Annual medical and sanitary report / Uganda Protectorate.

  • Uganda Protectorate. Medical Department.
Date:
[1916]
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Credit: Annual medical and sanitary report / Uganda Protectorate. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The Clerical Staff at Headquarters remained the same as in 1915, viz.:— European— Chief Clerk to the Principal Medical Officer. Assistant Clerk. Medical Storekeeper. Asiatic— 1 Third Grade Clerk. 2 Fourth Grade Clerks. African— 1 Native Clerk. LIST OF APPOINTMENTS, CHANGES, &c., IN STAFF. From England—Nil. From India—Sub-Assistant Surgeons Mangal Sain, Maqbull Haqq, and C. P. Andrews. Secondments—Sub-Assistant Surgeon Hukam Singh remained seconded to the East Africa Protectorate, and Sub-Assistant Surgeon Karta Ram from East Africa Protectorate, both for military duty. Transfers—Mr. A. Littlewood, Sleeping Sickness Inspector, was transferred to Kampala Municipality on 13-4-16. Pi v mo tions—N il. Invaliding s—N il. Deaths—Nil. Leaves—The following were opposite their names :— Dr. J. M, Collyns, M.O.H. Dr. R. J. A. Macmillan Dr. R. S. Taylor ... *Mr. W. F. Fiske, Entomologist on leave during From 1st Jan., 1916 ... 26th Oct., 1916 26th Nov., 1916 10th Mar., 1916 ... the periods stated To llth August, 1916 End of year End of year 30th June, 1916 MEDICAL OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF THE SUBORDINATE STAFF ENGAGED ON MILITARY DUTY DURING 1916. Europeans.—Six Medical Officers, including the Bacteriologist, one Dispenser and one Sleeping Sickness Inspector were engaged solely on military duty throughout the year. Eight Medical Officers, including the Medical Sanitary Officer, and one Nursing Sister, the Laboratory Assistant and the Junior European Clerk were engaged solely on military duty for periods varying from one to eleven months. Of these, three Medical Officers and one Nursing Sister were also engaged on civil as well as military duty for periods varying from one to seven months. As was also the case during 1915, five Medical Officers, including the Principal and Deputy Principal Medical Officers, and the Medical Storekeeper filled military posts as well as civil throughout the year, while the Matron of the European Hospital, Entebbe, the Principal Medical Officer’s Chief Clerk and the clerical establishment generally assisted in military work throughout the year. Asiatics.—Five Sub-Assistant Surgeons were engaged solely on military duty throughout the year, of whom one was still seconded to the East Africa Protectorate, and another seconded from East Africa to the Uganda Protectorate. One Assistant Surgeon and five Sub-Assistant Surgeons performed civil and military duty for periods varying from one to twelve months. Two Sub- Assistant Surgeons were solely on military duty for three and eight months respectively. Two Compounders were solely on military duty and another on civil and military duty throughout the year. One Compounder did civil and military duty for four months. *Did not return for further investigations.