The Straits Settlements medical report.

  • Straits Settlements. Medical Department.
Date:
[1915]
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Credit: The Straits Settlements medical report. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    treated during the year. Of these, 13 remain in hospital. There were 17 deaths giving a mortality of 8'85 per cent. The death-rate for last year was ii’85 per cent. Two cases of Schistosomiasis Japonicum were admitted. Both of them died. One thousand three hundred and sixty-one stools were examined during the year with the following results :— Ankylostomiasis ova ... 374 Round-worm ,, 67 Whip „ „ 67 Round and Whip worm ova ... ... 64 Ankylostomiasis and Whip worm ova 72 ,, ,, Round ,, ,, ... 25 Negative ... 692 Total ... 1,361 12. Tuberculosis, General and Pulmonary.—Out of 356 cases of Tuberculosis treated during the year, there were 314 Pulmonary and 42 General and Glandular. One hundred and seventy-one cases died giving a mortality of 48^03 per cent. Last year the mortality was 55-44 per cent. 13. Ulcers.—Nine hundred and fourteen cases of Ulcers were treated. Of these, 68 cases remain in hospital. 14. Cholera.—There was only one case of Cholera. 15. Medico-Legal.—Forty-eight dead bodies were sent by the Coroner for post-mortem examination. Four hundred and thirty-two cases were sent by the Police for treatment. 16. European Ward.—The number treated in the European Ward was 666. Their nationalities were as follows :— Nationality. Cases. Europeans ... ... 104 Eurasians 89 Others ... ... 473 Total ... 666 17. Japanese.—Three hundred and eighty-one Japanese patients were admitted during the year. Sixty-five of them stated that they came from Johore There were 9 deaths among them showing a death-rate of 2-36 per cent. The mortality for last year was y22 per cent. 18. Operations.—Eight hundred and sixty-seven operations were performed during the year. The New Operating Theatre was completed in July and filled a long-felt want. The Old Theatre is now being used for surgical dressings and minor operations. 19. Gas was installed early in the year in certain parts of the hospital, viz.: Wards 4, 6, 7, 14, 15, 17 18 and the Dispensary, thus rendering the examination of cases at niodit much easier than formerly. As the main supply pipe has now been laid in the hospital, it is hoped that a general installation of gas throughout the hospital will be carried out shortly. Four additional Dressers’ Quarters, one Clinical Laboratory and extension to the Kitchen were completed during the year.