Annual medical report / Northern Nigeria.

  • Northern Nigeria (Nigeria). Medical Department.
Date:
[1914]
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Credit: Annual medical report / Northern Nigeria. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Return of Diseases and Deaths (Out-Patients) for the Year 1914—continued. EUROPEANS. NATIVES. CO r-H 05 Yearly Total. d <D ft CO r—t 05 Yearly Total. d CD P DISEASES. q-n O fl 0) o5 nd § .2 & 2 v 03 Admissions. Total Cases Treated. Deaths. Invalided. Remaining on 31st 1914. «4H o T3 Q <D 03 a> .2 3 a <x> Ph Admissions. Total Coses Treated. Deaths. Remaining on 31st 1914. New Growths, Malignant :— Carcinoma 1 1 Sarcoma ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 2 ... ... Cysts :— Ganglion. • • • • • • . . . ... ... ... ,,, 25 25 . . . . . • Thyro-glossal ... • • • . . • • • • • •. . . . • . . . • . . . . Meibomian • • • • • > ... ... • • • . . . • * . • . . Tarsal ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Effects of Parasites ;— Trematoda :— Bilharzia hcematobia ... ■ • • ... ... ... ... 6 6 . • . ... Schistosomiasis... ... ... . . . . . . ... Cestoda:— Tcenia solium ... ... 1 1 1 ... 101 101 • . . ... Taenia saginata • • • 2 2 . , . ... ... 3 569 572 . . . • • • Bothriocephalus latus • • • ... ... ... ... ... ... • • • . . . . . . • . • (not identified). Nematoda :— A scar is lumbricoides ... 1 1 ... ... 55 55 • • . • • • Dracunculus medinensis ... 8 678 686 1 7 Filariasis ... ... 6 6 . . . ... Ankylostomiasis • • • 119 119 1 ... Oxyuris vermicularis ... ... 20 20 . . . . . • Trichocephalus dispar ... • . . ... • . . . . . . . . Filaria volvulus ... • • • • • . . . . • •. Insecta :— Musca vomotoria 1 1 . . ... . . . • • • • • . • • • Pediculus 2 2 ... ... 7 7 . • • ... Pulex penetrans ... ... 4 4 • . . ... Arachnida :— Sarcoptes scabiei ... ... ... 1 1 . . . • . . Hyphomycetes :— Tinea trichophytina . . . • • • . . • 9 9 ... ... Tinea tonsurans 1 1 ... 5 5 • • . ... Tinea circinata l 1 2 ... 11 11 . • • ... Tinea cruris 3 3 ... 5 5 . . . ... Tinea favosa ... ... • . • 1 1 . . • . . . Tinea imbricata ... ... 2 2 . . . • . . Unclassified :— Craw-craw 2 2 3 188 191 ... ... Worm embryo, unknown ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Effects of Injuries :— Burns 1 1 2 6 121 127 1 1 Scalds 1 1 ... ... 16 16 ... • • • Sunstroke ... 26 26 1 ... 10 10 1 • • • Heatstroke ... ... ... ... 1 1 • . . • • • Shock ... ... . . . 1 1 • • . • . . Abrasions ... io 10 ... 8 581 589 . • • 1 Contusions 1 16 17 ... 2 547 549 1 4 Wounds ... 34 34 ... 47 4,515 4,562 • • • 41 Wounds, gun-shot 5 5 1 ... 1 51 52 . • . • • • Wounds, arrow ... ... • • • 8 8 . . • • • • Sprains io 10 • • • 1 153 154 ... ... Strains 4 4 • • • • * * 1 30 31 ... ... 6