Annual medical and sanitary report / Uganda Protectorate.

  • Uganda Protectorate. Medical Department.
Date:
[1919]
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Credit: Annual medical and sanitary report / Uganda Protectorate. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    20. Tuberculosis.—This is not common among those who present themselves for treatment, only 16 cases with 2 deaths being attributed to this cause. It may be found to be more common than is supposed at present, now that examinations for T. B. are being made as a routine measure in cases of “ kifube ” (chest trouble). 21. Yaws.—The figures for the last three years are as follows:— Year Cases Deaths 1917 659 0 1918 ... 303 0 1919 190 1 3. Helminthic Diseases. The figures for the last three years are as follows:— Year Cestoda Nematoda 1917 ... 85 ... 148 1918 ... 25 .. 48 1919 ... 49 .. 170 Routine microscopical examinations are now being made of the stools of all in¬ patients at Entebbe, Kampala and Jinja, and once the proposed medical school is in being, and we can teach the more intelligent natives in these subjects, our knowledge of the prevalence of the various helminths will be very materially increased. (C) European Officials. The number of cases of sickness amongst European Officials was 516 with 2 deaths, one from Blackwater fever and one from Post Influenzal Broncho-Pneumonia. The corresponding figures for the last three years were as follows:— 1916 480 cases with 1 death, 430 being put off duty. 1917 383 cases with 2 deaths, 359 being put off duty. 1918 330 cases with 1 death, 319 being put off duty. Table Showing the Sick, Invaliding and Death Rates of European Officials during 1919. Stations. Total number of officials resident. Average number resident. Total number on sick list. Total number of days on sick list. Average daily number on sick list. % of sick to average number resident. Average number of days on sick list for each patient. Average sick time to each resident. Total number invalided. % of Invalidings to total residents. Total Deaths. % of Deaths to total resident. % of Deaths to average number resident. Number of cases of sickness contracted away from station. Arua 12 4-25 21 30 •08 1-88 1-43 705 14 Bombo ,,, • • . . . * ... ... . . . ... . . . • • . ... ... Butiaba 4 2-00 16 75 •20 l'OO 4-68 37-50 • . • ... 3 Entebbe 64 56-33 103 775 2-12 3-76 7-52 1375 4 625 ... Gulu 17 1-57 6 2!) •07 4-45 4‘83 18-47 1 5-88 3 Hoima ... • • • . . . . . . . • . . • . ... ... Jinja 40 10-00 43 257 •70 7-00 5-97 25-70 1 2-50 15 Kampala 85 26-60 184 537 1-5 5'63 2-9 20-00 4 ... 1 1-18 3-76 7 Kitgum ... • ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... • • . Lira n 1-80 16 62 •16 8-88 3-87 34-44 5 Masaka 24 1-12 18 20 •05 4*46 1-11 17-85 1 416 Masindi 118 334 21 4!* •13 3-8!* 2-33 14-67 ... • • . 6 Mbale 20 5-16 22 130 •35 678 5-90 25-19 , , , ... 2 Mbarara 18 3-!)0 14 6!) •16 4'10 4-92 17’69 • . • ... 9 Namasagali 4 4 00 7 31 •08 2-00 4-43 7-75 ... i 2500 25-00 2 Soroti 27 4-18 8 47 •12 2-87 5-87 11-24 ... ... ... 3 Totals 444 124-25 47!* 2,111 5-78 4-60 4-41 16-99 11* 2U8 2 •45 1-61 69 * In addition one official seconded to Mwanza who contracted Cerebral Malaria, was boarded at Entebbe and invalided. The health of the general European population was fair. There were 12 deaths due to the following causes B lack water Fever Cerebral Malaria Heart Disease Diarrhoea Convulsions 4 Pneumonia ... ... 1 1 Gastric Ulcer (Naematemesis) ... 1 1 Accident (killed by lion) .... 1 1 Unknown ... ... 1 ].