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(c) Admissions and Out-Patients (April 1, 1948 to March 31, 1949)
Kongwa Nachingwea Urambo Mkwaya Ifunda
Totals
Admissions (European)
494
215
279
135
17
1,140
Admissions (Non-European)
7,921
753
3,370
677
270
12,991
Attendances (European)
4,328
Attendances (Non-European)| 96,663
1,230 22,508
1,102
1,601
345
8,606
14,063 | 22,914 | 9,099
165,247
Total Admissions (European and Non-European) Total Attendances (European and Non-European)
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14,131
173,853
. 3. OPHTHALMIC SERVICES
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The diseases have been the usual ones encountered in England. No ophthalmic disease of definitely tropical origin has as yet been encountered in any European.
Among African and Asiatic patients the main work has been diseases. Out- patient attendances at Kongwa have been approximately 30 daily.
All the usual ophthalmic diseases were encountered, purulent conjunctivitis being the most noticeable. Trachoma is estimated to be present in some 60 per cent. of the non-European population (which compares favourably with either Egypt or Palestine).
There was a reasonable proportion of injuries due to flying metallic splinters from the workshops and a few severe eye injuries due to the very sharp thorns, particularly in the tractor drivers clearing the bush.
Thirty-three ophthalmic operations have been performed.
The main cases of blindness in the African population are as follows:-
1. Trachoma and Post Trachomators Trichiasis and Entropion.
2: Results of dirt and neglect; i.e. untreated purulent infections of the eye
and adnexae.
3. Injuries.
4. DENTAL STATISTICS
The following work performed included three months at Kongwa in 1949 and one year's work at Nachingwea :---
Europeans
Africans
Total
1,788
1,300
3,088
779
2
781
232
12
244
112
165
277
371
...
1,017
1,388
61
7
68
50
3
53
•
...
1. Attendances for examination and/or
treatment
2. Filling (amalgam, cement)
3. Scaling
...
4. Gum treatment
5. Extraction
6. Denture construction
7. Denture repair
5. X-RAY SERVICES
There were two Radiographers in charge of two departments at Kongwa. and Nachingwea. For the most part work was carried out on MX2 (portable sets)
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