Annual medical and sanitary report / Uganda Protectorate.

  • Uganda Protectorate. Medical Department.
Date:
[1918]
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Credit: Annual medical and sanitary report / Uganda Protectorate. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The necessity for a better class of Native Attendant and consequently a higher paid one has been brought to our notice as a result of the German East Africa campaign, and we have taken the opportunity as far as our finances will allow of enrolling some of the African Native Medical Corps in our ranks. At the outbreak of war Major G. J. Keane, d.s.o., enlisted and trained a body of Uganda Native boys as Medical Assistants, numbering some 260, and called it the “Uganda Native Medical Corps.” This Corps proved itself of such use that Major Keane received instructions to increase his personnel to 1,000 and the name was changed to the “African Native Medical Corps.” This Corps has, I understand, proved itself most useful throughout the East African campaign and has earned universal praise. Sixty per cent of its enlistments, which numbered about 1,650, were Baganda boys. Their work in East Africa has proved that these boys are capable of being trained to a high degree of proficiency as Hospital Attendants, Vaccinators, Sanitary Inspectors, etc., as also for the more technical duties of Laboratory and Dental Assistants. It will be necessary to start a training college for new boys and proposals will be submitted during the year for this very necessary work. With regard to the necessity for this school, attention must be drawn to the need for very much improved hospital accommodation in the Protectorate. The native in the more civilized parts of the country expects more in the quality and quantity of hospital accommodation that he can at present get, and there is need for improvement. Such improvement will require improved Hospital Attendants. (B) Financial. Estimated Expenditure 1918-1919. Personal Emoluments.— £ Principal Medical Officer and Deputy Principal Medical Officer .... .... .... 1,550 Clerical Staff, Medical Storekeeper, Packers, Messengers, etc. ... .... .... 1,335 Permanent Medical Officers .... .... 8,212 Temporary Medical Officers and Subordinate Staff for the suppression of Sleeping Sickness .... 1,876 Temporary Medical Officers and Subordinate Staff for dealing with Venereal Diseases .... 1,475 Temporary Medical Officers and Subordinate Staff for dealing with Epidemic Diseases .... 1,960 Dental Surgeon .... .... .... 453 Sanitation— Medical Sanitary Officer and Medical Officers of Health .... .... .... 1,730 Laboratory Division — Bacteriologist .... .... .... 550 Subordinate Staff .... .... ... 200 Total Personal Emoluments .... L19,341 Other Charges.— £ For Anti-Malarial measures (petty) .... .... 450 Eor the suppression of Sleeping Sickness .... 1,740 For dealing with Venereal Diseases .... .... 50 Eor dealing with Epidemic Diseases .... ... 1,925 Miscellaneous charges .... ... .... 2,265 Total Other Charges ... T6,430