Annual medical and sanitary report / Tanganyika Territory.

  • Tanganyika. Medical Department.
Date:
[1932]
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Credit: Annual medical and sanitary report / Tanganyika Territory. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    A special study of the flora of the upper Respiratory Tract in natives is being carried out by Dr. Skan, who is also investigating the incidence of M. tuberculosis in apparently healthy natives. (4) Nasal Scrapings and Skin Nodules. Two hundred and forty-three specimens were received from African patients, 137 of which showed the presence of M. leprae. (5) Throat Swabs. Forty-three throat swabs were examined, with the following results : — C. diphtherias Monilia Fusiform bacilli Negative Total Europeans 0 2 ... 3 20 25 Asiatics 1 1 ... 0 7 9 Africans 1 0 ... 2 6 9 Total 2 3 ... 5 33 43 (5) Urethral and Vaginal. Smears : for the presence Positive of Gonococci: — Negative Total Europeans ... ... ... 6 21 27 Asiatics ... ... ... 4 7 11 Africans ... 17 30 37 Total 17 58 75 (6) Pus from. Abscesses, Ulcers, etc. Forty-nine pus specimens from different sources were examined. There was nothing of special interest noted : — co • pH o © CO CO s © eg -P O . anthraci § § ,2 o ° S. ° o £ U & ® CS (H o o o o s § ® a O © -p o © -P © eg rP © o u • pH Ph CO © p © a eg p eg O O >> Ph © > • H -P og biO © H CP 02 02 Ph CP 02 < CP £ Europeans ... 20 0 15 0 1 0 l 2 l Asiatics ... 6 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 Africans ... 23 1 8 2 0 4 0 3 5 Total ... 49 1 26 2 1 4 1 5 9 (7) Pathological Fluids - Twenty-eight were examined : — Cerebrospinal Peritoneal Pleural Synovial Conjunctival Total Europeans ... 0 0 1 0 1 2 Asiatics ... 2 0 2 0 0 4 Africans ... 11 4 6 ... 1 • 0 • • 22 Total ... 13 4 9 1 1 28 General and bacteriological examination showed nothing of special interest. Pneumococci were found in a synovial fluid from an African, and meningococci in one cerebrospinal fluid.