Provincial Hospital Patient Statistics




TABULAR RETURN OF PATIENTS TREATED IN THE PROVINCIAL HOSPITAL, AUCKLAND, 1859.

Diseases.
(Arranged according to Cullen.)

No. Diseases Remained 31st Dec. 1858. Admitted in 1859. Total Treated in 1859. Discharged in 1859. Died in 1859. Remaining 31st December 1859.
1 Fever—Continued ... 0 4 4 3 0 1
2 Intermittent ... 2 2 2 0 0
3 Phlegmon and Abscess ... 6 6 5 0 1
4 Anthrax 1 1 1 0 0
5 Erythema or Whitlow ... 1 1 1 0 0
6 Phrynitis or Quinsy ... 2 3 3 0 0
7 Cynanche Trachealis ... 2 0 2 2 0 0
8 Cataractis ... 4 4 4 0 0
9 Inflammation of Brain ... 1 1 0 1 0
10 Delirium Tremens ... 3 3 3 0 0
11 Cynanche Tonsillaris or Quinsy ... 2 2 2 0 0
12 Inflammation of—Lungs ... 2 12 14 8 5 1
13 Heart ... 1 1 0 1 0
14 Bronchi ... 1 1 0 1 0
15 Liver ... 2 2 1 1 0
16 Kidney ... 1 0 1 1 0 0
17 Bones ... 4 4 2 2 0
18 Knee Joint ... 2 2 0 2 0
19 Testis ... 1 1 1 0 0
20 Rheumatism ... 25 27 13 2 12
21 Sciatica ... 1 1 1 0 0
22 Vancella ... 1 1 1 0 0
23 Rubeola (Measles) ... 1 1 1 0 0
24 Erysipelas ... 3 3 1 2 0
25 Hemiplegia ... 0 0 0 0 0
26 Pulmonary Consumption ... 18 18 7 10 1
27 Haemorrhoids ... 2 2 2 0 0
28 Dysentery ... 1 1 1 0 0
29 Diarrhoea ... 3 3 3 0 0
30 Apoplexy and Palsy ... 3 3 0 2 1
31 Dyspepsia ... 2 13 15 12 1 2
33 Hysteria ... 1 1 1 0 0
34 Asthma ... 1 2 3 2 0 1
35 Diarrhoea ... 1 1 1 0 0
36 Anasarca ... 1 1 1 0 0
37 Dropsy ... 8 8 6 2 0
38 Scrofula ... 2 2 1 1 0
39 Hip-joint Disease ... 5 5 3 2 0
40 Syphilis (Veneral) ... 2 34 36 30 1 5
41 Paraphimosis ... 1 1 1 0 0
42 Phthisis ... 4 4 2 2 0
43 Scurvy ... 1 1 1 0 0
44 Stricture of Urethra ... 1 1 0 0 1
45 Prostate Disease ... 1 0 1 0 0 1
46 Stone in Bladder ... 1 1 0 1 0
47 Incontinence of Urine ... 1 1 1 0 0
48 Varicose Veins ... 1 1 0 0 1
49 Tumours ... 1 3 4 2 1 1
50 Dislocations ... 1 1 1 0 0
51 Wounds ... 28 28 27 1 0
52 Contusions ... 9 9 8 0 1
53 Sprains ... 15 15 15 0 0
54 Burns ... 2 2 1 1 0
55 Ulcers ... 6 28 34 32 2 0
56 Fractures ... 3 24 27 14 12 1
57 Skin Diseases ... 5 5 4 1 0
58 General Debility ... 7 7 1 5 1

Total 41 239 280 198 33 49

  • Of this number 31 were Maoris.

T. M. PHILSON, M.D.,
Provincial Surgeon.



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VUW Te Waharoa PDF Auckland Provincial Gazette 1860, No 5





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🏥 Tabular Return of Patients Treated in the Provincial Hospital, Auckland, 1859

🏥 Health & Social Welfare
Hospital, Patients, Diseases, Admissions, Discharges, Deaths, Auckland
  • T. M. Philson, M.D., Provincial Surgeon