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throughout the year. The post of the Second Resident Surgeon was held by
Captain E. A. R. Newman, I.M.S., from 1st January to the 10th September,
by Captain A. Gwyther, I.M.S., from 11th September to 26th October, by
Dr. C. Banks from 27th October to 30th November in addition to his own
duties of Protector of Emigrants, and by Captain B. C. Oldham, I.M.S., from 1st
December to the end of the year.
The following improvements were made during the year under report :—
Electric fans were installed in the Nurses' quarters, and in some of the Sisters'
rooms. The existing private block was improved. Indian patent stone was
laid on, and new linoleum provided. The sitting room attached to this ward
was also remetalled and generally improved. In the cook-house Indian
stone was laid. A new English stove was obtained, and the two existing
native cooking ranges were repaired and materially altered for the better. Besides
these, several minor structural additions were made. The quarters of the
Assistant Surgeons were repaired. New cots of a special design for the
children's ward arrived from England at the close of the year. The construc-
tion of the new block was nearly complete at the end of the year. The new
kitchen was started during the year under report, and with the refrigerator
will, it is stated, be the most complete establishment of the kind in India.
88. Campbell Hospital.— Major J. B. Gibbons, I.M.S., was in charge of the
hospital throughout the year.
The following improvements were made during the year under report :—
A coach-house was converted into a small store-room and the kitchen range
was remodelled. Besides these, various articles of furniture were purchased.
89. Police Hospital.— Major J. B. Gibbons, I.M.S., held charge of the
hospital for the whole year. No improvements were made.
One hundred and twenty-eight policemen, viz., 80 European and 48
natives, suffering from trivial complaints, were treated as outdoor patients,
against 131 in the previous year.
Besides the members of the Calcutta Police, 14 of the Burma Military
Police were treated in this hospital; the daily average being .49 against .35 in
the previous year. There was no death among them during the year under
report against one in the previous year.
90. Mayo Institutions—Were in charge of Lieutenant-Colonel R. C. Sanders,
I.M.S., throughout the greater part of the year.
A new and separate female out-door department of the Mayo Hospital
was constructed during the year under report.
91. Shambhu Nath Pandit Hospital, Bhowanipur.— Major E. H. Brown,
I.M.S., was in charge of the hospital throughout the year.
Wire blinds were put up in the out-patients' dressing room.
92. Dufferin Victoria Hospital.—Miss Anna Church, M.D., was in charge
of the hospital from 1st January to May 16th, again from 1st July to 22nd
September 1900, and Miss J. Marsh, M.D., from 17th May to 30th June, and
from September 23rd to the end of the year. No improvements are reported.
93. HowrahGeneral Hospital.— Lieutenant-Colonel R. H. Whitwell I.M.S.,
was in charge of the hospital from the beginning of the year up to the 25th
September, and Lieutenant-Colonel E. Bovill, I.M.S., from the 26th to the end
of the year.
The greater portion of the south verandah was enclosed by glass windows
and venetians. The mortuary wall was raised to prevent passers-by looking
into the building. Wooden gratings were supplied in the bath-rooms. Besides
these improvements, various articles of furniture were provided for each ward.
94. The following is a list of papers on professional subjects by officers
who are connected with the Calcutta and Howrah Medical Institutions :—
Names of Medical Officers.
Title of literary contributions.
Names of Journals.
Captain R. Bird, I.M.S., Resident
Surgeon, Medical College Hospital,
a n d O f f i c i a t i n g P r o f e s s o r o f P h y s i o - l o g y .
Five cases of volvulus of the
sigmoid.
St. Bartholomew's Hospital
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