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INDEX.
Paras., etc.
A
Accounts of Poona school submitted
to Committee
.
.
.
.
Administrative veterinary officers.
(See Officers.)
Allotment of officers, A. V. C. and
N. C. Os. (U. L.) . . .
Allowances—
charge of Poona School . .
for crushing or boiling grain .
performance of civil duties . Appx. V
Animals—
civil veterinary department, profes-
sional aid to . . . .
officers, except chargers, not ad-
mitted to hospitals . . .
of units admitted to hospitals .
Anthrax, diagnosis of, how confirmed
Appointments—
administrative, by whom sanc-
tioned, qualifications for, tenure
of
.
.
.
.
.
.
Army Veterinary Schools. (See
Schools.)
Articles, unserviceable, disposal of
Appx. VI (IV) 3
Attendanee on chargers . .
51
1, 2
49
25
13
42
23
33
5
42
B
Boards—
examination at veterinary schools
survey of unserviceable articles
Appx. VI (IV) 3
Books—
supply of, to hospitals . . .
text, Punjab veterinary college .
Buildings—
charge of . . . . .
C
Carcases, diseased animals, disposal of
Certificate—
veterinary, regarding chargers .
Chargers—
admission to hospital . . .
attendance on, by veterinary
officers .
.
.
.
.
examination by veterinary officers
medicines supplied free to . .
59
69
68
26
32
43
42
42
43
42
Paras., etc.
Chests—
universal, kept complete
„
use of, at manœuvres .
Classes, veterinary schools—
(See Schools, Army Veteri-
nary).
Classification—
diseases
.
.
.
.
Appx. II
hospitals .
.
.
.
.
College, Punjab veterinary. (See
Punjab veterinary college.)
Contagious diseases. (See Disease).
Correspondence—
D. G. A. V.
S. . . . . .
P. V.
O.
.
.
.
.
.
S. V. O. with O. C. unit . .
transfer of stores
Appx. VI (IV)
D
Destruction of animals—
cases of rinderpest and lymphan-
gitis
.
.
.
.
.
to prevent spread of disease. .
Discharge of veterinary pupils .
Discipline, veterinary classes . .
15
15
19
8
8
11
I
37
32
47
58
Director-General, A. V. S.—
correspondence with . . .
8
Disease, contagious—
detection of, by veterinary officers
duties of V. O. in charge of station
isolation and destruction of
animals, disposal of carcases,
disinfection
.
.
.
.
reports by civil authorities, of
outbreak
.
.
.
.
Diseases, classification and nomencla-
ture . . . . Appx. II
Disinfection of stalls, gear, etc.
.
Dressers, Remount Department—
admitted to Punjab veterinary
college .
.
.
.
.
recovery of value of text-books
from .
.
.
.
.
Dry articles, supply of . Appx. VI (IV)
29
11, 29
32
30
32
61
68
6
Duties—
S. V. O., Dn. . . . .
P. V. O., India . . .
V. O., in charge of station . .
stop-gap arrangements . .
9
8
11, 29
21
37
Index.
Paras., etc.
Instruments—
pocket-case of . . . .
supplied on loan
. Appx. VI (IV)
transfers of
.
.
„
VI (IV)
unserviceable, survey of
„
VI (IV)
Interpreter, Ambala school . .
L
Linegear, sent with sick . .
Loan, articles supplied on, Appx. VI (IV)
Lymphangitis, epizootic .
.
37
M
Mallein, inoculations,
report
of
results .
.
.
.
.
Manœuvres, veterinary equipment
for.
.
.
.
.
.
Marches—
arrangements for medicines .
copies of sick return supplied .
horses left behind, reports of .
marching inspections by S. V. O.
Medical Store Department—
14
2
1
3
53
24
2
38
34
15
41
71
72
40
supplies from
.
. Appx. VI ( IV)
Medicines—
animals of officers, except chargers,
not supplied with . . .
arrangements for march . .
for S. and M. pioneer regiment
maxim gun section and arsenals
Appx. VI (IV)
purchase .
. Appx. VI (IV)
transferred, list of, sent to
S. V.
O.
.
Appx. VI (IV)
weights and measures of supply
Appx. VI (IV)
42
41
7
2
1
6
M. W. S., supplies by
. Appx. VI (III)
Military control, officers subject to
Mobilization equipment—
inspection and care of
.
.
Muktesar Laboratory—
applications to attena . .
N
4
10, 15
18
Nomenclature of diseases
. Appx. II
N.-C. Os. (U. L.)—
establishment of
.
.
.
postings and transfers of . .
responsibilities of . . .
O
Officers, Instruction of . . .
2
3
21
46
Paras., etc.
Officers, Veterinary—
administrative, appointment of .
appointment under Glanders and
5
Farcy Act
.
.
. Appx. I
area of operations as inspector .
establishment and allotment of .
pocket case of instruments kept
up . . . . .
posting and transfer of . .
relations between departmental .
Executive—
36
1
14
3
4
animals treated by
.
. 13, 23, 42
decide food of sick horses . .
exchanges between . . .
25
7
fees to .
.
.
.
Appx. V
tour of service . . .
treat Govt. stallions . .
weekly inspection by . .
6
13
12
In charge of hospitals—
arranges for medicines on march
quarterly inspection by . .
duties of
.
.
.
.
establishment under orders of .
responsible for veterinary chests
Ordnance Department—
supplies by
.
.
Appx. VI
Out-patients, treatment of . . .
41
10
11
22
15
(I)
24
P
Pocket-Case of instruments . .
Pocket-ledger, entry in, veterinary
qualification of soldier . .
Posting of establishments . .
14
59
3
Principals of schools, appointment
of . . . . . . 49, 53
P. V. O., India—
correspondence for D. G., A. V. S.
duties and responsibilities of .
staff officer of Q. M. G. . .
Punjab Veterinary College—
admissions to . . . .
applications for admission . .
examination, annual . . .
result of examination, notification
of
.
.
.
.
.
period and subjects of course
8
8
8
61
62
65
67
64
Appx. IV
qualifications for admission . .
remand of students
.
.
.
students allowed to remain at .
text-books, how supplied . .
62
63, 66
66
68
Q
Qualifications—
administrative appointments .
admission,
Punjab
veterinary
college .
.
.
.
.
soldiers desirous of attending
classes .
.
.
.
.
veterinary pupils . . .
Quarterly inspection . .
5
62
55
47
10
Index
38
Paras., etc.
R
Ration, for sick animals . . .
Records—
kept up in hospitals . . .
of treatment to accompany corps
Recovery of cost of ration . .
regimental officers, instructions of
Register of sick and lame animals .
Remand of students, Punjab veteri-
nary college .
.
.
.
Remounts—
inspection of, by S. V. O. .
Repairs—
instruments under,
replaced
25
70
70
25
46
70
63, 66
10
Appx. VI (IV) 2
Reports—
quarterly inspection, submission of
10
communication of . . .
fortnightly of horse left behind .
„
outbreak of disease .
inspection, by S. V. O.
outbreak of contagious disease
.
result of mallein inoculation .
veterinary schools . . .
Returns—
sick, copies supplied to corps
marching
.
.
.
.
statistical, diseases how entered
16
72
29
10
29, 30
34
60
71
Appx. II
Rinderpest, destruction of animals
S
Sanitation
.
.
.
.
.
Schools, Army Veterinary—
application to attend classes .
„
to withdraw, disposal
of . . . .
entry in pocket ledger of soldiers
examinations and notifications of
result
.
.
.
.
.
composition and assembly of
classes .
.
.
.
.
managing committee of . .
officers not to pay fees . .
Poona School—
allowance to veterinary officer .
appointment of Principal .
funds
.
.
.
.
.
qualifications of soldiers attend-
ing . . . .
question of discipline at . .
report
.
.
.
.
.
37
28
55
58
59
59
52, 54
48
56
49
49
50
55
58
60
subject of instruction .
. Appx. III
Ambala School—
Principal of . . . .
53
Paras., etc.
S. V. O. Dn.—
annual inspection by . . .
duties and responsibilities of .
inspection reports submitted by .
on staff of G. O. C. Dn.
. .
quarterly inspection by . .
reports communicated to . .
Station V. O.—
corresponds with Os. C. corps .
duties and responsibilities . .
establishment, hospital under .
furniture of hospital in charge of .
marching inspections by . .
orderlies, hospital, under orders of
reports by, of outbreak of disease
staff officer of O. C. station. . .
Stallions, treatment of . . .
Stall and standings—
disinfection of . . . .
Stores, medical—
10
9
10
9
10
16
11
11
22
26
40
44
29
11
13
32
instructions regarding Appx. VI (IV)1—7
Supplies, hospital—
local purchases .
. Appx. VI (VI) ; 2
medical store dept.
.
„ VI (IV)
M. W. S
.
.
.
„
VI (III)
ordnance department .
„
VI (I)
stationery ...
„
VI (V)
S. and T. corps
.
„
VI (II)
T
Transfer—
establishments . . . .
3
medical stores, list sent to S. V. O.
Appx. VI (IV) 1
Tenure of administrative
appoint-
ments
.
.
.
.
.
Tour of service
.
.
.
.
Treatment (See Horses)
U
U.L., establishment of N. C. Os. .
Unserviceable articles—
5
5, 6
2
disposal of
.
. Appx. VI (IV) 3
Universal chests, veterinary .
V
Veterinary history sheets—
accompany animals .
.
.
how prepared and kept up . .
Veterinary officers (See Officers)
Veterinary universal chests . .
Visitors, hospital
.
.
.
.
W
Wallets, veterinary, inspection of .
Weekly, inspection
.
.
.
.
15
70, 72
70
15
27
12
12
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ON THE
HEALTH OF THE ARMY IN INDIA
FOR THE YEAR
1 9 3 8
VOLUME I
ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA
Medical Directorate
New Delhi
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ARMY HEADQUARTERS, INDIA,
MEDICAL DIRECTORATE,
New Delhi, the 29th November 1939.
SIR,
I have the honour to submit the accompanying report on the Health of the
Army in India for the year 1938. This Report is for the first time being sub-
mitted separately in its present form as a purely military report instead of
being published as Volume II of the Annual Report of the Public Health
Commissioner with the Government of India. Originally Volume II contained
details which concerned civilian institutions ; but of recent years the contents
have been purely concerned with the Army in India, and as such can be more
conveniently produced as a military report.
The Health of the Army can be regarded on the whole as distinctly satis-
factory. Sick rates are tending to stabilise at a satisfactory level ; the rate
for British Troops at 603.7 per 1,000 is not however quite so low as in the
previous year while that for Indian Troops at 421.8 per 1,000 is less than any
for the past 8 years. Invaliding has decreased slightly for British and increas-
ed very slightly over last year for Indian troops. The rate for the latter is
however below any other year for 14 years.
On the Frontier although " Peace reigned officially ", troops were con-
stantly out on columns or road protection duties, but the health of the troops
remained satisfactory throughout the period.
In addition to the organised campaign that is waged yearly against mala-
rial infection, similar efforts are now being directed by " Spraying campaigns "
to control the incidence of Sandfly fever. The results have been satisfactory.
In a year in which cholera assumed epidemic proportions over a great
part of India Troops were so well protected that only one small outbreak
occurred.
A wide and ever increasing sphere of activity for the health of troops in
India has been that of Maternity and child-welfare which flourishes actively
in military cantonments and produces beneficial results.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your obedient servant,
GEO. G. TABUTE AU ,
Major-general,
Director of Medical Services in India.
The Secretary,
Defence Department (Army Branch),
Government of India.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS.
SECTION I.
ON THE HEALTH OF THE BRITISH ARMY IN INDIA.
PARAS.
PAGES.
Introductory letter.—
List of Appendices . . .
iii
List of Abbreviations . . .
iv
1. General . . .
1
TABLE 1.—General health statistics.
TABLE 2.—Comparative table: general sick rates, Officers and Other Ranks.
2. Officers . . .
2
3. Soldiers . . .
3
Principal Diseases affecting the British Army.
4. Summary of interesting features of the year . . .
7
5. Factors which may have affected the incidence of disease amongst troops .
7
6. Malaria
.
.
.
10
7. Sandfly fever . . .
15
8. Dengue
.
.
.
17
9. Fevers of Typhus Group . . .
18
10. Enteric Group of Fevers . . .
19
11. Dysentery, Diarrhœa, Colitis and Amœbic Hepatitis . . .
23
12. Cholera
.
.
.
27
13. Digestive diseases . . .
27
14. Cysticercosis, the Tape worm infections and Epilepsy . . .
28
15. Oriental sore . . .
29
16. Minor Septic and Local injury group . . .
30
17. Venereal diseases . . .
3 1
18. Small-pox
.
.
.
33
19. Cerebrospinal fever . . .
34
20. Poliomyelitis . . .
34
21. Respiratory Diseases . . .
34
22. Tuberculosis . . .
35
23. Diphtheria . . .
35
24. Effects of Heat . . .
36
25. Mental diseases . . .
38
26. The Dental condition of troops . . .
38
27. Invaliding
.
.
.
39
28. Women and Children (British Other Ranks) Child Welfare . . .
40
29. Schools . . .
42
30. Rabies and anti-rabic treatment . . .
43
31. Pyridine (Sulphonamide) group of drugs . . .
4 3
32. Hygiene
—
A. Control of food supplies. The report of the Military Food Labora -
t o r y , K a s a u l i . . .
44
B. Accommodation . . .
46
C. Hot weather precautions in the plains . . .
47
D. Water supplies . . .
47
P A R A S .
PAGES.
E. Anti-malarial methods . . .
48
F. Sanitation in Cantonments and Barracks: Septic tanks : Bore
hole latrines: Effects of mechanisation: Fly proofing: Anti-rat
measures . . .
50
G. Joint Sanitary Boards . . .
52
H. Dairies . . .
52
I. Ice and mineral water factories . . .
52
J. Field Hygiene and sanitation: Training and inspections . . .
53
33. Pathology
.
.
.
53
34. X-ray examinations . . .
68
35. Surgical operations . . .
68
36. Anæsthetics . . .
68
SECTION II.
ON THE HEALTH OF THE INDIAN ARMY.
37. General . . .
84
TABLE 1.—Sickness and deaths for Officers and Other Ranks, 1938.
TABLE 2.—Comparison of sick rates over previous years, 1925-1938.
38. Officers . . .
85
39. Soldiers . . .
85
Principal diseases affecting the Indian Army.
40. Principal interesting features of the year . . .
92
41. Malaria . . .
92
42. Sandfly fever . . .
94
43. Dengue . . .
95
44. Fevers of the Typhus Group . . .
96
45. Enteric Group of fevers . . .
96
46. Dysentery, diarrhœa, colitis and amœbic hepatitis . . .
96
47. Cholera . . .
98
48 . Diseases of the digestive system . . .
98
Tæni a i nfect i ons . . .
98
Ankylostomiasis . . .
98
49. Cysticercosis . . . .
99
50. Oriental sore . . .
99
51. Minor septic and local injury group of diseases . . .
99
52. Venereal diseases
100
53. Small-pox . . .
100
54. Cerebrospinal fever . . .
101
55. Poliomyelitis . . .
101
56. Diseases of the Respiratory system
101
Pulmonary tuberculosis
102
Pneumonia . . .
102
Diphtheria . . .
102
57. Effects of heat . . . .
103
58. Mental diseases . . . .
103
59. Followers . . . .
103
60. Recruiting . . .
105
61. Child Welfare . . .
108
APPENDICES
SECTION I—BRITISH ARMY
TABLE.
PAGE.
A.—Stations by commands and independent districts . . .
116
Ratios per 1,000 of strength of admissions into hospital, deaths, numbers invalided
and constantly sick.
Warrant Officers, N. C. Os. and Men—
I.—India . . .
.
118
II.—Northern Command . . .
120
III.—Western Independent District . . .
122
IV.—Eastern Command . . .
124
V.—Southern Command . . .
126
VI.—British Other Ranks—Admission ratios by months for certain
diseases
.
.
.
129
VII.—British Other Ranks—Admission ratios for certain diseases by stations
and districts . . .
130
VIII.—British Officers (British Service) . . .
136
IX.—Wives of Warrant Officers, N. C. Os. and Men . . .
137
X.—Children of Warrant Officers, N. C. Os. and Men . . .
138
XI.—British Other Ranks—Admissions and death ratios for certain
diseases by Commands . . .
140
XII.—Vaccination performed in the British and Indian Armies
Officers and Other Ranks . . .
142
XII—Vaccination performed in the Families—British Army . . .
143
XIV.—Vaccination performed in the Families—Indian Army . . .
143
SECTION II.— INDIAN ARMY.
B.—Stations by commands and independent districts . . .
146
Ratios per 1,000 of strength of admissions into hospital, deaths, numbers invalided
and constantly sick.
Indian Officers and Indian Other Ranks
—
XV.—India . . .
147
XVI.—Northern Command . . .
149
XVII—Western Independent District . . .
150
X V I I I . — E a s t e r n C o m m a n d . . .
151
XIX.—Southern Command . . .
152
XX.—Indian Officers and Indian Other Ranks—Admission ratios (by months)
for certain diseases . . .
153
XXI.—Indian Officers and Indian Other Ranks—Admission ratios for certain
diseases by stations and districts . . .
154
XXII.—British Officers of the Indian Army—Ratios per 1,000 of strength of
admissions, deaths and constantly sick . . .
160
XXIII.—Indian Officers and Indian Other Ranks—Admission and death ratios
for certain diseases by cormmands . . .
162
TROOPS.
X X I V . — D e t a i l o f d i s e a s e s . . .
164
v
ABBREVIATIONS.
A . . .
Admissions.
A. D. H. . .
Assistant Director of Hygiene.
A. D. P. . .
Assistant Director of Pathology.
Av. c. s. . .
Average constantly sick.
A. H. Q. . .
Army Headquarters.
B. M. H. . .
British Military Hospital.
B. Os. . .
British Officers.
B. O. Rs. . .
British Other Ranks.
C. . .
Cases.
C. M. % . . .
Case mortality per cent.
D . . .
Deaths.
D. A. D. P. . .
Deputy Assistant Director of Pathology.
D. A. D. H. . .
Deputy Assistant Director of Hygiene.
D. A. H. . .
Disordered action of the heart.
G. S. W. . .
Gun-shot wound.
I. O. Rs. . .
Indian Other Ranks.
M. Os. . .
Medical Officers.
N. C. Os. . .
Non-Commissioned Officers.
O. C. . .
Officer Commanding.
P. . .
Primary.
P. A. . .
Per annum.
P. M. . .
Per mille.
P. U. O. . .
Pyrexia of uncertain origin.
R. . .
Revaccinations.
U. K. . .
United Kingdom.
V. D. . .
Venereal diseases.
V. D. H. . .
Valvular diseases of the heart.
% . . .
Per cent.
Annual Report on the Health of the
Army in India for the year 1938.
VOLUME I.
SECTION I.
ON THE HEALTH OF THE BRITISH ARMY IN INDIA.
TABLE No. 1.
General health statistics of the British Army in India during the year 1938.
Ratios per 1,000 of strength.
Admissions.
Deaths.
Invalids
sent home.
Invalids
discharged
from service.
Const ant l y
sick.
Officers . . .
428.9
5.63
15.95
. . .
13.86
Other Ranks . . .
603.7
2.78
9.35
. . .
27.61
Members
of Nursing
Service.
498.1
5.65
22.59
. . .
16.59
Other Ranks' wives
311.8
3.84
9.99
. . .
10. 64
" " " — c o n f i n e m e n t 2 1 3 . 7
0.26
. . .
. . .
8 . 1 7
" " Children . . .
353.4
9.75
2.74
. . .
1 1 . 5 7
Royal Air Force . . .
416.3
5.77
10.11
. . .
17.44
Royal Navy . . .
75
2
. . .
. . .
4.49
Royal Indian Marine . . .
3
. . .
. . .
. . .
0.27
R. A. F. Women and
Children.
69
6
. . .
. . .
1.97
R. A. F. Women—con
-flnement.
31
. . .
. . .
. . .
1.21
Others:
Men . . .
372
10
2
. . .
13.62
Women . . .
294
3
11
. . .
7.70
Women confinement . . .
125
. . .
. . .
. . .
4.35
Children . . .
187
9
. . .
. . .
4.47
N. B.—The figures below the horizontal line represent actuals.
1. General.
The ratios per 1,000 for admissions, deaths and invaliding for officers and
other ranks for the quinquennial periods from 1910 exclusive of the years of
the great war and for the last four years separately are given below for purposes
of comparison of the general health over the past 30 years.
TABLE No. 2.
Comparative Table—General sickness of Officers and Other Ranks.
Ratio per 1,000.
Admissions.
Deaths.
Invalids.
Periods.
Officers .
Other
Ranks.
Officers.
Other
Ranks.
Officers.
Other
Ranks.
1910—14 . . .
567.5
567.2
5. 14
4.36
16.30
7.03
1920—24 . . .
676 . 7
791.9
6.71
5.24
20.99
18.91
1925—29 . . .
589 . 9
619.4
5.25
2.90
17.44
13.50
1930—34 . . .
428 .6
604.7
6.69
2.64
20.09
8.88
1935 . . .
470.1
567.1
6.74
2.55
24.25
6.90
1936 . . .
428 . 8
582.1
6.17
2.48
22.92
10.99
1937 . . .
421.4
567.8
3.41
2.15
18.00
10.97
1938 . . .
428.9
603.7
5.63
2.78
15.95
9.35
2
It will be noted that for admissions the rate for other ranks is tending to
become constant at a figure approaching the pre-war level while that for offi
-
cers is definitely lower. The death rate for B. 0. Rs. is half that of the pre-war
rate while that for officers remains variable.
Invaliding on the other hand shows little downward tendency, a fact
probably due in part to the increased facilities for rapid transfer of serious
cases for further treatment at home and in part to the rising standards of
fitness required in our specialised modern army.
2. Officers.
Admissions show a rise of approximately 7 per 1,000 the rate per 1,000 of
strength admitted to hospital being 428 . 9 during the year as compared with
421 . 4 in 1937.
The principal causes of sickness were :—
TABLE No. 3.
Per 1,000.
Malaria . . .
36.6
Dysentery . . .
32.8
31.0
Diarrhœa
. . .
25.3
Sandfly fever . . .
21.6
Jaundice catarrhal . . .
20.2
Tonsillitis
. . .
15.5
Fractures . . .
13.6
Appendicitis
. . .
11.3
Intluenza . . .
10.8
Contusions
. . .
9.4
Common cold . . .
7.5
Sinusitis . . .
7.0
Concussions
. . .
6.6
Malaria has reverted to the position of the principal cause of sickness.
With an increase of 24 cases and the insect borne group gives a combined figure
of 58 per 1,000.
The dysentery-diarrhœa group is however practically the same.
These two groups of preventable diseases cause a large proportion of
inefficiency amongst officers.
Respiratory diseases have satisfactorily decreased. But Catarrhal
Jaundice and Appendicitis, the latter with an increase of 6 cases, continue to
form a very definite cause of sickness amongst officers. Injuries with sub-
sequent inflammation continue to take their toll.
The death rate was 5 . 63 per 1,000 compared with 3 . 41 per 1,000 in 1937.
The causes of deaths were injuries (other than G. S. W.) 4 cases, Pneumonia
lobar 3, G. S. Wound 1, and Acute Poliomyelitis, P. U. 0., Uræmia, Nephritis
each one case.
The average constantly sick in hospital was 13 . 86 per 1,000 of strength
as compared with 13 . 64 in the previous year.
527 . 9 per 1,000 of the strength were treated as out-patients.
3
TABLE No. 4.
Comparative table for sickness of officers over 10 years.
Ratios per 1,000.
Admissions.
Deaths.
Invaliding.
1 9 2 9 . . .
415.9
7.10
14.20
21.69
392.3
5.95
1 9 3 0 . . .
17.68
420.4
7.76
1 9 3 1 . . .
27.45
463.2
6.54
1 9 3 2 . . .
17.83
6.37
437 . 8
1 9 3 3 . . .
15.78
429 . 2
6.83
1 9 3 4 . . .
24.25
470 . 1
6.74
1 9 3 5 . . .
22.92
428 . 8
6.17
1 9 3 6 . . .
18.00
421 . 4
3.41
1 9 3 7 . . .
15.95
428 . 9
5.63
1 9 3 8 . . .
3. Soldiers.
Inspite of an actual reduction of almost 900 admissions to hospital during
the year the admission ratio per 1,000 has been 603.7 as compared with 567.8
in 1937 and 580.5 in 1913, a rise of 36 per 1,000 for the rate on the year.
The principal causes of admission to hospital showing the increase or
decrease compared with the previous year were :—
TABLE No. 5.
Comparative Table of diseases.
1937.
1938.
Increase
or
decrease.
Malaria . . .
44.5
50.4
+5. 9
41.3
45.2
+ 3.9
Cellulitis . . .
28.7
33.7
+5.0
Tonsillitis . . .
28.4
28.0
-0.4
Gonorrhœa . . .
25.5
26.8
+1.3
Dysentery . . .
24.6
24.8
+0.2
Sandfly fever. . .
16.4
-3.2
13.2
Influenza . . .
16.3
17.2
+0.9
Bronchitis . . .
18.0
16.1
+1.9
Diarrhœa . . .
15.8
18.1
+2.3
Sprain and strains . . .
13.8
+0.2
13.6
Fractures . . .
13.6
11.8
-1.8
Common cold . . .
1 2 . 2
3.9
-83
Dengue . . .
11.9
12.2
+0.3
Contusions . . .
12.4
9.9
+ 2.5
Impetigo contagiosa . . .
9.6
7.9
-1.7
Synovitis . . .
8.2
11.7
+ 3.5
Tinea . . .
10.3
+ 2.3
8.0
Pharyngitis . . .
7.3
7.7
+0.4
Boils . . .
+0.6
7.0
7.6
Appendicitis . . .
6.2
5.9
-0.3
Jaundice catarrhal . . .
7 . 3
+1.5
5.8
Constipation . . .
7.6
+ 1.8
5.8
Syphilis . . .
5.7
6.6
+ 0.9
Coryza . . .
5.7
7.9
+2.2
Soft chancre . . .
5.4
7.6
+ 2. 2
Gastritis . . .
4.9
6.1
+1.2
Wounds . . .
4.6
4. 2
-0.4
Urethritis . . .
4.8
+1.6
3.2
Headache . . .
4.2
4.9
+0. 7
Otitis Externa . . .
2.9
-0.5
3.4
Otitis Media . . .