The Straits Settlements medical report.

  • Straits Settlements. Medical Department.
Date:
[1917]
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Credit: The Straits Settlements medical report. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    7. Admissions.—The nationalities of the admissions were: Males. Females. British 7 — Other Europeans 3 1 Eurasians ... O 3 Japanese ... 4 2 Chinese ... 157 27 Malays 12 7 Tamils 24 5 Other Asiatics Of the admissions: — 14 Males. Females. 131 32 came from Singapore. 50 9 „ ,, Penang. 12 1 ,, ,, Province Wellesley. 16 1 ,, ,, Malacca. ■ 4 — » Kuala Lumpur. 6 2 ,, ,, Johore. 1 — „ ,, Muar. 3 ” ,, Labuan. The physical condition of the admission is shown as: - Males. Females. Good . 48 14 Fair 75 18 Impaired ... . 78 10 Greatly impaired 22 3 10. Ten of the admissions died within a month of their admission. 11. As to the causes assigned for the mental breakdown in the admissions venereal diseases head the list with 67; of these, 64 were males and 3 were females. 12. Alcoholic intemperance accounts for 26. 13. Twelve males and one female were general paralytics, all Asiatics. 14. Discharges.—Of the 33 shown as not improved 7 males and 18 females were transferred on 31st August, 1917, to the Federated Malay States Central Asylum at Tanjong Rainbutan. 15. The recovery rate of 38^43 is good. 16. Criminal Population.—There remained on 31st December, 1916, seven lunatic criminals and 22 criminal lunatics, two of the latter being females. During 1917 9 lunatic criminals and one criminal lunatic, all males, were admitted. The sentences of two lunatic criminals expired, two recovered and they were returned to complete their sentences in the Criminal Prison, and 3 died. Of the criminal lunatics 5 recovered and were returned to the Civil Prison to await the decision of Plis Excellency the Governor and 3 died. There remained on 31st December, 1917, 9 lunatic criminals and is criminal lunatics.