Annual report of the Director, Medical & Health Department / Colony of Mauritius.

  • Mauritius. Medical and Health Department
Date:
[1939]
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Credit: Annual report of the Director, Medical & Health Department / Colony of Mauritius. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    DISEASES Cases Attendances Male Fe male Male Female Brought forward 48,051 48,221 68,382 67,866 II.— General Diseases not mentioned above—(Contd.) 55. Beri-Beri 1? 5 26 6 56. Rickets . C 10 6 11 57. Diabetes (not including Insipidus).. 40 73 135 118 58. Anaemia— (a) Pernicious 17 27 33 51 (b) Other Ai aemias and Chloroses 2,803 5,540 4,040 7,900 59. Diseases of the Pituitary Body — 1 — l 60. Diseases of the Thyroid Gland— (a) Exophthalmic Goitre ... * 8 3 10 (£) Other Diseases of the Thyroid Glands, Myxoedema ... — 8 — 8 61. Diseases of the Para-Thyroid Glands — — —- —. 62. Diseases of the Thymus — — 63. Diseases of the Supra-Renal Glands -- -— — — 64, Diseases of the Spleen 193 178 262 210 65. Leukcemia— (a) Leukoemia — -— — (b) Hodgkin’s Diseases .. 1 —— 1 — 66. Alcoholism ... 1 •— 1 —- 67. Chronic poisoning by mineral substances (lead, mercury, etc.) .. — _ —. 68. Chronic poisoning by organic substances (Morphia, Cocaine, etc ) — — — 69. Other General Diseases— Avitaminosis (A) 36 81 42 116 Auto-intoxication — ■— -— —• Purpura-Hsemorrhagiea 4 8 5 8 Haemophilia 2 3 2 3 Diabetes Insipidus 3 — 3 — Uraemia — -— — Unclassified 1,282 1,083 1,923 1,519 Avitaminosis undetermined Yll—Affections of the Neno2is System 21 22 21 22 and Organs of the Senses 70. Encephalitis (not including En- cephalitis Lethargica) — — — 71, Meningitis (not including Tubercu¬ lous Meningitis or Cerebrc- ] 1 spinal Meningitis) *■*