Annual report on the Medical Department / Sierra Leone.

  • Sierra Leone. Medical Department.
Date:
[1919]
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Credit: Annual report on the Medical Department / Sierra Leone. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    20. The Kissy Infirmaries have aptly been called “ a disgrace to Sierra Leone.” Their rebuilding has been under consideration for years, and would no doubt have been carried out ere this but for the war. 21. The new Colonial Hospital begun before the war was not touched during the year. 22. Outside Freetown, there are Hospitals and Dispensaries as follows: A. Colony. Bontlie, with a Senior Medical Officer. Kissy, with a Medical Officer. (Kissy is practically a suburb of Freetown.) Bananas, with a Dispenser in charge. Goderich, with a Dispenser in charge. Hastings, with a Dispenser in charge. Regent, with a Dispenser in charge. York, with a Dispenser in charge. Waterloo, with a Dispenser in charge. Kent, with a Dispenser in charge. Goderich and Hastings, which had been temporarily closed, were re¬ opened during the year. In addition, Wellington is visited by a Medical Officer twice a week, but there is no dispensary, a school-room being used for the purpose. B. Protectorate. (a) With a Medical Officer for some part of the year only :— Daru Makene Bo Moyamba Pujeliun Railway District. Bombali Sub-District. Railway District, Ronietta District. Northern Slierbro District. (b) With a Dispenser in charge, but visited by a Medical periodically:— Kennema Kanre-Lahun ... Sembehun Banda j uma Sumbuyah Railway District. Railway District. Ronietta District. Northern Slierbro District. Northern Slierbro District. Officer (c) With a Dispenser in charge, but rarely or never visited by a Medical Officer :— Kaballa... ... ... Koinadugu District. Port Lokkoh ... ... Karene District. Batkanu ... ... Karene District.