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REPORT ON THE .
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Last year had to remark upon the falling off in the number of
operations in this hospital. I am therefore glad to record that this year the
number of the more important operations has increased, from 65 in 1899 to 94
in 1900. The percentage of success among the cases in which extraction of
lens was performed was 76.11, against 76.92 in 1899.
45. The Chandney Hospital — Shows 3,443 operations, against 3,384 in
1899. None were important.
46. The Chitpore Dispensary—Had 1,793 operations, against 1,515 in 1899,
the increase being due to a larger attendance of patients. All the operations
were unimportant.
47. The Park Street and Sukeas Street Dispensaries— Had between them
1,863 operations, against 1,981 in 1899. None were important.
48. The Police Hospital— Had 131 operations, against 118 in 1899.
There were two operations for scrotal tumour, against 1 in 1899.
49. The Dufferi n Vi ct ori a Hospi t al — H a d
1 9 2 o p e r a t i o n s , a g a i n s t 8 9 i n
1899. There were 45 operations for female diseases, but few were of such
importance as those mentioned last year.
50. The Sambhu Nath Pandit Hospital at Bhawanipur—Had 2,207 operations,
against 1,762 in 1899, an increase of 445, which is attibuted to the increasing
popularity of the hospital. There were 25 deaths, against 13 in 1899.
The increased mortality in 1900 was due to the admission of a larger number
of patients in a hopeless condition. The more important operations are
detailed below :—
Number.
Number.
Extraction of lens
...
... 127
Removal of diseased Fallopian tube
1
Litholapaxy ... ...
2
Operations for strangulated hernia
2
Lithotomy ... ...
2
”
for radical cure of hernia
3
Trephining or removing portions of
the skull
. . . . . .
3
Removal of scrotal tumour
. . .
3
Amputations of
—
Laparotomy
...
...
2
Arm
...
...
. . .
3
Gastrostomy...
. . .
1
Forearm
...
...
. . .
3
Excision of the vermiform appen-
dix
...
• • . ...
5
Shoulder-joint
...
...
1
Elbow
...
. . .
1
Colotomy
... ...
1
Leg
...
. . .
3
Operations for intestinal obstruction
1
Thigh
...
...
2
Cholecystectomy
...
1
Total
... 169
Nephro-lithotomy
...
...
1
Ovariotomy
...
...
1
The number of more important operations shows an increase of 92, which
is highly creditable to Major E. H. Brown, I.M.S., who performed the great bulk
of the operations, many of which were of a very serious character.
51. The Howrah General Hospital—Had 1,544 operations, against 1,534 in
1899. There were only two deaths after operations, against two in 1899.
The following were the more important operations :—
Number.
Number.
Trephining or removing portions of
the skull
...
. . .
1
A m p u t a t i o n s o f —
A rms, ...
...
2
Extraction of lens for cataract
...
2
Shoulder...
. . .
1
Enterorrhaphy
...
. . .
1
Forearm...
. . .
2
Abdominal section
...
. . .
1
T h i g h . . .
. . .
1
Operations for radical cure of hernia
1
Total
. . . 16
”
for strangulated hernia
1
Removal of scrotal tumour
. . .
2
Podalic extraction , ...
. . .
1
The number of more important operations again fell off from 21 in 1899
to 16 in 1900. There are no litholapaxy instruments in the hospital. These
should be provided. I am far from being satisfied with the amount of surgical
work which is done in this hospital.
52. Kidderpur Dispensary (Municipal) .—There were 467 operations—all
unimportant.
53. Kidderpur Dockyard Dispensary— Returns 140 operations. None
were important.