Annual report on the Medical Department / Sierra Leone.

  • Sierra Leone. Medical Department.
Date:
[1905]
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Credit: Annual report on the Medical Department / Sierra Leone. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    HOSPITAL RETURNS, 1905. Annual Medical and Surgical Returns, Colonial Hospital, Freetown. Table No. 1. Males. Females. Total. Patients remaining in Hospital on 31-12-04 42 23 65 Patients admitted during the year 1905 935 423 1,358 Total number treated ... 977 446 1,423 Cured 537 213 750 Relieved 214 119 333 Not relieved 57 41 98 Died 126 49 175 Remaining on 31-12-05 43 24 67 Total number treated ... 977 446 1,423 Table No. 2. Males. Females. Average stay, in days, of Patients discharged ... 17-316 16-717 ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, died . ,,. ,,, 13-547 9-836 » » » .. remaining. . ... • • • 30-651 21-3 Daily average in Hospital 43-605 20-767 Table No. 3. 1.—Rate per cent, of Patients (175) died in total number (1,423) treated, 12 39. 12 hours. 24 hours. 48 hours. 72 hours. Total. 2.—Patients who died within the following hours after admisssion :— Males ... 8 12 8 9 37 Females 8 10 3 6 27 Total ... 16 22 11 15 64 Table No. 4. Number of Destitute Persons sent by the Police and Sanitary Authorities, AND TRANSFERRED TO THE HOSPITAL AT KlSSY. Males ... ... ... ... ... 11 Females ... ... ... ... ... 7 Total... ... ... ... 18