Annual medical report / East Africa Protectorate.

  • East Africa Protectorate. Medical Department
Date:
[1919]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Annual medical report / East Africa Protectorate. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The following table shows the number of deaths and death rate to admissions : 1919 . . . . 691 . . . . 9-95% 1918 .. .. 1,048 .. .. 15*05% 1917 . . . . 637 . . . . 13-24% The principal causes of death were :—Pneumonia (190), dysentery (163), cerebro-spinal meningitis (36), small-pox (48), malaria (26), tuberculosis (7), diges¬ tive (46), and injuries (28). Registration of births and deaths is not compulsory except within the limits of a few townships. 11.-THE COAST ZONE. (a.) GENERAL REMARKS. The records show a decrease as compared with last year in the amount of sickness amongst the native groups and a slight increase amongst Europeans who have lately increased in numbers. (i.) GENERAL DISEASES. As in previous years, malaria has been the chief cause of illness amongst all sections of the community. Following malaria, local injuries are the next most common cause of disability. The table of admissions and deaths for the past three years is as follows :— In-patients. Deaths. 1919. 1918. 1917. 1919. 1918. 1917. European Officials 126 105 58 1 1 1 Native Officials ... 891 1,071 555 2 6 — European General Population ... 219 173 51 7 7 1 Native General Population 4,305 4,762 2,544 198 225 137 (ii). COMMUNICABLE DISEASES. MOSQUITO OR INSECT-BORNE. Malaria.—There is a drop of nearly 1,000 in the number of cases treated when compared with last year. The numbers treated and died for the past three years are as follows :— 1919 1918 1917 Admissions. 4,877 5,818 4,748 Deaths. 10 4 8 Filariasis.—Three cases were treated, a similar number to last year. INFECTIOUS OR EPIDEMIC. Cerebro-spinal Meningitis.—Has not shown itself in virulent form, for the past three years were as follows :— 1919 1918 1917 Cases. 15 18 19 Deaths. 11 11 10 The figures
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