The annual report of the Medical and Health Departments, Kedah and Perlis.

  • Kedah and Perlis. Medical Department.
Date:
[1928]
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Credit: The annual report of the Medical and Health Departments, Kedah and Perlis. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    r? IY. MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE. Miss Hyslop, Lady Medical Officer, took up duty in Kedah on 24.8.27 (25.2.46). She was new to tlie country and knew no Malay; and though, she soon began to pick it up, she was much handicapped in not being able to understand or make herself understood by her patients. She was transferred to the E.M.S. on 16.3.28 (24.9.46) and Miss Kibble from the E.M.S. took her place. Natives, and especially Malays, are nervous of calling in or seeing a Doctor with whom they are not acquainted. They take a long time to shake off this reticence. The changes in Lady Medical Officers have not been helpful in getting women and children to come forward for treatment. Further, Malay women object to coming up to the Hospital at all; and it takes a lot of tact and -patience to persuade them. The following figures shew the work done:—These returns are not complete and can only he taken as figures for part of the year, as records for first part of the year appear to have been lost. Lady Medical Officer’s Returns for Annual Report, 1346. 1. Maternity cases—Out patients (treated at the hospital and elsewhere) with nationality and results. Cases attended by L.M.O. Nationality. Normal deli, ery Abnormal 1 deli1 ery 1 Antepartum cases, B p S 0) o- 8 — u If) o Abortions 1 Result. Kerr, arks Total. Chinese i Satisfactory Difficult labour due to 2 mal-presentation rec- titled by manipulation 1 i i Mother died Puerperal sepsis and I i n&phritis Cases attended by Malay Midwife (Che Buang). Malay 25 ! 1 Satisfactory Twin pregnancy Indian 7 1 Satisfactory to mother Abortion at 3rd month