Annual report on the Medical Department / Straits Settlements.

  • Straits Settlements. Medical Department.
Date:
[1930]
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Credit: Annual report on the Medical Department / Straits Settlements. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Diseases Remaining in Hospital at end of 1929 Yearly Total Total Cases Treated Remaining in Hospital at end of 1930 Remarks Admissions Deaths Brought forzvard ... 4.933 58.386 5.68l 63.319 4,869 XII.—Diseases of Infancy 160. Congenital Debility ... 3 3 3 161. Premature Birth • • • 19 17 19 •ft » • 162. Other affections of In- fancy , , , 10 4 10 163. Infant neglect (infants of three months or over) • • • 2 2 2 • - v] XIII.—Affections of Old I Age 164. Senility 60 236 76 296 44 Senile Dementia ... 4 ... 4 • • • . XIV.—Affections produced - »• , • by External Causes 165. Suicide by Poisoning ... • • • 3 2 3 % » • One attempted 166. Corrosive Poisoning suicide (intentional) ••• 6 • • • 6 « « , 167. Suicide by Gas Poison- ing • • • • • • 168. Suicide by Hanging or Strangulation • • • 3 3 3 . ft - 169. Suicide by Drowning ... • • • 4 1 4 * • « Three attempted suicide 170. Suicide by Firearms ... ... ... «. ■ * .< % • 171. Suicide by cutting or ■ - V O V . t ' stabbing Instruments * . • 10 4 10 • • 4 Six attempted sui- 172. Suicide by jumping * cide from a height ... • . * • * . • • • « « - 173. Suicide by crushing ... ... . , • ... 174. Other Suicides ... 4 4 . « . Attempted sui- 175. Food Poisoning * t a . cide Botulism . • • 10 ... 10 176. Attacks of poisonous 1 % animals- - Snake bite ... 20 1 20 I Insect bite • • • 16 16 177. Other accidental poi- sonings • . . 32 13 32 • 178. Burns (by Fire) 7 103 9 IIO I 179. Burns (other than by Fire) 5 96 2 IOI • i ft * i G * j 180. Suffocation (accidental) • . • 80 8 80 , # 181. Poisoning by Gas (acci- dental) • • • • • • ft ft ft ... 182. Drowning (accidental) 1 2 ■ 3 2