Annual report of the Director, Medical & Health Department / Colony of Mauritius.

  • Mauritius. Medical and Health Department.
Date:
[1902]
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Credit: Annual report of the Director, Medical & Health Department / Colony of Mauritius. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    16. Anoemia and Debility.—Cases of Acoemia and Debility ■which are seen in Hospital are usually associated with poverty and privation, when not brought on by Malaria. In many ins¬ tances this yeaiv, Debility was. the consequence of Senile decay. Both affections prevailed to a greater extent in 1902 than in the preceding year (vide Table VII). 17. Syphilis.—There were 110 admissions fo- Syphilis in 1902 as compared with 85 in 1901. The total number treated was 114 viz : TABLE XII. Cases Deaths Irherited 4 1 Primary 41 • • • Secondary 14 • • ■ Tertiary ... 45 5 Total 114 6 There were 6 deaths viz :—oue from infantile Syphilis (in¬ herited) and five from tertiary symptoms. 13. Diseases of the Respiratory System. There was in 1902 a large increase in the cases of Bron¬ chitis and Pneumonia over 1901, as can be ascertained from Table VII. We had no fewer than 71 deaths from Pneumonia, the case moitality of the disease being 32.1 per cent. This unsa¬ tisfactory result is mainly due to the fact that a large proportion of the cases were admitted almost in a dying conditon. 19. Diseases of the Urinary System.—The number of patients suffering from Bright’s disease was 110 as against 97 in 1901. It is difficult to satisfactory account for the increased frequency with which renal affections are now met with in the practice of this Hospital. This interesting point is open to serious investi¬ gation. 20. Injuries.—The various kinds of injuries treated in 1902 are classified as follows : TABLE XIII. Injuries Cases Deaths Remarks. General • Burns ... 3 3 cases of extensive burns involving thoray and abdomen. Shock ... 2 2 Internal licemorrhage Local 1 1 patient had. been run over by a cart. Burns ... 12 • • « Bruise ... 88 • • • Wound... 162 IM Sprain... 18 • • « Dislocation 5 • • • Fracture 27 1 The fatal case was one of fracture of skull. Total 318 7