Annual medical and sanitary report / Swaziland.

  • Swaziland. Medical Department.
Date:
[1938]
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Credit: Annual medical and sanitary report / Swaziland. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    (5) Native Officials. - Table showing the Sick, invaliding, and Death Rates of Native Officials, 1936 1937 1938 Total number of residents 160.00 mm 165.00 Average number of residents 156.00 - 160.00 Total number on sick leave 5.00 7.00 4.00 of days of sick leave granted 203.00 183.00 Average daily number on sicklist .55 .75 1.85 Percentage of sick to average number resident .35 .68 1.23 Average number of days sick leave for each patient 40.60 42.10 7.36 Average sick time to each resident 1.27 3.20 4.34 Total number invalided. - - - Percentage of invalided to total residents Total deaths 1.00 - - Percentage deaths to average number resident 64.00 No. of cases of sickness contracted away from residence - - - III. HYGIENE AND SANITATION. (a) GENERAL REVIEW OF WORK DONE AND FROG RES S MADE. (1) PREVENT AT IVE MEASURE S: Mosquito and Insect-borne Diseases. Malaria is the only disease of any importance under this category in Swaziland. During May I visited Natal and Zululana to study Anti-Malaria measures which have proved very successful there over a period of years. These measures concern themselves in the main with attacking the adult A. Gambiae, in all buildings in the controlled area, by means of suitable insecticide spraying at regular intervals. . i As conditions in Swaziland approximate very closely to those in Zululand, a scheme on similar lines was put forward for this country, but unfortunately for financial reasons, it was not found possible to bring it into operation during this year. Towards the end of the year when it became apparent that a very serious epidemic of malaria was to be expected, warnings were issued in the press and through District Officers, and advice was given as to whet measures could be taken to prevent infection. Arrangements were also made for the distribution of quinine. Under the circumstances this was all we Could do, but I feel that in the future a definite active anti-malarial campaign will prove medically and economically more satisfactory than simply relying upon palliative measures.