Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health / City Council of Pretoria.

  • Pretoria (South Africa). Health Department.
Date:
[1959]
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Credit: Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health / City Council of Pretoria. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Non-Europeans: Site of disease:— Native: Buccal cavity and pharynx. 1 Other digestive organs and Peritoneum., * ] \ Lung.].!!!!! 3 Uterus. 7 Breast .’ _ Stomach and Duodenum. 2 Male and female urinary organs . 2 Skin. . Pancreas . 1 Bones . Other and unspecified organs . 1 Tumours of brain and other parts of nervous system.... 3 Oesophagus. 4 Rectum . 1 Liver . 16 Prostate . 1 Asiatics: Buccal Cacity. Digestive organs and Peritoneum Respiratory tract. — Stomach and Duodenum. — Prostate .. — Eurafrican: Oesophagus. 1 Liver . 1 Bones . — Uterus. — Respiratory tract. — Stomach and Duodenum. 2 Pancreas . — Other and unspecified organs . 1 Breast . 1 50 2. DISEASES OF THE HEART: Death rate per 1,000 European population: 2.14 (1.64). Europeans 329 (248). Non-Europeans 97 (106). [Natives 80 (90), Asiatics 9 (11), Eurafricans 8 (5)]. 3. BRONCHITIS AND PNEUMONIA: Europeans 98 (88). Non-Europeans 154 (192). [Natives 145 (180), Asiatics 4 (4), Eurafricans 5 (8).] 4. INFLUENZA: Europeans — (1). Non-Europeans 1 (1). [Natives 1 (—), Eurafricans — (1).] 5. TYPHOID FEVER: Europeans 1 (—). Non-Europeans 2 (3). [Natives 2 (3).] 6. TUBERCULOSIS (PULMONARY): Europeans 4 (5). Non-Europeans 30 (36). [Natives 29 (33), Eurafricans 1 (2), Asiatics — (1).J 7. DIABETES: Europeans 11 (5). Non-Europeans 4 (2). [Natives 1 (2), Asiatics 2 (—), Eurafricans 1 (—).J (-) (2) (4) (6) (-) (3) (-) (1) (-) (-) (5) (2) (1) (2) (13) (1) (-) (-) (1) (-) (-) (-) (1) (-) (1) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (43)