Annual medical and sanitary report / Tanganyika Territory.

  • Tanganyika. Medical Department.
Date:
[1926]
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Credit: Annual medical and sanitary report / Tanganyika Territory. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Trypanosomiasis.—See the Sleeping Sickness Officer's Report, pages 85 to 101. Much progress has been made especially in the Ufipa-Tabora section where the cleared settlement areas are being increased steadily. Tuberculosis.— 1924. 1925. 1926. 236 382 446 cases. 70 63 79 deaths. During 1926 a Medical Officer was detailed for duty in the Moshi district for the purpose of carrying out a Tuberculosis survey of the rural population. His preliminary investigations support strongly the views that have been expressed in previous Annual Medical Reports of the Territory. It is hoped that material of a comprehensive nature might be available for review in the Annual Medical Report for the forthcoming year. Yaws and Syphilis. Satisfactory progress continues in the campaign against Yaws and Syphilis. Large numbers however still remain untouched in the districts and periodic visits will be paid to the sufferers, of whom many are maimed or too feeble to undertake lengthy journeys. Travelling clinics must therefore be augmented during future years, and, in view of the number of African Dispensers now in training it is proposed to bring several units into action during the forthcoming year. Medical Missions have undertaken work on our behalf in the Bukoba, Dodoma, Kasanga, Lindi, Tabora and Tanga districts ; Bismuth and equipment being supplied by us. 11,744 cases of Yaws and 2,042 of Syphilis were thus treated ; for the greater proportion of which we are indebted to the medical staffs of the Church Missionary Society and the Universities Mission of the Tanga’and Lindi districts. Similarly the Sub-Assistant Surgeons, employed for their labour at the Nger- engere Estate by the Rosehaugh Coy., treated 725 cases of Yaws. The total dealt with during the year is 97,807 cases of Yaws and 17,483 of Syphilis of which the distri¬ bution and figures are shewn tabulated. Arusha Yaws 1,252 Syphilis 95 Brought forward .. Yaws 23,165 Syphilis 7,102 ,, District 792 609 Kilwa 1,874 64 Kibaya 55 6 Kibata 1,871 392 Mbulu 116 J7 Liwale 578 Bagamoyo .. 3,111 635 ,, S.S. area.. 513 — „ District . . 777 76 Kondoa-Irangi 1,654 129 Bukoba B4I7 2,045 Mkalama . . 7,074 4° ,, District — — Lindi 5,532 38 Biharamulo 243 92 *Lulindi . . 3,760 53 Dar-es-Salaam 5,569 75i Mikindani. . 6,218 573 Mafia 294 164 *Newala . . 2,635 17 Maneromango 1,158 534 Tunduru . . 87 5 Ruvu 80 — Lushoto 67 75 Dodoma 212 67 Mahenge 1,768 20 Manyoni .. 27 7 ,, District . . 5° I Mpwapwa . . 17 — Morogoro . . 1,428 74° Singida 424 53 *Berega 7 Iringa 34 38 Kilosa 1,061 I7 Maiangali .. 5 — Kisaki 54° 384 *Tosamaganga 4 7 *Kongwa .. 2 Kasanga 1,642 316 Moshi 3,221 172 ,, District . . 958 374 ,, District 1,198 163 *Kerema .. 446 179 Mwanza 1,503 1,884 Kigoma 1,969 161 ,, District. . _ Kasulo 1,642 678 Maswa 10 29 Kibondo .. 435 36 Musoma .. i,3I4 97o ,, District.. 96 8 Namanyere. . 121 64 Ujiji . 390 154 fNGERENGERE 725 Carried forward . . 23,165 7.102 Carried forward .. 67,976 12,932