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REPORT ON THE
the basement of the central block. The room has been suitably fitted up, and
its floor laid with Indian stone. The coach-house and stables used by the
sisters were partially rebuilt and thoroughly repaired. For the nurses a tennis
court was built, which will give them much pleasure. Platforms for washing
crockery, &c., have been built in connection with the various wards. Numerous
structural improvements of a minor kind were introduced throughout the
Hospital, and articles of equipment were improve and added as far as
possible.
In the latter half of the year, a steward was appointed. This officer
looks after the dieting of the hospital, and is also in charge of the clothing
and the servants. A more liberal scale of diet was introduced during
the year. The rules for the management of the hospital were revised and
reprinted.
87. Campbell Hospital.—Major J. B. Gibbons, I. M. S., was in charge of the
hospital throughout the year.
Improvements.— The floor of one of the sheds was cemented, and articles
of furniture (such as almirahs, tables, chairs, bed-head ticket frames, lamps,
trays and enamelled bowls) were supplied.
88. Police Hospital. —Major J. B. Gibbons, I. M. S., held charge of the
hospital for the whole year.
No improvements were made during the year under report.
One hundred and thirty-one policemen, viz., 90 Europeans and 41 natives,
suffering from trivial complaints, were treated as outdoor patients, against 113
in the previous year.
Besides the members of the Calcutta Police, six of the Burma Military
Police were treated in this hospital, the daily average being .35, the same as in
last year. There was one death against none in the previous year.
89. Mayo Institutions. —Were
in charge of Lieutenant-Colonel
R. C. Sanders, I. M. S., throughout the year.
No improvements of importance were made during the year.
90. Sambhu ath Pandit Hospital.—Major D. G. Crawford, I. M. S., held charge
of the hospital from 1st January to 9th December, and Major R. H. Brown,
I. M. S., from the 10th December to the end of the year.
Improvements .— A notice-board showing the hours of attendance of the
Surgeon Superintendent was put up in a conspicuous place. Many other
improvements which were suggested by me were carried out.
91.
Dufferin Victoria Hospital— Was in charge of Miss Church, M.D.,
throughout the year.
92.
Howrah General Hospital. —Lieutenant-Colonel E. Bovill,I . M . S .
, w a s
in charge of the hospital from the 1st January to 24th March, and Major R. H.
Whitwell from the 25th March to the close of the year.
Improvements.—During the year under report an operating room was
build A notice-board was also put up in a conspicuous place, showing the hours
of the Superintendent's visit to the hospital. A new roof was put on the
contagious diseases' wards attached to the European block. Several new
drains were constructed and the old ones repaired.
93. The following is a list of papers on professional subjects by officers
who are connected with the Calcutta and Hoorah Medical Institutions. I
include them because I consider that it is very desirable to acknowledge work
of this kind, which is not only useful, but does honour to the Department, and is
a proof that advantage is taken of the valuable clinical opportunities which are
afforded by the magnificent hospitals in this city. I trust that in future the
list will be much larger:―
Names of Medical Officers.
Literary contributions during 1899.
1
2
Lt.-Colonel L. A. Waddell, I. M. S,
1. Various editorials in the Indian Medical Gazette.
Chemical Examiner to Govern-
2. Lectures on " Medical Science and the Study Of Nature" in the
ment.
Indian Medical Gazette.
Major R. H. Charles, I. M. S., Pro- "The Progress of the Teaching of Human Anatomy in Northern
fessor of Anatomy and ex-officio
India," published in the British, Medical Journal of September
Surgeon to the Medical College
9th, 1899.
Hospital.