Annual report / Municipality of Singapore, Health Department.
- Singapore. Municipality Health Department.
- Date:
- [1939]
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Annual report / Municipality of Singapore, Health Department. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![There were 535 children admitted an increase of 14 on last year The Admissions for the last 10 years are shown below:_ Disease 193C 1 1931! 1 1932 1 ! 1933 1934 1 l| 1935 1 19361 1931 1 1938 1939 Cholera ! — 1 — 1 _ Smallpox 1 31 7 1 1 1 ! 61 1 2 1 Plague 1 _| | 1 1 I - I _ — Chicken-pox ! 334 1 | 1961 491 252 i I 398| 538 t i 835 | 709 1 1 695 ! 763 Diphtheria 35 • 461 90 159 | 152 | 115 ! 146 | 170 ! 192 | 269 Cerebro-Spinal Fever . . 17 6| 6 3 1 7 I | 1 11! 19 1 15 ! 20 1 1 17 Measles 60 1 581 i 7 110 58 [ 144 181 64 112 ! 108 Erysepelas 7 I ii 1 — 2 2 1 4 - 8 1 1 ! 4 2 Mumps 10 17! 1 22 178 149 ! 61 388 206 187 133 Whooping Cough 14 1 201 i 3 8 6 ! 3 2 1 T 3 Enteric Fever 1 1 H 1 1 _ i ■ _ 1 238 — Tuberculosis 1 1 11 i 1 ! 3| 4 _ 3 ] — Rubella 5 14 i 4 1 11 40 29 24 1 14 49 32 Scarlet Fever — i —, — 2 1 j 1 1 Typhus Fever — 1 i — 1 1 I j —! —■ — Puerperal Fever i 1 i 2| — | _i ( —1 — — Contacts & observations 48 22! 36 357 | i 37j | 90! 361 1 82! 365 99 Other diseases 44 1 441 1 55 1 851 I 73! ! 94! 811 62 501 80 1 577 1 431! 1 ‘ 724; 1 1,160! 1 930 1 1,151' 1 1,670 j 1,324 1 1,916 j 1,508 -— , Staff. I returned from leave on July 10th, 1939, taking over from Dr. Thurai who had acted for me. The appointment of three nurses to the staff of the hospital having been approved by the Commissiones, Mrs. Reed, Miss Tiang Shu Wah and Miss Dexter were appointed. Miss Dexter resigned on 30.6.39 and Mrs. Reed on 12.9.39 and Miss Ling Tung Ling and Miss Dumaresque were appointed in their places. The appointment of a fourth nurse was approved during the year and Miss Wong was appointed on 20.7.39. These nurses are a valuable addition to the staff and it is difficult to understand how the hospital carried on for so many years without them. Mr. Law resigned his post on 1.12.39 as a dresser on being appointed a vaccinator and his place has been filled by Mr. Wee Lye Seng. Various changes occurred among the staff of ayahs, and ward attendants. I have again to record my thanks to Prof. Hawes and Prof. Johns for their assistance and to Dr. Thurai who acted for me while I was on leave. have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, C. C. B. GILMGUR, M.A., M.B., Ch.B: Medical Superintendent.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b31489813_0121.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
