Report on the public health / Southern Rhodesia.

  • Southern Rhodesia. Department of Health
Date:
[1927]
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Credit: Report on the public health / Southern Rhodesia. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Diseases. Remaining in hospital at end of 1926. Yearly total. Total cases treated. Remaining in hospital at end of 1927. Admis¬ sions. Deaths. Brought forward ... 170 2,890 530 3,060 168 Diseases of the generative system— Male organs—- Urethritis 2 2 Gleet ... 3 3 Stricture 2 2 Hydrocele 4 4 Orchitis 20 20 1 Epididymitis 1' 1 Other diseases of the generative system 1 1 1 Female organs— Ovaritis 1 1 Ovarian cyst 1 1 Endometritis 6 6 Amenorrhoea 1 1 Menorrhagia l 1 Abortion 3 3 Delayed labour 5 5 Retained placenta •5 Premature birth • • • i i Puerperal septicaemia 1 i 1 2 Mastitis 2 2 Salpingitis i 1 1 Other diseases of the female organs 3 13 1 16 Diseases of organs of locomotion—■ Osteitis 6 1 6 Arthritis 3 6 9 Synovitis ... 1 11 12 Bursitis 13 13 Other diseases of organs of locomotion 6 • •i 6 1 Diseases of connective tissue— M Cellulitis ... 11 89 5 100 4 Abscess 6 77 i 83 11 Elephantiasis 1 2 3 Other diseases of connective tissue ... 7 7 Diseases of the skin— Eczema 11 ii Boil 7 7 Herpes 2 ... 2 • . • Oriental sore i 26 27 2 Tinea ... 1 1 •.. Scabies 6 6 Acne 2 2 Ulcers 18 168 i 186 34 Other diseases of the skin 4 2 6 Injuries—General 11 312 26 323 18 Local 52 887 26 939 91 Fractures and burns ... 12 140 14 152 16 Surgical operations—major (122) 6 136 4 142 1 minor (175) 5 76 81 2 Tumours—malignant 29 17 29 2 benign 18 1 18 Malformations 1 1 ... 2 ... Poisons 14 • • • 14 i Parasites— Cestoda—taenia saginata . . . 1 1 N ematoda— Bilharzia 1 9 10 i Ankylostomiasis 12 ... 12 i Insecta—Myiasis 1 1 Not otherwise classified 4 90 2 94 i Snake bite 1 18 ... 19 Sunstroke 1 . . . 1 Undiagnosed 34 34 ... Totals 319 5,178 632 5,497 355