title: [Annual report of the Subotica Municipal and Eye Hospital for 1889].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The paper is the translation of the report of the Head physician of the Municipal Hospital in Subotica for 1889. It shows the number of patients, the number of checkups, the number of outpatients and inpatients, distribution by sex, age, place of residence, the frequency of patients by months and groups of diseases, the average length of treatment, the number of cured, unsuccessfully treated and deceased patients, the most significant surgeries, the number of doctors employed and a detailed survey of groups of diseases.
  From January 1, to December 31, 1889, 6.123 patients were treated, 5.141 outpatients and 982 inpatients; 24.644 visits, 69 patients on average, 2.884 men and 2.257 women; 662 under 1 year of age; 828 aged 1 to 5; 1.655 aged 5 to 20; 1.854 aged 20 to 80; 142 patients over 80 years of age. 4.260 patients were from Subotica and 881 from other parts of the country. 19.436 patient days were required, 19 3/4 on average. 747 patients were cured, condition improved in 132, 60 were unsuccessfully treated and 43 patients died. Cerebral and spinal cord diseases occurred in 73 outpatients and 38 patients (the same distribution: outpatients + inpatients goes for all diseases, respectively); nervous system diseases 82 + 18; ear diseases 139 + 2; eye diseases 1706 + 220; nose diseases 12 + 0; respiratory tract diseases 478 + 95; circulatory system diseases 35 + 13; lymphatic system diseases 51 + 5; mouth and throat lumen diseases 207 + 9; coronary diseases and diseases of intestinal mucosa 711 + 18; genitourinary tract diseases 252 + 66; skin diseases 440 + 107; muscle, gland and tissue diseases 104 + 23; joint diseases 75 + 16; bone diseases 56 + 20; acute infectious diseases 344 + 43; chronic infectious disease 143 + 137; general nutritional disorders 222 + 43; poisonings 3 + 2; childbirths 8 + 6.
authors.affiliation: Opssta bolnica Odeljenje za bolesti uha, nosa i grla Odeljenje za kozne i polne bolesti, Zdravstveni centar, 24000 Subotica, Izvorska bb.
authors.forename: Marko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sente
authors.forename: Ruza
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sente
mesh_terms: D049672:History, 19th Century; D006773:Hospitals, Municipal / Q000266:history*; D006782:Hospitals, Special / Q000266:history*; D006801:Humans; D009885:Ophthalmology / Q000266:history*; D015022:Yugoslavia