Report of the Medical Officer of Health / Municipality of Colombo.

  • Colombo (Sri Lanka). Public Health Department
Date:
[1911]
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Credit: Report of the Medical Officer of Health / Municipality of Colombo. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Annual Return of Sick treated at the Municipal Free Dispensary—contd. Number. Urinary System—contd. - (d) Retention of urine . . 1 (e) Hematuria 2 (/) Renal stone 1 (g) Vesico-vaginal fistula 1 (h) Cystitis 17 12. Generative System :— (a) Balanitis 2 (6) Phimosis 2 (c) Paraphymosis 1 id) Urethritis 11 (e) Epididymitis 3 (/) Orchitis 6 (g) Hydrocele 3 (h) Prostatitis 3 (i) Vulvitis 3 (j) Leucorrhoea 39 (Jc) Amenorrhoea 35 (l) Menorrhagia .. ; 30 (m) Dysmenorrhoea 17 (n) Threatened abortion 5 (o) Abortion 14 (p) Endometritis 1 (q) Prolapse of uterus .. 2 13. Integumentary System :— t (a) Acne rosacea 31 (6) Lichen tropicus 32 (c) Urticaria 25 (d) Taenia versicolor 7 (e) Erythema bulbora . . 5 (/) Pruritus 135 (<7) Eczema 175 (h) Ringworm 93 (i) Impetigo contagiosa 6 (j) Herpes zoster 3 {Jc) Abrasion 16 (l) Contusion 107 (m) Incised wound 34 (n) Contused wound 90 (o) Punctured wound . . 1 (p) Lacerated wound * .. 16 \q) Sinus 22 (r) Onychia 41 (s) Furuncles 136 (t) Leucoderma 2 (u) Sycosis barbae 5 Number. Integumentary System—contd. (v) Burn . . ' . . . 18 (w) Gangrene .. .. 2 (x) Cellulitis .. •. 16 (y) Abscess .. • - 91 (z) Fistula in ano .. . ■ 1 (а) Ulcer .. .. 494 (б) Corn .. . . 5 14. Abdominal Diseases :— (а) Inguinal hernia .. . . 4 (б) Strangulated hernia.. .. 1 15. Organs of Special Sense:— (a) Eye : (1) Ophthalmia neonatorum .. 2 (2) Catarrhal ophthalmia .. 39 (3) Blephartis .. ..12 (4) Leucornea . . .. I (5) Stye . . . . 4 (6) Pterygium .. ' . . 2 (7) Iritis .. .. 1 (8) Keratitis . . .. 1 (b) Nose: (1) Foreign body .. .. 4 (2) Epistaxis .. .. 4 (3) Acute rhinitis .. . . 2 (4) Atrophic rhinitis . . . . 14 (5) Polypus .. .. 3 (c) Ear: (1) Foreign body .. .. 2 (2) Earache .. .. 70 (3) Acute catarrh .. .. 6 (4) Otorrhoea .. .. 70 (5) Mastoid abscess .. .. 2 16. Organs of Locomotion :— (а) Periostitis .. .. 3 (б) Fractures .. .. 4 (c) Dislocations: (1) Lower jaw .. .. 2 (2) Right shoulder .. .. 1 17. Tumours :— (а) Naevus \ . .. 3 (б) Cysts .. .. 3 (c) Cancer .. .. 4 (d) Ovarian tumour .. .. 1 No. 78, Statement B.—Statement showing Visits paid by the Medical Officer and Health Visitors to those unable to attend at Dispensary. A. Visits paid by the Medical Officer to those unable to attend at the Dispensary .. .. .. .. 135 B. Visits paid to those reported by the Health Visitors as unable to attend .. .. .. .. 40 C. Labour cases in which medical or surgical aid rendered .. 6 D. Number of hand-fed children visited .. .. 21 E. Visits paid to cases attended to by the Municipal Midwife .. 51 F. Cases sent in by Health Visitors by tickets .. .. 167 No. 79, Statement C.—Statement showing Details of Work done by the Health Visitor, Mrs. Cruse, from January 3 to December 31, 1912. 1. Number of visits paid to houses .. .. .. 8,147 2. Number of dispensary tickets issued .. .. 91 3. Number of cases in which Medical Officer was requested to visit .. 27 4. Number of houses where instructions re infant feeding given .. 1,079 5. Number of visits paid to hand-fed children .. .. 449 6. Number of labour cases visited .. .. .. 41 No. 80, Statement D.—Statement showing Details of Work done by the Health Visitor, Miss M. Ponnammal, from July 10 to December 31, 1912. 1 1. Number of visits paid to houses .. .. .. 5,798 2. Number of dispensary tickets issued .. .. 78 3. Number of cases in which Medical Officer was requested to visit .. 13 4. Number of houses where instructions re infant feeding given .. 779 5. Number of visits paid to hand-fed children ... .. 160 6. Number of labour cases visited .. .. .. 27 77-13 [ 365 ]
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