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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    RETURN “ E ”—contd. HER MA JESTY’S PRISONS RETURN OF DISEASES AND DEATHS (IN-PATIENTS) AND DISEASES (OUT-PATIENTS) FOR THE YEAR 1954 Tnter- In-Patients Out-Patients mediate List Number Diseases Remaining in hospital on 31st Dec., 1953 Yearly Total Total cases treated Remaining in hospital on 31st Dec., 1954 Admissions Deaths Males Females Males Females Males Females A.127 Spina bifida and meningocele _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ A. 128 Congenital malformations of cir¬ culatory system A.129 All other congenital malforma¬ tions ... A.130 Birth injuries — — — — — — — — A.131 Postnatal asphyxia and atelec¬ tasis A.132(a) Diarrhoea of newborn (under 4 weeks) _ _ (b) Ophthalmia neonatorum — — — — — — — — — (c) Other infections of newborn ... — — — — — — — — — A. 133 Haemolytic disease of newborn — — — — — — — — — A.134 All other defined diseases of early infancy ... _ _ A. 135 Ill-defined diseases peculiar to early infancy, and immaturity unqualified A. 136 Senility without mention of psychosis _ 2 _ _ 2 _ 6 A.137(a) Pyrexia of unknown origin — 1 — — — 1 — 2 1 (b) Observation without need for further medical care 10 10 25 {0 All other ill-defined causes of morbidity — 11 2 — — 13 — 448 8 Total ... 9 372 14 6 — 390 — 11,235 1,863 Inter¬ mediate List Number In-Patients Out-Patients Accidents, Poisonings and Violence (External cause) Remaining in hospital on 31st Dec., 1953 Yearly Total Total cases treated Remaining in hospital on 31st Dec., 1954 Admissions Deaths Males Females Males Females Males Females AE.138 Motor vehicle accidents AE.139 Other transport accidents — — — — — — — — — AE.140 Accidental poisoning ... — — — — — — — — — AE.141 Accidental falls ... — 1 — — — 1 — 37 — AE.142 Accidents caused by machinery — — — — — — — 60 — AE.143 Accidents caused by fire and explosion of combustible material 29 AE.144 Accidents caused by hot sub¬ stance, corrosive liquid, steam and radiation 50 16 AE.145 Accident caused by firearm — — — — — — — — — AE.146 Accidental drowning and sub¬ mersion _ _ _ _ _ AE.147 (a) Foreign body entering eye and adnexa 10 (b) Foreign body entering other orifice ... _ . _ _ 1 _ (c) Accidents caused by bites and stings of venomous animals and insects 2 2 17 1 (d) Other accidents caused by animals _____ _ _ _ — — (e) All other accidental causes — 3 — — — 3 — 60 12 AE.148 Suicide and self-inflicted injury ... 2 — — — 2 — — AE.149 Homicide and injury purposely inflicted by other persons (not in war) AE.150 Injury resulting from operations of war — — — — — — — — 8 8 264 29