Reports of the practice in the clinical wards of the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh ... / [Andrew Duncan].

  • Duncan, Andrew, Jun., 1773-1832
Date:
1818
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Credit: Reports of the practice in the clinical wards of the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh ... / [Andrew Duncan]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    all proper objects, then the numbers of each sex received might afford some result as to the in¬ fluence of sex upon the frequency of disease. But even then we must not forget the influence of the customs, prejudices, and moral habits of each. A man who is not worn out seldom comes into an hospital for a slight complaint, while a mar¬ ried woman with a family will not come even tor a very severe disease. On the contrary, unmarried women and old men, especially if they have been formerly in an hospital, and have acquired the habits of laziness and inactivity, make the slight¬ est ailment a pretence for admission. We next state the time of remaining in the hospital of each sex during each period. Winter Quarter. Summer Quarter. No. Average Days. No. Average Days. Men - - 46 25 j 49 20i Women - 38 27 45 2 Of Number of each sex according to the weeks they remained in the house :— Winter Quarter. Men. Women. Total. Summer Quarter. Men. Women, Total Grand Tot a, Under 7 days 8 4 12 8 6 14 26 — 14 — 8 6 14 11 11 22 36 — 21 — 5 4 9 15 15 30 39 — 28 — 7 9 16 4 8 12 28 — 35 — 6 6 12 6 2 8 20 — 42 —- 7 6 13 2 2 4 17 — 47 —. 3 0 3 2 3 7 10 Above 50 2 4 6 1 2 3 9 According to this view, the average time our patients remained was 23 or 24 days, and women remain a day or two longer than men. Com- 7