Medical and sanitary report / Government of the Gold Coast.

  • Gold Coast. Medical Department.
Date:
[1913]
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    without registration, but as far as the Medical Officer of Health, Accra, could learn, there were 110 horses in Accra and Christiansborg and 24 in Victoriaborg during last year, while the number of mules was 72. Of these he was only able to trace the cause of death to Trypanosomiasis in three cases, although it is possible that there were more. Out of these three cases two had been up at Nsawam, where, it is more than likely, they got their infection. (11) Yellow Fever. During the year the following cases, all diagnosed as yellow fever, were reported :— Name. Date. Place. Recovery. Y.W. 6/1/13 Accra Recovery. A. 18/1/13 Saltpond Death. H.D. 4/3/13 Christiansborg Recovery. L.C. 5/3/13 55 55 A.A. 6/3/13 Accra 55 K.K. 10/3/13 55 ... ... ... ... 55 Z. 13/3/13 n • • • • • • • • • • • • 55 B. 18/3/13 ,, 55 M.S. 27/3/13 ,, ... ... ... ... 55 W. 10/5/13 Abokobi ... Death. N. 17/5/13 Quittah ... Recovery. A. 3/6/13 Abokobi ... 55 S.A. 14/6/13 Accra Death. S.N. 14/6/13 55 ... ... ... ... Recovery. F. 29/6/13 Quittah ... Death. L. 6/9/13 Bole (N.Ts.) . Recovery. M. 1/10/13 55 ... ... ... 55 R.B. 16/10/13 Kintampo (Ash.)... Death. S. 15/11/13 Tumu (N.Ts.) 55 H. 8/12/13 Bole (N.Ts.) . 55 A total for the year of twenty cases, ten of which were Europeans. There were seven deaths, five in Europeans giving a case mortality of 50 per cent., and two in Natives. As it was suggested that case R.B. had been infected at Chechewere, the Medical Officer of Health, Coomassie, Dr. A. J. R. O’Brien, was instructed to proceed there and investigate, and I attach a copy of his Report, Appendix No. 1. The fact that yellow fever has appeared so far away from the Coast proves the necessity for strict anti-larval measures wherever the Stegomyia mosquito is found, and for segregation wherever possible, and the provision of rest camps well segregated from native towns. Special measures were taken on the occasion of each outbreak to prevent spread of the disease, and these would appear to have had the desired result as no serious epidemic occurred. The general measures taken in addition to segregation in order to prevent infection by mosquito-borne disease are summarized in Table X. The usual precautions were taken to prevent the introduction of the disease from outside the Colony, by quarantine and inspection of passengers. (12) Filaeiasis. Returns from Medical Officers show that 183 cases were treated in Government Hospitals during the year. The Medical Officer, Quittah, remarks—“ Filariasis is common, but treatment seldom sought.”