The Straits Settlements medical report.

  • Straits Settlements. Medical Department.
Date:
[1910]
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Credit: The Straits Settlements medical report. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    21. European Wards.—There were 793 admissions to the European wards (209 of whom were females) including European Police and maternity patients, against 77O in 1909. 22. The principal causes of admission were:—Malaria 211, Venereal Diseases 30, Injuries 48, Dysentery 23, Enteric Fever 9, Alcoholism 7, Tuberculosis 1, Appen¬ dicitis 8, Dengue and Myalgia each II, Malignant Tumours 13. 23. Others of interest were Diphtheria 5, Pneumonia 7, and Beri-beri 2. 24. The deaths in the European wards were 33 in number (8 being females) as against 33 in 1909, the percentage of deaths to total treated being 3^97, against 4• 16 in 1909. 25. The principal causes of deaths were:—Malaria 5, Enteric Fever 1, Dysentery 5» Malignant Tumour 1, Intestinal Obstruction 1, and Tuberculosis 10. 26. Other causes of death of interest were:—Diphtheria 1, Venereal Diseases (Secondary Syphilis) 1, Pneumonia 3, Abscess of Liver 1. 27. There were 5 deaths from malaria in these wards. 28. Native Wards.—There were 3,085 (353 of whom were females) admissions to the native wards, including 114 admissions to the native maternity wards. 29. The chief causes of admission were:—Injuries 831, Malaria 1,003, Venereal Diseases 169, Dysentery 100, Tuberculosis 12, Enteric Fever 42, Beri-beri 89, Pneumonia 44, Bronchitis 39, Abscess 37, Boils 2. 30. Zymotic Diseases.—Dengue 12. 31. Operations.—Five hundred and three operations were performed during the year. 32. Deaths.—The number of native deaths was 368 (of whom 38 were among females and 1 among native maternity patients), against 256 in 1909; giving a percentage to total treated of H'69, against 9’2 in 1909. 33. The chief causes of death were :—Malaria 118, Tuberculosis 2, Dysentery 24, Injuries 29, Beri-beri 35, Pneumonia 29, Enteric Fever 14. 34. Native Police.—There were 648 admitted as against 529 in 1909. 35. The chief causes of admission were:—Malaria 222, Venereal Diseases 61, Bronchitis 38, Injuries 39, Dysentery 19, Boils 9, Tuberculosis 4, Conjunctivitis 19. 36. “No disease” was diagnosed in 22 cases and 13 were returned as malingering. 37. There were no deaths among the native police. 38. Maternity Wards.—The total admissions were 199, against 173 in 1909, and they consisted of 86 admissions to the European wards and 113 to the Native wards. 39. Of those admitted there were 159 deliveries and 1 abortion, and 39 were not delivered being either cases of re-admission or those who left before delivery and. ot return. 0. The nationalities of those delivered were as follows :— Europeans . . . 58 agair.st 63 in 1909 Eurasians • • • 6 „ 7 tt tt Chinese • . . 42 40 ft tt Tamils . . • 28 29 ft tt Sikhs • . • 10 „ 15 tt tt Hebrews • • • 6 „ 4 tt tt Japanese • • • 7 VS tt tt Others 3 tt 0 p tt The remaining 39 patients not delivered were as follows :— Europeans • • • • • • • . • • . • 7 Eurasians ... • • • • • • 4 Tamils . . . • • • ... • • • H Chinese ... 7 Sikhs • • • • • • • • « 4 Japanese • . • • « • • • • • • • 3