CALCUTTA MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS.
27. Medical College Hospital Proper, including Choonee Lal Seal's Outdoor
Dispensary, Dental Dispensary and special department for the treatment of
throat and nose diseases, shows 7,858 operations against 6,210 in 1896, the
increase chiefly occurring in the number of unimportant operations performed
in the outdoor dispensary. There were 62 deaths, or .78 per cent., against .86
in 1896. As usual a list of the more important operations is given below :—
Number.
Number.
Trephining or removing por-
Amputations of
—
tions of the skull
. . .
4
Arm
...
. . .
7
Tracheotomy ...
. . .
4
Forearm
. . .
...
2
Lithotomy
...
. . .
2
Wrist
. . .
...
2
Litholapaxy
...
...
12
Leg
. . .
...
10
Operations for strangulated
Thigh
...
. . .
7
hernia
. . .
. . .
26
Knee
...
...
1
Operations for radical cure of
Hip-joint
. . .
. . .
1
hernia
. . .
...
26
Foot
...
. . .
5
Colotomy
. . .
...
4
Laparotomy
...
...
6
Gastrorraphy ...
. . .
1
Nephrectomy ...
...
1
Removal of scrotal tumour
and elephantiasis of scro-
tum
...
. . .
44
28. The Presidency General Hospital returns 473 operations, or 27 less than
in 1896. There were 9 deaths, or 1.79 per cent., against 20 and 3.87, respec-
tively, in 1896. Referring to the diminished mortality in 1897, the Superin-
tendent states that the diseases for which operations were performed were of a
less severe nature than in 1896. The most important operations are detailed
below :—
Number.
Number.
Extraction of lens
. . .
1
Cholecystotomy ...
...
1
Removal of elephantiasis of
Operations for hydrocele with
scrotum
. . .
. . .
1
excision of parietal part of
Obliteration of varices
. . .
3
sac
. . .
. . .
8
Tracheotomy ...
. . .
3
Operations for hypospadias ...
2
Abdominal section
...
2
Amputation of thigh
...
1
Radical cure of hernia
. . .
11
The operating room until recently was used for dressing surgical cases.
This objectionable practice has ceased. I remarked in my notes on the hospital
as follows :—" The operating room should be built and furnished on the
newest principles, and the dangerous and antiquated cases in which the instru-
ments are now kept should be replaced as soon as possible by proper fittings of
all kinds."
29. The Campbell Hospital had 2,198 operations against 2,145 in 1896—an
increase of 53 There were 10 deaths, or a rate of .45 per cent., against .78 in
the previous year. The number of extractions of the lens for cataract was 44
against 34 in 1896, but the percentage of success was lower than in the latter
year. As usual the great majority of the important operations were performed
by Assistant Surgeon Zuhiruddin Ahmed. The more important ones are
mentioned below:—
Number.
Number.
Trephining or removal of por-
Amputations of
—
tions of the skull
...
1
Hand
. . .
. . .
5
Extraction of the lens
. . .
44
Arm
...
. . .
5
Radical cure of hernia
. . .
1
Forearm
. . .
. . .
2
Lithotomy
. . .
. . .
3
Leg
. . .
. . .
3
Operations for hypospadias ...
2
Thigh
...
. . .
2
Removal of scrotal tumour
5
Foot
...
. . .
3
Craniotomy
...
. . .
1
I think as this is a medical school it is particularly necessary that the
Superintendent should perform more surgical operations of importance with
his own hands, and that litholapaxy should be done. I see that in 1896 also
there were no cases of this operation.
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