number of operations performed by Lieutenant-Colonels Sanders and Murray,
Major Charles, Captain Bird, and Assistant Surgeons Norendra Nath Bose and
Satya Saran Mitter, and also of the good work done by Messrs. Woods and
Ranger in the Dental Department.
11. The total number of women and children admitted at the Eden
Hospital as indoor patients increased from 1,372 to 1,494, of whom 201 were
Europeans, 551 Eurasians, and 640 Hindus and Muhammadans. The death
-rate for Europeans and Eurasians was 5.45, and for the others 9.55, the figures
for the previous year being 5.14 and 10.37. The mortality among native
children was rather high, being 32.81 against 25. Confinement cases increased
from 582 to 638. Of these, 31 proved fatal, against 18 in the previous year.
There were 19 fatal cases of septicæmia, of which one originated within the
hospital. There were 802 operations performed, against 1,104 in 1898. The
decrease is attributed to the exclusion of minor operations from the returns,
in accordance with the orders of the Government of India. Of the three
cases in which ovariotomy was performed, only one proved successful.
Lieutenant-Colonel Joubert performed all the important operations himself,
with the exception of two interesting cases, which were successfully operated
on by Captain Earle.
12. In the Shama Charan Law Hospital the number of outdoor patients
rose from 11,058 to 13,103. There was a diminution in the number of opera
-tions. Operations for extraction of the lens numbered 257, and vision was
restored in 83.95 per cent. of these cases, against 81.05 in the previous year.
13. The Lieutenant-Governor observes with pleasure that the work done
by trained nurses at the several hospitals is well spoken of by the Medical
Officers concerned. A special report on the subject of improving the nursing
arrangements in the Calcutta medical institutions, which the Inspector-General
of Civil Hospitals has recently submitted, is now under the consideration of
Government. At the Eden Hospital 41 pupils were under instruction during
the year, of whom 17 passed the examination. There were also 31 dhais under
training, of whom 13 passed.
14. The invested capital of the Calcutta and Howrah hospitals is
Rs. 5,91,700. The following statement compares the main heads of receipts
and expenditure for all the hospitals during the year:—
1898.
1899.
Income.
Rs.
Rs.
Opening balance
...
...
...
29,806
28,294
From Government ...
...
... 7,79,525
7,86,034
Local Funds
...
...
...
61,011
67,175
Municipal "
...
...
...
46,100
45,000
Interest on investments
...
...
27,135
25,935
Receipts from paying patients
...
...
56,197
55,859
Miscellaneous receipts
...
...
4,728
2,708
Subscriptions—
Europeans
...
...
...
9,770
10,455
Natives
...
...
1,714
4,003
From sale of medicines not supplied by Govern
-
ment
...
...
...
...
...
Total receipts from sources other than Govern
-
ment
...
...
... 2,06,655
2,11,135
Sale-proceeds of Government securities
...
4,500
...
GRAND TOTAL
... 10,20,486
10,25,463
Expenditure.
Establishment
...
...
... 2,65,434
2,74,675
Bazar medicines ...
...
...
5,338
5,107
European
"
...
...
...
66,325
33,989
Diet
...
...
... 1,34,696
1,39,846
Miscellaneous charges
...
...
88,946
1,02,020
Buildings and repairs
...
... 4,27,953
4,37,593
Total
... 9,88,692
9,93,230
Invested during the year
...
...
3,500
...
Closing balance
...
...
28,294
32,233
GRAND TOTAL
. . .
10,20,486
10,25,463