Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital

Bengaluru City University MA History Department Project work

1. DEPARTMENT OF POST GRADUATE STUDIES
AND RESEARCH CENTRE IN HISTORY
GOVERNMENT ARTS COLLEGE
DR.BR. AMBEDKAR VEEDHI , BENGALURU -560001
PROJECT REPORT ON
BOWRING AND LADY CURZON HOSPITAL
SUBMITTED BY
SUPRIYA M C
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UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF
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ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPT.OF HISTORY
GOVT ARTS COLLEGE BANGLORE -560001
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CONTENT:
Introduction to medical services
History of Civil and Military station
Architecture
Lewinbenthambowring& Lady curzon
Hsisgoshahospita
CharakaSuper-specialityHospital
ART (anti retro viral theraphy)
SABV COLLEGE

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INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL SERVICES
•The Modern era of public health began in 1880’s around the world. Public health began to
put more focus on epidemic diseases such as cholera, small pox and plague and other
diseases like fever, dysentery, diarrhea, tuberculosis, as it affected most of the
population.
•1875 a severe famine struck the princlyState of Mysore and thousands lost their lives.
The rulers of Mysore had modern views in redressing public grievances and were
determined to protect their subjects. To tackle with public health they opendedhospitals
and dispensaries were established in different parts of the state to provide free health
care to people.
•1831 it was stationed at Bangalore and had charge of Bowring civil Hospital, Leper
Hospital and the Lunatic Assylam
•1834 Mark Cubbonwas appointed as Chief Commissioner, the period of his
administration was marked by steady progress on public health.

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•1881 The Department of Public Health was reconstituted with Senior Surgeon as ex-officio
Sanitary Commissioner and a full time Deputy Sanitary Commissioner to assist him in
controlling & administrating the department.
•1919 the Government of Mysore appointed a committee, to reorganize the Medical
department .
•1929, the Sanitary Department was separated from the Medical Department and was put
under the control of full time Director of Health and a Board of Health was appointed to act
as an advisory body on public health matters.

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HISTORY OF BANGLORE
( Civil and Military station)
ImprovementofTownshipAct1850(Building,repairing,cleaning,Improving
towns)similartomuncipalboardformednewcantonmentareas.
1881twoboardswerelegalized&functionedastwoindependentbodycalled
BangaloreCityMunicipality&BangaloreCivi&MilitaryStation.
1949–The“BangaloreCity”and“CivilandMilitary”stationastwoseparate
MunicipalEntitiesweremergedforwardtoformaCitycorporationunderthe
“BangaloreCityCorporationAct1949”

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Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospitals

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INTRODUCTION TO BOWRING AND LADY CURZON HOSPITAL
•Bowringhospitalformallyopenedin1868onlyformenbyMr.LewinBentham
BowringthethenCommissionerofMysore.
•ItwasoriginallyamedicalinstitutionbelongingtoMysoreState,butin1884itwas
madeovertotheCivilandMilitarystation.
•Additionalaccommodationforfemalepatientswasprovidedbythedonations
contributedbycitizensandbytheGovernmentofIndia.Thisadditionalhospital
wasnamedLadyCurzonHospital.1881administrationcameunderthemunicipal
control,bothhospitalswererenovatedandwasinauguratedbyLadyCurzon
december101890nowcalledas“LadyCurzonwomenandchildhospital”.

15. MR. LEWIN BENTHAM BOWRING
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•Lewis Bentham Bowring served as the commissioner from
1862 to 1870.
He also served as a chief commissioner of Coorg.
•He was well-known for giving importance to sanitation and
hygiene.”
LADY VICTORIA CURZON
•Lady Curzon Hospital was established in the late 1890s for
women and children. It owes its existence to Lady Victoria
Curzon, wife of George Nathaniel Curzon, the then Viceroy
of India.
•Progressive medical reforms were initiated by English
women in India under the leadership of Lady Curzon by
appointing women doctors and Constructing
hospital for women.

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•Bothhospitalaccommodatedfor104beds,ofwhich80wereformenand24forwomen
patients.Nowthereare28wardsand686beds.
•ThishospitalswasonlytheCivilMedicalInstitutionofBengaluru.
ThetwohospitalswerefullyequipedwithX-rayandPathologicallaboratory.
TheywerebothplacedinthecombinedchargeofoneSuperintendentin1911.
1920therewhere11wards\100bed’s.The11wardswerecatagorisedassepecialwards,
castewards,generalwardsanddeliverywards.
1923-24nursingtrainingschoolwasstartedandin1978therewere
1,20,000nursewhichdoubledwithin30yr.

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In 1947, the Civil and Military station were retroceded to the Mysore Durbar. As a
consequence of this, the Bowring & Lady Curzon Hospitals along with other medical
institutions of the area were placed under the administrative control of the Mysore
Medical Department.
In 1986 as 2
nd
SARRC summit was held in banglorewhich played arole ininternational
financial institutions, in the promotion and protection of economic, social, and cultural
rights were recognised. The recent concern about issues of economic, social and
cultural rights on the part of the World Bank were also disscused.
As a result VIP wards where built with modern equipment where
introduced and was prepared for any medical emergency situations.

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2004BangloreDevelopmentAuthorityhasdenotednewbuildingEMERGENCYBLOCK
tohospitalwhichconsitsof10intensivecareunit,4criticalcare,groundfloorhas
centrallaboratoryandsurgicallaboratoryfacilities,2operationroom,x-raydepartment.
In same year Digital library , telemedicine deparment, 15 beds for intensive care for new
born babies.
2011 introduction of Nucleic Acid testing facitity( ensure that blood is free from infection)
2017 Bowring hospital had completed 150yr
2015 Lady Curzon hospithad completed 125yr

19. Lariboisière Hospital
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The Bowring and Lady Curzon
Hospital in Bengaluru was based
on the arrangement of the
LariboisièreHospital in Paris.
The hospital's plan was based on
the classical European style of the
LariboisièreHospital.The
LariboisièreHospital was
designed by renowned architect
Martin-Pierre Gauthier and is
named after a French
noblewoman

20. 1925-29 BOWRINGHOSPITAL:
IN PATIENT 19,042
OUT PATIENT 1,355
MAJOR
SURGERY
346
SMALL
SUEGERY
708
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1925-29 LADY CURZON HOSPITAL :
IN PATIENT 16,693
OUT PATIENT 2,346
MAJORSURGERY 133
SMALL SUEGERY 223

21. •STATISTICS AFTER IN STALATION OF
MODERN EQUPMENT:
YEAR IN
PATIENT
OUT
PATIENT
1855-56 1,696 11,243
1865-66 1,800 18,711
1875-76 1,482 47,604
1880-81 1,688 46,040
1884-85 1,451 41,608
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1Department of Nutrition & Dietics
2Department of Dermatology
3Department of Orthopedics
4Department of Medical Records
5Department of Pathology
6Department of ENT
7Department of Tranfusion Medicine
8Department of Psychiatry
9Department of Plastic Surgery
10Department of GenralSurgery
11Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
12Department of Medicine
13Department of Microbiology
14Department of Radiotheraphy
15Department of Biochemistry
16Department of Forensic Medicine
17Department of Radiodiagnosis
18Department of Medical Gastroenterology
19Department of Surgical Gastroenterology
20Department of Anti Retro Viral Therapy
DEPARTMENTS

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Services Provided In Bowring &
Lady Curzon Hospitals
Inpatientservice
Outpatientservices
Labservices
X-ray services
CT scanning
services
Vaccination
services
Kangaroo mother
care
SNCU
–sick newborn care units
ID NAT facility
-Individual Donor-Nucleic Acid Testing
(ID-NAT).
Tele medicine
Dialysis
ART CENTRE (HIV)
–NODAL CENTRE
-Anti-retroviral therapy
ARTIFICIAL LIMB CENTRE
JOINT REPLACEMENT
CENTRE WITH MODULAR OT
PHARMACY
BLOOD BANK
RAKTHA KOSHA LINK

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Sl
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Name of the Programme/Schemes
1 Free Health Benefit Scheme for SC/ST Patients
2 BPL (50% Discount for BPL card holders)
3 AyushmanBharathArogyaKarnataka (ABARK)
4 Jyothi Sanjeevani Scheme [(JSS) for Govt. Officials]
5 Chief Minister Medical Relief Fund
6 ART
7 Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakrama (Children up to 1yr free treatment)
8 Yeshaswini Scheme
9
NRC –Nutrition Rehabilitation Centre
Severe Acute Malnutrition Care (SAM)
10AgnipathYojana
Schemes in Bowring &
Lady Curzon Hospitals

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VITAL STATISTICS &MEDICAL SERVICES
MEDICAL RELIEF: The Bowring & Lady Curzon Hospitals continued to afford medical
aid to the public .
(A) At the Bowring Civil Hospitalwhich give relifto male patients only.
YEAR PATIENTS OPERATIONS DEATHS
IN DOOR OUT DOOR MAJOR MINOR
1922-23 1,408 42,891 268 853 12
1923-24 1,488 16,051 336 695 33
1924-25 1,455 17,792 347 818 14
1925-26 1,450 16,177 300 701 26
1926-27 1,446 18,837 342 751 15

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(B)Lady Curzon hospital afforded medical relief to patients inculding
children & obstetric’soperation in medical section .
1923-24 Lady Curzon hospital introduced with new equipments
like heater cirlulation,high pressure boilorcylinders,,cold& winter
regulators, motor abmulance, new special disinfection room was buit.
The sterilizing apparatus for the operation theater was fitted with electric
heaters.
1925-26 addition medical hospital known as HAJEE SIR ISMAIL SAIT
GOSHA HOSPITAL

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YEAR PATIENTS OPERATIONS DEATH
S
OBSTERTIC
OPERATION
IN DOOR OUT
DOOR
MAJOR MINOR MAJO
R
MINO
R
1922-23 2,755 21,450 117 490 13 33 77
1923-24 2,688 20,491 110 262 10 61 86
1924-25 2,680 22,633 103 117 8 103 112
1925-26 2,388 23,270 206 555 15 107 206
1926-27 2,461 23,590 209 345 15 86 103

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1926-27 Medical relief:
The chief medical institution : Civil and Military station
1.The Bowring & Lady Curzon Hospital formally only for male ,
later female patients and childernswere included.
2.Gosha hospital was only for gosh lady ( muslimladies ).
3.Isolation hospital for all dieases.

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REPORT ON CIVIL AND MILITARY STATION 1926 -27

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HAJEE SIR ISMIL SAIT’S
GOSHA HOSPITAL

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HSIS Goshahospitalwas establishedin 1925. The Obstetric’sand Gynaecology(OBG)
department of Bowring & Lady Curzon Hospital has been shifted to HSIS Ghosha
Hospital on 25-09-2017.The construction and renovation has been done as per the
Medical Council of India norms.
The HSIS GhoshaHospital has 120 beds for OBG, 10 bedded NICU (Neonatal ICU) is
also been added at HSIS GhoshaHospital.
4 bedded ICU has been in place for any OBG emergencies, other infrastructure
includes 10 bedded labourward, 1 emergency Operation theatre, 2 regular Operation
Theatres (Modular OT).

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SlNoProgrammes/Schemes Under NHM
1 JananiSurakshaYojane(JSY Urban)
2 JSSK-JananiShishuSurakshaKaryakram(MH)
3 JSSK-Janani Shishu Suraksha Karyakram(CH)
4 SNCU Mangement
5
Home Based Newborn Care/HBNC(others(if any) Newborn
week)
6 Family Planning ProgrammeAbotionCare
7 Maternal Health Programme
8 Lakshyaprogramme
9 KayakalpaProgramme
10E-hospital Programme
Services
and Schemes of
Government
HSIS
GoshaHospital

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During the pandemic , Infosys Foundation
spentRs 11 croreto fully equip Bruhut
Bengaluru Mahanagara palike-built Charaka
hospital.
The 130-bed super-specialityhospital, named
CharakaSuper-speciality.
The hospital will now be managed by the
Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital and
Research Centre
CharakaSuper-specialityHospital

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CIVIL AND MILITARY MAP

35. LADY CURZON AND BOWRING HOSPITAL
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36. BLOCKS INFORMATION
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37. Old And New Hospital
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38. Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital located
in Shivaji Nagar
It was originally a brick and mortar
structure
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39. REMAINING OF THE OLD STRUCTURES LEFT
IN THE PREMISES
QUARTER FOR STAFFS
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40. OPD DEPARTMENT
EMERGENCY
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41. THE ADMINISTRATIVE BLOCK BUILT IN 1960
THE GATES WERE PRESENTED TO LADY CURZON BY
AHMED HAJEE MOHAMED SA IT IN 1913
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ROYAL THUMBOO CHETTAR BUILT IN 1884

43. The Raja Dharma Pravina Thumboo Chettiar Dispensary was
established in 1895.It was a charitable institution located between
the Bowring Civil Hospital and St. Paul's Church.The foundation
stone for the dispensary was laid by the donation.
T. R. A. ThumbooChetty was a Senior Member of the Council of
the Maharaja of Mysore from 1881–1895.He was also a Judge of
the Chief Court of Mysore from 1884–1890.
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44. PAEDIATRIC ICU
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ART CENTRE [ ANTI RETRO
VIRAL THERAPY

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INSPECTION OF BOWRING CIVIL HOSPITAL BY
CHIEF COMMISSIONER 1886

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An Anti-retroviral Therapy (ART) Centre is a facility that provides support to people
living with HIV/AIDS.ART centresare located in:
Medical colleges
District hospitals
Non-profit charitable institutions
Initially there were only three ART centresfunctioning
Mysore –Kr hospital
Banglore-Bowring hospital
Hubali-Kimshospital
ART centre at Bowring hospital was Centre of Excellence study by National AIDS
Control Organisation. It has recognisedfor teaching and training programmesfor
medical and research
project in state .Rs 65 L alotedfor ART centers in hospitals
THE ART CENTRE [ ANTI RETRO VIRAL THERAPY ] AT BOWRING
AND LADY CURZON HOSPITAL, BANGALORE

48. •CD4 testing
•CD4 is the test done routinely on patients to assess the progress of the disease and
response to treatment.
•It is one of the factors to decide whether patient is adherent, requires a change of
regime or has some underlying undiagnosed or untreated condition.
Laboratory support
Bowring hospital is a tertiary centre and is expected to have basic blood facilities.
Patients have been asked to do basic tests for malaria, typhoidect.
Functioning of Centre of Excellence (CoE)
The role of the COE is in-depth analysis of data of various services including ART
centreslinked to them, conduct operational research for NACP and serve as a
repository of information related to HIV/AIDs. It is expected to build partnerships
with organisationslike CDC, NIH for multi-site, multi country partnerships.
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The oldest civil hospital in the city, Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital, is still the first
to be alerted when a VIP is in town in case of any emergencies.
Plague which decimated the population and rendered considerable parts of the city
inhabitable in a matter of months in 1899-1900. Till the mid-forties, the threat of plague
outbreaks was very real, but the improvements in housing conditions, widespread
inoculation and “cyanogassing” of houses to kill rats began to bear fruit and the number
of outbreaks reduced from 248 in 1944 to a merely 23 in 1947.
plague struck both the City and Cantonment areas of Bangalore. The first case that
occurred was in the Cantonment on August15, 1898. A servant of the railway
superintendent, who had arrived from Hubli, died due to plague.
According to the Plague Commission Report released in 1899, by June 1899, there were
2,665 official and around 3,393 unofficial deaths in the city and 3,321 deaths in the
Cantonment.
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A health officer was appointed for the first time in the
City. Telephone lines were set up for faster and better
communication.
.Anti plague inoculation done with 6,026 in 1923.
YEARSDEATH DEATH
RATE
1921-22373 3.14
1922-23509 4.25
1923-2463 0.53
1924-253 0.3
1925-261 0.01
1926-273 0.3

51. DR. OPINION
DR K A MANJUNATH,ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON
DIRECTOR-CUM-DEAN OF THE HOSPITAL
Recalls his days as a PG student at the institute. He says, “There was plenty of lung space
on the premises in the early1980s -it was more peaceful and beautiful.
The population and patient-count were low then.
1990s, Bengaluru started developing rapidly, and hence, space in the hospital became inadequate.
So we had to demolish few old structures as they were also in dilapidated condition and build new one
to accommodate more people.
WARDS
Now, we have all wards except women care in the in-patient block, which has 85 to 90 beds on each floor
of the eight-storey structure. There is a separate building for women and medical emergencies.”
He adds that adjacent to the emergency block, a trauma block will be built,
which is being funded by the National Health Mission.
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52. Dr Manjunath admits that 80 per cent of these structures had to be pulled down due to their
pitiful state and
lack of space to accommodate more people. One can only see the remnants of it now, he says.
The VIP hospital
Manjunath claims that in a day, they get about 2,000 out patients.
The hospital was declared a VIP hospital during the first meeting of
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation in India.
He adds, “We provide medical care to VIPs such as sitting MLAs, ministers and bureaucrats.
When a VIP visits Bengaluru, we get the call first from Bengaluru Police so that we can prepare
ourselves in case a
medical facility is required.” A college is also coming up on a four-acre land on the west side of the
building.
PUBLISHED ARTICLE 5
TH
APRIL BY AKHIL DAMODRAN IN THE NEW INDIAL EXPRESS PAPER
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53. THE BOWRING & LADY CURZON
HOSPITALS (NOW SRI ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE
MEDICAL COLLEGE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTION)
Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical College and Research Institution (SABVMCRI) is a prestigious medical college in Bangalore,
India.It is affiliated with the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka.The college was formerly called Bowring
and Lady Curzon Medical College and Research Institute.
SABVMCRI is rooted in the colonial era.It was founded in 2009 as a post-graduate medical and research institute.It is
affiliated with Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University
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54. SRI ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE MEDICAL
COLLEGE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTION
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