The Straits Settlements medical report.

  • Straits Settlements. Medical Department.
Date:
[1906]
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Credit: The Straits Settlements medical report. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    filling in swamps and building drains, etc. (4) The Municipalities of Singapore, Penang and Malacca are constantly carry¬ ing out improvements in drainage, etc.; but they unfortunately are unable to state the amount spent on this particular work as no separate record is kept. (5) Reclamations of swamps other than Government property is carried out by private individuals on the requisition of the Health Officer. 16. Sanitation.—In Singapore, work is being pushed on in connection with the improvement to the water supply, and judging from the Municipal Budget of works proposed in connection Avith Sanitation, matters will in time be placed in a satisfactory state. So far, of course, the condition of affairs are the same reported last year. In Penang steps, I understand, are being taken to improve the water supply and drainage system. The water supply in Province Welleslev is reported as being not potable. In Malacca there has been no epidemic since the introduction of the water supply. 17. Hospitals and work done.—-The total number of admissions into the Hospitals during 190b, excluding the Lunatic Asylum was 24,69b against 23,762 in 1905. The following table she\Ars the work done during the last three years Year. Number of Patients Treated. Number of Deaths. \ Percentage of Deaths to Total Treated. cr. C c3 pi O w cr. V CTj £ ■ 0 Europea ns. (A <L> £ ~ct rc pH t/i —* *, 1 Natives. •4-* (/7) ' I 9O4 ... 1,163 24,769 25.932 69 3>767 3,836 5’93 15-21 1479 [b) 1905 ... 1,143 25,127 26,270 62 3,623 3,685 5-42 1442 14 03 (c) 1906 ... 1,103 26,237 27,340 63 3,768 3,831 571 14-36 1401 Includes Lunatic Asylum (a) 485 cases and 59 deaths \b) 5i 1 ,, 67 „ (0 509 „ 75 18. The diseases responsible for the greatest number of admissions and deaths are sheAvn in the subjoined tables with the corresponding diseases and deaths in 1905. I.—General Diseases. 1905. 1906. Admissions. Deaths. Admissions. Deaths. Dysentery ... 1,088 405 1,668 426 Malarial Fever 2,778 300 2,859 254 Beri-beri L958 575 1,712 296 Phagedoena ... 280 50 157 65 Tubercle of lungs 882 533 984 571 Venereal Diseases 2,105 88 2,371 50 Rheumatism 608 6 635 9 Anaemia 423 112 330 86 Debility 470 125 388 95