Statistics of the Royal Infirmary of Glasgow. Third series : compiled from the records of the institution for 1846 / by R.S. Orr.

Date:
[1847?]
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Credit: Statistics of the Royal Infirmary of Glasgow. Third series : compiled from the records of the institution for 1846 / by R.S. Orr. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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    It may here be mentioned, that in this as in the former reports, in estimating the number of cures and deaths, and the propor- tionate mortality, the calculations have been made on the numbers treated to a termination. These of course include the dismissions and' the deaths, which together make up the whole number treated. Some have erroneously made such calculations from the admis- sions ; but the fallacy of this method is at once obvious from the fact, that a certain number of those admitted being still resident in the hospital at the time of their being made, their treatment and its results must necessarily not have terminated. The num- ber remaining in hospital at the close of each year should there- fore be included in the returns of the year following, as it is then that their treatment terminates. Before proceeding as formerly, first, to the statistics of the medical and surgical wards, and, second, to those of the fever wards, the following general statement of the movement in the Infirmary during the year 1846 may be examined. Med. & Surgical Fever Wards. Wards. No. remaining 1st January 1846, from for- mer year, . . . 177 30 No. admitted since to 31st Dec., inclusive, 2750 2002 Total. 207 4752 No. remaining 31st December 1846, 2927 2032 4959 180 232 412 2747 1800 4547 Of these there have been—relieved, Dismissed with advice — being irregular, — being incurable, — by desire, Died, Cured, 443>. 132 63 1- 795 8 1 1491 277 207 484 1675 1593 3268 2747 1800 Males, 135? 010$ Males, 49)]fto Females, 77) “ ? Females, 53 j Med. Wards. Surg. Wards. Fev.Wards. Average residence of the patients, 29 days. 28 days. 19 days. Average expense of each patient, L.l 10 4J. Daily average number of patients, 4547 314 Total. 25 days. I.—Statistics of the Medical and Surgical Wards. There were in these wards on the 1st of January 1846, 1(7 patients ; there were admitted during the year, 2750 ; and there remained on the 31st of December 1846, 180, which, deducted from the above numbers, leaves a total of 2747 cases treated to a termination. Of these 1729 were males, of whom 177 died, 1018 were females, of whom 100 died.