Annual medical report / Tanganyika Territory.

  • Tanganyika. Medical Department.
Date:
[1925]
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Credit: Annual medical report / Tanganyika Territory. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    TABLFP V AND VI—Contd. Return of Diseases and Deaths (In-Patients) and of Diseases (Out-Patients) for the Year 1925.—Contd. In-Patients Out-Patients Total DISEASES Remain¬ ing in Yearly Total Total Remain¬ ing in Cases In and Hospital at the end of 1924 Admis¬ sions Deaths Cases Treated Hospital at the end of 1925 Males Females Total Out Patients Brought forward ... 372 14,555 233 14,927 488 57,395 31,209 88,604 103,531 45. Cancer or other Malignant Tumours of the Perito¬ neum, Intestines, Bectum 46. Cancer or other Malignant Tumours of the Female Genital Organs. 47. Cancer or other Malignant Tumours of the Breast ... 5 1 5 5 48. Cancer or other Malignant Tumours of the Skin 49. Cancer or other Malignant Tumours of Organs not specified . 14 8 14 2 14 50. Tumours non- malignant 7 91 . . . 98 3 124 48 172 270 51. Acute Rheumatism. 3 42 ... 45 ... 1,901 343 2,244 2,289 52. Chronic Rheumatism 2 126 1 128 3 1,194 331 1,525 1,653 53. Scurvy (including Barlow’s Disease) . 149 6 149 42 12 3 15 164 54. Pellagra . ... . . . . . . ... . . . . . . ... ... 55. Beri-Beri . 4 50 4 54 . . 7 . • . 7 61 56. Rickets . ... ... ... ... ... 14 3. 17 17 57. Diabetes (not including Insipidus). 1 1 20 3 23 24 58. Anaemia (a) Pernicious ... • . . 5 ... 5 ... 4 8 12 17 (6) Other Anaemias and Chlorosis . 5 no 16 115 1 493 181 674 789 59. Diseases of the Pituitary Body. 60. Diseases of the Thyroid Gland—- (a) Exophthalmic Goitre ... i 1 4 2 6 7 (b) Other diseases of the Thyroid Gland, Myxoe- dema . 61. Diseases of the Parathyroid Glands . 62. Diseases of the Thymus ... . . . ... ■ • • ... ... . . . 63. Diseases of the Supra- Renal Glands. 64. Diseases of the Spleen ... ... • ■ • ... ... ... 65. Leukaemia— (a) Leukaemia . - (b) Hodgkin’s Disease l 1 ... 1 66. Alcoholism . 6 1 6 ... 1 ... 1 7 67. Chronic poisoning by mineral substances (lead, mercury, etc.). 68. Chronic poisoning by organic substances (Morphia, Cocaine, etc.) 69. Other General Diseases Autointoxication . • Purpura Haemorrhagica . . . 1 ... 1 ... ... 2 2 3 Haemophilia . . . . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Diabetes Insipidus. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...