Annual reports of the statistical committee and the medical superintendents of the infectious hospitals and imbecile asylums, for the year 1887 / Metropolitan Asylums' Board.

  • Metropolitan Asylums Board (London, England). Statistical Committee.
Date:
1888
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Credit: Annual reports of the statistical committee and the medical superintendents of the infectious hospitals and imbecile asylums, for the year 1887 / Metropolitan Asylums' Board. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    REPORT OF THE STATISTICAL COMMITTEE ON THE WORK OF THE YEAR 1887. 11 th May, 1888. Committee’s Powers. In submitting its First Annual Report, the Statistical Committee think it desirable to recapitulate the powers vested in it upon its appointment by the Board on the 26th March, 1887, viz.:— (1.) To collate statistical information as to the operations of the Board, including the statistics attached to the Annual Reports of the Medical Superintendents of the Board’s Hospitals and Asylums, and such statistics as may be available from the commencement of the operations of the Board. (2.) To revise and report upon the present method of keeping the records of the treatment of patients in the Board’s Hospitals, and to periodically tabulate such records. (3.) To prepare statistics as to the results of modes of treatment in the Board’s Hospitals. (4.) To establish an uniform system of recording the vaccination of Smallpox patients. (5.) To record and report from time to time upon any statistical points relating to the practical treatment or prevention of the diseases dealt with in the Board’s Hospitals. Work done during the Year. The work accomplished by the Committee during the year has included:— (1.) The drawing up of revised forms of bed-cards, and temperature charts for use in the several Infectious Hospitals; the cards for Smallpox patients including records of vaccination marks. (2.) Drawing up of a register card to accompany patients from date of admission to that of death or discharge, following the patient when transferred to any convalescent hospital, and being eventually sent to the Chief Office, and there preserved for purposes of reference. (3.) Regulations relative to the preparation of Fever and Smallpox returns, &c. In order to efficiently carry out these reforms, the Committee recognised ; the desirability of availing themselves of the valuable advice and experience