No cases of Beri-beri occurred in the Gaol during the year. There were two admissions with one death in 1910.
The total number of prisoners treated in the out-patient department was 803. In 1910 the total number was 778.
The principal diseases treated were:--
Ringworm, 153 Other skin diseases, 152 Digestive disturbance, 70 Local Injuries, 115 Cellulitis, 31 Ear, 27 Eye, 24 Syphilis, 54 Gonorrhoea, 18Eleven prisoners were discharged on medical grounds (17 in 1910). Four discharges were on account of Leprosy, four on account of General Debility, one Phthisis, one Malaria and one Insanity.
There were eleven deaths in the Gaol during the year. Eight from natural causes, one suicide (strangulation) and two by hanging in execution of death sentences.
Vaccinations.-2,308 prisoners were vaccinated during the year of which 1,013 were successful, 397 unsuccessful, and 898 could not be examined owing to early discharges from Gaol.
Rate of Sickness and Mortality in Victoria Gaol.
Total Number of :- 1910 1911 Daily Average Prisoners in Gaol. 547 9595 Number of :- Prisoners admitted to Gaol. 4,867 4,178 Admissions to Hospital. 187 188 Cases treated as out-patients. 778 803 Deaths due to Disease. 12 8 Rate per cent. of :- Sick in Hospital. 5.24 5.65 Hospital Out-patients. 18-1 23:07 Admissions to Hospital to Total Admissions to Gaol. 3.8 4.50 Daily Average Sick in Hospital to Daily Average of Prisoners. .95 Daily Average of All Sick in Gaol to Daily Average of Prisoners. 4:26 Deaths due to Disease to Total Admissions. to Gaol. 0.2 0.22 Admissions to Hospital to Total Admissions to Gaol. 4.82Note.-A large percentage of prisoners admitted to Gaol during my Medical Officership, I have observed, are debilitated subjects, most often the result of the opium habit or acquired Syphilis.
Out of 102 cases detained for observation, 5 were admitted to hospital, 22 treated as out-patients, and 75 were found to be malingering.