Medical Officer's annual report [to] Durban Corporation.

  • Durban (South Africa). Public Health Department
Date:
[1928]
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Credit: Medical Officer's annual report [to] Durban Corporation. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    DISEASE. 1 BOROUGH IMPORTED E. | C. N. A. ! E. | C. 1 N. 1 A. THE PUERPERAL STATE. I43B. Accidents of Pregnancy r ; i i 1 1 1 1 | 1 1 1 ! 1 1 l 144. Puerperal Haemorrhage . . _ i 1 l l — 1 2 ; 145. Other accidents of Child¬ birth .* i _ 1 2 1 i 1 1 — | 1 j 146. Puerperal Sepsis i — j — — -* 1 -* | 148. Puerperal Albuminuria and Convulsions i 1 i 1 1 i 1 i — . 4 1 i 1 5 1 — 1 4 | DISEASES OF THE SKIN AND CELLULAR TISSUE. 151. Gangrene 1 i i 1 i _j_ 152. Furuncle . _ .T_. — _ r .. _ j _ 1 153. Phlegmon, acute abscess . ' 1 _ 1 1 - ! -- i i 1 _ | 1 -I- 1 1 DISEASES OF THE BONES„... AND ORGANS OF LOCOMOTION. 155. Diseases of the Bones 1 5 I 1 ! 1 2 * i I 1 158. Other diseases of the organs . ! 1 - 1 I 1 1 ! i - 1 j 1 ! ! 5 i | 1 i ! 2 ! l * — 1 1 DISEASES OF EARLY INFANCY. 159. Congenital malforma¬ tions .. 1 1 I I 5 1 1 I ! 1 J ! ! 2 1 2 1 1 i i ! 160. Congenital debility, 1 1 i — ; 6 f j 2 icterus and scleroma 1 4 i « ; 14 2 161. Premature Birth 1 18 ! 3 ! 7 i n 1 | — : 6 162. Other Diseases peculiar to early Infancy 1 xo 1 ! 5 I u 1 1 I 2 1 4 ! [ 1 163. Lack of care . ! l 1 i i | — j I V I 1 33 1 3 1 17 i ! 29 5 1 - 1 12 j 2 SENILE DECAY 1 I 1 | | 1 164. Senility . 1 10 | ! 3 | 1 1 | 1 12 5 I i 2 1 EXTERNAL CAUSES 1 ! 1 I 1 | [ i 1 1 1 165. Suicide by solid or liquid ! 1 | 1 1 ! 1 poisons ! 2 | — 1 — -- | - j - 168. Suicide by hanging or It i .| i — | - 1 ' — ! — strangulation 1 1 | - -- - 1 —— j T - — — - 1 j 169. Suicide by drowning . — | _ ! - | 1 — ! — ! — 1 — 170. Suicide by firearms . ! 2 I ~ i — ! - -- 1 — 1 .— 1 173. Suicide, crushing 1 1 | _ i ~ — 1 — 1 — | _ 174. Suicide, other causes ... ! _ i — 1 1 — i — 177. Acute accidental poison- 1 i ! i 1 1 1 ing . ! 1 ! — J - I — — ! — j — 179. Burns . . I 2 ! - 1 — ! 2 1 I — I — ! _ 182. Accidental drowning . | 1 ! - ! 1 1 1 — ! — I - 183. Accidental injury by i 1 1 1 1 ! firearms I 1 l — 1 • ! — 1 1 1 185. Accidental injury by fall ! 9 i_ 1 3 5 1 1 — 1 188. Accidental injury by | i ! 1 ! 1 1 other forms of crushing ! 6 1 _ 1 o Lmt 1 — ] — ! 196. Electricity . 1 1 i 1 — ! — — | - | - 1 — 198. Homicide by cutting or | i I | 1 1 ! piercing instruments 1 3 1 _ 1_ 201a Dislocations . 1 1 1 2 i 1 1 T ... | _ ' - i 202 203 Violent Death t ! 1 ! T — .1 ! i i !- 1 30 1 3 ! 1 1 7 10 I1 1 ' _ 1 ILL DEFINED DISEASES. ! ! 1 I ! 1 | 205a Cause of death unstated ! ! ! 1 ! 1 1 (Post-mortem) 1 1 j ! 2 I 1 75 1 ! 16 ! — I — 1 37 1 | ! 5 1 TOTAL i476 | 40 1248 !269 131 ! 19 281 1 53