Annual report of the Medical Department / Tanganyika Territory.

  • Tanganyika. Medical Department.
Date:
[1951]
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Credit: Annual report of the Medical Department / Tanganyika Territory. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    mg 1951 the authorized expenditure of the Medical Department was £853,295 of which £462,665 was in respect of personal emoluments. The total expendi¬ ture represented 8*6 per cent of the territorial budget. Missions received the sum of £54,776 in the form of grants to assist in both treatment and training. At Government institutions 3,386 general beds were provided, and 1,093 special beds. The latter include maternity, tuberculosis and other infectious diseases, and mental diseases. This represents approxi¬ mately one general bed per 2,300 of the population, and one bed (all types including general) per 1,740 persons. Of a total of seventy-four Government medical institutions, thirty-three general and special hospitals were staffed by Medical Officers at the end of the year, and thirty-seven were staffed by Nurs¬ ing Sisters. A total of 1,034,907* outpatients attended at Government medical centres and 82,333* patients were admitted for treatment. Of these inpatients 3,261 deaths were recorded. A total of 4,239,496 first attendances were recorded from Native Authority dispensaries. II.—STAFF TABLE I Senior Service Staee Strengths, Various Categories, Medical Department ^ , Establishment at Category LL51 Strength at 31.12.51 Medical and Nursing Staff: Administrative Medical Staff (including M.I.C., C.H.I.) . 8 8 Specialist Medical Staff 15 9 General Duty Medical Staff (including S.M.O.) 103 65 Nursing 131 102 Sister Tutors ... 4 4 Dental Surgeons 5 5 Health Staff: Health Inspectors 34 31 Health Visitors 18 17 Malaria Officers (including Entomologists) ... 4 4 Technical Staff: Pathologists ... 2 1 Pharmacists ... 7 6 Laboratory Superintendents... 4 3 Radiographers... 2 2 Radiological Technician 1 ! 1 Physiotherapists 3 3 Dental Mechanics 3 o Administrative and Clerical: Secretary 1 1 Accountants ... 2 2 Chief Office Superintendents and Woman Admini- strative Assistants ... 7 4 Hospital Superintendents 3 3 Hospital Stewards 4 3 16. As can be seen from Table I preceding, the staff position with regard to the Senior Service improved considerably during 1951 in several categories. The improved recruitment of Medical Officers during the year was influenced by the improvement offered in the conditions of service, which were altered in *Kibongoto Centre report not yet received.