"تقرير عن إدارة رئاسة بومباي لسنة ١٨٨١-١٨٨٢" [و‎‎١‎٦‎١] (٥٨٩/٣٢٦)

1881-82.]
MEDICAL RELIEF.
251
There are few admissions recorded for this disease, only 100
‘inst 115 in the previous year. Of these, 41 occurred in Bom-
and of the remainder 43 are returned from Sind.
The admissions for syphilis alone numbered 21,132, showing
decrease of 2,179 as compared with the previous year. The
decrease has been distributed fairly over the whole Presidency,
excepb in Gujarat, where it only amounts to 161; in the Konkan
it is 657> i n I) eccan 750, in Sind 629 : there is a slight in
crease of 18 cases reported from foreign institutions. It is wor-
tliy of remark that admissions for this disease in the island of Bom
bay which is included in the Konkan, show a reduction of 717.
Taken together with gonorrhoea, the total admissions were 34,039,
or 2’6 per cent, of the total treated. According to provinces the
percentage to admissions was in the Konkan 2*8, in the Deccan
2*1 in Gujarat 2*6, in Sind 3’5 and in foreign institutions 2*4.
The percentage for the island of Bombay, though still higher
than in any other division of the Presidency, shows a large reduc
tion, being only 4T as compared with 7*9 in the year 1880.
Admissions for various forms of rheumatism numbered 41,315,
being 3*2 per cent, of the total treated.
For diseases of the lungs 73,989 patients sought relief, being
in the proportion of 5*8 per cent, of the total treated.
There has been an absolute increase in the number of patients
treated for these complaints, but relatively to the total treated
there has been little increase. Dysentery gave 1*5 and diarrhoea
2 4 per cent., against 1*5 and 2*2 respectively in the previous
year, the Konkan again showing the greatest number, namely,
P7 and 3*6.
From this form of disease 85,081 patients suffered, giving a
ratio per cent, of 6*6 on the total treated. The disease was most
prevalent in the Konkan and the Deccan, but was comparatively
rare in Sind.
Skin diseases gave 153,795 admissions, being 12 per cent, of
the total treated. They are most common in Gujarat, the Deccan
and the Konkan.
For diseases of the eye 101,543 patients were treated, and for
diseases of the ear 37,780, giving a ratio per cent, to all cases
of 7‘9 and 2*9 respectively.
There was a slight decrease in the number of major opera
tions owing to circumcision being now classed as a minor opera
tion. Including 132 remaining from the previous year there
were 3,617 cases of operation under treatment against 3,679
in 1880. Of these 2,288 were performed at civil hospitals and
b329 at dispensaries; 1,121, including 1,068 in Bombay City, were
performed in the Konkan, 392 in the Deccan, 353 in Gujarat,
375 in Sind, and 47 in foreign hospitals. Of these operations
963 were performed upon the eye and its appendages, the greater
number, 832, being recorded from the Cowasji Jihangir Ophthal-
nhc Hospital. Of operations on joints, chiefly reduction of dis
location, and including 89 of the shoulder, 66 of the elbow, 48 of
fhe jaw, 23 of the wrist and 18 of the hip, there were 295 per-
Chap. VL
VITAL STA
TISTICS AND
MEDICAL
SERVICES.
Small-pox.
V enereal
Diseases.
Rheumatic
Affections.
Respiratory
Affections.
Diarrhoea and
Dysentery
Intestinal
Parasites.
Skin Diseases.
Disease of the
Eye and Ear.
Surgical
Operations,
major.