The Straits Settlements medical report.

  • Straits Settlements. Medical Department.
Date:
[1912]
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Credit: The Straits Settlements medical report. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Lunatic Asylum. Report by Dr. H. J. Gibbs, Medical Superintendent. There remained on 31st December, 1911, 299 males and 65 females; 205 males and 33 females were admitted in 1912, making a total treated for the year of 504 males and 98 females. Of the above 13 males and 3 females were second admissions. Of the total treated in 1912, 75 males and 17 females were discharged recovered, 8 males and 1 female relieved, 1 female not improved; 6 males absconded and 58 males and 6 females died. There remained in the Asylum on 31st December, 1912, 357 males and 73- females, a total of 430 patients. The average daily number resident was 393 consisting of 326 males and 67 females. The maximum and minimum daily numbers were 434 and 360 respectively. Of the 430 patients remaining on 31st December, 1912 :— Males. Females. 210 41 came from Singapore. 98 16 ... n Penang. 18 5 ... ,, n Province Wellesley. 18 6 ... ,, >> Malacca. 2 — ... ,, )> Seremban. 2 1 ... ,, n Johore. 1 — ... yy >) Christmas Island. 3 2 ... yy ) j Pahang. 2 — ... ,, n Kelantan. 1 1 ... , J >) British North Borneo 2 1 ... yy >» Lab u an. The nationalities of those remaining were:— Males. Females. British ... 4 0 Austrian ... ... 1 0 Dutch ... ... O 1 Eurasian ... 8 3 Jew ... 1 0 Japanese ... 0 1 Tamil ... • • • 22 9 Malay ... • • • 23 9 Javanese ... ... 11 2 Bugis ... ... 1 0 Bombay ... • •. 1 0 Bengali ... ... 3 0 Arab ... • • • 1 0 Singalese ... . • • 1 0 Mexican ... • *. 1 0 Chinese:— Hokkien ... ... 108 13 Teochew ... ... 46 5 Cantonese ... . • • 39 24 Kheh ... • •. 34 5 Hylam • • • 3i 0 Kow Chew ... ... 3 0 Lui Chew ... ... 5 0 Hok Chia ... 2 0 Tribe not known ... ... 11 1