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TABULAR STATEMENT OF DISEASES TREATED DURING TWELVE MONTHS.
| CLASS. | ORDER. | DISEASE. | In Hospital, April 1, 1863. | Admitted during 12 months | Total. | Discharged. | Died. | Remaining April 1, 1863 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Zymotic | Miasmatic | Febris Continua | ... | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... |
| Dietic | Scorbutus | 5 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | |
| Enthetic | Syphilis | 2 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2. Constitutional | Tubercular | Phthisis | ... | 3 | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 |
| Disease of Nervous System | Paralysis | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | |
| Dementia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ||
| Organs of Circulation | Heart Disease | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | |
| 3. Local | Respiratory System | Pleuritis | ... | 2 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Bronchitis | ... | 4 | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ||
| Asthma | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ||
| Catarrh | ... | 4 | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ||
| Digestive System | Constipatio | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | |
| Diarrhea | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ... | 1 | ||
| Hepatitis | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ||
| Urinary System | Nephritis | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Organs of Sense | Ophthalmia | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | |
| Cataract | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | ||
| Rheumatism | Rheumatism | 2 | 8 | 10 | 10 | ... | ... | |
| Organs of Locomotion | Synovitis | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | |
| Abscess | ... | 6 | 6 | 4 | ... | 2 | ||
| Cutaneous | Cutaneous | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | |
| Integuments | Ulcer | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | |
| 4. Developmental | Hypertrophy | Tumor | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... |
| Disease of Nutrition | Debility | ... | 5 | 5 | 3 | ... | 2 | |
| 5. Violence | Accident and Negligence | Fracture | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... |
| Dislocation | ... | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ||
| Contusion | ... | 3 | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ||
| Wounds | ... | 4 | 4 | 4 | ... | ... | ||
| 13 | 75 | 88 | 72 | 4 | 12 |
RESULT TO PATIENTS—Cured, 58; Relieved, 14; Died, 4; Remaining, 12.
NATIVES included in this table—6 Males.
The ten cases of rheumatism were of a chronic nature such as is ordinarily incident to an agricultural and mining population. Nine cases of syphilis were treated, being six above last year; a few of the patients were sailors, but the majority were gold-miners, who brought the disease with them from Otago, where the disease is, we believe, very prevalent. Three cases of consumption were admitted, in all of which benefit was derived from the treatment employed. From our observation of this disease in private practice as well as in the Hospital, we have reason to believe that owing to the dryness of the air in this Province, and consequent freedom of pulmonary transpiration of water, and the absence of strong winds and extremes of temperature, consumption runs a less rapid course here than in England, and is more frequently arrested and cured by suitable treatment, in confirmation of this opinion we may mention that no case of pneumonia (inflammation of the lungs) was treated in the Hospital, and no death from this disease occurred in the Province during the year, though in England it forms a considerable item in the tables of mortality. Deductions from the limited experience of a few years require, however, further confirmation. None of the other cases call for special remark.
LUNATIC ASYLUM.
| Patients in Gaol and Asylum | Males. | Females. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 1, 1863. | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Admitted during the year | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Discharged | ... | 1 | 2 |
| Remaining March 31, 1864 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
Since last report, the female lunatics have been removed to the Taranaki Buildings, a portion of which has been fitted up for their reception, and will, when a garden for recreation is formed, provide most satis-
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Nelson Provincial Gazette 1864, No 16
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