Annual medical report / Northern Nigeria.

  • Northern Nigeria (Nigeria). Medical Department.
Date:
[1914]
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Credit: Annual medical report / Northern Nigeria. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    There were 66 Europeans treated for dysentery during the year, which is an increase of 27 over the number treated in 1913. Four European officials were treated for diphtheria in the month of January. They were all serving in the same station, and the first case, who had only just arrived in the country, had probably carried the infection. One case ended fatally, the remaining three being invalided. The usual statistical tables are subjoined. Table showing the sick, invaliding and death rates of— European Officials. Total number of officials resident... Average number resident... Total number on sick list ... Total number of days on sick list Percentage of sick to average number present ... Average number of days on sick list to each patient Average sick time to each resident Total number invalided Percentage of invalidings to total residents Total deaths Percentage of deaths to total residents ... Percentage of deaths to average residents Number of cases of sickness contracted away from residence 1911. 1912. 1913. 1914. 510 487 488 769 360 325 326 543 861 819 532 1,031 7,108 6,049 4,487 4,811 233-3 252 163-22 188-03 8-23 7-39 8-43 4-66 19-2 18-6 13-73 8-86 40 25 50 61 7-84 5-13 10-24 7-93 7 6 4 20 1-19 1-23 •82 2-60 1-89 1-84 1-22 3-68 — — — 4 In addition to the above, one invalided official died in England. Of the 20 who died in 1914, 9 were killed in action on the Cameroon frontier. Native Officials. 1912. 1913. 1914. Total number of officials resident 740 760 943 Average number resident 621 634 786 Total number on sick list 574 273 335 Total number of days on sick list 3,265 2,054 2,749 Percentage of sick to average number present 92-43 43-06 42-62 Average number of days on sick list to each patient... 5-68 7-52 8-20 Average sick time to each resident 5-25 3-24 3-49 Total number invalided... 4 3 1 Percentage of invalidings to total residents ... •54 •39 •10 Total deaths 2 3 4 Percentage of deaths to total residents •27 •39 •42 Percentage of deaths to average residents Number of cases of sickness contracted away from •32 •47 •51 residence — — GENERAL EUROPEAN POPULATION. The average number of Europeans resident in the Northern Provinces during 1914 was 969, of whom 56 were women. Details of these figures are as follows Government Officials ... 1913. 326 1914. 543 Trading Firms ... 156 165 Mining Companies 286 223 Missions 36 38 Total 804 969