Annual medical and sanitary report / Swaziland.

  • Swaziland. Medical Department.
Date:
[1929]
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Credit: Annual medical and sanitary report / Swaziland. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    III. HYGIENE AND SANITATION. There is no Sanitary Department. (a) General Review of Work Done and Progress Made. I. PREVENTIVE MEASURES. Mosquito and Insect-Borne Diseases.—A free distribution of Quinine is made. As far as the Natives are concerned it is impossible to make their dwellings mosquito-proof, even if the expense could be borne by them. It is far beyond the resources of the Administration to have a proper malaria survey or to undertake any form of special control of mosquitoes. Epidemic Diseases.-—Typhoid vaccine is administered as required and the water supply of urban areas is made as free from infection as possible. Helminthic Diseases.—Only a spread of the knowledge of the causes of these diseases will have any effect. Apart from Schistosomiasis the Natives do not attach much importance to any of them. IT. GENERAL MEASURES OF SANITATION. The bucket latrine system, is used in the townships, under control of the Government. Persons residing outside townships are required to conform to this system. The water supply is fairly good. Drinking water is usually obtained from springs—Swaziland is well watered. Sanitary inspections are made regularly. III. SCHOOL HYGIENE. This is under the control and direction of the teachers at the various schools. Medical officers inspected the buildings regularly and these are in a satisfactory condition. IV. LABOUR CONDITIONS. The only industries employing any large number of Natives are the Tin Mines ; they are alluvial mines and there is no under¬ ground work. Apart from this, most of the Natives who are employed in the Territory are on farms.