Annual report of the Sarawak Government Medical Department.

  • Sarawak. Medical Department.
Date:
[1922]
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Credit: Annual report of the Sarawak Government Medical Department. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    —13 — Outpatient Department. Table of Diseases. Albuminuria 2 Gonorrhoeal Arthritis 1 Abscess ... 17 Hemiplegia 1 Acne 2 Haemorrhoids ... 11 Adenitis ... 5 Heart disease 5 Ankylostomiasis 55 Hysteria 3 Ascariasis 212 Influenza ... 325 Asthma ... 30 Insomnia 1 Beri-Beri 23 Laryngitis ... 3 Bronchitis 55 Malaria, Benign Tertian ... 48 Bronch-Pneumonia ... 3 ,, Sub-Tertian ... 16 Boils and Carbuncles 20 ,, Double-Tertian 3 Burns and Scalds 9 ,, Quartan ... 11 Bursitis ... 1 ,. Chronic ... 26 Chicken-pox 1 Morbilli ... 5 Cellulitis 17 Bubella ... 4 Carcinoma of Breast 1 Neuralgia 12 Contusions and Wounds 112 Neurasthenia 2 Cystitis ... • •• o Lx Nephritis 1 Dengue ... 30 Nose—Epistaxis o ... Lt. Diarrhoea 103 ,, Hypertrophic Bhinitis 4 Dogbite ... 2 ,, Nasal Polypi 3 Dyspepsia 137 ,, Ozaena 1 Dysentery, Amoebic 52 Pericarditis 2 Emphysema, lungs ... o j-x Pharyngitis ... 10 Erysipelas 1 Phthisis ... ... 14 Eczema ... 40 Pneumonia o ... x-i Ear—Otitis Media 11 Phosphaturia 3 ,, ,, Externa 3 Bodent ulcer 1 Eye—Conjunctivitis acute Buptured Urethra 1 Catarrhal 123 Myalgia ... ... 83 ,, Traumatic' 3 Bangas Poison 2 ,, Gonorrh. 3 Scabies ... ... 116 ,, Corneal ulcer ... 4 Septicaemia 1 ,, Keratitis 1 Sciatica ... G • • • JmX ,, Blepharitis 1 Scorpion bite 1 ,, Entropion 3 Sprain ... 181 ,, ' Pterygium 3 Stomatitis ... 17 ,, Trachoma 1 Syphilis ... ... 23 Stye o Stricture of Urethra 1 ,, Hyperkeratosis 1 Tonsillitis 8 ,, Foreign body ... 1 Teeth—Pyorrhoea o • ♦. Fevers, unclassified ... 313 ,, Tooth caries ... . 14 Gastritis, acute 1 ,, ,, extraction 4 Gastro-enteritis 2 Ulcers ... 281 Gastric ulcer 1 Whooping Cough 1 Gastralgia 1 Yaws ... 636 Gout 1 ,, Crab 46 Filariasis 2 Other Ailments ... 1,988 Gonorrhoea acute 1 • - ,, chronic ... 6 Total 5,410 I 2 . 3-] <3 ZB C ;i I E «> 91 . During the year, dressers in Kuching have received, as regularly as possible, six lectures a week. They are also given practical instruction daily at the General Hospital, and are required to attend post-mortem examinations at which demonstrations are given. Dressers are also attached for a period of three months during their course of training to the dispensary where they receive instruction in practical dispensing. Arrangements are being made for a similar apprenticeship to the Pathological Laboratory where, under the supervision of Dr. O’Driscoll, each dresser may. receive a thorough training in laboratory methods of diagnosis. So far as has been practicable, the original plan of interchanging dressers between Outstations and Kuching every six months has been carried out in order to avoid any possibility of mental stagnation. This scheme, however, will work more automatically as soon as the present apprentice /Iressers have reached the standard qualifying them for ©utstation work. 18. l*a u per El o spit a!. Paupers remaining in P. Hospital ending December 31st, 1921 ... 73 ,, admitted during the year 1922 • •• 48 Transferred to G. H. Absconded. Died. Bemaining. Total. 14 12 11 84 121 Mortality per cent 9'09.