Report of the trustees of the City Hospital, Boston : 1891/92.

  • Boston City Hospital.
Date:
1892
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Credit: Report of the trustees of the City Hospital, Boston : 1891/92. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The number of patients admitted with accidental injuries was 1,331. Of all patients treated in the Hospital, 379 died within forty-eight hours after admission. The number of patients, classified according to their dis¬ eases, who visited the Hospital for advice and treatment in the out-patient departments, was as follows: Medical diseases ...... 3,427 Surgical diseases ...... 6,996 Diseases of the eye .... . . 1,690 Diseases of the ear ...... 635 Diseases of the skin ...... 886 Diseases of women ...... 599 Diseases of the nervous system ... 512 Diseases of the throat . . . . . 815 Total ....... 15,560 Number of Visits made by Out-patients to Hospital. Year. Month. Medical. Surgical. Eye. Ear. Skin. Women. Nervous. Throat. Total. 1891 January. 359 1,727 475 263 118 197 185 206 3,530 February. 412 1,689 432 262 153 164 120 194 3,426 March .. 469 1,806 566 391 160 170 134 254 3,950 April. 492 2,225 721 283 183 194 172 252 4,522 May. 428 2,406 699 194 179 217 201 234 4,558 June. 394 2,469 615 164 118 214 233 215 4,422 July. 440 2,515 663 165 133 181 312 292 4,701 August. 453 2,336 675 259 160 159 305 261 4,608 September ... 485 2,344 599 213 139 219 262 295 4,556 October. 417 2,157 624 154 126 164 198 276 4,116 November ... 341 2,218 494 159 168 162 172 213 3,927 December .... 400 2,210 487 199 138 166 130 228 3,958 1892. January. 339 1,978 526 245 121 147 126 250 3,732 5,429 28,080 7,576 2,951 1,896 2,354 2,550 3,170 54,006 Surgical out-patients treated in the accident-room, not classified elsewhere 1,369 Total 55,375