Annual report / Medical Department, Fiji.

  • Fiji. Medical Department
Date:
[1949]
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Credit: Annual report / Medical Department, Fiji. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    RESULTS. No. V.I. Hb.(gms.) MCV CV McHbC let Sulphetrone Wt. lb R.B.C. WBC. Rets. Marrow 1786 10 88 (12-3) 87 40 31 2 408 (7) + 4 4,600,000 12,000 occ N 2707 0-9 70 ( 9-8) 80 32 30 2 30 (6) + 5 4,000,000 11,000 N 2509 0-9 49 ( 6-9) 79 22 31 2 141 (4) 0 2,800,000 6,900 0 N 2927 0-9 85 (11-9) 76 35 34 4 192 (6) + 5 4,600,000 23,000 , . N 2374 M 74 (10-4) 95 38 27 5 195 (4) + 8 4,000,000 10,000 0 N 2752 0-9 70 ( 9-8) 77 35 28 7 141 (3) — 2 4,500,000 23,000 0 N 2936 10 69 ( 9-7) 84 36 27 1 12 (1) — 6 4,300,000 11,000 # # N 2052 0-9 60 ( 8-4) 74 26 32 3 138 (4) + 9 3,500,000 10,000 # # N 1772 1-0 76 (10-6) 87 33 32 3 234 (5) + 14 3,800,000 9,200 N 1782 0-9 75 (10-5) 81 35 30 3 264 (7) + 1 4,300,000 28,000 N 3020 1-0 76 (10-6) 90 36 29 20 195 (4) — 1 4,000,000 9,800 -0 N 1974 10 90 (12-6) 90 38 33 6 210 (4) — 1 4,000,000 15,000 0 N 2274 0-9 75 (10-5) 77 40 26 1-0 18(2) — 2 5,200,000 23,000 . . N 1977 0-9 66 ( 9-2) 82 37 26 1 267 (6) — 1 4,500,000 14,000 N 2697 10 74 (10-4) 86 32 32 4 339 (7)t + 6 3,700,000 11,000 0 N* 2201 M 90 (12-6) 95 39 32 3 375 (7)t 0 4,100,000 12,000 2 N 2634 1-2 83 (11-6) 100 37 31 6 156 (5)t 4~ 1 3,700,000 8,800 # # N 2284 M 80 (11-2) 97 38 29 4 368 (7)t + 8 3,900,000 7,700 . # N 2576 10 84 (11-7) 88 38 31 4 189 (4)f + 1 4,300,000 9,400 0 N 2971 1-1 80 (11-2) 94 33 34 5 282 (4)f — 8 3,500,000 6,000 0 N * Hookworm + t 6 gms. daily for one month. (gms. months). CONTROLS TUBERCULOID LEPROSY NO SULPHETRONE. 2891 0-9 100 (14 ) 81 42 33 0 5,000,000 10,000 2935 M 96 (13-4) 92 45 30 0 4,900,000 8,700 2193 1-1 91 (12-7) 98 43 30 0 4,400,000 7,400 1968 1-0 98 (13-7) 90 43 32 0 4,800,000 9,200 2261 1-2 98 (13-7) 102 46 30 0 4,500,000 7,900 2038 1-2 105 (14-7) 100 52 28 0 5,200,000 8,000 3072 1-0 90 (12-6) 90 40 31 0 4,600,000 12,000 1788 M 98 (13-7) 93 44 31 0 4,700,000 .... V.I. = Volume Index. Hb = Sahli 100 per cent = 14 gms Hb. MCV = Mean corpuscular volume in cpl. CV = Corpuscular Volume in ccs per 100 ccs. McHbC = Mean Haemoglobin concentration per cent, let In = Icteric Index. Rets = reticulocytes. Marrow N = normoblastic erythropoiesis. APPENDIX V. VITAL STATISTICS. The estimated population at the end of 1948 and 1949 was:— Race. Males. 1949. Females 1949. Total 1949. Total 1948. Increase. Increase per cent. Decrease. Decrease per cent. Europeans .. Euronesians Fijians Rotumans .. East Indians Polynesians Chinese Others 3,554 3,475 64,320 1,826 71,526 2,432 2,230 348 2,572 3,237 62,330 1,755 62,415 1,722 918 295 6,126 6,712 126,650 3,581 133,941 4,154 3,148 643 6,159 6,530 123,995 3,487 129,761 4,010 2,804 626 *182 2,655 94 4,180 144 344 17 ’ 2-79 2-14 2- 70 3- 22 3-59 12-27 2-71 33 •54 Total 149,711 135,244 284,955 277,372 7,616 2-75 33 •01 The number of births recorded during the last four years was:— Race. 1946. 1947. 1948. 1949. Crude birth-rate per 1,000, 1949. Europeans 89 79 117 106 17-30 Euronesians 236 242 234 237 35-31 Fijians 4,644 4,621 4,512 4,500 35-53 Rotumans 161 164 157 162 45-24 East Indians 5,181 5,248 6,012 5,606 41-85 Polynesians 110 118 144 124 29-85 Chinese .. 90 99 35 94 29-86 Others .... 4 102 18 28-00 Total 10,511 10,575 11,313 10,847 38-07 The crude birth rate in 1948 was 40-79.
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