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

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[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.

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    There were treated in the medical wards 1273 patients, oi whom 744 were males, and of these 116 or 1 in 6‘4 died ; 529 were females, and of these 83 or 1 in 6’3 died. There were treated in the surgical wards 1474 patients, in whom 985 were males ; and of these 61 or 1 in 16T died ; 489 were females, and of these 17 or 1 in 28'7 died. Of the above 2747 patients there were found to be Males, Females, Scotch. Irish. English. Foreigners. Total. 1131 509 62 27 1729 750 247 18 3 1018 - - — ■ 1881 756 80 30 2747 From this it appears, that of the total number treated, 68‘43 per cent, were natives of Scotland, 27'52 per cent, were natives of Ireland, 2'94 per cent, were natives of England, and 1*09 per cent, were foreigners. An increase of 2 per cent, on the previous year is therefore observable in the numbers of diseased Irish who have presented themselves for treatment during last year, and a decrease of 3 per cent, in the numbers of Scotch, while the English have remained stationary. The number of foreigners has increased from 0.81 per cent, to 1.09 per cent. Table I. exhibits a numerical analysis of the admissions, dismis- sions, deaths, average numbers in hospital, and mortality per cent, of the cases treated to a termination for each month in the year. Med. & Surg. Admitted. Dismissed. Died._ Aver. No. in Hospital. Mortality per cent. 1846. Tot. M. F. Tot. M. M. Tot M. F. Tot M. K. Tot. M. F. Jan 266 166 100 178 113 65 19 11 8 219 131 88 9-64 8-87 10-95 Feb 232 141 91 210 132 78 14 6 9 252 152 100 6-25 3-64 10-34 March, 225 134 91 230 134 96 25 16 9 240 146 94 9-80 10-66 8-57 April, 211 134 77 184 113 71 26 22 4 219 137 82 12-38 16-29 5-33 May,... 217 151 66 195 122 73 18 16 2 219 140 79 8-45 11-59 2-66 June, 237 154 83 228 154 74 15 6 9 226 153 73 6-17 3-75 10-84 July,... 236 150 86 224 144 80 23 18 5 212 134 78 9-31 11-11 5-88 Aug.... 234 148 86 222 134 88 23 16 7 207 133 74 9-38 10-66 7-3G Sept... 231 140 91 212 125 87 23 14 9 201 135 66 9-78 10-07 9-37 Oct. .. 219 137 82 210 138 72 25 15 10 192 126 66 10-63 9-80 12-19 Nov... 212 132 80 188 118 70 31 15 16 181 118 63 14-15 11-27 18-60 Dec . 23C 151 79 189 125 64 35 23 12 185 121 64 15-62 15-54 15-7S 10-23 9.82