15
CALCUTTA MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS.
The matter has engaged the attention of Government. Further remarks
are unnecessary in this report. The Presidency General Hospital, which
enjoyed immunity from this disease for some years past, had one case in 1900
after the floods, coincident with the outbreak among the general population.
No local cause for the attack could be traced.
26. Two Civil Assistant Surgeons were employed in connection with anti
-choleraic inoculations during the year under report.
27. Dysentery.—The total numbers of in-and out-patients treated for
dysentery during the past two years are shown
separately in the margin. The large increase is
attributable to the heavy rainfall in September.
The total death-rate was 27.94 per cent., which was
higher than that of the previous year by 1.06.
The following table shows the cases treated and mortality in different
hospitals :—
EUROPEANS.
ALL OTHERS.
Treated.
Died.
Died per cent.
Treated.
Died.
Died per cent.
1899.
1900.
1899.
1900.
1899.
1900.
1899.
1900.
1899.
1900.
1899.
1900.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Medical College Hospital Proper
45
58
2
4
4.44 6.89
90
106
26
24 28.88 22.64
Eden "
. . .
4
...
1
...
25.
...
4 ...
1
. . .
25.
Ezra "
...
..
.
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
12
8
1
. . .
8.33
. . .
Presidency General Hospital
99
81
3
9
3.03 11.11
7
2 ...
. . .
. . .
. . .
Mayo Native "
...
...
...
...
...
...
61
63
14
8
22.95 12.69
Chandney "
...
...
...
. . .
...
...
15
4
4
. . .
26.66
. . .
Campbell "
. . .
...
...
...
...
...
650
975
302
418 46.46 42.87
Police "
...
. . .
. . .
...
...
...
390
508
1
4
.25
.76
Sambhu Nath Pandit "
...
1
...
...
. . .
...
62
87
17
22 27.41 25.28
Dufferin Victoria "
. . .
..
...
...
...
...
1
6
. . .
1 ...
16.66
Howrah General "
18
32
3
6
16.66 18.75
45
176
29
93 64.44 52.84
Total
162
176
8
20
4.93 11.36 1,333 1,939
394
571 29.55 29.44
The death-rate among Europeans and Eurasians at the Presidency General
Hospital increased by 8.08 per cent., owing to the admission of a larger number
of chronic cases.
28. Diurrhœa.—As indicated by the figures given in the margin, the
numbers of in and out-patients show a large
increase as compared with the previous year,
which was due to the same cause as that mentioned
in the above paragraph. The usual table showing
the numbers treated in the different hospitals and
the percentage of deaths is given below :—
EUROPEANS AND EURASIANS.
ALL OTHERS.
Treated.
Died.
Died per cent.
Treated.
Died.
Died per cent.
1899. 1900. 1899. 1900. 1899. 1900. 1899. 1900. 1899. 1900. 1899. 1900.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Medical College Hospital Proper
16
43
1
5
6.25 11.62
30
40
6
2 20.
5.
Eden Hospital
17
31
5
7 29.41 22.58
4
9
2
4 50.
44.44
Ezra "
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
17
2 ...
. . .
. . .
. . .
Presidency General Hospital
7 3
66
3
4
4.10 6.06
3
. 1
. . .
. . .
...
...
Mayo Native Hospital
...
. . .
...
...
...
. . .
35
24
3
4
8.57 16.66
Chandney "
. . .
...
...
. . .
. . .
...
5
3
1
...
20.
Campbell "
. . .
...
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
655
777 331
377 50.53 48.51
Police "
.
.. ...
. . .
...
...
. . .
. . .
1 1
14 ...
. . .
. . .
. . .
Sambhu Nath Pandit Hospital
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
22
26
10
7 45.45 26.92
Dufferin Victoria "
. . .
. . .
...
...
. . .
. . .
2
3 ...
1
. . .
33.33
Howrah General "
21
17
2
2
9.52 11.76 313
278 170
191
54.31 68.70
Total
127
157
11
18
8.66 11.46 1,097 1,177 523
586 47.67 49.78
The striking feature of the table is the highest death-rate (68.70 per cent.)
among "all others" in the Howrah General Hospital. The Superintendent says
that all deaths from diarrhœa occurred among moribund cases picked up in
the town.
1899.
1900.
In-patients
1,495
2,115
Out-patients
4,909
7,056
Total
6,404
9,171
1899.
1900.
In-patients
1,224
1,334
Out-patients
5,449
7,615
Total
6,673
8,949