Medical and sanitary report / Government of the Gold Coast.

  • Gold Coast. Medical Department
Date:
[1902]
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Credit: Medical and sanitary report / Government of the Gold Coast. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    6.—REPORT ON THE COLONIAL HOSPITAL, ADA, FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1902. 1. I have the honour to submit the following Report on the Colonial Hospital of this Station. 2. The Colonial Hospital has been in a very fair state. There are three comfortable wards in the Hospital, two of them contain three beds in each, the native male and female wards. The European ward contains two beds. These wards are all kept clean. The roof of the Hospital, reported by my predecessor to have been leaking, has been repaired. 3. The Hospital is kept fairly clean and in good order; there is a Mortuary for the Hospital. 4. There was a good supply of Drugs, but the Out-patient attendances, both new and old cases, being larger than that of last year a large quantity of Drugs has been used. 5. The stock of Surgical Instruments is in good order with the exception of the Midwifery set, which is in the condition that it would be dangerous to use ; they should be replaced by a new set. 6. There was a fair number of minor operations. No major operations were performed. There have been many cases requiring major operations, but the natives are not willing to have them done, thinking they would die from the effect of Chloroform. 7. There has been a fairly great attendance of out-patients, consisting as follows :— New cases 2,519, old cases 3,520, total 6,039, comparing this year’s attendance to that of last year there being a difference of 775. Thirty-six cases were admitted into the Hospital as In-patients. Out of this number two cases died. One from Septic Pneumonia, and the other from Burn. 8. A few cases were vaccinated, but none were successful, the lymph being unsatisfactory. Forty-eight cases of Small-pox were admitted, in addition to the twenty cases remained ; out of this number there have been seven deaths, the other cases were discharged as cured. The huts were burnt on the 4th of October. I am glad to say that there has been no case of Small-pox since. 9. Total fees collected from Dispensary Paying Out-patients amounting to £8. 16s. 6d. It seems the poorer people are the only attendances. (Sgd.) EDGAR EVANS, Medical Officer. [154688] 7