Report of the Ministry of Health / [Ghana Government].

  • Ghana. Ministry of Health.
Date:
[1954]
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Credit: Report of the Ministry of Health / [Ghana Government]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    TABLE XLIX SITES OF MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS—1953-54 Nature and site of Malignant neoplasms 1953 l 1954 Number of Cases Number of Deaths Number of Cases Number of Deaths Buccal cavity and pharynx . . 10 0 12 3 Oesophagus 6 2 5 0 Stomach 53 7 68 14 Intestines, except rectum 14 0 29 1 Rectum .. 28 1 121 2 Larynx . . 1 0 4 0 Trachea, Bronchus, and lung not specified as secondary 8 1 27 3 Breast . . 19 0 31 2 Cervix Uteri 94 2 254 4 Other and unspecified parts of uterus 115 5 199 18 Prostate 49 0 36 3 Bone and connective tissue . . 51 0 81 2 Skin 47 2 186 1 All other and unspecified sites 212 15 177 18 Total .. . • .. 707 35 1,230 71 TABLE L INCIDENCE OF NUTRITIONAL DISEASES TREATED AS IN-PATIENTS IN HOSPITALS, 1953-54 Beriberi | Pellagra Scurvy Others To tal 1953 1954 1953 1954 1953 1954 1953 1954 1953 1954 Number of cases treated 24 29 112 68 8 7 477 425 621 529 Number of deaths 3 5 15 2 0 0 44 40 62 47 TABLE LI SEX DISTRIBUTION OF ANAEMIAS TREATED (IN-PATIENT AND OUT-PATIENT) 1954 Type of Anaemia Males Females Total Cases Deaths Cases Deaths Cases Deaths Hyperchromic anaemia 110 3 79 5 189 8 Hypochromic anaemia 320 5 561 20 881 25 Other and unspecified anaemia 1,320 32 1,434 27 2,754 59 Total 1,750 40 2,074 52 3,824 92 15a