Part 2
By Jamellah Bayley
This article is the second in a two-part series that examines the health conditions in British Guiana during the 1890s. Part one gave a brief overview of the general conditions in the colony including economic and living conditions as both had implications for the health of residents. This second installment focuses on the health conditions and health facilities in British Guiana.
The colony had five public hospitals:- Georgetown, New Amsterdam, Suddie, Bartica and Morawhanna including Arakara Ward and Bariman Ward. Additionally there were ninety one estate hospitals in 1892, reduced to eighty two during the same year. There was a further reduction to sixty eight by 1894/95.
The hospitals suffered from overcrowding. In 1894, Georgetown
