482; pediatrics, 402; dermatological, 417; orthopedic, 150; and tuberculosis, 70. There were 15,185 revisits made by the patients while undergoing treatment in the several clinics of this service, and 2,609 surgical dressings were necessary. It is observed that much of the difficulty heretofore experienced in getting patients to revisit the dispensary at stated intervals for continued treatment is gradually disappearing. In a large measure this is doubtlessly due to the increasing confidence in hospital treatment by this class of patients as well as to the benefits derived therefrom. The following tables set forth in classified detail the medical and surgical diseases, admissions, discharges, and results of the indigent indoor patients: |