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Pulmonary Class; 47 to Chicken Pox, 33 to Croup, 4 to
Ague, 43 to Rheumatic and 6 to Puerperal Fever, 7 to
Delirium Tremens, 66 to Insanity, and 103 to Erysipelas and
Carbuncle in their various seats. When sub-divided and
arranged in their order of increase, 999 New Cases were
attended in the Out-door District, No. 1;—1216 in No. 3;—
1311 in No. 2 ;—1429 in No. 4;—1607 in the Workhouse ;
and 1880 in the Out-door District, No. 5. According to a
former estimate that there are 8.25 attendances to every case,
69,646 of these—exclusive of all applications for medicine—
must have fallen on the shoulders of the six Gentlemen who
constitute the Poor-Law Medical Staff. In addition to the
New, 5 Old Cases were brought forward in District 1;—45
in No. 2;—73 in No. 3;—61 in No. 4 ;—and 53 in No. 5.
Most Small Pox, Measles, Scarlatina and Diarrhoea were
under Dr. Welch; most Whooping Cough under Mr. Massingham;
most Fever under Mr. Defriez; most Erysipelas
under Mr. Vandenbergh; and most Delirium Tremens
under Mr. Smart and Dr. Moore. The Deaths to the Cases
occurred in the proportion of 1 to 18.
The following is the Medical Report of " Queen Adelaide's.
Dispensary" for the year ending December 31st, 1861 :—
" Patients admitted who had Advice and Medicine at the
Dispensary, or at their own homes, 2161; " of whom, "261
have been visited at their own homes," and "69 have died."
" The average daily attendance of Patients amounted to 57,"
and " the average number of Patients daily attended at their
own homes by the House Surgeon to 15."
At the City of London Hospital the In-Patients numbered
466, " being 41 more than in the preceding year," and the
Out-Patients 8711, " showing an increase of 986."
4 Cases of Diarrhoea, 4 of Rheumatic Fever, 10 of Bronchitis,
1 of Diptheria, and 1 Death were registered at the
Guardian Asylum on the Green.
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