Annual report of the Medical Department / Colony of the Gambia.

  • Gambia. Medical Department.
Date:
[1912]
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Credit: Annual report of the Medical Department / Colony of the Gambia. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    MONTHLY DEATH RATE FOR THE PAST SIX YEARS IN BATHURST. Years. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 1907 . 22 46 43 15 20 28 32 30 45 48 38 19 1908 . 32 22 33 25 24 33 30 39 35 34 48 32 1909 . 31 20 24 22 21 30 36 34 28 29 28 27 1910. 29 21 20 17 23 30 21 31 35 31 29 25 1911. 16 16 19 11 27 12 23 19 32 22 25 36 1912. 19 9 12 17 19 28 20 26 32 34 27 25 INFANTILE MORTALITY FOR THE PAST EIGHT YEARS IN THE COLONY. Years. Total Births. Deaths over 1 year and under 5 years. Deaths over 1 week and under 1 year. Deaths over 1 day and under 1 week. Deaths under 24 hours. Still Births. 1905 . 331 41 61 20 10 24 1906 . 338 33 43 12 14 31 1907 . 326 37 56 22 11 13 1908 . 351 55 77 23 — 32 1909 . 339 23 50 11 17 24 1910 . 363 40 68 34 11 27 1911 . 306 29 43 15 1 28 1912 . 203 42 66 6 — 26 III. SANITATION. (a) General Keview of Work Done, Laws Passed, and Progress Made. (i) Administrative. The Board of Health directs the sanitation of Bathurst, and is composed •of the Senior Medical Officer (Chairman of the Board), the Colonial Engineer and the Superintendent of Police (ex-officio members) and six other members appointed annually by the Governor. Dr. Kennan, Senior Sanitary Officer, continues to act as Adviser on Sanitary matters. He arrived here in May, and stayed nearly six weeks, consulting with the Sanitary Engineer on two schemes which have been submitted to the Secretary of State. His report is attached (page 19). In addition to the Town Warden appointed last year, another European Official has been appointed as Assistant Town Warden. This will do much to assist in keeping the work already done up to date when the Town Warden is on leave. A new appointment of Medical Officer of Health was made and Dr. Kennedy appointed. Ihe Native Sanitary Staff has been increased by three; the mosquito campaign lias been vigorously carried out during the year, and has resulted in a greatly diminished number of mosquitos. The removal by carts, at least twice weekly, of all refuse, tins, bottles, etc., from every part of the town, has improved the cleanliness of the town and reduced the number of fires which previously were frequent.