Annual report on the work of the Ministry of Public Health / Egypt.

  • Egypt. Wizārat al-Ṣiḥḥah al-ʻUmūmīyah
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[1923]
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Credit: Annual report on the work of the Ministry of Public Health / Egypt. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    5—ANKYLOSTOMA AND BILHARZIA ANNEXES. In addition to the Annexes already established at Qalyub, Mansura, Benha, Tanta and Qasr el Aini hospitals, a new annex was established at Port Said during March of this year. The annex was open till the end of July, when it was closed down owing to insuf¬ ficient number of cases seeking treatment. It was considered that these cases could be admitted to Port Said General Hospital. The annex was consequently transferred to Damanhur, a district where infection is widespread. Up to the end of the year the annex in question was not yet ready for treatment. The number of patients treated at these annexes since their establishment in 1920 was as follows 1920 1921 1922 1923 It will be seen from the above figures that the number of patients seeking treatment at these annexes has greatly increased. It is hoped that more annexes will be established in future in the different provinces of Egypt. A complete and detailed scientific report on the work of the annexes during the year is being published in the Reports and Notes of the Public Health Laboratories No. 6/1923. In view of the prevalence of Bilharzia and Ankylostoma at Nagr Hamadi as has been determined by a local investigation carried out by the Investigation Section of the Public Health Laboratories, Qena Provincial Council has approached the Department asking for a plan and estimates for the erection of a hospital to be devoted to the treatment of Bilharzia and Ankylostoma. Special statistical table for Qasr el 'Aini Annex will be found accompanying the special report of this hospital appended to this section. The attached table gives in detail the number of cases examined and treated during 1923 in all the annexes. 3,627 31,094 30,614 55,511 Number of Patients Examined and Treated at the Ankylostomiasis Annexes During 1923. ANNEXE. GRAND TOTAL OF NEW CASES. TOTAL ATTENDANCES. BILHAliZIASIS. ANKYLOSTOMIASIS. Total New Casse. Microscopical Examination. Attendances. gn W 5o rH a 55 Microscopical Examination. Cfj O Y A H H c5 5 Intestinal. <p 4-5 c5 bf. <X> Ankylo¬ stoma. •t\ — < j Negative. Qalitil). 15,348 37,510 8,186 4,766 193 3,325 28,341 7,162 5,716 846 1,310 9,169 Mansura 7,988 48,232 5,733 4,192 1,365 812 42,060 2,255 2,253 441 1 6,172 Benha. 11,135 43,649 4,369 3 ^ 535 315 702 26,826 6,766 4,338 1,808 2,040 16,823 Tanta. 12,031 84,784 10,474 6,785 3,048 692 80,73] 1,557 1,315 99 141 4,053 Total. 46,502 214,175 28,762 19,278 4,921 6,531 177,968 17,740 13,622 3,194 3,492 36,217