Report of the trustees of the City Hospital, Boston : 1881/82.

  • Boston City Hospital.
Date:
1882
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Credit: Report of the trustees of the City Hospital, Boston : 1881/82. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT AND RESIDENT PHYSICIAN. City Hospital, April 30, 1882. To the Board of Trustees: — Gentlemen,—I have the honor to present herewith my Annual Report of the Hospital for the past year. The following table shows the number of patients who have, each year, applied for admission, and been treated at the Hospital: — Patients examined for admission. Patients admitted. Patients accident¬ ally injured. Number of out-pa¬ tients treated. From June 1, 1864, to December 31,1864. 703 475 129 371 From January 1, 1865, to December 31, 1865 .... 1,451 1,066 242 1,143 From January 1, 1866, to December 31,1866 .... 1,749 1,432 345 3,324 From January 1, 1867, to December 31,1867 .... 1,913 1,534 328 7,015 From January 1,1868, to December 31, 1868 .... 2,729 2,078 417 8,794 From January 1, 1869, to April 30,1870 . 4,632 3,054 482 11,791 From May 1, 1870, to April 30, 1871 . 3,977 2,396 525 8,899 From May 1,1871, to April 30, 1872 . 4,387 2,873 565 8,947 From May 1,1872, to April 30,1873 . 4,326 3,304 660 7,526 From May 1, 1873, to April 30, 1874 . 4,250 3,201 804 9,272 From May 1, 1874, to April 30, 1875 . 4,652 3,424 756 8,732 From May 1, 1875, to April 30, 1876. 4,434 3,180 689 9,413 From May 1, 1876, to April 30, 1877 . 4,713 3,580 663 8,526 From May 1, 1877, to April 30, 1878 . ’ 5,068 4,034 604 9,658 From May 1,1878, to April 30, 1879 . 6,285 4,323 734 10,419 From May 1, 1879, to April 30, 1880 . 5,444 3,995 505 10,309 From May 1, 1880, to April 30, 1881 . 5,781 4,418 553 10,605 From May 1, 1881, to April 30, 1882 . 5,842 4,107 567 12,035 Total. 71,336 52,474 9,568 146,779 The number of patients classified according to their dis¬ eases, who visited the Hospital for advice and treatment in the out-patient department, was as follows : — Medical diseases under charge of Drs. Shattuck, Forster, and Rotch . . . . . . . . 2,679