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Cases treated by Western methods :—
Original choice, Transferred from native treatment, Less transferred to native treatment, Total ... 2,063 941 ... 3,004 ... 226 226 2,778As the total number of cases treated was 5,480, it will be seen that of this number 50·7% were under European and 49.3% under Eastern treatment. Last year the figures were respectively 52.3% and 47.7%. There is thus a small falling off in the percentage of Western treatment as compared with 1915 but this is largely explained by the number of persons admitted during the earlier part of the year whose complaints were of an insignificant nature and who really were seeking refuge from the troubles in Canton. Almost all of these were under Chinese treatment.
Death Rates.
Deaths under native treatment, ...1,022 i.e. 37·8% Western treatment, 411 i.e. 14·8%These death rates can hardly be considered as accurately representing the mortality in the hospital as they include 562 moribund cases distributed as follows:-
Native treatment, Western, ...437 ...125If those be deducted we may consider the following to be accurate :--
Native treatment 2,265 cases with 585 deaths i.e. 25'8% mortality. Western 2,653 286 10.7%In the appended Tables a comparison of the results in the treatment of certain diseases is shown:
(4.) Diseases for which there is a specific remedy :
Disease. No. of cases. Death rate percentage. No. of cases. Death rate percentage. Diphtheria,.. 3 33.3% 3 100 % Malaria, 190 3 13.6% Syphilis, 67 121 61.9% 4·4% 72 13.8%(B.)—Diseases for which, at present, there is no specific remedy:
Disease. No. of cases. Death rate percentage. No. of cases. Death rate percentage. Lobar pneumonia, 136 23.5% 115 64.3% Beri-beri, 339 24.7% 367 49.8% Typhoid fever,..... 19 42.1% 18 88.8% Pulmonary phthisis, 208 32.2% 252 61·1%M 59
Cases treated by Western methods :—
Original choice,
Transferred from native treatment,
Less transferred to native treatment,
...
...
2,063 941
3,004
226
2,778
As the total number of cases treated was 5,480, it will be seen that of this number 50·7% were under European and 49.3% under Eastern treatment. Last year the figures were respectively 52.3% and 47.7%. There is thus a small falling off in the percentage of Western treatment as compared with 1915 but this is largely explained by the number of persons admitted during the earlier part of the year whose complaints were of an insignificant nature and who really were seeking refuge from the troubles in Canton. Almost all of these were under Chinese treatment.
Death Rates.
Deaths under native treatment,
Western treatment,
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...1,022 i.e. 37·8% 411 i.e. 14·8%
These death rates can hardly be considered as accurately representing the mortality in the hospital as they include 562 moribund cases distributed as follows:-
Native treatment, Western,
►
...437
...125
If those be deducted we may consider the following to be accurate :--
Native treatment 2,265 cases with 585 deaths i.e. 25'8% mortality. Western
97
2,653
99
286
10.7%
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In the appended Tables a comparison of the results in the treatment of certain diseases is shown:
(4.) Diseases for which there is a specific remedy :
Western.
Eastern.
No. of
Disease.
cases.
Death rate percentage.
No. of
cases.
Death rate percentage.
Diphtheria,..
Malaria,
Syphilis,
3
190
67
33.3%
3
100 %
13.6%
121
61.9%
4·4%
72
13.8%
B.)—Diseases for which, at present, there is no specific remedy:
Lobar pneumonia,
136
23.5%
115
64.3%
Beri-beri,
339
24.7%
367
49.8%
Typhoid fever,.....
19
42.1%
18
88.8%
Pulmonary phthisis, 208
32.2%
252
61·1%
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