Report of the Tuberculosis Commission : presented to both Houses of Parliament by command of His Excellency the Governor-General.

  • South Africa. Tuberculosis Commission.
Date:
1914
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Credit: Report of the Tuberculosis Commission : presented to both Houses of Parliament by command of His Excellency the Governor-General. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Para. Page D.—The Premier Diamond Mine. General conditions .. ws bs a? ie es ao Le 176 Compounds ihe bo wy wenrals 176 Rand mine type of huts not favoured by natives ie a rake 1a No fire braziers allowed in huts .. i os: HS A old 177 Boys feed themselves entirely Ps A as ales Metall Ue Discussion of available statistics .. a 3 ip ‘ye 2322 177 Tuberculosis : mean annual death rate meeale 179 Comparison of tuberculosis death rate with that of De Beers Ao SSS) 179 Pneumonia : mean rate of mortality ie 314 179 Comparison of mean annual death rate from pneumonia with that of De Beers .. : at ve Ural 179 Inoculation with pneumococcal vaccine during 1912 ei 314 180 Death and repatriation rates from pneumonia for each of thie three years 1910-12 oF ie ot af e .. 314 180 Seasonal variation of pneumonia 3 i. a ae age NES 18] Mortality from “all causes ’ 316 181 Comparison with Kimberley Mines of the 1 mean annual mortality on each mine for the years 1910-12... 4 YP He VSG 182 Section II.—The Coa! Mines. eae A.—The Natal Coal Fields. General description of Natal coal fields .. be AS eS L7 182 Underground conditions on the fields a ee a ane 8 182 Ventilation oe is oe bie oe TALS 183 Coal cutting and dust : research recommended... Se aoe 183 Very little regard paid to underground sanitation . . Po HaeD 183 Little, if any, supply of drinking, water erpnnes naies ound Wy ereal 183 Conditions of work .. ©. 4822 183 Most of labour is task work .. he Be a, Bie yer 183 Bulk of coal cutting done by natives 322 183 Indentured Indians are under contract, but free Indians and Natives are employed by the month .. ae ne .. 322 183 Housing : as a general rule quarters are bad i: * Hy. eae 184 Surface sanitary arrangements often lacking a ori .. 324 184 Scavenging pigs a common feature .. Mm eaLo 184 Diet : both Natives and Indians rationed by the companies F326 184 Diet scale : insufficient in opinion of Commission be a? .. 326 184 Medical attendance .. = ae oe ss = oe GRE 184 Recommendation :— Natives on coal mines should be brought under the provi- sion of the “ Native Labour Regulation Ach elOli eee, 325 185 Statistics of disease among Indians on coal mines . A pan dao 185 Conclusions and recommendations regarding Indians on mines .. 331 188 B.—The Transvaal.Collieries. Collieries visited and inspected by the Commission 4s ah ee 188 The native mine labourers : average number employed . 333 189 Rejects and repatriations on account of tuberculosis and silicosis 334 189 Condition of compounds on Witbank Colliery _... 336 189 Condition of compounds on Transvaal and Delagoa Bay Colliery... 337 190 No fire braziers allowed in huts at Transvaal and Delagoa Bay Colliery .. 337 190 All kits of boys stored in special store at Transvaal and Delagoa Bay Colliery 4 337 190 Location provided for married natives at Transvaal and Delagoa Bay Colliery ve 337 190 Ground provided for the natives to cultivate at Transvaal Ae Delagoa Bay Colliery .. 337 190 Comparison of mortality on Witbank and Transvaal and Delagoa Bay Collieries .. oe = “e He os -. 338 190