The annual report of the Medical and Health Departments, Kedah.

  • Kedah. Medical Department.
Date:
[1925]
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Credit: The annual report of the Medical and Health Departments, Kedah. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Comparative rates for Dysentery are also shown:— Year. Total Treated. Deaths- Percentage of Deaths. 1339 122 28 22-95 1340 91 12 13-18 1341 Amoeb. 44 12 27-27 Bacill. 41 6 14-63 21-77 1342 Amoeb. 24 3 12-50 Bacill. 31 9 29-03 21*81 1343 Amoeb. 22 3 13-63 Bacill. 55 10 18-18 16-88 There is thus some improvement in the death rate for dysentery in this area during the year under review. The death rate for Ankylostomiasis was 5T4 per cent which is lower than that at the other bigger Hospitals, and is in relation to the small Estate population in the District. The Pulmonary Tuberculosis rates since 1339 are shown:— Year. Total Treated. Deaths. Percentage of Deaths. 1339 75 37 49-33 1340 76 36 47-36 1341 84 36 42-85 1342 71 32 45‘07 1343 87 41 '47-12 There has been very little variation from year to year and the same advanced type of case is still being admitted. Infectious Diseases Admitted. Chicken-pox Cases. 5 Deaths Measles 24 • . Typhoid Fever 1 Erysipelas 5 • . Surgical Operations. 25 major operations were performed during the year, while intravenous injections to indoor patients numbered 1,786. Laboratory Work included the examination of 6,313 specimens. Post Mortem Examinations were:— Police Cases . . . . 40 Hospital Cases .. .. 46 Total .. 86 Out-Door Department. 7,205 cases were treated as against 7,098 last year. Nationalities. Malays .. .. ..418 Tamils .. .. .. 174 Chinese . . . . . . 3,458 Europeans .. .. 1,129 Sikhs .. .. .. 1,548 Eurasians . . . . 319 Singhalese .. .123 Others . . .. . . 36 Total .. 7,205 Repetitions numbered 923. 3,028 injections were given for Puru.