Report on the public health / Southern Rhodesia.

  • Southern Rhodesia. Department of Health.
Date:
[1931]
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Credit: Report on the public health / Southern Rhodesia. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    5. Gatooma Hospital.—Two hundred and fifty Europeans were admitted as against 290 in 1930. Native admissions numbered 578. The number of opera¬ tions performed in the hospital were : 7 major and 50 minor, Europeans; 12 major and 43 minor, natives. Eight rn The \ enereal Diseases Clinic continues its sphere of usefulness, hundred and forty-nine native patients were treated during the year. The incidence of gonorrhoea amongst natives is increasing, but the later manifestations of syphilis are not seen, as natives apply for treatment now at an earlier stage. G. Sinoia Hospital.—There was a drop of 48 European and 6 native ad¬ missions during 1931, the figures being 155 European admissions as compared with 203 in 1930, and 399 natives as compared with 405. Operations numbered 7G, composed of 24 Europeans and 52 natives. 7. Fort Victoria Hospital.—There has been a steady decline of European admissions at this hospital during the last three years, the figures being 193 cases admitted in 1929, 1G2 in 1930 and 139 in 1931. On the other hand, the native admissions have increased from 170 and 238 in 1929 and 1930 respectively to 357 in 1931. 8. Sham va Cottage Hospital.—The European admissions increased by 2, the number admitted in 1931 being 75 as compared with 73 in 1930. There was a fairly large increase in the native admissions owing to the increased work of the Venereal Diseases Clinic. Out of the 424 cases admitted, 192 were treated for venereal disease. 9. Gicanda Cottage Hospital.—Admissions: Europeans, 57, an increase of 9 on the 1930 figures. Native admissions increased greatly from 301 in 1930 to 439 in 1931. 10. EnJceldoorn Cottage Hospital.—There has been a decided increase in the work of this hospital during the last year, the number of European cases admitted being 131, an increase of 25 over 1930. Native admissions also increased from 127 in 1930 to 157 in 1931. Several operations were performed in the theatre during the year. 11. Ingutsheni Mental Hospital.—During the year 1931 the total number of admissions were 122, composed of 23 Europeans and 99 natives. In all, 409 cases were treated : 53 male, 29 female Europeans and 258 male and 69 female natives. The recovery rate per cent, calculated on the number of patients admitted was 31.14 as against 29.7 for the previous year. The employment of able-bodied male European patients in agricultural work forms an important part of the treatment. The cost per caput per diem has been still further reduced by 5d. to Is. 44d. The growth of this important institution is shown by the following table, which gives the number of cases treated each year since 1925. The European patients show an increase of 48 per cent, and natives 35 per cent. Table of Cases treated in Ingutsheni Mental Hospital since 1925. European. Native. Total. 1925 . 43 214 257 1926 . G6 * 203 269 1927 . 64 231 295 1928 . 75 243 318 1929 . 68 246 314 1930 . 76 283 359 1931 . 82 327 409 12. Ndanga Native Hospital.—The work of (his hospital continues to increase. The number of native cases admitted in 1931 was 731, an increase of 74 over last year. The total number of in-patients treated was 871. ^ » Includes European female patients, who had previously been sent to the Union.