Casualty

The original term (Casualty) meant a seriously injured patient. It was predominantly a military word, a general term for the accidents of service: after a battle the dead, the wounded, and the sick lumped together as "Casualties".

The "Casualty", which comprised those who were supposed to require temporary treatment for simple diseases,The casualty patients are attended to in a new building. It consisted of a large well ventilated room, capable of seating 600 persons. The surgical casualties were seen by the house surgeon and the dressers of the inpatients, while the medical casualties were seen by the apothecaries of the hospital who were paid officials.