Annual report on the Medical Department / Straits Settlements.

  • Straits Settlements. Medical Department.
Date:
[1930]
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Credit: Annual report on the Medical Department / Straits Settlements. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    to tiie Anti-Opium Ward was only granted on application at the Hospital by the person requiring treatment. Few genuine cases so presented themselves, and during the second half of the year, the demand for treatment ceased, and there were no cases under treatment at the end of the year. III.—MALACCA There were 4 patients remaining in the hospital at the end of 1929, and 309 were admitted during the year 1930, making a total of 313 treated. Of these, 33 underwent the complete course of treatment, 5 absconded and 272 left the Hospital before the completion of the treatment. There were 3 patients remaining at the end of 1930 in the Hospital. APPENDIX “F” I.—Medical Inspection of English and Malay Girls’ Schools, Singapore. The reports are on the same lines as those for 1929. The services of a female clerk were available throughout the year. During the first half of the year, the usual routine examinations were made, and in the 2nd half those found defective were re-examined and special treatment such as for hookworm was carried out. In addition special visits for following up cases or for the purpose of general school hygiene were made throughout the year and visits were paid to Chinese private schools and reports forwarded to the 2nd Director of Education (Chinese) as these were examined. • Six such reports were forwarded during the year. In 1930, the number of children medically inspected in the three groups was 7,063 out of a possible 7,352. This is an increase of 91 over the figures for 1929. Five thousand and sixteen children were re-examined. Vaccinations W30 1929 Govt. Girls Malay Girls Junior Boys Requiring Re-vaccination 4^-9% 527% 33% Successfully Re-vaccinated 60-3% 64% 70'1 % Requiring Re-vaccination 32-2% 88-4% 40-4% Successfully Re-vaccinated 62-5% 81% 74’9% Two thousand nine hundred and forty-eight children required re-vaccina- tion and 2,570 were re-vaccinated either at school or by private practitioners. The large number of 378 omitted to comply with the request for re-vaccina¬ tions which cannot be enforced under the present regulations for Schools. The vaccinations were done by the Government Vaccinator with the exception of the Malay girls who were vaccinated by the Lady Health Officer in charge of Schools. The examination of stools was made in the case of all the Malay Girls’ Schools. One hundred and thirteen girls were found to be infected with hookworm. Three Hundred and eighty-five girls were found to be infected with round- worm. Two hundred and eighty-seven girls were found to be infected with whip¬ worm. One hundred girls with hookworm infection were treated with Chenopodium at school. No ill effects followed the use of the drug.