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Classified admissions to hospital for the year : — Alimentary system — [' Supporting structures — Diarrhoea .. .. ..3 Fractured thigh.. .. .. 1 Intestinal obstruction .. .. 1 Hand injuries .. .. 4 Stomatitis .. .. 6 Foot injuries .. .. 9 Dyspepsia (infants) .. .. 11 Chronic osteomyelitis .. .. 1 — 21 Tunercular rib .. .. .. 1 Circulatory system — Cellulitis .. .. .. 4 Anaamia .. .. 6 Bursitis .. .. 2 Cardiac debility.. .. 2 Synovitis .. .. 3 Cerebral haemorrhage .. . . 1 Abscess .. .. .. 7 — 9 — 32 Genito-urinary system — Nervous system— Confinements .. .. 4 Convulsions . . .. 2 Abortion . . .. .. 1 Insanity .. .. 1 Gonorrhoea .. .. 14 Tubercular meningitis .. .. 1 Orchitis ...... 3 — 4 Endometritis .. .. . . 1 Special sense organ—Conjunctivitis .. .. 10 — 23 Infectious diseases—lnfluenza .... 8 Respiratory system— Glandular system —T.B. cervical glands .. 3 Pulmonary tuberculosis .. 2 Tumours — Pleurisy .. .. .. 1 Epithelioma .. .. .. 1 Bronchitis .. .. .. 7 Keloid .. .. .. 1 Broncho-pneumonia . . .. 1 Papilloma .. .. .. 1 Lobar pneumonia .... 1 —'3 — 12 General— Skin — Yaws .. . . . . 1 Boils .. .. .. ..16 P.U.O. .. .. ..5 Ulcers .. .. 8 Observation .. .. 3 Impetigo .. .. 8 Congenital weakness .. .. 2 Scabies ...... 5 — 11 Ringworm .. .. 5 -— — 42 Total .. .. .... 178 The report of the Medical Officer, which deals in detail with the work of the year, is as follows: " The general health of the island has been good, there being no epidemics of any kind. " Infectious Conditions. —The following return includes those infectious diseases which came under treatment:— Pulmonary tuberculosis .. .. .. .. .. .. 8 Abdonlinal tuberculosis .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 Tubercular meningits .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Lobar pneumonia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Broncho-pneumonia .. .. . . .. .. .. .. 1 Chicken-pox .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 Gonorrhoea .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 Influenza .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 344 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 377 " Venereal Disease. —The fourteen cases mentioned above were treated during the first two months of the year. Since then no further cases have been detected. The periodic inspection of single males and the bringing-up of suspects by the Native police for examination have been effective in clearing up this condition, and, as far as can be judged, there has been no freshly introduced infection. " Influenza. —During the months of July and August there was an outbreak of this condition which took the form of the gastro-intestinal type. In all cases the attacks were mild, lasting about four to five days, and no case was followed by any complications. " Ascariasis. —There is no evidence to lead to the conclusion that this condition is common, a few cases came up for treatment, and these were mostly amongst children of under seven years. " Yaws. —Early in the year both Government and subsidized London Missionary Society schools were inspected for yaws. Later each village was visited, and the adults, with their children, were inspected after the Sunday morning service. Some of the cases treated received three injections of Novarsenobillon, others with three injections of Bicerol, and others with both preparations. It was found that the results from Bicerol were equally as good as those from Novarsenobillon,

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