Report of the Director of Medical Services / British Guiana.

  • British Guiana. Medical Department.
Date:
[1938]
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Credit: Report of the Director of Medical Services / British Guiana. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    “ 31 operations were performed on the male side and 12 on the female, their nature being as follows :— Transplantation of nerve ... • •• 2 Right Inguinal Hernia ... ... 1 Excision of Nodules ... 4 Amputations:— Leg ... ... 1 Toe ... ... 5 6 Removal of Cataract Incision and Drainage .... Curetting Bone Sequestrotomy Excision of Necrosed Bone Resection of Rt. Tibia and Fibula 6 2 8 10 2 7 1 Total ... ° * 43 * » 8 “ 5 operations were performed under a general anaesthetic, the rest with the aid of spinal or local anaesthesia. “ The supply of instruments and of beds was again replenished during the year. “ 250 sessions were held in the electro-therapeutic department, and 2,667 treatments were administered to 55 male and 26 female patients. “ Galvanism, faradism; ionization, diathermy and ultra-violet radia¬ tions were used. * - * * “ The following laboratory investigations were made Blood for Malaria Parasite & Blood Counts Examination of Fseces Examination of Orine Sputum for Tuberculosis Nasal Smears Skin Smears Throat Swab for K.L.B. 23 8 66 6 127 52 3 Total ... ... 285 o t e c. “ At the end of 1938 there were 871 cases of leprosy, including active, quiescent and arrested, known to the authorities and believed to be alive. “ Of these 417 were inmates of the Leprosy Hospital at Mahaica, the remaining 454 being out-pati6nts attending for treatment or examination or both at the various clinics. “ Since 1925, 158 persons have been lost sight of out of a total of 1196 for periods varying from 1 year to 10 years or more. Nearly all these belong to the arrested non-infective class. “ 83 patients were discharged as quiescent and there were 60 new admissions of persons suffering from leprosy. “ 7 arrested cases relapsed during the year. “ The following were the types of cases admitted ;— Cutaneous, Neural. Mixed. Minor Tuberculoid. Total 22 30 3 5 go “ 20 now out-patients were seen, classified as follows :— Cutaneous. Neural. Minor Tuberculoid. Total, 3 15 2 20