Medical Officer's annual report [to] Durban Corporation.

  • Durban (South Africa). Public Health Department.
Date:
[1943]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Medical Officer's annual report [to] Durban Corporation. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    / 4 E. C. N. A. E. C. N. A. 10. 11. Diseases of the Arteries Diseases of the Kidneys— . 73 (119) 3 (2) 18 (12) 22 (63) Nephritis . . 64 (62) 14 (9) 23 (27) 67 (54) Other diseases of kidneys . 6 (4) — (-) 4 (-) 1 (5) 12. Diseases of the Liver . 4 (14) 3 (2) 18 (25) 17 (13) 13. Accidents of Parturition . 8 (1) 2 (-) 9 (2) 20 (4) 14. 15. Old Age . Suicide— . 43 (28) 5 (1) 15 (8) 50 (22) Poisoning . . 2 (5) 2 (2) — (1) 2 (1) Hanging or strangulation . 2 (2) — (-) — (3) 2 (3) Drowning . — (1) — (-) —- (-) — (-) Firearms . . 3 (1) 2 (—) — <—) — (-) 16. Cutting or piercing insruments Accidents— . . (-) 1 (-) 26 (-) 1 (-) Railways . . 1 (1) — (-) 5 (6) 3 (-) Trolley buses . . 2 (1) 1 (1) 3 (-) 2 (—) Motor-driven vehicles . 20 (2) 3 (1) 36 (7) 20 (7) Motor-driven cycles — (1) — (-) —. (-) — (—) Absorption of gases . — (-) — (-) 1 (2) — (1) Bums . . 3 (2) 2 (-) 16 (7) 17 (27) Injury by firearms . — (2) — (-) — (1) — (-) Cutting or piercing insruments — (—) — (-) — (-) — (-) Fall . . 6 (12) — (1) 14 (4) 1 (2) Drowning . . 7 (3) — (-) 9 (5) 1 (-) Other . . 1 (1) CAUSES OF DEATH (-) 1 (1) 1 (3) Code. Disease. E. Infectious and Parasitic Diseases— 001 Typhoid Fever . 6 008 Cerebo spinal meningitis . 1 Oil Whooping Cough . — 012 Diphtheria . 9 013 Erysipelas 1 014 Tetanus . 2 015 T.B. Respiratory System . 39 016 „ Central nervous system . 1 017 „ Intestines and peritoneum 018 „ (Vertebral Column) 019 Other Bones and Joints 021 Lymphatic system . 022 Genito-urinary system 023 T.B. other organs . 1 024 T.B. Miliary . 2 027 Purulent infection and septicaemia . — 032 Dysentery : bacillary . 23 033 do. : amoebic .. 3 034 Other . — 036 Malaria . — 040 Locomotion Ataxia . 1 042 Aneurysm of the aorta . 2 043 Congenital Syphilis . 1 044 Other forms . 2 048 Influenza . 1 052 Measles . 2 053 Acute Poliomyelitis . 2 062 Typhus (louse born) .. 1 064 Tick-bite fever . 1 066 Ankylostomiasis . . 077 Other Infectious Diseases . — Borough C. N. A. E. Imported C. N. A. 2 34 15 4 1 30 5 — 3 2 1 — 1 — — — — — — — 1 2 2 3 1 — 1 — — — 1 2 — — — — 12 4 — — 5 1 38 227 174 20 4 196 39 — 3 4 — — 2 1 2 1 13 — — 3 — — 3 4 — — 4 — — — 1 — — 1 — — 1 1 — — — — — — 1 — — 1 — 1 4 6 1 — 5 — 16 6 1 1 13 — — 1 — —. — — — 16 116 145 3 — 60 3 5 298 40 2 — 108 5 — 1 4 — — — — — — — 8 3 — — — — — — — — _ 1 5 — _ — 2 _ 3 22 — — — 13 1 — 9 3 1 — 5 1 — 4 3 — — 2 — — — — — — 2 — — — 1 — — 1 — — — — 1 — — — ■— — — — — — — z ' 1 — — 1 — Cancer and Other Tumours— 101 Cancer of Oesophagus . 5 __ 1 102 99 99 Stomach and Duodenum . 42 4 11 103 99 99 Rectum . 12 2 104 99 99 Liver . 6 1 105 99 99 Pancreas 5 _ 1 106 99 99 other Digestive Organs . 3 _ 107 99 99 Larynx . 5 _ 109 99 99 Lung 13 _ 1 110 99 99 Uterus . 5 1 1 111 99 99 Other female genital organs 1 112 99 99 Breast . 14 1 113 99 99 Prostate . 3 114 Male Genital Organs 115 99 99 Male and female urinary organs . 5 117 Brain and other parts of Nervous System 4 1 118 Bones 1 1 130 Female Genital Organs 1 131 Other and Unspecified Organs 12 — 1 2 15 2 4 1 5 2 1 2 3 2 7 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 7 1 1 1 2 1 5 1 5 2 1 1 3 1 1 1