Annual medical and sanitary report of the Director of Medical Services / Trinidad and Tobago.

  • Trinidad and Tobago. Department of Medical Services.
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[1938]
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Credit: Annual medical and sanitary report of the Director of Medical Services / Trinidad and Tobago. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Summary of Pathological Conditions found in Post Mortem Examinations during 1938. Total examinations on infants (neo-natal deaths) ... 31 Total examinations on infants up to one year old ... 24 Total examinations on children Total examinations on adults: Male. Female. 21 Africans 74 42 East Indians 23 18 Mixed 19 13 White 2 1 Chinese 2 — Total 120 74 194 Total post mortem examinations for year Principal ... 270 Total Results. Examinations. (1) Neo-natal deaths—Infants up to 3 weeks Prematurity ..; Atelectasis Asphyxia (mucous in trachea) Cerebral Haemorrhage Tear in membranes — 9 No tear found — 4 Internal haemorrhage — 2 Haemorrhagic disease of new born Congenital abnormalities Meningocele Ectopic vesicae Infections ... ... ... ... Haemorrhagic enteritis — 5 Omphalitis — 1 Pleurisy and peritonitis (streptococcal)— 1 (2) Infants up to one year Marasmus and gastro-enteritis (non-haemorrhagic) Acute infections—bronchitis and broncho-pneumonia Haemorrhagic enteritis, dysentery Meningitis—meningococcal pneumococcal Pyaemia Diphtheria Congenital syphilis Diabetes 9 or 29% 6 or 19% 2 13 or 42% 1 1 1 7 or 22% 14 or 56% 8 or 33% 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 31 24 (3) Children aged 1-14 years Malnutrition, marasmus just over 1 year Acute Infections : Sub-tertian malaria Broncho-pneumonia Enteritis, infective Meningitis Pyaemia Pharyngitis (not diphtheria) Tuberculosis : Lungs and bronchial glands with miliary spread 3 Mesenteric glands and miliary spread ... 1 Fever and fits, undetermined Cerebral haemorrhage (congenital aneurism) ... (4) Adults 2 4 or 19% 5 or 25% 1 1 1 1 4 or 19% 2 1 (1) Cardio vascular conditions, mesaortitis and severe atheroma : Total number of post mortems on adults ... ... 194 Total showing severe cardio vascular disease of all kinds ... ... ... ... 51 or 26% Total showing severe atheroma, calcification, &c., only ... _ ... ... ... ... 19 or 9% Total showing evidence of mesaortitis with and without atheroma ... ... ... 32 or 17% Total showing aortic aneurisms ... ... ... li or 5:6% 21 194