Report of the Department of the Interior ... [with Accompanying Documents].

during the fiscal year covered by this report, 959 pay patients were admitted and $17,878 received. It can be said with much truth that this fund saved the hospital from a deficit.

There were discharged during the year 3,878 patients, of whom 1,836 had recovered from their ailments, 1,350 improved, 252 unimproved, 84 not treated, and 350 died.

The surgical work was heavy, 1,940 operations being performed as against 1,913 past year, with the following results:

Recovered.

Improved..
Unimproved.
Died...

1,374

463

The medical service, on the whole, was satisfactory, notwithstanding the many difficulties experienced during the influenza epidemic on account of the illness of many nurses. It is gratifying, however, to note so few deaths from this cause. All of the nurses recovered.

In the out patient department, 5,335 were treated as follows: Medical, 736; minor surgical, 812; neurological, 76; orthopedical, 169; pediatrical, 376; dermatological, 233; otorhinological, 818; urological, 361; gynecological, 729; ophthalmological, 965; and tuberculosis, 60.

There were 9,940 revisits to the various clinics of this department, of which number 2,548 were for surgical dressing. Contrary to our expectation, there were treated in this department 2,919 less than the preceding year, while there were 204 more received for indoor treatment. The increase of indoor patients was due to the increased number of pay patients.

STATISTICAL TABLES.

INDOOR SERVICE.

The following tables show, in classified detail, the number of medical and surgical cases admitted, discharged, diagnosis, operations, and results of the indoor patients: