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REPORT ON THE

SUKEA'S STREET DISPENSARY.

Transfer to
governors of Native
Hospital.

     43. This institution, since the beginning of this year, viz. in February 1874, has been
made over to the governors and superintendent of the Calcutta Native Hospital.

Summary.

     Large numbers of Natives, as
the statement on the margin
shows, are treated in this
small dispensary. It has very
limited accommodation for in-
patients, for which it is ill
adapted. The increased numbers
treated both as in and out-door
patients from year to year,
indicate that it is more and more
appreciated by the poor of the
neighbourhood.

Finances.

     44. The cost of this dispensary is high, and has been hitherto entirely defrayed by the
state. It has been conducted by Assistant Surgeon Money Lall. Dutt, under the superin-
tendence of Drs. Palmer and Partridge successively.

Cholera.

     45. A list of eight cholera cases treated during the year is given by Assistant Surgeon
Money Lall Dutt; his success is at least remarkable! He "cured" 6; 2 other fortunate men
"absconded."

NORTH SUBURBAN HOSPITAL.

Present condition.

New hospital and
out-door
department in
connection with it.

     46. At present this is merely a shed, which affords accommodation for 36 patients,
but at times as many as 45 have been received, and, the shed being open to the south,
apparently without injurious results. It is situated in the Cossipore road, in the midst of a
large and important suburb, and in the immediate neighbourhood of the Cossipore Gun
Foundry and many other large factories. It is evidently largely used, and meets a
want. A new hospital is in course of erection; when completed it will be a handsome
two-storied building, and will make a good hospital for in-patients. A dispensary
for out-patients is also to be opened in it. The estimated cost of the new hospital is
Rs. 17,000, and a house for the assistant surgeon Rs. 10,000—in all Rs. 27,000, which
has been partly raised by subscriptions, but which government has been asked to supplement
by a grant in money.

Officer in charge.
Rate of mortality.
Moribunds.
Cholera.
Injuries.

     47. Assistant Surgeon Luckie Narian Bose is in charge, and appears to take
much interest in the success of the institution. He has submitted a very intelligent report
of the transactions of the year. He shows that many more cases might have been treated
if there had been accommodation for them. The percentage of death was 19, against 26 in
1872—still a very high rate of mortality. This is explained to be in part due to the large
number of diarrhœa, dysentery, and fever cases received in a moribund state. Thirty-one
cases of cholera were treated, with 18 deaths, or 58 per cent. Many cases of injuries received
from the neighbouring factories are treated in this hospital. The assistant surgeon furnishes
details of some of the more severe ones. One case of gangrene occurred, but there were no
instances of "hospitalism."

Finances.

     48. The subcriptions and donations have fallen off from Rs. 4,495 to 3,799 owing to
the withdrawal of some of the subscribers.

     There can be no doubt that this institution does good and important work, and is much
valued; and when the new hospital with its out-door dispensary is completed, a very extended
sphere of usefulness will be before it.

BHOWANIPORE OR SUMBHOO NATH PUNDIT'S HOSPITAL.

     49. This is a house, originally a private dwelling, situated in the Peepulputtee road,
Bhowanipore, in a very populous neighbourhood. It is ill adapted for the reception of