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APPENDIX.
STATEMENT V, PART II
Showing the account of Invested Capital of the Calcutta Medical Institutions
during the year 1898.
No.
NAMES OF THE INSTITUTIONS.
Balance
on 1st
January.
Invested
during
the year.
Total
Securities
sold.
Deposits
with-
drawn.
Balance
on 31st
December.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
1
Medical College Hospital Proper . . .
Rs.
Rs.
Rs.
Rs.
Rs.
Rs.
1,18,200
1,000
1,19,200
. . .
. . . 1,19,200
Chuni Lall Seal's Dispensary . . .
50,000
. . .
50,000 . . .
. . .
50,000
2
Eden Hospital . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
3
Ezra Hospital . . .
23,000
. . .
23,000 . . .
. . .
23,000
4
Shama Charan Law Eye Hospital
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
5
Presidency General Hospital . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
6
Campbell Hospital
. . .
1,600
. . .
1,600
. . .
. . .
1,600
7
Police Hospital
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
8
Mayo Native Hospital
. . .
3,66,400
500
3,66,900
. . .
. . .
3,66,900
9
Chandney Hospital
. . .
10
Park Street Dispensary . . .
11
Chitpur Dispensary
12
Sukea's Street Dispensary . . .
13
Sambhu Nath Pandit Hospital,
Bhawanipur.
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
14
Dufferin Victoria Hospital . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Total . . .
5,59,200
1,500
5,60,700
. . .
. . .
5,60,700
1 5 Howrah General Hospital . . .
33,500
2,000
35,500
4,500
. . .
31,000
GRAND TOTAL FOR 1898 . . . 5,92,700
3,500
5,96,200
4,500
. . . 5,91,700
GRAND TOTAL FOR 1897 . . .
5,96,100
600
5,96,700
4,000
. . .
5,92,700
W. H. McG. and others—Reg. No. 6484J—200—22-4-99.
MUNICIPAL DEPARTME NT.
MEDICAL.
DARJEELING, THE 14TH JUNE 1899.
RESOLUTION—No. 163T.—M.
READ—
The Report on the Calcutta Medical Institutions for the year 1898.
Read also—
The Report for the year 1897 and the Resolution recorded thereon.
The present report, which was due to Government on the 1st May, was
received in this office on the 22nd April, or a week before the due date. The
Lieutenant-Governor notices this with satisfaction.
2. The year was unusually healthy. The death-rate for Calcutta was
29 .8 per thousand, and for Howrah 33—a rate which, in both instances, was
not only lower than in 1897, when it was 36 . 1 and 38 . 5 respectively, but was
lower in both than that recorded in 1895 and 1896. In both towns the
deaths from cholera, fever and small-pox show a considerable decrease. It is
satisfactory to observe that there was no case of small-pox in Howrah, where
there had been a considerable outbreak in 1897. The mortality from un-
detailed causes in both towns shows a considerable increase. The Inspector-
General of Civil Hospitals is not able to explain it, as the statistics are not yet
supplied in a sufficiently detailed form. They are in future to be supplied
separately for each ward and will be subjected to detailed examination
periodically. He is of opinion that the increase is not due to plague, as has
been suggested. The Health Officer of Calcutta suspects that many deaths by
fever were returned as deaths by other causes, so as to avoid plague investi-
gations. During the year plague made its appearance in a sporadic form in
Calcutta and the suburbs, and a large number of the native residents of
Calcutta temporarily left the City. This probably accounts to some extent for
the decreased mortality-rate of the year. There were 164 reported deaths from
plague. In the Resolution last year, reference was made to the increased
mortality in Calcutta and Howrah during the preceding three years, and the
Inspector-General of Civil Hospitals was requested to consider the subject.
He has closely scrutinised the periodic, mortuary returns, but is not able as
yet to formulate any conclusions. A separate enquiry was made by the
Sanitary Commissioner, who suggests that the increased mortality was due to
the increase of fever caused by the large amount of water brought in by the
water-works systems of the two towns, and the want of proper drainage to
carry off the waste. The theory receives some support from the improvement
in the public health during a markedly dry year, and the Lieutenant-Governor
will be obliged if both officers will continue their enquiries in the matter. The
details of ward mortality will be useful to them.
( 6 )
No. 164T.—M.
COPY forwarded to the Inspector-General of Civil Hospitals, Bengal, for
information.
Nos. 165-67T.—M.
COPY of the Resolution and of the Report forwarded to the
for information.
hairman, Calcutta Corporation,
Commissioner of Police, Calcutta,
sanitary Commissioner, Bengal,
No. 168T.—M.
COPY of the Resolution and of the Report forwarded to the Bengal Branch
of the Lady Dufferin Fund for information.
No. 169T.—M.
COPY of the Resolution forwarded to the Commissioner of the Burdwan
Division for information, and for communication to the Commissioners of the
Howrah Municipality, the Magistrate of Howrah, and the Superintendent of
the Howrah General Hospital.
By order of the Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal,
E. W. COLLIN,
Offg. Secretary to the Govt. of Bengal.
DARJEELING,
The 14th June 1899.
T.N.R.-Reg. No. 1677C-230-23.6.99.
REPORT
ON THE
CALCUTTA MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS
FOR THE YEAR, 1899.
BY
COLONEL T. H. HENDLEY, C.I.E., I.M.S.,
Inspector-General of Civil Hospita1s, Bengal.
Calcu tta:
BENGAL SECRETARIAT PRESS.
1900.
[Price—Indian, Rs. 2; English, 3s.]
P l a n
OF THE
TOWN OF CALCUTTA
SHOWING THE BOUNDARIES OF WARDS
ACCORDING TO
MUNICIPAL CONSOLIDATION ACT II, B. C. OF 1888.
Seale & Inches V Miles.
AREA AND POPULATION OF THE TOWN
f
o
d
x
*
NAME OF WARD.
-
Area
in Acres.
P o p u l a t i o n .
4
D e n s i t y
of popu-
I lation
per
acre.
1 Shampnkur
...
409
36,885
9 0
2 Kumartuli
...
217
6,614
122
3 Bartola
...
403
36,431
90
4 Sukia Street
...
3 2 0
34,828
108
5 Jorabagan
...
243
39,180
161
6I Jorasanka
262
41,057
159
7 Baru Bazar
217
20,646
95
8 Colutola
2 2 4
50,781
2 2 6 1
9 Muchipara
...
460
49,172
107
10 Bow Bazar
147
22,668
154
11 Padmapukur
106
20,761
125
12 Waterloo Street ..
211
6,083
25
13 Fenick Bazar ...
192
28,366
147
14
Taltola
198
29,207
147
15 Collinga
179
13,218
73
1 6 Park Street
...
153
4,620
30
17 Bamanbasti
...
128
3,287
25
1 0 /Listings
..
log
4,820
44
19
Entally
1,062
33,147
31
20 Baniapukur
800
23,020
28
21 Baliganj
2,022
22,831
n
11
22
Bhawanipur
838
42,591
50
2 3 Alipur
1,241
14,804
11
24 Kidderpore
921
15,340
16
25 Watgauj
729
26,833
I
36
Total
11,850
.
648,090
54
Reg. No. 663. Civ. Hosp., Bengal.—Apl. 00.-200.
REPORT
ON THE
CALCUTTA MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS
FOR THE YEAR 1899.
BY
COLONEL T. H. HENDLEY,
C.I.E., I.M.S., Inspector-General of Civil Hospitals, Bengal.
.
Calcutta:
BENGAL SECRETARIAT PRESS.
1900.
Published at the BENGAL SECRETARIAT BOOK DEPÔT,
Writers' Buildings, Calcutta.
OFFI CI AL AGENTS.
In India—
THACKER, SPINK & Co., Calcutta.
W. NEWMAN & Co., Calcutta.
THACKER & Co., Bombay.
HIGGINBOTHAM & CO., Madras.
SUPERINTENDENT, AMERICAN BAPTIST MISSION PRESS, Rangoon.
In London
—
E. A. ARNOLD, 37 Bedford Street, Strand, W.C.
CONSTABLE & Co., 2 Whitehall Gardens, S.W.
SAMPSON LOW, MARSTON & Co., St. Dunstan's House, Fetter Lane, E.C.
P. S. KING & SON, 9 Bridge Street, Westminster, S.W.
LUZAC & Co., 46 Great Russell Street, W.C.
KEGAN PAUL, TRENCH, TRÜBNER & CO., Charing Cross Road, W.C.
B. QUARITCH, 15 Piccadilly, W.
On the Continent
—
FRIEDLÄNDER & SOHN, 11 Carlstrasse, Berlin.
OTTO HARRASSOWITZ, Leipzig.
KARL W. HIERSEMANN, Leipzig.
ERNEST LEROUX, 28 Rue Bonaparte, Paris.
MARTINUS NIJHOFF, The Hague.
18
REPORT ON THE
The remaining operations chiefly consisted of the following:—
Number.
Number.
Removal of tumours
... 164
Extraction of foreign bodies
" o f c y s t s
. . .
. . .
80
from the eye ...
...
152
Evacuation of abscess
... 4,609
For fistula in ano ...
. . .
62
Removal of foreign bodies
. . . 479
„ hæmorrhoids ...
. . .
78
„ of lymphatio glands ... 1,090
„ stricture of urethra by
For sinuses ... . . . 338
gradual dilatation
...
235
,, chronic ulcer ...
...
77
,, stricture of urethra by
Skin-grafting
...
...
58
forcible dilatation
. . .
52
Boils opened
...
... 445
„ phimosis
...
...
517
Whitlow and carbuncle incised ... 410
„ paraphimosis
...
127
Nails removed
...
..
61
For hydrocele
—
Removal of fragments of bone or
Tapping
...
... 1,418
sequestra
...
... 118
" w i t h i n j e c t i o n
. . . 411
Operations on fractured bones ... 910
Repair of perineum
...
118
Reduction of dislocations
. . . 161
Scraping of uterine cavity
...
152
Amputation of fingers
. . .
88
Separation of placenta
62
Removal of nasal polypus
. . .
55
Removal of retained and ad-
" of tonsils
...
93
herent placenta ...
...
46
Extraction of teeth
... 8,807
Removal of retained and ad-
Stopping of teeth ...
... 169
herent membranes
. . .
84
Other dental operations
... 869
Puncture of membranes
...
57
For trichiasis
...
... 188
„ pterygium ...
. . .
57
22,974
„ fistula lacrymalis and lacry-
mal obstruction
. . .
77
41.M e d i c a l C o l l e g e H o s p i t a l P r o p e r ,i
n c l u d i n g C h u n i L a l l S e a l ' s O u t d o o r
Dispensary and Dental Dispensary, had 7,785 operations, against 6,516 in 1898.
The increase chiefly occurred in the outdoor department. There were 65
deaths, or .82 per cent., against 63 and .96 per cent. in 1898. The more
important operations were as follows :—
Number.
Trephining or removing portions of the skull
. . .
...
3
Craniectomy
... ...
...
...
. . . 2
Tracheotomy
...
...
. . . ...
. . .
4
Rhinoplasty
...
. . . ...
...
...
3
Lithotomy
...
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
2
Litholapaxy
...
...
. . .
. . . . . .
2
Lithotrity
...
. . . ...
...
...
1
Nephro-lithotomy ...
. . .
. . . ...
. . . 1
Cystotomy
...
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
1
Nephrorrhaphy ...
. . .
. . .
. . . . . .
1
Cholecystotomy ...
...
. . .
. . . ...
1
Operations for strangulated hernia
...
. . . ... 11
Ditto for radical cure of hernia
...
. . .
... 22
Colotomy
...
...
. . .
. . .
...
3
Laparotomy
...
. . .
. . . ...
. . . 17
Splenectomy
...
. . . ...
...
. . .
1
Removal of scrotal tumour
...
...
...
. . . 58
Amputations of—
Arm ...
. . .
. . .
. . . ...
4
Forearm ...
. . .
...
. . . . . .
3
Shoulder-joint
...
...
. . .
...
...
4
Leg
. . .
. . . ...
. . .
... 14
Thigh
...
. . . ...
. . . . . .
8
Foot
...
...
...
...
. . .
1
Knee-joint
...
. . . . . .
. . . . . .
3
Total
... 170
The number of more important operations was 170, against 166 in 1898.
The number of stone operations by litholapaxy shows a decrease. The number
of cases in which abdominal section was performed was, however, greater than
in 1898. There was also, an increase in the operations for scrotal tumour, viz.,
58, against 36 in 1898.
20
REPORT ON THE
officer was appointed in his place. It is hoped that the surgical work of the
Hospital will show an increase in the current year. Among the cases in which
extraction of lens was performed, vision was restored in 76.92 per cent.
45. The Chandney Hospital— Shows 3,384 operations, or an increase of
2,128, as compared with the previous year. There were 2 extractions of the
lens performed by Lieutenant-Colonel Sanders. The rest were of an unimport-
ant nature.
46. The Chitpore Dispensary—Had 1,515 operations, against 1,463 in 1898,
or an increase of 52. None were important.
47. The Park Street and Sukea's Street Dispensaries— Had between them
1,951 operations—all unimportant.
48. The Police Hospital— Returns 118 operations, against 142 in 1898.
There was 1 operation for scrotal tumour and 1 for liver abscess.
49. The Dufferin Victoria Hospital—Had 89 operations, against 1,631 in
1898. In the latter year certain operations of a very trivial nature were
returned by Miss Baümler M.D. The present lady doctor has, in accordance
with instructions, excluded them from the returns, which accounts for the
falling off in the year under report. The following are the more important
operations. There were none of such importance last year :—
Number.
Number.
Cholecystotomy ...
...
1
Decapitation
...
...
1
Ovariotomy
...
1
Removal of adherent placenta
1
Removal of parovarian cyst ...
1
Evacuation of uterus...
2
Ventro-suspension of uterus ...
1
—
Laparotomy
...
••
2
Total
... 13
Colporrhaphy
...
. .
3
—
All these important operations were performed by Miss Church, M.D.
50. The Sambhu Bath .Pandit Hospital at Bhawanipur— Had 1,762 ope
r a - t i o n s , a g a i n s t 1 , 4 7 9 i n 1 8 9 8 . T h e r e w e r e 1 3 d e a t h s — t h e s a m e a s i n 1 8 9 8 .
The following is a list of the more important operations
Number.
Number.
Extraction of lens ...
... 56
Amputations of-
Arm ...
. . .
...
1
Laparotomy
...
...
7
Operations for strangulated hernia
2
Shoulder-joint ...
. . . 1
Litholapaxy
...
...
1
Wrist
...
... 3
Scrotal tumour
...
...
2
Leg ...
. . .
. . .
3
Foot ...
. . .
. . .
1
Total
... 77
The total number of more important operations was 77, against 54 in
1898. The increase is satisfactory. Among the cases in which extraction of
lens was performed, 70.69 per cent. was successful.
51. The Hoorah General Hospital— Had 1,534 operations, against 1,397 in
1898. There were 2 deaths after operations, against 7 in 1898. The Super-
intendent attributes the diminution to the careful use of antiseptics. The
following are some of the more important operations :—
Number.
Trephining or removing portions of skull ...
. . .
...
2
Extraction of lens
. . .
•••
• • .
...
3
..
Lithotrity—
...
. . .
...
1
Operation for strangulated hernia
...
. . .
...
1
Ditto for radical cure of hernia
...
. . .
••
1
Podalic version ...
...
...
...
. . .
1
Amputations of—
Arm
...
...
..
...
. . .
3
Forearm
. . . ...
...
. . .
. . .
2
Leg
...
...
...
. . .
...
4
Thigh
...
. . .
...
...
...
1
Knee-joint ...
. . .
...
. . .
...
2
Total
. . . 21
22
REPORT ON THE
478 of miscellaneous character. The following table gives the sex, religion,
and nationalities of the 2,245 patients : ―
Men.
Women.
Children.
Total.
Europeans
. . .
...
237
179
48
464
Eurasians
. . .
...
270
297
189
756
Hindus
. . .
...
580
54
34
668
Muhammadans
. . .
...
221
39
15
275
Other classes
...
...
42
19
21
82
Total
... 1,350
588
307
2,245
Mr. Woods was in charge of the Department up to 22nd February 1899,
when he went on leave for nine months, and Mr. Ranger acted for him. He
rejoined on the 20th November, and was in charge till the end of the year.
During the year under report the Dental Department afforded a large
amount of medical relief to the people and excellent opportunities for teaching
students this important and most useful branch of their profession, for which
acknowledgments are due to Messrs. Woods and Ranger.
54. Obstetric and Gynœcological Department (Eden Hospital).― The statistics
of this institution will be found in the statements in the appendix. The
medical relief afforded by it during 1899 is shown in a condensed form in the
subjoined table:―
EUROPEANS AND EURASIANS.
ALL OTHERS.
Remained
on 1st
January
Admitted. Total.
Remained
on 1st
January.
Admitted.
Total.
1898. 1899. 1898. 1899. 1898. 1899. 1898. 1899. 1898. 1899. 1898.
1899.
1
2
3
4
5 6
7
8
9
10 11
12 13
Women
...
8
29
5 5 4 567
562
596
24
22
578
709 602
731
Children
...
9
1
148
155
157
156
...
1
92
63
92
64
Total ...
670 772 694 795
17
30
702
722
719
752
24
23
The total number of admissions was 1,494, or 122 more than in the
previous year. The number of European and Eurasian women and children
increased by 13 and 7 respectively. The number of all other women shows
an increase of 131, but that of children fell off by 29. The daily average
attendance is given in th
e m a r g i n .
In the outdoor department the number
of Europeans and Eurasians fell off
from 2,370 to 1,105 in 1899. The
decrease has been explained in para-
graph 13. The number of patients
of all other classes shows a slight falling off, the figures having been 1,020,
against 1,053 in 1898.
The following table shows the mortality and death-rate among in-patients
during 1899 and in the previous year
1898.
1899.
Deaths.
Death-rate
per cent.
Deaths.
Death-rate
per cent.
Europeans and
Eurasians.
Women
... 16
2.84
19
3.18
1 Children
... 21
13.37
22
14.10
Total
... 37
5.14
41
5.45
All others ...
Women
... 49
8.13
55
7.52
Children
... 23
25.
21
32.81
Total
... 72
10.37
76
9.55
1898.
1899.
Europeans and Eurasians
..
33.59
37.70
All others
. . .
. ..
29.08
36.41
Total
...
62.67
74.11
CALCUTTA MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS.
33
Names of Medical Officers.
Literary contributions during 1899.
1
2
Major D. G. Crawford, I. M. S., Civil "Notes on some surgical cases treated in the Sambhu Nath Pandit
Surgeon, 24-Parganas, and Sur-
Hospital" in the January and February and December 1899 and
geon-Superintendent, Sambhu
January 1900 numbers of the Indian Medical Gazette.
Nath Pandit Hospital.
" A case of Cæsarian section during labour for obstruction to delivery
Captain H. M. Earle, I. M. S., late I
due to cancer of the cervix" (Indian Medical Gazette, October
Resident Surgeon, Eden Hos-
1899).
pital.
Case of ectopic gestation, abdominal section, and removal of unruptured
tube—Recovery.
Miss A. L. Church, M.D., Dufferin A case of cholecystotomy (reprinted from the Indian Medical Gazette,
Victoria Hospital.
No. 10, October 1899).
94. I inspected all the Calcutta hospitals during the year 1899-1900.
Copies of my inspection reports which are already printed are submitted for the
information of Government, but it is not necessary to reprint them with this
report. These institutions have worked well during 1899, and their manage-
ment reflects great credit on the staff of officers attached to them.
I have the honour to be,
SIR,
Your most obedient servant,
T. H. HENDLEY, COL., I. M. S.,
Inspector-General of Civil Hospitals, Bengal.
APPENDIX.
45
STATEMENT V, PART II.
Showing the account of Invested Capital of the Calcutta Medical Institutions
during the year 1899.
No.
NAMES OF THE INSTITUTIONS.
Balance
on 1st
January.
Invested
during
the year.
Total
Securities
sold.
Deposits
with-
drawn.
Balance
on 31st
December.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Rs.
Rs.
Rs.
Rs.
Rs.
R s .
1 Medical College Hospital Proper ...
1,19,200
. . . 1,19,200
. . .
. . . 1,19,200
Chuni Lal Seal's Dispensary
...
50, 000.
. . . 50,000
. . .
...
50,000
Eden Hospital ...
...
...
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
...
...
3 Ezra Hospital ...
...
. . . . . .
23,000
. . . 23,000
. . .
. . . 23,000
4
Shama Charan Law's Eye Hospital
...
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
5 Presidency General Hospital
...
...
... ...
...
. . .
...
6 Campbell Hospital ...
...
...
1,600
. . . 1,600
...
...
1,600
7 Police Hospital
...
...
... ...
. . .
. . .
. . .
.
. . .
. . .
8 Mayo Native Hospital
3,66,900
.1
...
3,66,900
. . .
. . . 3,66,900
9 Chandney Hospital ...
... ...
10 Park Street Dispensary ...
...
1 1 Chitpur Dispensary
12 Sukea's Street Dispensary ...
...
13 Sambhu Nath Pandit Hospital ...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
... ...
14 Dufferin Victoria Hospital
...
...
. . .
. . .
...
... ...
Total ...
5 , 6 0 , 7 0 0
...
5,60,700
. . .
5,60,700
l5 Howrah General Hospital ... ...
3 1 , 0 0 0
. . . 31,000
. . .
.
. . .
31,000
GRAND TOTAL FOR 1899 ...
5,91,700
. . . 5,91,700
...
. . . 5,91,700
GRAND TOTAL FOR 1898 ...
5,92,700
3,500
5,96,200
4,500
. . . 5,91,700
C.A. P. and others.—Reg. No. 8167J—200— 3.5.1900.
APPENDIX.
47
THE Meteorological Reporter to the Government of Bengal has kindly favoured this
office with an early copy of his summary of the meteorology of Bengal for 1899, from
which the following information has been obtained :—
HEALTH.
CALCUTTA.
Deaths per
1,000 above (+)
or below (—)
average.
Causes of
increase.
1st week ... + 3.5 Cholera and "all other
diseases."
2nd "
... + .9 "All other diseases."
3rd "
... + 1.4 Bowel-complaints and
"all other diseases."*
Less cholera.
4th "
... + 2.2
Ditto.
1st week ... — 1.9
Less fever, less chol-
era.
2nd. "
... — 4.6
Ditto.
3rd "
... +1.7
More fever, plague,
and "all other dis-
eases." Less chol-
era.
4th
"
... + 3.9
Ditto. Less
cholera and small-
pox.
1st week ... + 6.1
Ditto.
2nd "
... + 4.9
Ditto.
3rd "
... + 14.9
Ditto.
4th "
... + 7.4
More plague and "all
other diseases."
Less fever, cholera
and small-pox.
Last "
... + 10.3
More fever, plague, and
"all other dis-
eases." Less chol-
era and small-pox.
1st week ... +11
More plague and " all
other diseases."
Less cholera.
Small-pox nil.
2nd
"
... + 6.1
Ditto. Less chol-
era and small-pox.
3rd
"
... + 3.2
More plague and "all
other diseases."
Less small-pox.
Cholera nil.
4th
"
... + 16.3
More plague and "all
other diseases."
Less fever, cholera
and small-pox.
1st week ... + 3.2
More plague and "all
other diseases."
Less fever, cholera
and small-pox.
2nd " ...
+ 1.1
More fever, plague and
"all other diseases."
Less cholera and
small-pox.
3rd " ... + 1.8
More plague and "all
other diseases." Less
cholera and fever.
Small-pox nil.
4th " (to 27th).
+ 3.6
More plague, bowel-
complaints and "all
other diseases." Less
cholera, small-pox
and fever.
January .—Unsettled weather in the first
week, one depression following another at very
short intervals of one or two days. Showery
weather prevalent, followed by general moder-
ate to heavy rainfall over the province in the
second week, after which the rain ceased and
the temperature fell to a point below any of
the previous years, on two occasions the mini-
mum in Calcutta being below 45°. A depres-
sion occurred towards the end of the month
accompanied by high temperature, light cyclo-
nic winds, and scattered rainfall.
February.—Weather more settled; rainfall
in defect except in East Bengal. Temperature
above normal.
March.—Temperature above normal. Rain
-fall below normal.
April.—Weather more unsettled than usual;
more cloudy and rainy weather except in
North Bengal.
May .—Weather continued exceptional, so
that during a considerable portion of the
month south-western monsoon weather pre-
-vailed over the north of the Bay and the pro-
-vince. Six inches of rain fell in Calcutta on
the 20th and 21st.
* 'Other diseases' includes all not specifically mentioned.