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REPORT ON THE

BHOWANIPORE DISPENSARY.

     THE report on this dispensary for 1875 was written by Assistant Surgeon Heera Lall
Bose.

      2. This dispensary, for the treatment of in and out-door patients, was opened in 1840;
in 1873 its in-door department was transferred to the General Hospital, in which institution
it now forms the. Sumboo Nath Pundit Ward.

      3. The dispensary is in a hired building, which is said to be in fair repair, and affords
good accommodation for the out-patients; the furniture is ample for all requirements, and is
in fair condition.

      4. The following statement conveys an accurate idea of the relief afforded during 1875,
as it shows the total numbers treated and the castes &c., of the patients:—

      5. Of the total number treated (9,907), 9,006 were cured or relieved, 846 absented them-
selves, or the termination of their cases was unknown, and 55 were remaining under treat
ment. It is very satisfactory to observe that the numbers of patients are steadily increasing,
the total of 1875 being 299 in excess of that of 1874, and the assistant surgeon states the
dispensary bears such a good reputation that people resort to it not only from Bhowanipore
and the adjacent villages, but also from places considerable distances from it, such as Goray,
Dhakooray, Behala, Russapugla, Tollygunge, &c. &c.

      6. No epidemic disease is reported as having been prevalent during the year, and the
diseases ordinarily treated at the dispensary were fevers, spleen cases, and chest and bowel
diseases; 57 cholera eases are shown as having been treated, and without a single casualty,
so that the disease must have been of an unusually mild type.

      7. The assistant surgeon performed 664 operations, of which 17 were major ones.

      8. The income of the dispensary was Rs.4,350-13-0½ for the year, and the expenditure
Rs. 4,089-4-3, leaving a balance to credit in the Government treasury of Rs. 261-8-9½.
Subscriptions amounting to Rs. 1,947 were received during the year, and this shows a consi-
derable increase on the amount collected in 1874, and a sum of Rs. 1,882-15-3 was invested
out of surplus income.

      9. The Deputy Surgeon-General of the Presidency Circle inspected this dispensary on
the 18th January 1876. He reports that the medicines, instruments, and records, were properly
kept, and that the arrangements for dispensing were satisfactory. The dispensary is at
present under charge of Assistant Surgeon Heera Lall Bose, during the temporary absence of
Assistant Surgeon Ram Chunder Sen, at present acting as civil medical officer at
Furreedpore.

ALIPORE DISPENSARY.

      ASSISTANT SURGEON CHUNDER SEKUR HALDAR has been in charge of this dispensary
since the 1st of October 1852, when it was first opened.

      2. The building, out-offices, and compound, are dispensary property, and are said to be
in a good state of repair; 10 in-patients can be conveniently accommodated; the furniture is
in good condition and sufficient for the requirements of the sick.