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HOSPITAL AND DISPENSARY STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31st DECEMBER, 1928.

The above figures do not include children seen in our child-welfare work, cases attended to at mission stations where no nurse is stationed, nor the numbers visited by members of the European staff.

REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOR THE FIVE YEARS ENDED 31st MARCH, 1929.

There is nothing new to report in the way of structural alterations or additions, owing to the financial condition of the Territory. The European maternity wing has been kept busy, and has proved a great boon, as will be seen when the increase in the number of European in-patients —amounting to 118 —is taken into consideration, and the two rooms in the main building formerly used as the maternity department have been kept well occupied. Just before the end of 1928 the new hydroelectric scheme came into working, and the hospital and residences attached to it were connected up. It goes without saying that this scheme is a very great improvement on the old system of lighting the hospital. The light is of excellent quality, and the current is available day and night. The Samoan maternity fale is still being well patronized, the admissions for the year 1928 amounting to 51, making a grand total of 115 since its opening. Of the cases admitted during the year 44 were normal births, which were usually conducted by the Samoan nurse in charge under the supervision of a European Medical Officer. Already reports are coming to hand from various villages expressing their appreciation of those nurses who have undergone a practical course of midwifery training in this fale. Every graduate nurse takes this course, of which the benefit is incalculable. Statistics. The analysis of hospital statistics follows the plan of last year —viz., for the calendar year 1928.

Hospitals. ||| Dispensaries. ill I * I g A Is as I % g 1 a i > g = »"g,g Stations. o £ ' go-g _ g, § g «3 2 .h o ej oj si a> j 3 0 2 c! O •a § jj 1 ! tig I & s Sis «< H ->! o§ H j ! q «! H CO O (a) In hospital, 1/1/28 .. 29 7 2 4 42 Fagaloa .. .. 1,596 (a) 1 33 8 Fasitootai Jan. 4* 1,401 (b) Admitted during year 1,382 72 174 90 1,718j Fagamalof .. l,605i (b) | 295 1,051 372 Fuai .. Oct. 31* 594 (c) Discharged during year 1,319 58 165 87 1,629 i Oasaemalae .. 1,845 (c) j 277 994 358 Lefaga .. Nov. 30* 2,492 (dj Died during year .. 33 4 6 1 44 Lotofaga .. 828 (d) j 4 33 7 Lufilufi .. Mar. 31* 773 (e) Remaining, 31/12/28 59 17 5 6| 87 Malua .. April 30* 1,300 (e) 15 57 15 Manonof July 15J 1,017 Out-patients attendances, 36,3402,6553,536:2,103 69,591 Mulifanua Aug. 1} 2,017 including dressings ' Satalot .. .. 2,839 * Closed, due to shortSatauaf;.. .. 2,754 [ trained Native Treatment for hookworm 43 10 450 61! 564, Samataitai April 30* 990 ; t Returns incomplete Satupaitea Dec. 28* 2,951 owln 8 t0 isolation and Treatment for yaws(N.A.B.) 4,121 1,197 488 809, 6,615 an ? opened! lfflcultleB - Operations— Major .. .. 256 8 52 37 353 Minor .. .. 656 22 167! 28 873

Gross Revenue (Cost of Collection not deducted). Total | Percentage B di . j lixpendi- I of J* tier "S S *3 „ A -o TWal Financial Year ture of , Total w j i ■ P S S a ® dS iotal (l.t April to 31.1 Much). Depart- | Revenue JgJg g «| ss&'hJL,. ii?I "r I l!* T* O 3l® 9 '43 J (H -3 r 0 , I £ Jj Health. £ s. d. £ £ £ £ : £ 1924-25 .. .. 24,425 18-7 13 0-2 14,000 7,705 1,461 1,140 24,306 1925-26 .. .. 25,761 17-2 12 11-1 14,000 9,186 1,705 1,603; 26,494 1926-27 .. .. 25,912 19-4 12 5-3 14,000 7,292 1,273 2,167 24,732 1927-28 .. .. 25,597 20-3 11 11-3 14,000 962 1,375 2,002 18,339 1928-29 .. .. 24,367 17-2 11 1-6 14,000 2,474 2,568 1,896 20,938 * Expenditure shown does not include interest and sinking fund on capital expenditure, cost of repairs to buildings, and miscellaneous expenditure under head Xv of general estimates, such as travelling-expenses of officers on leave, &c. Expenditure under these heads does not come under the control of the Department of Health. APIA HOSPITAL.