The history of the General Hospital, Belfast, and the other medical institutions of the town : with chronological notes and biographical reminiscenses connected with its rise and progress / [Andrew G. Malcolm].

  • Andrew George Malcolm
Date:
1851
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Credit: The history of the General Hospital, Belfast, and the other medical institutions of the town : with chronological notes and biographical reminiscenses connected with its rise and progress / [Andrew G. Malcolm]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Dr. S. EEID’S statistics OF THE UNION FEVER HOSPITAL. 1847. Montlis. Mac Tyjjhus. Doubt Typhus. Yai'iola. Rubeola. Synocha Relapsing Synoehus. F ebricula. Contagion traced in. Jan., 22 2 11 ... 36 6 30 38 Feb., 41 4 20 52 10 23 92 March, ... 81 2 31 1 105 28 52 170 April, ... 101 16 4 . • « 146 G8 158 239 May, 5G G 9 4 89 90 90 148 June, 101 12 5 103 90 148 301 Jub', 113 10 5 137 92 109 329 August,... G7 16 • •• » » • 71 87 66 218 Sept., 4 *• » 53 44 39 140 Oct., 45 9 1 • • • 34 37 48 130 Nov., 131 10 1 1 50 47 75 248 Dec., 66 3 • • • • • • 24 57 54 170 Officers,... 14 1 ... ... 5 4 2 Total, 889 95 87 6 905 6G0 894 2,223 Mortality, 176 5 20 1 G4 G9 18 1848. Months. Mac Typhus. Doubt Typhus. Variola. Rubeola. Synocha. Relapsing. Synochns. Fehrieula. Contagion traced in. J an., 94 34 1 26 48 66 119 Feb., .... March, .. 84 .12 2 • • • 28 37 39 89 75 17 1 • • • 27 34 26 84 April, .. 53 10 1 1 5 31 30 69 ]\Iay ..... 39 4 • • • 1 6 32 43 35 June, 28 1 1 • • • 3 37 33 23 J uly,.... 30 2 4 2 16 22 30 August,.. 32 4 8 • •• 3 12 15 23 Sept.,.... 15 » • • 1 1 3 17 18 11 October,.. 13 * » • 1 • • • • • • 8 21 10 Nov 8 • » • 2 2 5 14 17 12 Dec., .... 1 3 1 3 3 1 24 13 13 Officers,.. 3 0 1 ... 1 Total, .. 477 85 27 9 109 310 344 508 Mortality, 82 4 4 0 10 20 5 Total, 2731* * Out of a total of 4,G01 Patients ohservecl. FACTS ASCERTAINED ON THE NATURE OF RELAPSING SYNOCHA. 1st.—14G out of 385 cases had the first crisis, after the first rigor, on the 5th day. 2nd.— 98 out of 385 cases had the second rigor on the 14th day 3rd.—122, second crisis, after the second rigor, on the 2nd day.