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Table VII. Showing admissions and deaths in the Maternity Hospital. Table VIII. Showing varieties of malarial fever met with during the year. The following table gives the number and class of patients admitted during the past ten years:

1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903

YEAR.

Police,

Paying Patients,...]

505 466

491

588 529 488 692

920 987 938 759

198 632 603 741 764

891

830

931

777

Govt. Servants,

168

203

269

227

186

208

266

339

460

319

Police cases,

272

319

244 299

BOG

306

847

348

300

276

Free.

127

668

778

742

785 739 569

466 454 646

Board of Trade,

100

129

87

45

65

25

37

28

25

17

Total...

1,963 | 2,283 · 2,598 |2,445|2,571 2,734 3,030 | 2,948 3,108 |2,794 i

This shows as compared with last year a decrease in the number of patients admitted under all headings except "Free."

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

Yerus.

Admissions.

Deaths.

1894,

..1,967

101

1895.

.2.283

114

1896,

.2,598

143

1897,

.2,445

119

1898,

..2.571

138

1899,

.2,734

114

1900,

.3,030

155

1901,

.2.948

153

1902,

...3,108

140

1903,

.2,794

142

The rate of mortality for the year was 5.08 per cent. as against 4.5 in 1902. The average daily number of sick was 99.09 as against 111.38 in 1902.

Women and Children.-The number admitted was 295 as against 357 in 1902, and 281 in 1901. The death-rate was 10.5 per cent. ·

NATIONALITY.

Europeans.-802 were admitted as against 956 in 1902. Indians.-748 were admitted as compared with 834.

Asiaties (Chinese and Japanese).-1,244 were admitted as against 1,315 in 1902, and 1,098 in 1901.

There were 6 Officers of the Garrison under treatment as against 4 in 1902. As we take in most of the cases this speaks well for the health of the Troops as far as Officers are concerned.

DISEASES.

The following diseases caused the greatest number of admissions :--

Fevers:-

Dengue,

Malarial,

.123 cases. .346

Febricula,

96

Typhoid,

28 21

Venereal Diseases,...

.166

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Diseases of Respiratory System,

.194

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Disenses of Digestive System,

.252

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Dysentery,

50

71

Beri-beri,

36

Influenza,

53

Rheumatism, Injuries,

..100

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