Report of the Medical Services, Ministry of Health, Sudan Government.
- Sudan. Wizārat al-Ṣiḥḥah. Medical Services.
- Date:
- [1951]
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Report of the Medical Services, Ministry of Health, Sudan Government. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Cerebrospinal meningitis. Distribution by age-group. Age-group Percentage of total cases. (i) Fung District. 0— 5 14 6—10 17 11—20 22 21—30 26 31—40 10 41—60 8 (ii) Nuba area. over 60 3 0— 5 25 6—10 28 11—15 20 16—25 11 26—40 12 41—60 3 ovei 60 1 (iii) Darfur 0— 4 23 5— 9 31 10—19 23 20—40 16 ever 40 7 Amongst adults males were affected more than females. Figures showing the case fatality rate at different age groups are not of value. The main factor affecting mortality was the period of time which elapsed between the onset of symptoms and the start of treatment. Complications and sequelae in surviving cases were relatively infrequent. (b) Diphtheria : 573 cases with 77 deaths represented no significant change in the mildly endemic state of this disease. The incidence of the disease was not high enough to justify the routine immunisation of susceptibles, though this protection was available if requested. Table XXI. Diphtheria. Reported incidence and deaths since 1941. Ye^k Cases Deaths 1941 . 186 38 1942 . 2C7 33 1943 . 309 45 ] 944 . 270 61 1945 . 389 54 1946 . 390 61 1947 . 3 ] 9 31 1948 . 326 27 1949 . 264 36 1950,51 . 513 77](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b31639021_0024.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
