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Apia Hospital.—Admissions of Melanesian Labourers, 1925.

Apia Hospital.—Surgical Operations performed under General Anaesthesia, 1925.

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114 ! $ *3.0 Jan. Feb. Mar. April. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Totals, -g a i % <P td r—• H pS Weo Abscess .. .. .. ! 2 .. .. 2 Cellulitis .. .. 1 ! 1 Conjunctivitis.. .. .. 1 .. .. j 1 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 Cuts and wounds .. .. .. 1 .. ] 1 .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 4 Elephantiasis .. .. .. .. .. .. I .. .. .. .. 1 . . 1 Enteric-fever group .. .. 1 ] 1 | 2 2 Filariasis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. . • . • ■. .. .. 1 Fracture .. .. .. 1 .. 1 Gastritis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. • ■ . ■ ■ • .. 1 Influenza .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. , .. 2 Leprosy .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 .. Malaria (chronic) .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 Pneumonia, lobar .. .. | 1 1 .. 2 P.TJ.O. .. 1 ! 1 Tuberculous peritonitis.. 1 1 Ulcer .. 1 .. 1 Yaws .. .. .. 1 1 Totals .. .. 2 1 2 3 2 4 4 1 3.. 3 3.. 28 2

Surgical Operations. Jan. Feb. ; Mar. April. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. ! Oct. Nov. Dec. Totals. I I I On skin and cellular tissues — Abscess .. .. ..332313551132 32 Hare-lip .. .. .. 1 Lymphatic glands (excision) .. 2 2 Sebaceous cyst .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 Wounds sutured .. .. 1 1 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4 On joints— Arthrotomy .. .. .. 1 1 On bones— Amputations .. .. 1 1 2 Fractures .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. 2 On eye— Evisceration .. .. .. .. 1 1 Glaucoma .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. 1 Pterygium .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. 3 On ear, nose, and throat — Thyroidectomy .. .. 1 1 Tonsils and adenoids .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Nostril.. .. .. . . .. 1 1 On abdomen— Appendicectomy .. . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 2 Laparotomy .. .. 1 1 .. 2 Ligation of artery . . .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. 1 Radical cure of hernia .. .. 1 1 2 On male organs— Amputation elephantoid scrotum .. .. .. 1 .. 2 1 .. .. .. .. 2 1 7 Circumcision .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. 4 Fistula in ano . . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Hydrocele, radical cure .. . . 5 1 1 .. 2 2 .. .. 1 12 Prostatectomy .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. . . . . 1 On female organs — Curettage .. .. .. .. 3 1 1 .. 1 3 .. .. 2 .. .. 11 Difficult labour .. . . .. 1 .. 1 1 1 .. 1 .. 1 6 Hysterectomy .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 2 Ovarian cyst .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 Perineorrhaphy .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 General Dental extractions . . .. .. 1 1 Removal of needle .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. . . .. .. 1 Examinations under anaesthetic .. .. .. .. .. . . .. 1 1 1 . . .. .. 3 . Totals .. 17 14 9 9 7 10 13 8 7 5 9 3 111 Minor surgical operations— Chiefly under local anaesthetic .. 33 27 29 21 27 17 17 13 19 11 19 33 266