Report of the Surgeon-General / British Guiana.

  • British Guiana. Medical Department.
Date:
[1934]
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Credit: Report of the Surgeon-General / British Guiana. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    “ The Leprosy Board sat for examination of patients after admission and “ prior to discharge on 2 occasions. “ Patients—Gifts.—Many gifts of books, newspapers, toys, etc., were “ received and distributed. “ A sum of $53.50 was collected during the year in aid of the Enter- “ tainraent Fund and $102.00 was collected by Mrs. J. A. Henderson from “ various firms and individuals out of which Christmas gifts for all the “ patients were provided for the annual Christmas Tree, the purchases being *• made by Mrs. E. Cochrane. “ Patients—School.—There were 28 scholars on the register the average “ attendance for the year being 20. “ The school remains very poorly equipped with furniture, books and “ stationery ia spite of appeals to the Education Department. “ Patients.— Treatment.—There was no change in the methods of specific “treatment, which continues to give excellent results. “ Contributions to Literature.—The following articles were contributed “ during the year by the Medical Superintendent:— Curability and Relapse in Leprosy— Leprosy Review, Yol. V., No. 4 Oct. 1934. Provision for leprous children in British Guiana— International Journal of Leprosy, Oct. 1934. “ 944 prescriptions were written for male and 536 for female out-patients “resident in the institution, while 217 males and 80 females were treated “ in hospital as in-patients during the year. “ 37 operations were performed on the male side and 21 on the female “ side, their nature being as follows:— “ Excision of fibroid Tumour ,.. ... 1 “ Excision of Nodules ... ... 19 “Osteotomy ... ... ... 4 “Reduction of Prolapsus Ani ... ... 1 “Circumcision ... ... ... 1 “ Amputation of phalanx of finger ... ... 1 “ Excision of Sinus and scraping of bone ... 3 “ Excision of enlarged axillary gland ... 1 “ Sequestrotomy ... ... ... 4 “ Paring of lobes of ear ... ... 1 “ Opening up of sinus ... ... 2 “Incision of Abscess ... ... 2 “ Scraping of necrosed Tissue ... ... 2 “For Entropion (double) ... ... 2 “Removal of necrosed metatarsal ... ... 1 “ Palporrhaphy “ Tendon lengthening “ Incision of septic hand “ Amputation of forearm and hand “Amputation of leg... “ Amputation of finger and toe “ Excision of fibroma from left foot u Hemorrhoidectomy “ Resuction of Nasal septum “ Curetting of skin of nose “ Plastic operation on skin of elbow “ Curetting of sinus of hand Total 58 “ One visit was paid by the Government Ophthalmologist to advise as “to treatment of various eye conditions associated with Leprosy.