Medical Officer's annual report [to] Durban Corporation.

  • Durban (South Africa). Public Health Department.
Date:
[1965]
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Credit: Medical Officer's annual report [to] Durban Corporation. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    — — 1. King George V Hospital 27 30 230 62 349 2. F . 0 . S . A . T.B. Settlement Nil 12 10 89 111 3. Charles James Santa Centre Nil Nil 90 Nil 90 4. Botha’s Hill T.B. Settlement Nil Nil 40 Nil 40 5. Osindisweni Mission — - 22 — 22 6. McCord Mission Hospital — 2 11 3 16 7. St. Mary’s Mission — — 11 — 11 8. Umlazi Mission Hospital — — 9 — 9 9» Ekuphilisweni Mission — — 3 — 3 10. Illovo Sugar Estates Hospital c— _ — — — 11. Montebello Mission Hospital — — — — 12. Umpumulo Mission Hospital — — — — — To tals 27 44 426 154 651 A further total of 26 Durban cases were hospital¬ ised at other hospitals outside the Central zone, e.g. Richmond Hospital (l5 Bantu patients) and 31 patients were also accommodated in local provincial hospitals* Charles James Santa Centre; During July 1965 the Charles James Santa Settlement, which is situated in the Umlazi Bantu Reserve and is only 10 miles from the City centre, was completed and the first patients admitted. This Hospital has a bed capacity for 280 adult Bantu males and has greatly alleviated the shortage of hospital beds for the Bantu. The opening of this Centre has made it possible for more Durban cases to be hospitalised locally and an Assistant Medical Officer of Health from this Department serves on the Manage¬ ment Committee of the Santa Centre, From the table above it will be seen that 90 City cases were hospitalised there as at December 31st, 1965. While Bantu beds were more freely available by the end of the year, there has been a great need for the creation of more Asiatic hospital beds. Representations along these lines were made to the State Health Department. During 1965? 1,502 City cases were admitted to