Annual report of the Department of Public Health of the Province of Saskatchewan.

  • Saskatchewan. Department of Public Health.
Date:
[1943]
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Credit: Annual report of the Department of Public Health of the Province of Saskatchewan. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Hospitar Surgery and Anaesthesia. There were 34,964 surgical operations performed in hospitals last year com¬ pared with 32,647 in 1942. The following are the comparative figures for the two years: 1943 1942 Abdominal: Appendectomy . 5,471 5,394 Gall Bladder . 449 448 Gall Bladder and Appendectomy . 201 245 Hernia . 1,196 1,020 Other Abdominal . 1.419 1,454 Gynecological: Hysterectomy . 400 344 Tubes and Ovaries .. 566 610 Currettages .. 1,331 1,241 Other Gynecological . 1,312 • 1,161 General: Tonsillectomy . 9,046 8,112 Thyroidectomy . 418 313 Amputations . 310 342 Other Major Operations . 1,402 1,147 Other Minor Operations . 11,443 10,816 Totals ... 34,964 32,647 There wTere 239 deaths within 10 days after surgical operations compared with 246 in 1942. There has been a steady increase in the number of blood transfusions given in the past three years the figures being 1,729 in 1941; 2,070 in 1942 and 2,429 in 1943. There were also 265 operative fractures and 2,228 fractures treated by means of manual reduction. The 34,569 anaesthetics administered in operative cases can be classified as follows : General.. 21,791 Spinal . 5,113 Bocal . 7,665 There were 4 deaths resulting from anaesthetics. Speciar Diseases. The following is a list of the special diseases under study showing the com¬ parative number of cases treated in hospitals for the past two years. Cardiac and Arteries . Communicable Diseases . Cancer .. Arthritis . Goitre .. Rheumatic . Nephritis .. Pulmonary Tuberculosis . Other forms of Tuberculosis .. Gonorrhoea ... Syphilis . Typhoid Fever . Revenue and Expenditure 1943 1942 2,414 1,869 2,291 1,611 1,548 1,400 736 740 686 446 651 720 518 634 210 242 145 114 94 81 74 78 32 33 The total revenue from all hospitals for the year amounted to $3,730,408.24 while the total expenditures were $3,702,517.29. The following is a comparative statement of expenditures for the past two years. 1943 1942 Salaries and Wages . Supplies . Purchased Services . Insurance .. Depreciation on Bldgs, and Equip. Repairs to Bldgs, and Equip. Interest and Exchange . Miscellaneous . Totals . $1,581,305.60 1,392,083.69 211,669.65 19,300.58 209.318.14 113,222.56 122.548.15 58,383.15 $3,707,831.52 $1,384,908.88 1,295,741.85 175,478,31 19,647.64 196,265.11 142,207.13 145,424.15 54,404.14 $3,414,077.21