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POLICE CHOWKEEDAR HOSPITAL.
[Part III.
THE CAMPBELL (SEALDAH) HOSPITAL.
The old municipal
Pauper hospital.
This is the old municipal pauper hospital under its new name. " On
1st December this hospital was transferred by the corporation to the Govern.
ment of Bengal, with the view of constituting it an hospital of practical in-
struction in connection with the Campbell Medical School. For the first
eleven months the hospital was under the charge of Dr. Woodford ; for the last
month it has been under his superintendence, the native medical teachers of the
school taking charge of the wards, assisted by four resident assistant surgeons."
Mortality.
The mortality still continues enormously high—288.7 per 1,000. " It is
obvious," writes the Surgeon-General, " that a disproportionately high rate of
mortality must be expected so long as this hospital is the last refuge of the
moribund, and of the hopelessly sick and destitute." The statement below
shows that more than half of the total deaths take place within a week, and
nearly 19 per cent. within 24 hours. The number of admissions was 4,870
against 5,212 during the dengue year 1872, but the daily average number of
sick was 295 against 283.
STATEMENT No. XIX.
Statistics.
YEAR.
1869
...
...
1870
...
...
1871 ... ...
1872 ... ...
1873 ... ...
Total treated.
5,340
3,975
4,283
5,467
5,271
Received by
transfer from
other hospitals.
Died.
1,421
1,075
1,230
1,618
1,522
Died per 1,000
treated.
264.23
270.44
287.18
277.66
288.75
Died within
24 hours.
457
374
282
303
289
Died within
one week.
406
324
395
494
506
Died within
one month.
402
241
412
542
555
Died within
three months.
156
136
141
179
172
Cholera.
The following figures, which are extracted from the report, show that
cholera cases have been more numerous than in the previous three years :—
1870
...
...
...
...
1871
...
...
...
...
1872
...
...
...
...
1873
...
...
...
...
Admissions.
44
32
69
93
Deaths.
23
16
36
62
POLICE CHOWKEEDAR HOSPITAL.
As compared with
native army.
Sanitary
surroundings.
Cholera.
This hospital is also under the charge of Dr. Woodford. The following
statement shows that the proportion of admissions, daily number of sick, and
deaths was below that of the previous year. The Surgeon-General points out
that these statistics of the force are more favourable than those of the native army,
but that the number of resignations which take place, frequently on account
of ill-health, vitiate the comparison. The sanitary condition of the hospital
has been much improved, by repairs to the buildings, the completion of the
street drainage, and the laying on of municipal water; but there remains nuis-
ances in the shape of " the native houses and latrines which form the north and
western boundaries of the hospital premises, which still pour out their noxious
gases and require proper drainage." There were 26 cases of cholera with 11
deaths reported:—
STATEMENT No. XX.
Statistics.
YEARS.
1869
...
...
...
1870 ... ... ...
1871 ... ... ...
1872
...
...
...
1873 ... ... ...
Strength.
3,183
3,033
3,015
PER CENT. OF STRENGTH.
Admissions.
54.40
59.03
64.00
89.60
65.83
Deaths.
2.07
1.40
1.54
2.14
1.42
Daily Sick.
3.5
3.4
3.29
3.2
30
Deaths per
cent. of
treated.
3.05
2.30
2.26
2.30
2.16
PROVINCIAL HOSPITALS AND DISPENSARIES.
Number of
Institutions.
On the last day of 1872 there remained 170 dispensaries in operation in
Lower Bengal. During the year 1873, 29 new dispensaries were established,
one was abolished and 198 were in operation. These figures do not include
the institutions which have been described under the head of " Calcutta