REPORT ON THE
30. The Mayo Hospital shows 3,284 operations, against 3,158 in 1896—an
increase of 126, which occurred in the outdoor department. Among the total
number treated, including those remaining from the previous year, there were
1 6 d e a t h s , o r . 4 8 p e r c e n t . , a g a i n s t 1 9 a n d . 5 9 p e r c e n t . i n 1 8 9 6 . T h e mo r e
important operations are noted below:—
Number.
Number.
Extraction of lens
...
46
Amputations of—
Lithotomy
...
...
5
Arm
...
. . .
2
Litholapaxy ...
. . .
8
Shoulder
...
...
1
Operations for strangulated
Leg
...
. . .
2
hernia
...
...
4
Thigh
...
. . .
1
Removal of scrotal tumour
3
The measure of success in the number of cases of extraction of lens is
represented by 85.41 per cent., against 78.72 in 1896.
The pupils of a private medical school attend at this hospital, but in my
opinion the arrangements for teaching them are inadequate.
31. In the Chandney Hospital there were 2,032 operations, all of which
were of an unimportant nature.
32. The Chitpur Dispensary shows an increase of 253 operations, which
is attributed to the energy of the present Resident Medical Officer, Babu
Manmatha Nath Chatterjee, M.B.
33. The Park Street and Sukea's Street Dispensaries had between them
1,890 operations—all unimportant.
34. The Police Hospital had 159 operations, or 65 more than in 1896.
There were no deaths. Two were paraccntesis thoracis and 1 removal of
scrotal tumour.
35. The Dufferin Victoria Hospital shows 31 operations, against 18 in 1896.
There were also 1,410 operations in the outdoor department, the details of
which, the Lady Superintendent says, were not systematically kept. It is
desirable that a reform should be made in this respect. The number of opera-
tions performed for female diseases was very few, viz.—
Operation for vesico vaginal fistula
. . . ...
... 1
Scraping of uterine cavity
...
...
...
. . . 7
Dilatation of vagina
...
. . .
...
... 3
,, of cervix uteri
...
. . .
...
. . . 3
Removal of ovum and adherent placenta
. . .
...
... 1
It is not easy to understand why this is the case. My predecessor also
commented adversely on this point.
36. In the South Suburban Hospital, now called the Shambhunath Pandit
Hospital, at Bhawanipur the number of operations rose from 479 to 2,174 in
1897—an increase of 1,695, which is very satisfactory. This hospital is fully
equipped with modern surgical instruments, and its popularity is increasing.
There were 29 deaths after operations, many of which were of a serious nature.
The following are some of the more important ones:—
Number.
Number.
Tracheotomy
. . .
... 1
Delivery by—Podalic extraction 1
Laryngotomy
...
...
1
,, Decapitation ... 2
Spinal laminectomy
... 2
Amput a t i ons of —
Extraction of lens ...
... 41
Arm
...
... 2
Trephining or removal of portions
Shoulder
...
... 3
of the skull
...
... 1
Forearm
...
... 4
Operation for strangulated her-
Hand
. . .
. . . 3
n i a
...
. . .
... 1
Wrist
...
... 1
Operation for radical cure of
Leg
. . .
... 5
hernia
. . .
... 2
Thigh
...
... 2
Abdominal section ...
... 3
Knee
. . .
... 1
Removal of scrotal tumour
. . . 1
Foot
. . .
. . . 3
Among the cases of extraction of lens, vision was restored in 73.80 per cent.