Annual report of the Medical Department / Federated Malay States.

  • Federated Malay States. Medical Department.
Date:
[1923]
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Credit: Annual report of the Medical Department / Federated Malay States. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    84. Foot-and-Mouth Disease.—Mild outbreaks of this disease amongst cattle occurred in various districts and the quarantine stations; altogether there were 1,085 cases with one death. In every case where an outbreak occurred its spread was stopped by effective quarantine restrictions. 85. Babies.—Only one case of rabies has occurred during the year. This occurred in a dog in Bahau town, Negri Sembilan. The source of this infection could not be traced, the dog affected being said to' have been continuously in Bahau for over two years. The muzzling order in Kuala Lumpur where cases of rabies had occurred during the previous six years was rescinded in March, 1923. 36. PI euro-Pneumonia.—The outbreak which started in 1922 continued. There were onlv three cases, of which one died and two were destroyed. An outbreak occurred amongst goats in the Matang district in Perak in April. Three goats died and nine others were destroved. The other three States were free from this disease. «/ 37. Swine Fever.—There were no cases of swine fever during the year under review. 88. Surra.—Three cases of surra amongst dogs were discovered in Taiping in October and November. All were destroyed. VETERINARY QUARANTINE STATIONS. 89. Port Swettenham.—Eight thousand five hundred and nineteen animals passed through this quarantine station, of which number 4,233 were quarantined for ten days. 40. Bukit Sentul.—Three hundred and twenty-seven cattle were quarantined, these animals being from Singapore and Kedah. 41. Kuantan.—1The total number of animals passed through this station was 1,751. 42. Perak.—The total number of cattle and buffaloes imported and passed through the quarantine station was 5,248 as against 2,672 in 1922. They were distributed as follows: Port Weld ... 2,192 Parit B untar ... ••• ••• ••• ••• 839 Selama ... ... » • • , , , ••• ••• ... 1,049 Upper Perak 333 Teluk Anson 835 Total VETERINARY PROSECUTIONS. ... 5,248 43. There were 1,176 prosecutions resulting in 1,138 convictions. The fines imposed amounted to a total of $9,018. PUBLIC HEALTH. (b).—General European Population. 44. The general health of the European population has been good; there was very little sickness and invaliding. The total European and American population as estimated at the end of June, 1923, was 6,226. There were 126 births giving a birth-rate of 20.24 per mille and 34 deaths with a death-rate or 5.46 per mille. It is impossible to obtain figures for illness and invaliding of European or others as there are many private practitioners who could not supply these figures nor spare the time to collect facts. (c).—General Native Population. 45. Vital statistics, estimated population per year, birth and death-rates, infantile mortality, etc., etc., will be found in the report of the Senior Health Officer, Federated Malay States. III.—SANITATION. 46. The Health Branch of the Medical Department has been grievously under¬ staffed during the whole of 1923, and great credit should be given to the admirable efforts made by the Senior Health Officer and the very limited number of Health Officers at his disposal. The results attained fully justify these remarks. The Health Officers were very busy with the work of the Mosquito Destruction Boards, and the reduction in the number of malarial cases and the death-rate must be largely ascribed to their efforts.