Annual report of the Medical and Sanitary Department / Sierra Leone.

  • Sierra Leone. Medical and Sanitary Department
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[1933]
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Credit: Annual report of the Medical and Sanitary Department / Sierra Leone. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The following table gives tlie number of diseases for wliicli patients attended the varions hospitals and dispensaries. Comparing the figures for 1933 with those for 1932, it will be seen that there was a marked increase in malaria and yaWs and also in avitaminosis. There is also an increase in diseases of the intestinal tract. These increases may be attributed to the increased number of patients seeking relief from their ailments. 1932. 1933. Malaria 4,857 ^ /6,548 , Y aws 5,891 ^7,655 Acute rheumatism r 783 ( 620 Chronic rheumatism p/^4,529 >'/? 7 45,157 Hemiplegia ... ... ... ... ... ... 89 119 Conjunctivitis ... 829 807 Affections of the ear 860 852 Htemorrhoids 116 100 Lymphadenitis (bubo non-specific) ... 536 596 Coryza 552 873 Acute bronchitis 5,326 5,981 Chronic bronchitis ... ... ... .7. 3,461* 3,109 Asthma 162 159 Caries, pyorrhoea, etc. 1,400 1,423 Gastritis 389 299 Dyspepsia 3,603 3,859 Diarrlnea and enteritis 908 1,262 Ankylostomiasis 185 131 Hernia 689 713 Constijmtion 8,251 8,725 Acute nephritis ... 53 94 Schistosomiasis ... 59 71 E])ididymitis 33 61 Orchitis 225 199 Hydrocele 287 233 Abscess ... ... ... ... ... 577 612 Scabies 1,091 1,210 Eczema 221 337 Osteitis 291 1,432 Arthritis 4,616 ^1,802 Wounds (by cutting or stabbing instruments) 1,049 1,260 Fracture 159 303 Other external injuries 3,948 2,850 Asthenia 591 752 Syphilis 388 616 Gonorrhoea 2,114 2,236 Avitaminosis 221 327 (ii) Communicable Diseases. M f Malaria.—Preventive measures against this disease are detailed in Section IV— “ Hygiene and Sanitation.” In Europeans.—86 Europeans were treated during the year which shows a decrease of 18. The incidence of the disease in officials and non-officials is practically equal. In contradistinction to 1932 the majority of cases were in the Colony and were treated at the European Hospital. There were no deaths.*/ The following table shows the relative position of malaria as a cause of ‘Tost time ” in Europeans during the last five years: — Year. Avei’aget Number Resident. Total 8ick Days. Total Days spent on Sick List for Malaria. Total Days spent on Sick List for other Causes. Percentage of Malaria Days to Total Days. Number of Days lost through Malaria for year per 100 Residents. 1929 251 1,935 435 1,500 22-48 173 1930 260 1,785 526 1,259 29-46 202 1931 177 1,463 258 1,205 17-63 145 1932 176 1,235 370 865 29-95 210 1933 153 1,564 372 1,192 23-78 243
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