Annual report of the Medical Department / Colony of Seychelles.

  • Seychelles. Medical Department.
Date:
[1902]
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Credit: Annual report of the Medical Department / Colony of Seychelles. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Other Disease, Night Soil Service. Water Supply, Dr Bradley’s Report. The Assistant Medioal Officer, Praslin. The Assistant Medical Officer, Victoria. 3 The Anchylostomum duodeuale is not common, but it exists and is more often found in adults than in children. I have seen specimens of the Taenia Nana; they do not seem to cause much trouble, and all the specimens I have seen hav© come from children. I have not yet been able to detect the Filaria Sanguinis but from the presence of Elephantiasis amongst the natives of the place their presence may be suspected. It is difficult to get an opportunity of examining these oases. The sufferer thinks that he is suffering from leprosy and is afraid that he will be sent to the Lepjr Asylum at Round Island. It is an interesting fact that whilst the ordinary bug (cimex lectularus) is very common and can be found in almost every house, the pules irritans, or common flea, is very rare. 4. Apart from the above the year many be said to hav© been a healthy one. CHAPTER IV. Sanitary condition of Victoria Town. 1. I am sorry that I cannot report any improvement in th© night soil service. The present system has not proved much batter than the old one. The latrines are emptied more regularly but the method of removing the tubs is a great source of complaint and the night soil carts are a positive nuisance and render the main streets of the Town uuusable whilst they are about. Unfortu¬ nately owing to the flatness of the low lying part of the Town rouud Bazaar street, and the large expanse of mud (exposed at low tide) which lies along the whole foreshore, the work of carrying out a complete and efficient system of drainage could only be undertaken at very great expense. 2. The supply of water has been to a certain extent im¬ proved by the cleansing of the main and by certain alterations at the Rocbon reservoir. The need for a larger reservoir was felt towards the end of the long drought when the water had to be periodically shut off from the main to allow the reservoir to refill. CHAPTER V. The Assistant Medical Officers. 1. I beg to draw Your Honour’s notice to the report of the Assistant Medical Officer for South Make. It has been compiled with great care and speaks well for the zeal and intelligence with which Dr. Bradley performs his duties as Assistant Medical Officer. jiih 2. Dr Laidlaw arrived in the Colony early in February and took over his duties at Praslin before the end of the month. I enclose his report on the Sanitary Condition of the district! under his care. 3. Dr de Gruchy carried o ut the work of Assistant Medical ■ Officer Praslin until Dr Laidlaw’s arrival.