'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1914-1915' [‎234v] (138/150)

BOMBAY ADMINISTRATION REPORT.
Chapter VI.
VITAL STATIS
TICS AND MEDI
CAL RELIEF.
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Sixty-six emigrants left Karachi for work on the Uganda Railway and 206 for Persia
Seven hundred and sixty emigrants returned to Bombay ant. 322 to Karachi. | n addition
to these a large number of persons emigrated to South Atnca, Surma and Japan. Many of
these were persons who returned home through fear at the beginning of the war and
then having become reassured returned to South Africa taking with them their wives and
children or those of their friends in the colony. Otherwise emigration to South Africa
has received a decided check owing to the strictness of the new immigration laws.
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3.—Medical Relief.
Number of
institutions.
Number of patients.
Attendance by class
or sex.
Diseases.
Surgical operations.
Receipts.
Expenditure.
Investments.
For details sue the Annual Report on the Civil Hospitals and Dispensaries under the Government of Bombay From c. 1668-1858, the East India Company’s administration in the city of Bombay [Mumbai] and western India. From 1858-1947, a subdivision of the British Raj. It was responsible for British relations with the Gulf and Red Sea regions.
for the year 1914 and tables under Hospitals printed in Part V of the Statistics of British India.
1. The total number of institutions rose from 742 at the beginning to 760 at the end
of the year. The increase is mainly due to the opening of several private non-aided
institutions. The existing institutions are classed as follows :—State (public) 51 ; State
(special) 26 ; Local and Municipal Funds 285 ; Private Aided 17 ; Private Non-aided 333;
and Railways 48.
2. The total number of patients treated during the year rose from 2,355,620 to
2,485,773. In-patients, of whom 41,618 were definitely cured and 5,096 died, numbered
61',786 as against 59,868 in 1913. The mortality percentage among in-patients was 8 2 as
against 87 in the previous year. The total number of beds available fell from 6,518 to 6,495
but the average daily number of in-patients rose from 3,2427 to 3,556-2. Out-patients
increased in number from 2,295,752 to 2,423,987, the average daily attendance being 22,928.
3. Of the patients treated during the year, 21,368 were Europeans and Anglo-Indians
.1,572,892 Hindus, 756,929 Mussalmans and 134,584 belonged to other classes. The .number
of adult females treated was 518,230 or 20-84 per cent, of the total number of patients, the
figures of the preceding year being 491,756 and 20-88.
4. Among in-door patients a marked increase was noticeable under all kinds of cases
except those of leprosy, plague, small-pox and tubercular diseases. Among in-patients
cholera cases increased from 94 to 290 and deaths from 39 to 120. Small-pox cases fell from
457 t0 39 ° while deaths increased from 8910 91. Dysentery and diarrhoea also showed
increases in the number of cases while deaths showed a decrease of 21 in the case of dysentery
and a rise of 45 in the case of diarrhoea. Cases of malaria increased from 6,736 to 7,193
while deaths decreased from 156 to 116. Cases and deaths from tubercular diseases fell
from 2,355 and 534 to 2,333 anc ^ 5°^- “ Injuries ’’ accounted for 8,726 cases and 580 deaths,
Labour cases, normal and abnormal, rose considerably from 3,556 to 5,378, which indicates
the popularity of maternity wards attached to hospitals and dispensaries. Among out
patients the number of malaria cases rose by 16,715 to 433,989; next in order come
diseases of the digestive and respiratory systems, and diseases of the eye, ear and skin. The
number of cholera cases increased heavily from 454 to 1,550, while cases of tubercular
diseases rose slightly from 10,619 to 10,680.
5. During the year 100,776 persons underwent operations, of whom 99,224 were cured,
900 were relieved and 471 died. The mortality percentage was 0-46 as against 0-53 in 1913.
6. The total income, inclusive of an opening cash balance of Rs. 2,09,412, amounted
to Rs. 27,28,226 as against Rs. 25,34,320 in the preceding year. Of this, Rs. 12,80,512
were contributed by Government, Rs. 2,87,587 by Local and Rs. 4,46,867 by Municipal
funds. Subscriptions increased from Rs. 42,481 to Rs. 66,215. 4 he several Nursing
Associations contributed Rs. 1,30,322.
7. The total expenditure rose from Rs. 23,20,963 to Rs. 25,08,583. Deducting from
this Rs. 1,87,821. remitted into the Treasury on account of hospital fees, sale-proceeds of
unserviceable articles, etc., and Rs. 25,260 invested during the year, the net cost was
Rs. 22,95,502 as against Rs. 20,55,811 in 1913.
8. The invested capital stood at Rs. 10,87,565 at the beginning and Rs, 10,41,725 at
the end of the year.
General.
Bombay city.
4.—Epidemic Diseases.
Plague.
1. During the calendar year 1914 deaths from plague in the Presidency The name given to each of the three divisions of the territory of the East India Company, and later the British Raj, on the Indian subcontinent. (including Aden
and all Native States except Baroda) fell from 30,401 to 26,348. The seasonal curves owee
the usual features : a steady mortality with a slight tendency to fall during the firs oui
months : a marked drop in May and June—during the latter’month only 439 heat is wh
reported. The rise in mortality commenced in July and reached its maximum, 2,813 ea
in October. In December there were 1,732 deaths.
2. Plague was reported from Bombay city throughout the year but the P 61 ^ 0 ,^
maximum intensity was in the first half of the year in contradistinction to the ex P e ™ eI . lce J? ,
mofussil. Four hundred and sixty-five 1,135, ^ 2I ant l I 47 deaths were registered in 1 a
April, May and June respectively.