434
10
TABLE 1.
Report of the work of the St. Lucia Ankylostomiasis Commission during the Half-
Census
Year ended 30th June, 1916.
Removed before being examined
Died before being examined
Corrected census
Refused to be examined
Examined
Number of people found to be positive.
Removed before being treated
Died before being treated
Refused treatment for medical reasons
Number of people to be treated
Refused to accept treatment
Number given first treatment
Removed before being cured
3,455
21 3
3,431
100 (29 per cent.)
3,331 (971 per cent.)
1,079 (324 per rent.)
21
1
8
1,049
37 (3.5 per cent.)
Total cures
Discharged before a treatment
11
Discharged before a cure was effected Remaining under treatment
Total
Table 2.
11000:
85 (90-4 per cent.)
11
96
Classification showing Infection per Age and Race in the Area worked during the Half-Year ended 30th June, 1916.
Under 5 years. 5 to 18 years. 16 to 60 years.
Over 80 years.
Total.
Died before being cured
Refused further treatments for medical reasons
before being cured
Number of people possible to treat and cure
Abandoning treatment before being cured Cured
Remaining under treatment on 30th June
Examined
Infected
Cured
1,012 (965 per cent.)
WHITE.
29
Census Examined
11
4
1
Infection...
I com
18
В
11
8
སཊྛ
42
21
1
COLOURED.
981
Census
389
865
2,066
98
3,413
Examined
377
848
2,001
89
3,310
20 (204 per cent.)
Infection.
42
276
735
26
1,079
901 (91-84 per cent.)
60 (6-12 per cent.)
TOTALE.
Census Examined Infacted
400
872
2,084
381
846
2,012
42
276
735
322
99
3,455
92
3,831
26
1,079
APPENDIX "A."
Out-Patient Department.
143 62
25
Primary examinations during half-year ended June,
1916:-
(a) From intensive area, January-30th June, 1916 3,331 (b) From Out-Patient Department, January-June,
1918
Total
Cured during half year ended 30th June, 1916 :-
(a) From intensive area. January-June, 1916 (b) From intensive area, January-June, 1915 (c) From intensive area, July-December, 1915 (d) From Out-Patient Department, January-June,
1916
Total
143
3,474
901
6
82
25
1,014
TABLE 3.
Classfication showing Infection in Adults and Children worked during the Half- Year ended 30th June, 1916.
Infection.
Locality.
Census.
Examined.
Total Infection.
Per cent. Infection.
Adults. Children.
Portions of Castries Town
2,812
2,695
474
215
692
25.6
Area of the watershed of Cas-
tries River ...
514
509
188
108
291
Recruits in barracks
129
127
96
96
57.1 75
Total
3,455
3,381
758
318
1,079
32.4
TABLE 4.
Sanitary Survey.
Conditions existing 30th June, 1918.
Conditions existing at the date of survey in January, 1916.
Satisfactory privies built,
APPENDIX "B." Work among the Recruits.
Number examined
Number infected Percentage of infection
Treatments :-
Number given first treatment Cured after first treatment ... Cured after second treatment Cured after third treatment Cured after fourth treatment Cured after fifth treatment
...
127
1. Satisfactory disposal by burial, or latrine
4
96
2. Uncovered cesspool
15
75 per cent.
3. Covered cesspool
6
52
4. Surface
99
5. Claiming sewage boat
29
94
53
19
81742
Total
148
52
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