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REPORT ON THE

      In the Chandney Hospital and at the Park Street, Chitpore, and Sukea's Street Dispen-
saries there was a large amount of surgical relief afforded, both operative and in the setting of
fractures and reduction of dislocations.

      9. The daily average attendance of out-door patients at the Mayo Hospital and its
associated dispensaries was as follows, viz.—

Total number of
patients treated.

      It will be observed that, during 1875, 4,724 Government servants received medical and
surgical relief at these institutions.

Total number of
patients treated.

      10. The total number of patients (in and out-door) treated at the Mayo Hospital and
its branches was 193,765, and there was a daily average attendance of 1,597 persons for
advice. This fact reflects great credit on the management of these institutions.

Financial
statement.

      11. The total income of the Mayo Hospital for the year 1875 was Rs. 59,749-13-10, of
which sum Rs. 30,366-6-0 was contributed by Government. Out of this sum there was
the following expenditure:—

HOWRAH GENERAL HOSPITAL.

     SURGEON-MAJOR R. BIRD, M.D., has been in charge of this hospital during the entire
year, and the following is a brief summary of his annual report. Dr. Bird prefaces his report
by the remark that "during the past year the machinery of the institution has worked
smoothly and well, and there is nothing of an extraordinary nature to report."

Statistics of the hospital

     2. The following table shows the working of the in-door department of the hospital
during the year 1875, as well as some of the principal statistical events for the same period:—