The Straits Settlements medical report.

  • Straits Settlements. Medical Department.
Date:
[1911]
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    Forty-two patients were attended by their own Medical men. The deliveries comprised 59 European infants, being 33 males and 26 females, the native infants were 58 males and 84 females. Nature of cases :— Uncomplicated 166 Post Partum Haemorrhage 9 Tedious and Forceps ... 24 Ante ,, ,, 1 Placenta Praevia 4 Prolapse of cord 1 Adherent Placenta 2 Abortion 2 Occipito Posterior I Craniotomy ... I Transverse... 2 Twins 3 cases. Breech 2 The average weight of the European infants was 7 lbs. 4% oz: that of the native infants 6^ lbs. Two European infants and 19 native infants were still-born. There were no deaths among European mothers but 5 among native women, these were, 1 within 20 minutes of admission from Cardiac failure, 1 each from Dysentery, Placenta Praevia, and Rupture of the Broad Ligament and 1 shortly after admission undelivered. The number of native midwives under training during the year was 6, of these 4 obtained certificates of competency and left to practise in the Municipality, the number remaining at the close of the year was 3. Annual Report on the Health of the Police Force in Singapore for 1911. Report by Dr. W. S. Sheppard, Police Surgeon. 1. There were 5,300 attendances at the out-patient room during the year as compared with 5,796 in 1910, and 3,924 in 1909. There are some constables who hardly ever let a week pass without reporting sick, however trifling their ailment may be and it is partly on this account that the number of attendances recorded is so large. 2. There has been a gradual decline in the numbers reporting sick. In May there were 641 such reports, in December only 343. The majority of these attending the sick room are men suffering from slight indisposition or perhaps in some cases merely from Ergophobia. 3. I consider that the health of the Force, as a whole, is good. 4. Seven hundred and seventy-three cases were admitted to the General Hospital; of these 25 were Europeans and 748 were natives. 5. The principal diseases for which admission was sought were as follows:— Malarial and other fevers Venereal disorders Malingerers Ulcers and boot-bite Bronchitis Dysentery Conjunctivitis Synovitis Phthisis 305 cases. 67 49 n 3i » 30 „ 19 ,1 15 tt 13 >, There were 8 deaths. The figure for Malarial and other fevers is the highest ever recorded.