Report of the Director of Medical and Sanitary Services / [Ceylon].

  • Ceylon. Civil Medical Department.
Date:
[1938]
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Credit: Report of the Director of Medical and Sanitary Services / [Ceylon]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    II.—Cases treated according to Diseases—contd. Diseases. Remaining in Hospital at end of 1937. Admissions in 1938. IV.—Affections of the Circulatory System. Deaths in 1938. Total Remaining Cases in Hospital treated in at end of 1938. 1938. Pericarditis . . . . 9 Acute Endocarditis or Myocarditis . . 17 Angina Pectoris . . . . 6 Other Diseases of the Heart . . — (а) Valvular—Mitral . . 30 Aortic . . 12 Tricuspid .. — Pulmonary .. 1 (б) Myocarditis .. .. 25 123 . . 26 . . 132 . . 4 273 . . 63 . . 290 . . 11 101 . . 5 . . 107 . . — 794 . . 215 . . 824 . . 29 175 . . 38 . . 187 . . 8 25 . . 11 . . 25 . . 1 40 . . 11 . . 41 . . 1 1,018 . . 296 . . 1,043 . . 42 Diseases of the Arteries— (a) Aneurism 1 .. 22 .. 3 . . 23 . . 2 (6) Arterio-Sclerosis 11 74 . . 1 . . 85 . . 3 (c) Other diseases 10 .. 53 . . ,5 63 . . — Embolism or Thrombosis (non-cerebral) 3 .. 147 . . 21 . . 150 . . 7 Diseases of the Veins-— Haemorrhoids 32 . . 888 . . 8 . . 920 . . 25 Varicose Veins 6 . . 93 . . - ♦ • 99 . . 1 Phlebitis 7 . . 127 . . 6 . . 134 . . 4 Diseases of the Lymphatic System— Lymphangitis 14 . . 195 . . 8 , . 209 . . 4 Lymphadenitis, Bubo (non-specific) 20 . . 339 . . 2 . . 359 . . 13 Other — ■— — — — Haemorrhage of undetermined cause .. 12 .. 31 .. 9 .. 43 . . 2 Other affections of the Circulatory System 13 . . 459 . . 112 . . 472 . . 5 V.—Affections of the Respiratory System. Diseases of the Nasal Passages Adenoids 15 . . 182 . . 13 . . 197 . . 2 Polypus 6 . . 66 . . •— . . 72 . . 1 Rhinitis 13 . . 103 . . —- . . 116 .. 1 Coryza -— 74 . . 3 . . 74 . . 1 Affections of the Larynx -Laryngitis . . 9 .. 205 . . 10 . . 214 . . 1 Bronchitis—(a) Acute 78 . . 4,450 . .. 124 . . 4.528 . . 93 (b) Chronic 108 . . 4,123 .. 238 . . 4,231 . . 137 Broncho-Pneumonia . . , .. 109 . . 3,707 . . 1,161 .. 3,816 . . 64 Pneumonia—(a) Lobar . . . 159 . . 7,362 . . 2,307 .. 7,521 . . 179 (6) Unclassified 51 .. 2,044 . . 681 . . 2,095 . . 67 Pleurisy, Empyema .. 32 . . 972 . . 103 .. 1,004 .. 39 Congestion of the Lungs 4 .. 17 . . 8 . . 21 . . — Gangrene of the Lungs 4 . . 180 . . 22 . . 184 . . 2 Asthma 46 . . 2,930 . . 42 . . 2,976 . . 65 Pulmonary Emphysema 6 . . 30 . . O 36 . . — Pneumothorax 1 . . 35 . . 8 . . 36 . . 6 Other affections of the Lungs—Pul¬ monary Spirochaetosis 2 . . 144 . . 28 . . 146 . . 8 VI.—Diseases of the Digestive System. A.—Diseases of Teeth or Gums— Caries, Pyorrhoea, &c. 18 .. 998 .. 3 .. 1,016 .. 13 ■Other affections of the Mouth— Stomatitis .. 6 401 . . 9 407 .. 10 51 . . 1 » i 51 a • I