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GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL.

The total number of admissions to the Hospital was the highest on record, 3,108 having been admitted during the year, as against 2,948 in 1901.

The total number of out-patients attending the Hospital was 11,815, as against 12,663 in 1901.

Attached to this Report are the following Tables :--

V. Showing the admissions and mortality in the Government Civil Hospital during the year 1902.

VI. List of operations performed during the year 1902.

VII. Showing the rate of mortality in the Government Civil Hospital during the last ten years.

VIII. Showing the admissions into and deaths in the Government Civil Hos- pital during each month of the year 1902.

IX. Showing the admissions and deaths in the Government Lunatic Asylum during each month of the year 1902.

X. Showing the number of patients in the Asylum and the disease for which they were admitted.

XI. Showing the admissions and deaths in the Government Maternity Hospital during each month of the year 1902.

XII. Showing the varieties of malarial fever admitted during the year.

The following Table gives the number and classification of those admitted to the Government Civil Hospital during the past ten years:

1893. 1894. 1895. 1896.

Government Servants,.

Police,...

522 505 466 Board of Trade,...................... 132 100 120 Paying Patients,

467 491 498 632 205 168 203

588 87

529

45

603

269

227

186

1807. 1898. 1899. 1900. 1901. 1902.

488 692 920 937 933

65 25 37 741 764 891 830

208

28

25

931

266

339

460

Police Cases,

247 272 319

244

299

306 306 347 348 300

Free Patients,

262

427 669 778 742 785 739 569 466 451

1,835 1,963 2,283 2,598 2,445 2,571 2,734 3,030 2,948 3,108

This shows a decided increase in the number of paying patients and Govern- ment Servants admitted and a small diminution in the number of Police Cases and Free Patients.

The admissions and deaths for the last ten years are as follows:-

Year.

1893,

1894,

1895.

1896,

1897.

1898,

1899,..

1900,...

1901.

1902,.

Admissions.

Deaths.

.1,835

67

.1,967

101

.2.283

114

.2,598

143

.2,445

119

.2,571

138

2,734

114

.3,030

155

.2,948

153

..3,108

140

The rate of mortality for the year was 4.5 per cent., as against 5.18 in 1901. The average daily number of sick was 111.38 as against 111.72.

Women and Children.--The number admitted was 357 as against 281 in 1901 and 325 in 1900.

This increase in the number of Women and Children shows the need of further accomodation. This will be supplied by the Victoria Hospital which is now rapidly approaching completion and will I trust be occupied this year.

NATIONALITY.

Europeans.-956 were admitted during the year as against 1,026 in 1901. Indians.-834 were admitted as compared with 817 in 1901.