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REPORT ON THE
1,161 in 1898. This deterioration in the health of the Police Force is to a
large extent due to the fact that the men stint themselves in the matter of diet
to save money, and I have accordingly suggested during my inspection of the
hospital that, as in Military lines, their diet should be examined by their own
officers. The recruits, moreover, are of a poor stamp in many cases, and last
year the work of the Force was unusually arduous. Cinchonidine and sulphuric
acid should also be distributed among them during the unhealthy seasons of the
year. As regards the increase in the Ezra Hospital the Principal cannot assign
any particular reason. At the Presidency General Hospital the increase is
attributed to its greater popularity. Various improvements were made in this
hospital during the year under report by the Surgeon-Superintendent. The
closer supervision exercised by him and by his colleagues, has resulted in a
considerable saving of expenditure on medicines. Many other reforms which
were suggested by the Committee referred to in last year's report, and supported
by myself, are about to be carried out, orders having been received from
Government sanctioning them. When these have been effected and the new
buildings are completed, the hospital will be placed on a most satisfactory basis
and its popularity will be further enhanced. I have also been able to recommend
some improvements in the existing hospital, and I would remark here that not
unfrequently, in the desire to effect great reforms which cost much money, small
changes, which would much improve the comfort of patients and increase their
number and which cost little, are neglected. This I find has been the case in
many institutions.
The number of cases of "no appreciable diseases" in the indoor depart-
ment of the Presidency General Hospital was 117, against 61 in the previous
year, the increase being due to more mothers having attended on their infant
children.
I found that casual visits of old patients who came to obtain an opinion
after their discharge were not entered in the books. I have directed that in
future the entries should be made.
17. The following table shews the number of men, women and children
treated as in and out-patients at each of the Calcutta hospitals and at the
Howrah General Hospital, and classifies them according to race, nationality
or religion. The daily average numbers of men, women and children and their
percentages are also given:—
NAMES OF THE
INSTITUTIONS.
TOTAL TREATED DURING THE
YEAR.
CLASS.
DAILY ATTENDANCE.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Average number.
Ratio per cent. of—
M e n .
W o m e n .
C h i l d r e n .
T o t a l .
E u r o p e a n s .
E u r a s i a n s .
M u h a m m a d a n s .
H i n d u s .
O t h e r c l a s s e s .
M e n .
Women.
C h i l d r e n .
T o t a l .
M e n .
W o m e n .
C h i l d r e n .
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
1 Medical College
Hospital proper
Indoor 3,563
949
155 4,667
284 1,409
782 1,885
307 184.12 48.08 5.79 237.99 77.37 20.20 2.43
Outdoor 19,131 5,148 4,107 28,386 1,874 4,323 7,222 13,265 1,702 176.34 33.50 17.12 226.96 77.70 14.76
7 . 5 4
Total ... 22,694 6,097 4,262 33,053 2,158 5,732 8,004 15,150 2,009 360.46 81.58 22.91 464.95 77.53 17.54 4.93
2 Eden Hos-
pital.
Indoor
. . . 1,164
249 1,413
200
519
66
516
112 ...
48.39 14.28 62.67 ...
77.21 22.79
Outdoor
. . .
1,252 2,171 3,423
338 2,032
234
661
158 ...
7.32 18.05 25.37 ...
28.86 71.14
Total ... ...
2,416 2,420 4,836
538 2,551
300 1,177
270 ...
55.71 32.33 88.04 ...
63.28 36.72
3 Ezra Hos-
pital.
Indoor
95
101
48
244 ...
. . .
. . .
. . .
244 6.43
4.18 1.86 12.47 51.56 33.52 14.92
Outdoor
...
...
...
...
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
...
...
...
. . .
. . .
Total ...
95
101
48
244 ...
. . .
. . .
...
244 6.43
4.18
1.86 12.47 51.56 33.52 14.92
4 Shama Charan Law
Eye Hos-
pital.
Indoor
369
128
8
505
21
14
133
330
7 28.72
5.70
1.10 35.52 80.85 16.05 3.10
Outdoor 6,050 2,987 2,021 11,058
698
774 3,072 5,667
847 38.69 23.39 13.42 75.50
51.25 30.98 17.17
Total ... 6,419 3,115 2,029 11,563
719
788 3,205 5,997
854 67.41 29.09 14.52 111.02 60.72 26.20
1 3
. 0 8
5 Presidency
General Hos-
pital.
Indoor
1,822
406
240 2,468 1,232 1,178 ...
. . .
58 118.93 26.19 12.84 157.96 75.29 16.59
8 . 1 2
Outdoor
484
138
95
717
324
352 ...
...
41
1.32
.38
. 2 6 1.96 67.34 19.39 13.27
Total ... 2,306
544
335 3,185 1,556 1,530 ...
. . .
99 120.25 26.57 13.10 159.92 75.20 16.61
8 . 1 9
6 Campbell Hos-
pital.
Indoor
5,578 1,710
236 7,524 ...
4 1,556 5,710 254 321.27 100.40 30.64 452.31 71.02 22.2 6.78
Outdoor 8,936 3,828 5,062 17,826
382 3,511 4,667 7,278 1,988 63.10 24.60 30.94 118.64 53.19 20.73 26.08
Total
. . . 14,514 5,538 5,298 25,350
382 3,515 6,223 12,988 2,242 384.37 125.00 61.58 570.95 67.32 21.89 10.79
7 Police Hospital Indo or 3,011 ...
...
3,011
...
...
847 2,164
. . . 112.08 ...
...
112.08 100.
. . .
. . .
Indoor
Outdoor
. . .
. . .
...
...
. . .
. . .
...
. . .
...
. . . ...
... ...
. . .
...
. . .
Total ... 3,011 ...
...
3,011 ...
. . .
847 2,164 ...
112.08 ...
...
112.08 100.
...
...