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17. Additional information to be given if possible on the following points :-- (a) Is there any legislation in force against the breeding of mosquitoes in

premises? Yes.

Numbers of notices, convictions, and warnings during the year:--

500 notices, 28 convictions.

(b) Number of children examined for enlarged spleen.-None.

Does kala-azar exist?—No.

Where was this done? Percentage affected.-Twelve patients examined at hospital; three had filaria in blood.

(c) Number of persons examined for filarial diseases.

(d) Any large works for surface drainage of towns or reclamation of

marshes. None.

(6) Number of men employed in towns and villages for petty anti-mosquito

works. Approximate oost.-Three men in St. John's.

(f) Amount of Government quinine sold or distributed gratis during the year. Agencies employed.-£15. Distributed through police,

ministers.

Is quinine distributed regularly in the schools?-No.

(h) Measures taken against these diseases on estates employing indentured

labour. None,

Any steps taken regarding the housing of the poor.-No.

Any exceptional increase or decrease of these diseases recently

noticed?

(*) Any other remarks on the subject?

ST. KITTS-NEVIS.

7.

117

Government Dispensaries :-

(a) Number of such dispensaries

(b) Total attendances during the year

(c) Attendances for malaria

(d) Attendances for filarial diseases

Attendances for dengue

B.

Medical Service :-

(a) Number of Government Medical Officers (b) Number of special Health Officers

(c) Number of other registered practitioners..

9. Schools:----

(a) Number of Government and State-aided schools (b) Number of scholars registered in these schools (c) Percentage of daily attendances

10. Estates employing indentured labour

12.

11. Estimated revenue of the Presidency

Estimated expenditure of the Presidency (b) Annual medical and sanitary expenditure

(c) Upkeep Government hospitals and dispensaries

(d) Total salaries and allowances of Medical Officers

Total annual sanitary expenditure

18 Towns under Municipalities or Town Councils :-

(a) Number of such

(b) Total population

Total revenues

(d) Total medical and sanitary expenditure... 14. Table of deaths by districts:

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3

5,693

09 86

0

8

0

0

47 9,000

50 per cent.

0

£50,765 5 4 61,534 16 5 678 3 2 7,708 6 0 2,292 3 3 10,878 12 5

1 8,000

£2,400 0 0

5,600 0 0

1. Colony of the Leeward Islands

2 Total area: St. Kitts 65 square miles, Nevis 50 square miles, Anguilla 35 square miles. Total

150 square miles.

3. Estimated population :-

(a) Total

Europeans

Other races

4 Births during the year

5. Deaths during the year:-

(a) Total deaths

(b) Deaths ascribed to fever

(c) Deaths ascribed to blackwater fever

(d) Deaths ascribed to yellow fever...

6. Government Hospitals:-

(a) Number of hospitals

(b) Totals, during the year:

Admissions

Deaths

(c) Malarial fever:

Admissions

Deaths

(d) Blackwater fever:

Admissions

Deaths

(e) Yellow fever:

Admissions

Deaths

Filarial diseases:

Admissions

Deaths

(9) Dengue:

Admissions Deaths

:

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888

68

oo

0

Presidency of St. Kitts-Nevis,

Area

District.

(quare Population.

miles).

January.

February.

Total Deaths.

March.

April.

May.

June.

July.

Angust.

September

October.

November.

44,680

1,580

St. Kitts ...

655

26,658 67 66 6:3 45 65 61 64 77 65 62 64 61

760

42,699

Novia

50

13,528 33 39 26

23 19 26 36 37

21

25 11 30

326

Anguilla

35

4,494 2

6

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5

9 6 5 3 10 11

69

1,631

Total

|

44,680 102 109

8

9:5 71 89 92 109 120

91

90 85 102 | 1,155

1,230

15

15. Table of deaths in the principal towns:--

0

0

Total Deaths.

2

Town.

District.

Population.

1,112

January.

February.

November.

December.

Total.

103

5

1

Basseterre Charlestown

Total

St. Kitts Novia

8,159 912

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16.

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a

25 40 34 20 28 29 28

5 6 6 5

30 46 40 25 31

Rainfall during the year :-

34 25 28 17

39 337

6 6 2 6 3 0 5 53

35 34 36 31

31 17 34 390

Where Observed.

District.

January.

February.

March.

April.

•Ime

Rainfall.

Botanic Station, Basseterre... Wall Blake...

Charlestown

St. Kitts 3-37 2-76 1-877-18 8-33 3·19 5·07 2·05 1.85 3.61 8.96 2·63 50·87 Nevia 3-402-74 3-10 2-52) 6·29 2·65 5·16 4·72 2-20, 4·17 12·44) 4·16] 53.55 Anguilla 1.34 2-24 2-10 1-637-582-382-372-41 1-73 2-33 870 2.68 37-49

niny

Beptember.

October.

November

December.

Total.

December.

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