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STATEMENT No. VIII.
This shows the sickness and mortality. There were 108 admissions to hos-
pital, and 13 deaths, against 109 and 11 respectively in 1896.
Compared as follows :—
|
1896. |
1897. |
|
|
Influenza ... ... ... |
4 |
0 |
|
Dysentery ... ... ... |
4 |
1 |
|
Ague ... ... ... |
33 |
35 |
|
Remittent fever ... ... ... |
8 |
6 |
|
Scrofulus disease ... ... ... |
0 |
1 |
|
Syphilis ... ... ... |
0 |
1 |
|
Rheumatism ... ... ... |
1 |
3 |
|
Anæmia ... ... ... ... |
1 |
1 |
|
Debility and old age ... ... ... |
6 |
4 |
|
Apoplexy ... ... ... |
1 |
0 |
|
Epilepsy ... ... ... |
5 |
2 |
|
Neuralgia ... ... ... |
3 |
1 |
|
Paralysis ... ... ... |
0 |
1 |
|
Conjunctivitis ... ... ... |
0 |
1 |
|
Inflammation, E. M. ... ... ... |
0 |
2 |
|
Sore-throat ... ... ... |
2 |
0 |
|
Chest diseases ... ... ... |
11 |
10 |
|
Gumboil ... ... ... |
4 |
0 |
|
Disease of tooth ... ... ... |
0 |
2 |
|
Dyspepsia ... ... ... |
2 |
2 |
|
Constipation ... ... ... |
3 |
1 |
|
Colic ... ... ... |
1 |
1 |
|
Diarrhœa ... ... ... |
5 |
6 |
|
Abscess of liver ... ... ... |
1 |
0 |
|
Hepatitis ... ... ... |
0 |
1 |
|
Dropsy and albuminuria ... ... ... |
1 |
3 |
|
Abscess ... ... ... |
1 |
9 |
|
Ulcers ... ... ... |
5 |
6 |
|
Eczema ... ... ... |
2 |
0 |
|
Boil ... ... ... |
2 |
0 |
|
Carbuncle ... ... ... |
0 |
2 |
|
Whitlow ... ... ... |
1 |
0 |
|
Scabies ... ... ... |
1 |
5 |
|
Ascaris ... ... ... |
1 |
0 |
|
Ringworm ... ... ... |
109 |
108 |
There were no cases of small-pox, cholera and influenza. As might be
expected, Fevers gave most admissions, viz., 41. Then Chest diseases 10, Diarrhoea