The Straits Settlements medical report.

  • Straits Settlements. Medical Department.
Date:
[1921]
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Credit: The Straits Settlements medical report. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Port Health Work. Steamers tongkangs and prows, 23 in number, were inspected and pratique granted. Police Force: — 1920. 1921. Number of admissions to Hospital ... 69 112 9 9 out-patients ... 81 334 9 9 99 admissions for Malaria ... 28 38 9 9 9 9 out-patients ... 10 42 Prisoners: — Number of admissions to Hospital ... 19 14 99 99 out-patients ... 17 42 9 9 9 9 admissions for Malaria ... 6 7 Out-Patients. One thousand one hundred and fifteen cases were treated as out-patients as against 752 in 1920. The nationalities were as follows.—Forty-seven European, 18 Eurasian, 129 Chinese, 692 Malay, 193 Indian, 36 other nationalities. The chief diseases treated were Malaria, Bronchitis, Constipation, Dyspepsia, Roundworm, Scabies, Injuries and Ulcer. An out-patient department was started in the town of Victoria in July. This accounts for the increase under this head. Many minor maladies are treated there. Vaccination. One hundred and eighty-four children were vaccinated during the year as against 193 in 1920. Of these 171 were successful. Meteorological. The North-east monsoon blew from January to the end of March. During April the prevailing wind was due North. From May to November the South-west monsoon prevailed. In December the North-east monsoon started. The total rainfall during the year was 3,415*9 m.m. as against 3,458-0 m.m. in 1920. The North-east monsoon was again the drier monsoon, the first 4 months of the year showing a far smaller rainfall than any other four months. The driest month was August. The wettest month was July when 458*0 m.m. fell. The greatest rainfall of the year was 124*0 m.m. on the 5th December, fell. The greatest rainfall of the year was 124*0 m.m. on the 5th December. The maximum temperature was ,, minimum ,, ,, The maximum mean temperature was ,, minimum ,, ,, ,, ,, mean temperature ,, 93*0 on nth May, 1921. 71*0 3rd and 9th April and 28th August. 86*6 75-8 8t*2 Hospital. The total number of admissions during the year was 278 as against 234 in 1920. Only one European was admitted during the year. There were 14 deaths giving a percentage mortality to the total treated of 4*79 as against 5*32 in 1920. Operations. Ten operations were performed under chloroform of which 2 were major.