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Cases treated by Western methods:-
Original choice. ...
Transferred from native treatment,..
Less transferred to native treatment,
1,752
938
2,690
178
Total. ...
2,512
As the total number of cases treated was 4,796, it will be seen that of this number 52.3% were under European and 47.7% under Eastern treatment. In 1914 the approximate figures were respectively 45% and 55%. This is the first year in which the Western has been larger than the Eastern percentage.
Death Rates:-
Deaths under native treatment,
" Western
906 i.e. 39.6%
283 i.e. 11.2%
These death rates can hardly be considered as accurately representing the mortality in the hospital as they include 486 moribund cases distributed as follows:-
Native treatment, ... Western
403
83
If these be deducted, we may consider the following to be accurate :-
Native European treatment 1,881 cases with 503 deaths, i.e., 26.7%
2,429 " 200 " 8.2%
In the appended tables a comparison of results in the treatment of certain diseases is shown.
(A) Diseases for which there is a specific remedy:-
Western Eastern No. of cases Death rate percentage No. of cases Death rate percentage Diphtheria, 3 33.3% 9 77.7% Malaria, 294 8.5% 157 35.6% Syphilis, 63 6.3% 41 34.1%(B) Diseases for which, at present, there is no specific remedy:—
Western Eastern No. of cases Death rate percentage No. of cases Death rate percentage Pneumonia lobar, 51 25.4% 69 46.3% Beri-beri, 394 11.6% 291 50.5% Typhoid fever,.. 9 22.2% 21 66.6% Pulmonary phthisis, 114 36.8% 358 68.1% Chronic opium poisoning, 103 1.9% 33 36.9%