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REPORT ON SANITATION, DISPENSARIES AND JAILS IN RAJPUTANA FOR 1922
Snake bite.
57. Anti-Venine is kept in stock in most of the main Dispensaries and used
for the treatment of Snake poisoning when opportunity offers. 46 cases of Snake
bite were treated with Anti-Venine Serum in the Vijaya Hospital at Dungarpur
of whom 44 were cured and 2 died. Though this was the first year of the intro-
duction of this treatment in this Hospital it has been very popular on account
of its uniform success.
STATEMENT F.
58. This statement snows the classes and Sexes of both In and Out-door
patients treated in the Dispensaries of Ajmer-Merwara and Indian States in Raj¬
putana. This calls for no comment., as it is merely introduced for Statistical
purposes.
STATEMENT G.
59. The number of Surgical operations performed during the year in Ajmer-
Merwara including Agency Hospitals and Northern India Salt Revenue Hospitals
and in Indian States was 77,858 against 87,747 in 1921 or a decrease of 9,889.
The number of patients operated on was 77,763 against 87,742, the number cured
was 77,059 against 86,535, the number relieved 409, discharged otherwise 215
and died 90 as compared with 597,194 and 149 respectively in 1921 ; while 245
remained under treatment at the end of the year.
60. Of the operations performed 2,170 were Extractions of the Lens for Cata-
ract of which 2,024 were reported successful 42 Lithotomies, 192 Litholapaxies
and 133 Amputations against 2,464, 49, 151 and 214 respectively in 1921.
61. 397 operations were performed on the Abdomen of which 19 proved fatal
as compared with 477 operations with 32 deaths in 1921. Of these 159 were
Paracentesis of Abdomen with 3 deaths 9 Abscess of Liver with no death, 123
Laparotomies with 10 deaths and 53 Radical Cure of Hernia with no deaths against
260 Paracentesis of Abdomen with 11 deaths, 30 Abscess of Liver with 1 death, 23
Laparatomies with 9 deaths and 78 Radical Cure of Hernia with 3 deaths in the
previous year.
62. The total number of Surgical Operations of all kinds performed in the
Ajmer-Merwara Dispensaries during the year 1922 was 4,373 with 4 deaths against
3,984 with 5 deaths in 1921 showing an increase of 389 Operations.
63. Of the total number of operations performed in the Ajmer-Merwara Dis-
pensaries 1,617 were done in the Ajmer Victoria Hospital with 4 deaths against
1,467 with 5 deaths, an increase of 141 operations.
64. Of these operations 72 were Extractions of Lens for Cataract, 6 Litho-
tomies, 8 Amputations, 15 Radical Cure of Hernia and 80 other Abdominal opera-
tions.
65. 3,277 operations of all kinds were performed at the Mayo Hospital, Jaipur,
with 19 deaths against 4,194 operations with 26 deaths in the preceding year.
Of these, 507 were Extraction of the Lens for Cataract, 2 Lithotomies, 77 Lithc-
lapaxies and 16 Amputations.
66. 4,702 operations of all kinds were performed in the Bhagwan Dass Hos-
pital, Bikaner, as compared with 4,717 in 1921.
67. 7,025 operations of all kinds were performed in the Victoria Hospital,
Bharatpur and other Dispensaries of the State, of these 603 were Extraction of the
Lens for Cataract, 6 Lithotomies, 7 Litholapaxies and 23 Amputations.
68. 2,070 operations were performed in the Alexandra Hospital at Alwar
against 2,402 in 1921.
69. 1,040 operations of all kinds were performed at the Sadar Hospital, Dholpur,
of these 383 were Extraction of the Lens for Cataract and 1 Lithotomy.
70. 1,280 operations of all kinds were performed at the Vijay Hospital, Dungar-
pur, of these 97 were Extraction of the Lens for Cataract, 22 Litholapaxies, 6 Radical
Cure of Hernia, 3 Amputations with 1 Ovariotomy, against 57 Cataracts,
4 Litholapaxies, 3 Radical Cure of Hernia, no Amputation and no Ovariotomy in
the preceding year.