16
REPORT ON THE
36. The following table shows the number of cases of enteric and of
remittent fevers treated in the Calcutta hospitals:—
ENTERIC FEVER.
1
1873. 1874. 1875. 1876. 1877. 1878. 1879. 1880. 1881. 1882. 1883. 1884. 1885. 1886. 1887. 1888. 1889. 1890. 1891. 1892. 1893. 1894. 1895. 1896. 1 8 9 7 . 1 8 9 8 . 1899.
2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
Medi cal col l ege Hospi t al Prope r.*
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . 6 3
6 10
Eden Hospital* ...
...
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . 2 1
. . .
. . .
Ezra Hospital* ...
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1
. . .
Eye Hospital* ...
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . .
Total ...
9 5 6 6 1
. . . 2
. . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 1 ... ... ... 1 3 6 5 6
5 8 4
7
1 0
Presidency General Hospital.
... 11 12 17 18 9 11 6
1 1 12 1 10 17 17 11 9 11 10 20 5 10 12
1 4 13 22 21
25
Howrah General Hospi t al . 6 ... ... ... 4 2 4 2 3 3 ... ... ... ... 2 1 3 ... 3 1 1 ... 1 2
. . . 4
2
Mayo Native Hos-
pital.
2
1 3 6
. . . . . . . . .
. . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . ...
Chandney Hospital
. . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .
. . .
Campbell Hospital 28
2
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 1
. . .
. . .
Police Hospital ...
8 1 1 . . . 1 4 1 1 2 1
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
. . .
Dufferin Victoria
Hospital.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . 2
2 . . .
. . .
. . .
. . .
Sambhu
Nath
Pandit Hospital.
Bhawanipur.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . .
. . .
GRAND TOTAL ... 53 30 23 43 34 13
1 8 8 15 15 1 11 20 18
1 3 1 0 14 11 26 12 17 20 22 23 27 32
37
REMITTENT FEVER.
1873. 1874. 1875. 1876. 1877. 1 8 7 8 . 1879. 1880. 1881. 1882. 1883. 1884. 1885. 1886. 1887. 1888. 1889. 1890. 1891. 1892. 1893. 1894. 1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. 1899.
29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55
Medical Col l ege Hos pi t al Pr oper . *
. . . . . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . .
3 8 7 2 8 2
3 1
Eden Hospi t al * . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . .
3
4
2
. . .
Ezra Hospital*
. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . 1 5 2 1
Eye Hospital* ... ... ...
. . . . . .
. . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
Total ... 86 58 125 95 124
1 5 2 164 180 196 150 119 106 92 73 91 9 0 91 70 79 76 96 83
6 9 42 81 86 32
Presidency General
Hospital.
22 10 48 27 39 38 3 4 49 32 40 45 26 53 75 26 35 50 5 5 103 82 155 69 52 27 28 22 102
Howrah General
Hospital.
88 1 4 6 172 210 359 393 228 107 77 73 30 82 86 55 33 44 43 36 68 65 55 48 45 47 26 16 12
Mayo Native Hose-
pital.
13 13 13 22 156 206 126 202 210 133 163 160 184 121 81 54 66 34 88 43 64 31 33 151 191 87 70
Chandney Hospital ...
9 22 1 4 18 18 4 6
1 1 10 4 9 50 13 2 11 7
1 ... ...
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . .
. . .
Campbell Hospital 212 495 466 438
4 3 2 466 3 3 3 3 5 4 309 3 0 1 322 4 6 2 314 316 220 250 177 414 770 864 745 627 760
6 7 5 404 262
2 5 5
Police Hospital ... ... ...
1 . . .
... 11 29 28 58 41 52 44 61
6 4 75 77 78 69 80 85 69 60 113 120 105 125 136
Dufferin Victoria Hospital.
. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . . 3 ...
Sambhu Nat h Pandi t Hos pi t al ,
Bhawanipur.
. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . .
. . .
. . . . . . . . .
. . . 13 34 8 10
GRAND TOTAL ... 421 731 8 4 7 806 1,128 1,284 918 926 893 7 4 8 780 930 803 706 540 557 506 6 7 8 1,188 1,215 1,184 918 1,072 1,075 869 609 617
* Separate figures for these institutions cannot be given for years previous to 1896.
There were 37 cases of enteric fever, against 32 in the previous year. Of
the 37, 23 were Europeans, 11 Eurasians, and 3 other classes. Two Europeans
were treated at the Medical College Hospital, without a death. There were
5 Eurasians, of whom 3 died. At the Presidency General Hospital 19 Euro-
peans and 6 Eurasians were treated. Of the former, 7 died, and the diagnosis
was verified by post-morteme x a m i n a t i o n i n 2 c a s e s . T h e r e w e r e n o d e a t h s
among Eurasians. Two Europeans (seamen) were admitted in the Howrah
G e n e r a l H o s p i t a l — b o t h d i e d . T h e d i s e a s e w a s o f a v e r y m a l i g n a n t t y p e . T h e
3 other cases were treated at the Medical College Hospital, with one death, and
the result of the autopsy performed on this case supported the diagnosis.
37. The usual table showing the prevalence of the disease amongst the
British troops in the Presidency district is given below :—
Statement showing the number of men admitted into the Military Hospitals and who died from
enteric fever in the years 1898 and 1899.
CALCUTTA.
BARRACKPORE. DUM-DUM. JALLAPAHAR.
LEBONG.
1898.
1899.
1898.
1899. 1898. 1899. 1898.
1899. 1898. 1899.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 11
Average strength of all ranks ... ... ... 1,127
1,098
334,
330 874 583
399
312 242 290
Numbers of admissions from enteric fever ...
15
4 1 officer,
13 non-
commis- s i o n e d
officers
and men.
6
18
6
2
2 ... Nil
Number of deaths from enteric fever
. . .
1
1
2
None
4
3
...
None
... Nil