
3
...
...
...
Deputy Superintendents.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
4
4
Native Superintendents
and Head Vaccinators
1
1
1
3
6
5
7
7
7
VACCINATORS.
Vaccine establish-
ment.
10
10
10
...
30
30
84
30
39
Dispensary.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Municipal and
local.
...
...
...
67
67
60
...
61
54
Native States.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Total.
10
10
10
67
97
90
84
91
93
OPERAT ON.
Persons vaccinated.
15,202
12,240
13,823
89,734
130,999
124,249
110,497
125,337
127,690
Persons successfully vac-
cinated.
14,037
11,401
12,858
75,681
113,977
107,565
92,433
104,647
108,600
PER CENT. OF
SUCCESS.
Primary Vaccination.
95.
96.73
96.82
87.77
90.34
89.37
83.75
85.9
85.
Secondary Vacciuation.
600
49.8
...
79.94
67.84
61.64
76.93
89.9
4.
COST.
Paid by State.
Rs.
6,104
480
6,584
4,509
6,186
4,312
12,457
A.
14
0
14
0
0
0
0
P.
8
0
8
8
0
0
0
Paid by Local
Funds.
Rs. A. P
......
7,336
7,336
7,678
6,062
7,897
4,476
15
15
5
0
0
0
4
4
4
0
0
0
Total.
Rs.
6,104
7,816
13,921
12,187
12,248
12,209
16,933
A.
14
15
14
6
0
0
0
P.
8
4
0
0
0
0
0
PER CENT. OF
TOTAL.
Paid by State.
100.
6.14
47.3
36.99
50.5
35.3
73.5
Paid by Local
Funds.
...
93.86
52.7
63.
49.49
64.6
26.4
Average cost of each successful
case.
As.
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
P.
7
7
11
8
1
10
6
Part. II.]
VACCINATION IN OUDH.
73
The
following
statement
contrast
the
result
of
the
season
with
those
of
previous
years'
work
:—
STATEMENT No. XVII.
Abstract Statement of Vaccination in Oudh during 1873-74, compared with the previous 6 years.
1873-74 ... ...
1872-73 ... ...
1871-72 ... ...
1870-71 ... ...
1869-70 ... ...
1868-69 ... ...
1867-68
...
...
ESTABLISHMENT.
Superintendent-General.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Superintendent.
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Deputy Superintendent.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Native Superintendents
and Head Vaccinators.
4
4
4
...
...
...
...
VACCINATORS.
Vaccine establish-
ment.
55
54
31
31
31
20
13
Dispensary.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Municipal and Lo-
cal.
...
...
25
2
...
...
...
Native States.
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Total
55
54
56
33
31
20
13
OPERATIONS.
Persons vaccinated.
30,409
19,170
37,663
16,016
7,130
5,108
3,177
Persons successfully vac-
cinated.
22,903
14,576
27,612
12,250
5,644
3,924
2,360
PERCENTAGE OF
SUCCESS.
Primary vaccination.
79.29
81.4
80.2
81.25
Secondary vaccination.
76.2
53.72
65.7
77.07
79.15
76.82
74.28
COST.
Paid by the
State.
Rs.
7,349
7,477
5,309
4,886
3,582
2,777
81,33
Paid by Local
Funds.
Rs.
...
...
1,237
95
...
...
...
TOTAL.
Rs.
7,349
7,477
6,546
4,981
3,582
2,777
1,338
PER CENT. OF
TOTAL.
Paid by State
100.
100.
81.1
98.09
100.
100.
100.
Paid by Loral
Funds.
...
...
18.9
1.91
...
...
...
Aver age cost of each
successful case.
As. P.
5-2
8-2
3-10
6-7
10-2
11-3
9-1
PART III.
HOSPITALS AND DISPENSARIES.
HOSPITALS AND DISPENSARIES IN THE BENGAL PRESIDENCY.
Number of institu-
tions.
Additional temporary
dispensaries.
Number of Institutions.—The marginal statement shows that there has
been an increase of 58 medical institutions during the year. In addition to
the total therein exhibited, there were the 11 Calcutta hospitals and dispen-
saries which are described further on; and 109 special dispensaries (70 in
Burdwan, 17 in Beerbhoom, 16 in Midnapore, and 6 in the Hooghly District),
which were temporarily established to provide for the wants of these fever-
stricken localities. Adding these, we have a total of 819 medical institutions;
but still there remains, not included the several missionary and railway dis-
pensaries which existed independently of Government aid, but which did a
good deal of useful work in the Presidency.
STATEMENT No. I.
PROVINCES.
Bengal ... ... ... ... ... ...
North-Western Provinces ... ... ... ... ...
Punjab...
...
...
...
...
... ...
Central Provinces ...
...
...
... ... ...
Oudh ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Rajputana ... ... ... ... ... ...
British Burmah ... ... ... ... ... ...
Hyderabad ... ... ... ... ... ...
TOTAL ...
1870.
157
137
101
75
23
57
...
...
550
1871.
160
131
110
79
23
68
14
23
608
1872.
170
135
116
80
29
74
14
23
641
1873.
198
148
120
80
41
73
15
24
699
Number of patients
treated.
Number of patients treated.—A very large increase, when compared with
the previous year, took place in the number of patients who were treated in
the 699 institutions enumerated in the foregoing statement. The results for
each province are exhibited in Statement No. II, according to which the grand
total of in-door and out-door treated was 2,996,343; but if to this we add the
241,557 treated in the Calcutta hospitals and dispensaries, and 944,717 who
received aid from the temporary endemic dispensaries, it will be seen that no
less than 4,182,617 persons received gratuitous medical relief in the Presidency
of Bengal during the year. There was a small falling off in the number
of in-door patients treated in the Central Provinces; and decrease, too, is shown
in the number of out-door patients who attended the dispensaries in Rajpu-
tana. In the latter case the cause of decrease was clearly the healthiness of
the season.
STATEMENT No. II.
PROVINCES.
Bengal ... ... ...
North-Western Provinces ... ...
Punjab ... ... ...
Central Provinces ... ...
Oudh ... ... ...
Rajputana ... ... ...
British Burmah ... ...
Hyderabad ... ... ...
TOTAL ...
ATTENDANCE.
1872.
In-door.
18,127
21,927
27,284
10,186
5,906
7,058
4,104
619
95,161
Out-door.
439,529
739,346
755,564
292,645
188,806
175,032
42,156
41,983
2,625,061
1873.
In-door.
20,240
22,982
27,471
9,763
6,869
7,739
4,385
823
100,272
Oat-door.
598,470
742,552
799,404
312,224
181,422
166,837
43,980
51,182
2,896,071
DIFFERENCE.
In-door.
Increase.
2,113
1,055
237
...
963
681
281
204
5,111
Decrease.
...
...
...
423
...
...
...
...
...
Out-door.
Increase.
158,941
3,206
43,840
19,579
42,616
...
1,824
9,199
271,010
Decrease.
...
...
...
...
...
8,195
...
...
...