CALCUUTA MEDICAL INSTITUTIONS.
12. The Commissioned Medical Officer (Surgeon-Captain Vaughan), who
was working in connection with anti-choleraic inoculation, was deputed during
the year to military duties. Three Civil Assistant Surgeons were employed on
this duty during the year under report.
13. Dysentery.—The total number of cases of dysentery "in-door" and
13
1896. 1897.
In-patients
... 1,916 2,280
Out-patients
... 5,862 6,135
Total
... 7,778 8,415
"out-door" treated in hospitals are shown separate-
ly in the margin and contrasted with the figures
of the previous year. There was an increase in
both classes, which is attributed to the scarcity
that prevailed during the year under report. The
death-rate per cent. was also higher than in 1896, viz., 33.81 against 27.81.
The cases treated and mortality in the different hospitals are shown in the
following table:—
EUROPEANS AND EURASIANS.
ALL OTHERS.
Treated.
Died.
Died per cent.
Treated.
Died.
Died per cent.
1896. 1897. 1896. 1897. 1896. 1897. 1896. 1897. 1896. 1897. 1896. 1897.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Medical College Hospital Proper
48
51
2
6
4.16 11.76 118
87
26
12 22.03 13.79
Eden Hospital ... ... ...
. . .
5
...
...
... ...
. . .
5 ...
2
...
40.
Ezra Hospital ...
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
... ...
6
6
. . .
1
... 16.66
Presidency General Hospital ...
89
53
6
4
6.74 7.54
3
. . . ...
...
...
...
Mayo Hospital ... . . . ... ...
. . .
. . .
. . .
...
...
44
55
3
11
6.81
20.
Chandney Hospital
... ...
. . .
...
. . . ...
...
...
9
6 ...
1
...
16.66
Campbell ,,
... ... ...
. . .
. . .
...
... ...
1,238 1,479 427
614 34.49 41.51
Police Hospital
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
...
...
...
...
...
208
390
2
5
.96 1.56
South Suburban Hospital
... ...
...
. . . ...
... ...
14
25
4
12 28.57 48.
Dufferin Victoria „
... ...
...
...
...
...
...
2
1 ...
1
...
100.
Howrah General ,,
. . . . . . 14
16
1
1
7.14 6.25 123
171
62
101
50.40 59.06
Total ... 151
125
9
11
5.96 8.8 1,765 2,155 524
760 29.68 35.26
The Campbell, South Suburban, and Howrah General Hospitals show high
death-rates, which are explained by the large number of moribund cases that
came from the famine-stricken districts and were taken into those hospitals for
treatment.
14. Diarrhœa—For the reason mentioned in the previous paragraph, the
number of persons treated for diarrhœa was also
larger than in 1896. The total numbers of "in"
and "out" patients are shown in the margin.
The total death-rate per cent. was slightly higher
than in 1896, viz. 40.64, against 39.87. The num-
bers treated in the different hospitals and the percentage of deaths are shown
in the following table for 1897 and for the previous year:—
EUROPEANS AND EURASIANS.
ALL OTHERS.
Treated.
Died.
Died per cent.
Treated.
Died.
Died per cent.
1896. 1897. 1896. 1897. 1896. 1897. 1896. 1897. 1896. 1897. 1896. 1897.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Medical College Hospital proper
42
41
7
2 16.66 4.87
73
109
12
14 16.43 12.84
Eden Hospital ... ... ... ...
22
...
6 ...
27.27 ...
6 ... 2
...
33. 33
Ezra ,,
...
. . .
. . . ...
. . . ...
...
. . .
...
4
3
... ...
...
...
Presidency General Hospital ... 105
9 5 8
2
7.61 2.10
11
7
1 ...
9.01 ...
Mayo Native Hospital ... ...
. . .
...
...
...
...
...
41
31
5
5 12.19 16.12
Chandney ,,
... ...
. . . ...
...
... ...
...
9
12 ...
...
...
...
Campbell ,,
. . .
. . . ...
...
...
. . . ...
...
869 1,230 405
573 46.60 46.58
Police ,,
... ... ...
...
...
...
...
...
19
38 ...
1 ...
2.63
South Suburban, ,
... ... ...
...
. . . ...
...
. . .
2
14 ...
10 ...
71.42
D u f f e r i n V i c t o r i a , ,
...
. . . ...
...
...
. . . . . .
...
2
2 ...
...
...
...
Howrah General „
... ...
23
18
2
...
8.69 ...
257
242
141
145 54.86 59.91
Total
. . . 170
176
17
10 10.
5.68 1,287 1,694
564
750 43.82 44.27
The chief feature of this table is the very great difference in the death-
rates among Europeans and Eurasians and patients of all other classes. The
rate of mortality among the former was only 5.68 per cent. while that of the
latter was 44.27. The highest death-rate occurred in the South Suburban
1896. 1897.
In-patients
... 1,457 1,870
Out-patients
... 6,563 7,966
Total
... 8,020 9,836