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 LXXII LEPROSY CASES DIAGNOSED ON SURVEY BY THE MEDICAL FIELD UNITS, 1954 Region Numbers Examined Number of Cases Percentage North-west .. 36,699 1,138 3-1 North-east .. 96,252 1,372 D42 Ashanti 77,658 591 0-76 Southern Togoland . . 23,593 481 2-03 Total 234,202 3,582 1-53 TABLE LXXII I LEPROSY CASES TREATED AT FIXED CENTRES BY THE MEDICAL FIELD UNITS, 1954 M.F.U. Region Cases at 1st Tan., 1954 New cases enrolled in 1954 Cases discharged Deaths Cases left transferred or dismissed Cases under treatment at 31st Dec., 1954 North-west excluding Wa . . 153 89 — — 25 217 North-east excluding Yendi 73 120 — — — 193 Ashanti 348 222 19 3 34 514 Southern Togoland .. Clinic opened Jan., 1954 49 — — 6 43 Total .. 574 480 19 3 65 967 TABLE LXXIV ONCHOCERCIASIS FOUND ON FIELD SURVEY BY THE MEDICAL FIELD UNITS, 1954 Region Examined Cases Percentage North-west . . 25,945 6,012 23-2 North-east . . 15,809 3,430 21*7 Ashanti 7,507 1,209 16-1 Togoland 2,608 388 14-9