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CALCUTTA MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS.
28. The Presidency General Hospital had 500 operations, the most
important of which are detailed below :-
15
Number.
Litholapaxy
1
Extraction of lens and iridectomy 2
Excision of eye-ball
1
Abdominal section
1
Radical cure of hernia
9
Number.
Radical cure of hydrocele with
excision of sac
16
Obliteration of varices
9
Amputation of thigh
1
Ditto of foot
2
There were 20 deaths, or a rate of 3 .87 per cent.
29. The Campbell Hospital returns 2,145 operations in all, performed
on 2,136 patients. Among the total number treated including those remaining
from the previous year, there were 17 deaths, or .78 per cent. There were
again, as in 1895, 34 extractions of the lens for cataract, in which the average
of success was somewhat lower. The great majority of the important opera
-tions were done by Assistant Surgeon Zuhiruddin Ahmed. The more serious of
them are noted below :—
Number.
Amputation of
- Arm
2
Forearm
4
Hand
6
Thigh
4
Leg
1
Foot
10
Number.
Extraction of lens
34
Tracheotomy
2
Lithotomy
4
Perineal section
4
Excision of maxillary bone
6
For strangulation of hernia
2
Radical cure of hernia
4
Removal of scrotal tumour
4
30. At the Mayo Hospital there were 3,158 operations and 19 deaths.
They include 43 cases of extraction of lens with an average of success
of 78 .72 per cent. The more important are shown below :—
Number.
Lithotomy
4
Litholapaxy
7
Herniotomy
4
Removal of scrotal tumour
11
Number.
Amputations of
-
Arm
1
Forearm
1
Thigh
2
Leg
4
Foot
1
In connection with the larger mortality the Superintendent states that
several deaths from poisoning are included in this return, as washing out the
stomach is regarded as an operation.
31. In the Chandney Hospital there were 1,579 operations of all kinds, one
of which was an amputation of the forearm.
32. The Police Hospital had 94 operations with one death following
paracentesis thoracis. The others were mainly the opening of abscesses and
tappings for hydrocele.
33. The Chitpur, Park Street, Sukea's Street and Bhawanipur Dispensaries
had between them 4,566 operations all told, none of which were of a serious
nature.
34. In. the D u f f e r i n V i c t o r i a H o s p i t a l t h e r e w e r e 1 8 o p e r a t i o n s , a s w e l l a s
1,195 in the out-door department. The former are mentioned below and do
not show that there has been much activity in the sphere of surgery, as
applied to female diseases:—
Number.
Paracentesis of abdomen
5
Opening of abscess
1
Curretment of uterus
4
Removal of polypus from
cervix uteri.
1
Dilatation of vagina
1
Number.
Litholapaxy
1
For vesico-vaginal fistula
1
For adherent placenta
2
Application of forceps
1
Craniotomy
I
REPORT ON THE
35. The South Suburban Hospital at Bhawanipur shows 479 operations
for the five months during which it was open to patients. Seven cataract
cases were operated on. The surgical equipment of the hospital had not
been completed before the close of the year, but was being ordered from
England.
36. The Howrah General Hospital returns 1,232 operations. The number
of cataract operations was fewer than in 1895, viz., 16, as compared with
30. The chief operations are noted below:—
16
Number.
Amputation of—
Hand
7
Thigh
2
Leg
4
Number.
Extraction of lens
16
Laparotomy
1
Amputation of—
Arm
5
Forearm
5
37. The Dental Department was in charge of Mr. Woods for three and
half months, and during his absence for the rest of the year under that of
Mr. Ranger, to whom fell the delivery of the yearly course of lectures. Both
these gentlemen deserve a cordial acknowledgment of the work done by
them. Altogether 2,175 persons were treated during the year and 2,458 opera
-tions were done, including 2,017 extractions, 101 fillings and 340 of mis
-cellaneous character. Details regarding the sex, religion and nationalities of the
patients are set out in the subjoined table:—
Men.
Women. Children.
Total.
Europeans
239
123
55
417
Eurasians
208
289
133
630
Hindus
479
73
68
620
Muhammadans
298
49
26
373
Other classes
67
42
26
135
Total
1,291
576
308
2,175
38.
Obstetric and Gynœcological Department (Eden Hospital). —The statistics
of this institution will be found in the statements in the Appendix, and for
ready reference the following table is added to show the numbers of in-door
patients for the last two years:—
EUROPEAN AND EURASIANS.
ALL OTHERS.
Remained on 1st
January.
Admitted.
Total.
Remained on 1st
January.
Admitted.
Total.
1895. 1896. 1895. 1896. 1895. 1896. 1895. 1896. 1895. 1896. 1895. 1896.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 11
12
13
Women
16
34
537 498
553 532
29
16 621 750 650 766
Children
4
9 181 200 185 209
7
7 114 131 121 138
Total
20
43 718 698 733
741
36
23 735 881 771 904
The total number of admissions has increased, as will be seen, from 1,453 to
1,579. The numbers of European and Eurasian women were somewhat fewer:
children of the same classes were more numerous, while of all other classes
there was an increase amongst both women and children. The daily average
attendance is given in the margin. The attendance
of out-patients also went up, the figures being
8,432, as against 7,083 in 1895, and the rise was dis
-tributed between all the different classes.
1895. 1896.
Europeans and
28.28 26.38
Eurasians,
All others
31.34 34.91
CALCUTTA MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS. 17
The mortality and death-rate amongst in-patients are indicated below :—
1895.
1896.
Deaths. Death-rate
per cent.
Deaths. Death-rate
per cent.
Europeans and
Eurasians.
Women
17
3.07
17
3.19
Children
29
—
15.67
—
31
14.83
Total
46
6.23
4 8
6.47
All others
Women
47
7.23
60
7.83
Children
34.71
35
25.36
Total
89
11.54
95
10.50
The diminution of the death-rate in the cases of native children is to be
noted: 13 of this class were moribund on admission. The death-rate among
native women was higher than in 1895. Of the 60 who died, 18 were moribund
on admission.
Europeans
and
Eurasians.
Natives.
Mitral Regurgitation
1
Septicæmia
6
16
Placenta prævia
1
3
Exhaustion
1
Puerperal eclampsia
1
7
Malarial fever
1
Debility after labour
1
Cholera
2
Anæmia
1
Tetanus
3
Sy ncope
1
Abscess of liver
1
Cardiac malformation
1
Retained placenta
1
Embolism
1
Total
1 1
38
39. The number of confinements
was 640, as compared with 546 in 1895,
all classes having applied for treatment
in larger numbers. There were in all 49
deaths, of which 11 occurred amongst
Europeans and Eurasians, and the death-
rates per cent. for 1895 and 1896 were
for Europeans and Eurasians 4 . 16 and
4.24, and for natives 7.14 and 9.34,
respectively.
The causes of the deaths are noted
in the margin.
40. Septicœia.—The returns show
only the fatal cases of this disease.
No record seems to have been kept of
attacks which were recovered from, and
no information as to their numbers is obtainable. In all 22 cases are reported,
of which 3 originated in the Hospital.
Septicœmia cases which died in the Eden Hospital during the
year 1896.
Europeans
and
Eurasians.
All others.
REMARKS.
No. Died. No. Died.
1
2
3 4
5
6
Admitted septic but confined
outside.
5
5
9
9
Confined in
hospital.
Septic on admis-
sion.
5* 5* *Admitted
in labour.
Became septic
in hospital.
1
1
2
2
6
6 16 16
The Obstetric Physician has been requested to maintain in future a com
-plete register of all cases of septicæmia occurring in the hospital.
F
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CALCUTTA MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS.
48. Finance.—The total income of all the institutions was Rs. 6,86,816.5.9
distributed under the following headings:—
R s . A. P.
(a) Balance on 1st January
28,953 11 9
(b) Contribution from Government
4,46,698 12 4
(c) From local and municipal funds, interest on invest
-ments, subscriptions, &c.
2,11,163 13 8
Total
6,86,816 5 9
49. The total expenditure was
—
Cost of establishment, medicines, diet, repairs and main-
R s . A. P.
tenance
6,54,444 11 1
Invested during the year
2,500
0
0
6,56,944 11 1
Cash balance on 31st December
29,871 10 8
Total
6,86,816
5
9
50. In the table below the income and expenditure are contrasted wit
h those of the previous year:—
1895.
1896.
Rs.
A. P.
Rs.
A. P.
1. Net cost of all the hospitals to Govern- m e n t
ment
3,32,983 8 8
4,46,698 12 4
2. Receipts from local and municipal
funds, interest, subscriptions, &c.
5,41,230 5 8
2,11,163 13 8
3. Cost of establishment, maintenance, &c. 5,38,769 10 11
6,54,444 11 1
4. Invested during the year
3,39,528 6 11
2,500 0 0
The total cost to Government was greater by Rs. 1,13,715-3-8 than in
1895. The increase is explained by the sums spent on building at the South
Suburban Hospital, viz., Rs. 68,013, and at the Howrah General Hospital, viz.,
Rs. 15,621, and also by the amounts paid for nursing in the Medical College
Hospital, viz., Rs. 18,081, and in the Presidency General Hospital, viz.,
Rs. 19,262, which expenditure is now for the first time included in the general
annual statement of accounts in accordance with the Government of India letter
No. 19 Medical/712, dated the 24th August 1896.
51. Receipts from paying patients show a falling off of Rs. 4,361-1, the
figures having been Rs. 48,293, against Rs. 52,654-1 in the previous year. The
decrease is chiefly noticeable in the Campbell Hospital, where fewer European-
paying patients were treated for small-pox than in 1895. The income under the
head of local funds increased by Rs. 12,989-3-10 owing mainly to the inclusion in
the returns of the amounts paid by the Ladies' Committee of the Hospital Nurses'
Institution for the Nursing establishment maintained for the Medical College and
Presidency General Hospitals. The amount received from Municipal funds was
Rs. 40,221-2-9, against Rs. 41,079-5-6 in 1895. The figures for the latter year
included the arrears realized from the Howrah Municipality. The amount
received as interest on investments was Rs. 26,061-10, against Rs. 30,184-3-7
in 1895, a decrease of Rs. 4,122-9-7, which was due to the fact that owing
to the conversion of 4 per cent. Government securities and delay in effect
- i n g i t i n t e r e s t f o r 1 8 m o n t h s w a s r e c e i v e d i n 1 8 9 5 , w h i l e i n t h e y e a r u n d e r
report interest for 12 months only was drawn. At the Howrah General Hospital
there was, however, an increase due to the larger invested capital. In 1895
R s . 3 , 3 1 , 4 3 5 - 8 w a s r e c e i v e d b y s a l e o f s e c u r i t i e s i n t h e M a y o H o s p i t a l . T h i s
was a special transaction which was fully explained in last year's report. There
was no sale of securities in 1896. Subscriptions from Europeans and Natives
decreased.
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REPORT ON THE CALCUTTA MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS .
Of this amount, Rs. 13,672 has already been expended on beds, clothing,
anatomical models and other necessaries, while from the same grant, Rs. 28,917
has been assigned for the equipment of the hospital with new surgical instru
-ments.
70. For the Campbell Hospital a sum of Rs. 63,564 has been granted to
be spent on an extension of the out-door department, which in future will have
separate accommodation for the different sexes, and this institution too has been
allowed Rs. 5,000 for the erection of a cow-shed.
71. In March 1896 a sum of Rs. 9,401 was spent on the purchase of
Lawson Tait pattern beds and clothing for the Presidency General Hospital,
and a further sum of Rs. 8,500, as recommended by Surgeon-Colonel Ross, has
been sanctioned for the complete renewal of the winter clothing. During last
year a special Committee made an exhaustive enquiry into the structural
defects of the hospital and elaborated a scheme for its reconstruction, which
has been accepted and will be carried out when funds are available. Already
the land required for the purpose has been acquired, and provision has been
made in the current year’s budget for commencing the work.
A Committee has also been lately appointed to examine and report upon
all branches of the internal management of this hospital, including the hours of
attendance of the medical and nursing staff, the arrangements for the diet of all
classes of patients, the routine of nursing, the sufficiency of the instruments in
stock, the system of supplying cloths, linen and bedding for the use of
patients, the number of servants employed and their respective duties, to re-
commend reforms, and to suggest a set of draft rules for the management of the
hospital. The Committee has begun its sittings and is expected to submit its
report before long.
I have the honour to be,
SIR,
Your most obedient servant,
J. H. NEWMAN, M.D.,
Surgeon- Colonel,
APPENDIX.37
STATEMENT V, PART II.
Showing the account of Invested Capital of the Calcutta Medical Institutions
during the year 1896.
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
6
6
7
8
Rs.
R s . Rs.
Rs.
Rs.
Rs.
1 Medical College Hospital Proper . . .
1,17,100
500
1,17,600
. . .
. . . 1,17,600
Choonee Lall Seal's Dispensary . . .
50,000
. . . 50,000
. . .
. . .
5 0 , 0 0 0
2
Eden Hospital . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
3
Ezra Hospital . . .
23,000
. . .
23,000
. . .
. . .
23,000
4
Shama Churn Law Eye Hospital . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
6
Presidency General Hospital . . .
. . .. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
6
Campbell Hospital . . .
1,600
. . .
1,600
. . .
. . .
1 , 6 0 0
7
Police Hospital . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Mayo Native Hospital . . .
8
3,66,40
0
. . . 3,66,400
. . .
. . . 3,66,400
9
Chandney Hospital . . .
10
Park Street Dispensary . . .
1 1 Chitpur Dispensary . . .
12
Sukea's Street Dispensary . . .
13
*Bhawanipur Dispensary . . .
5,800
. . .
5,800
. . .
5 , 8 0 0
. . .
14
South Suburban Hospital, Bha
-
wanipur.
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
15
Dufferin Victoria Hospital . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Total . . .
5,63,900
500
5,64,400
. . .
5,800
5,58,600
16
Howrah General Hospital . . .
35,500
2,000
37,500
. . .
. . .
37,500
GRAND TOTAL FOR 1890 . . .
5,99,400
2,500
6,01,900
. . .
5,800
5,96,100
GRAND TOTAL FOR 1895 . . .
5,93,300
3,09,300
9,02,600
3,03,200
. . .
5,99,400
* This dispensary was closed on the 31st August 1806. Its invested capital of Rs. 5,800 is therefore shown as withdrawn in column
7 of this statement.
C. A. P.—Reg. No. 7176J—180—16-7-97.
( 4 )
statement shows the main heads of receipts and expenditure of the Calcutta and
Howrah hospitals during 1895-96:—
Income.
1895.
1896.
Rs.
Rs.
Opening balance
. . .
. . .
...
33,025
28,954
From Government
...
. . .
... 3,32,984
4,46,699
Local Funds
. . .
...
...
66,486
79,476
Municipal Funds
...
. . .
...
41,079
40,221
Interest on investments
...
...
30,184
26,061
Receipts from paying patients
...
...
52,654
48,293
Miscellaneous receipts ...
. . .
...
2,800
3,746
Subscriptions
Europeans
. . .
...
9,714
9,426
Native
. . .
...
6 , 6 1 9
3,940
From sale of medicines not supplied by Govern-
ment
. . .
. . .
. . .
257
......
Total receipts from sources other than Govern-
ment ...
. . .
. . .
... 2,09,793
2,11,163
Sale proceeds of Government securities
. . . 3,31,437
. . . . . .
GRAND TOTAL
... 9,07,239
6,86,816
Expenditure.
Rs.
Rs.
Establishment
...
. . .
... 2,08,445
2,63,676
Bazar medicines
...
. . .
...
5,649
5,730
European „
0 . . .
. . .
...
32,623
30,954
Diet
...
. . .
...
1,33,770
1,24,312
Miscellaneous charges ...
...
...
87,752
1,01,209
Buildings and repairs ...
. . .
...
70,531
1,28,563
Total
... 5,38,770
6,54,444
Invested during the year
. . .
... 3,39,528
2,500
Closing balance
...
28,941
29,872
GRAND TOTAL
... 9,07,239
6,86,816
17. Excluding the opening balance, the total income amounted to
Rs. 6,57,863, against Rs. 5,42,777 in the preceding year. The cost to Govern-
ment increased by Rs. 1,13,715, the greater part of which is accounted for by
the sums spent on building, viz., Rs. 68,013 at the South Suburban and Rs. 15,621
at the Howrah General Hospital, and the remainder by the amounts spent
on nursing at the Medical College and the Presidency General Hospital, viz.,
Rs. 15,621 and Rs. 18,081, respectively, which were for the first time included
in the general statement of accounts. The inclusion, on the other hand, of the
amounts paid by the Ladies' Committee of the Hospital Nurses' Institution
on the nursing establishment of the Medical College and the Presidency
General Hospitals accounts for the increase shown in the receipts from local
funds. Receipts from paying patients fell off by Rs. 4,361, the decrease being
most marked at the Campbell Hospital. There was a slight falling off in the
receipts from municipal funds and in subscriptions from Europeans, while
subscriptions from natives decreased by nearly half. The total expenditure
rose from Rs. 5,38,770 to Rs. 6,54,444, the increase being chiefly observable
under the heads " Buildings and repairs," the sum spent on which rose from
Rs. 70,530 to Rs. 1,28,562, and "Miscellaneous charges," which absorbed
Rs. 1,01,209, as compared with Rs. 87,752 in the preceding year.
( 6 )
No. 4484Medl.
COPY of the Resolution and of the report forwarded to the Bengal Branch
of the Lady Dufferin Fund, for information.
No. 4485Medl.
COPY of the Resolution forwarded to the Commissioner of Burdwan for
information and for communication to the Commissioners of the Howrah
Municipality, the Magistrate of Howrah, and the Superintendent of Howrah
General Hospital.
By order of the Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal,
B. FOLEY,
Under-Secy. to the Govt. of Bengal.
CALCUTTA,
The 26th August 1897 .
H. S.—Reg. No. 8046C-427-27.8.97.
REPORT
ON THE
CALCUTTA MEDICAL INSTITUIONS
FOR THE YEAR 1897.
BY
SURGEON-COLONEL T. H. HENDLEY, C.I.E.,
Enspector-G
eneral of Cibil Hospitals, Bengal.
Calcutta
:
BENGAL SECRETARIAT PRESS.
1898.
Price Rs. 2.
REPORT
ON THE
•
•
CALCUTTA MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS
FOR THE YEAR 1897.
BY
SURGEON-COLONEL T. H. HENDLEY, C.I.E.,
Enspector-General of C ibil Hospitals, Be ngal.
BENGAL SECRETARIAT PRESS.
1898.
REPORT
ON THE
CALCUTTA MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS
FOR THE YEAR 1897.
No. 4599.
FROM SURGEON-COLONEL T. H. HENDLEY, C.I.E.,
Inspector-General of Civil Hospitals, Bengal,
TO THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF BENGAL,
FINANCIAL AND MUNICIPAL DEPARTMENTS.
Dated Calcutta, the 23rd July 1898.
SIR,
I HAVE the honour to submit the Annual Report on the Medical
Institutions of Calcutta for the year 1897, together with the usual statements in
the Append ix.
2. Mortality among the general population.— The following table shows the
total mortality and the chief causes of death in Calcutta and Howrah during
1897. The figures of the previous ten years are also given for purposes of com-
parison : —
Deaths from the most prevalent Diseases in the Towns of Calcutta and Howrah.
YEAR.
CHOLERA.
BOWEL-
COMPLAINTS.
FEVER.
SMALL-POX. OTHER CAUSES.
TOTAL.
RATIO PER MILLE
OF POPULATION.
T o w n o f C a l c u t t a .
T o w n o f H o w r a h .
T o w n o f C a l c u t t a .
T o w n o f H o w r a h .
T o w n o f C a l c u t t a .
T o w n o f H o w r a h .
T o w n o f C a l c u t t a .
T o w n o f H o w r a h .
T o w n o f C a l c u t t a .
T o w n o f H o w r a h .
T o w n o f C a l c u t t a .
T o w n o f H o w r a h .
T o w n o f C a l c u t t a .
T o w n o f H o w r a h .
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
1887
. . .
. . .
295
...
340
. . .
5 1 5
...
12
...
432
. . . 1,594
. . .
17.55
1888
. . .
...
598
. . .
402
. . .
5 2 5
...
4
. . .
440
. . .
1,969
. . . 21.68
1889 ...
2,315
488
2,756
393
5,994
585
99
19
8,400
578
19,564
2,063
28. 7
22.71
1890
. . . 1,879
364
2,759
385
6,792
605
872
45
8,066
474
20,368
1,873
29.8
20.62
1891
. . .
2,955
490
2,716
391
7,851
640
18
16
7,977
596
21,517
2,133
31.5
18.29
1892
. . . 2,019
771
2,364
439
7,618
1,009
21
3
8,158
540
20,180
2,762
29.6
23.68
1893
. . .
869
411
2,882
555
8,091
976
31
8
8,240
547
20,113
2,497
29.5
21.41
1894 ...
1,695
513
3,136
708
8,963
1,150
405
11
8,242
645
22,441
3,027
32.9
25.95
1895
. . . 2,099
1,295
3,269
822 11,345
1,770
2,220
65
8,098
1,044
27,031
4,996
39.6
42.84
1896
. . . 3,449
1,118
2,967
760
9,564
1,455
69
12
8,307
1,010
24,356
4,355
35. 7
37.34
1897
. . . 2,349
395
3,218
722
9,619
2,229
161
197
9,318
946
24,665
4,489
36.1
38.49
It will be seen that the total mortality both in Calcutta and Howrah during
the year under report was greater than in the previous year, and greater also
than in any of the previous years except 1895, in which year it was higher
both in Calcutta and Howrah than during the year under report. In Calcutta
the increase of mortality, as compared with the previous year, occurred under
every heading except cholera. In Howrah there was a decrease in deaths from
cholera, bowel-complaints and the disorders grouped under the heading "other
causes," and an increase under fevers and small-pox. Under the latter heading
B
CALCUTTA MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS.
Taking in and out-patients together, there was an increase of 6,290 males
and 2,269 females, and a decrease of 3,239 children. The number of
Europeans treated was greater by 242, the increase occurring among outdoor
patients and being chiefly noticeable in the Eye Hospital, which is growing
in popularity. The number of European in-patients fell off by 197, the decrease
being in all the institutions except the Eye, Campbell and South Suburban
Hospitals. The patients in the Campbell Hospital were all small-pox cases, and
most of them were received from Howrah during the epidemic there. The
number of Eurasians treated shows a decrease of 1,296. Muhammadans were also
fewer by 4,338, while Hindus increased by 10,159 and other classes by 553.
6. The total mortality in Calcutta hospitals (including Howrah) is shown
in the following table:—
Deaths in the Calcutta Hospitals in 1897 and ten previous years.
YEAR.
ALL DISEASES EXCEPT
CASES TREATED IN
THE EYE INFIRMARY.
CHOLERA.
D e a t h - r a t e p e r c e n t . ,
e x c l u d i n g c h o l e r a .
Nu mb e r o f d e a t h s r e g i s -
t e r e d by t he Ca l c ut t a
Muni ci pal i t y.
R a t e p e r c e n t . o f P o p u -
l at i on.
Tr eat ed.
Died.
Di e d pe r
cent.
Tr e a t e d.
Died.
Di e d pe r
cent.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
1887 ...
... 21,918 2,591
11.8
612
341
55.7
10.5
. . . . . .
......
1888 ...
... 22,167 2,750
12.4
905
521
57.5
10.4
. . . . . .
......
1889 ...
... 23,721 2,992
12.6
795
419
52.7
11.2
19,564
2.8
1890 ...
... 23,760
2,950
12.4
528
291
55.1
11.4
20,368
2.9
1891 ...
... 24,787 3,170
12.7
761
455
59.7
11.3
21,517
3.1
1892 ...
... 24,677 3,141
12.7
709
425
59.9
1 1
.
3
20,180
2.9
1893 ...
... 25,509 3,287
12.8
431
241
55.9
12.1
20,113
2.9
1894 ...
... 24,359 3,432
14.0
567
323
56.9
13.0
22,441
3.2
1895 ...
... 26,385 3,779
14.3
600
349
58.1
13.3
27,031
3.9
1896 ...
... 25,130 3,591
14.2 1,007
566
56.20
12.5
24,356
3.5
1897 ...
... 28,401
4,658
16.40 1,200
664
55.33
14.6
24,665
3.6
Excluding eye cases, among which there was 1 death, due to old age, the rate
of mortality among the total number treated was 16.40 per cent., which is the
highest for a period of 11 years. The increased death-rate during the year
under report was due to the admission of a large number of moribund persons
who came to Calcutta from the famine-stricken districts.
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