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OPERATIONS.
Chloroform was administered 196 times—amongst the major operations performed were five cases of appendicitis, seven cases of vesical calculus, 3 cases of liver abscess, one case of fibroid of the uterus, one case of ruptured spleen, one case of ruptured duodenum, three cases of strangulated hernia and one case of radical cure of hernia and one thyroidectomy.
VACCINATIONS.
During the year 784 vaccinations were performed as against 618 in 1910. Of this number 115 were successful.
SICKNESS AMONGST POLICE, GAOL AND SANITARY STAFF.
Police.
Admissions:-There were 519 under treatment as against 605 last year.
Deaths:-There were 3 deaths, one European from typhoid fever, one Indian from cellulitis and one Chinese from phthisis.
Invaliding:-Four were invalided as against 26 in 1910—two Indians and two Chinese.
Sick Rate
Europeans Indians Chinese 56.39 per cent. 75.33 30.71 as against 60.0 in 1910. 21 Mortality Rate:- Europeans 0.75 Indians 0.23 Chinese 0.19 104.6 54 nil 2.2Malaria:-57 cases were under treatment as against 135 last year. The Europeans suffered to the extent of 4.51 per cent. as against 6.7, Indians 10.61 as against 27, and Chinese 2.11 against 4.4. Only one man was in twice for the disease.
Table II shows the occurrence of malaria at the different stations.
Gaol.
There were 38 admissions against 26 last year. There were no deaths and only one was invalided.
Sanitary Department.
There were 31 admissions as against 94. No deaths occurred and no one was invalided.