118
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.
St. Kitts,
Numbers of notices, convictions, and warnings during the year.-
Several.
(b) Number of children examined for enlarged spleen.--None.
Does kala-azar exist!--No.
(c) Number of persons examined for filarial diseases!-No systematic
examination.
(d) Any large works for surface drainage of towns or reclamation of
marshes?-Annual work. Approximate cost.-£100 per annum.
(e) Numbers of men employed in towns and villages for petty anti-mosquito
works. Ten. Approximate cost.-£140.
(f) Amount of Government quinine sold or distributed gratis during the
year.-None.
Is quinine distributed regularly in the schools?—No.
Measures taken against these diseases on estates employing indentured
labour.
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?—Malaria not being epidemic in the Presidency, there is no regulated distribution of quinine. Filaria is very prevalent.
9th March, 1915.
1. Name of Colony ..
2. Total area
3. Estimated population
(a) Total
(6) Europeans
(c)
(d) Other races
(0)
4. Births during the year:-
Total births
5. Deaths during the year :-
Total deaths
W. H. FRITZ,
Senior Medical Officer.
119
7. Government Dispensaries :-
(a) Number of such dispensaries
16
District A, 3; District B, 4; District C, 4; District D, 5 (b) Total attendances during year
11,826
Medical Officer, District C, appointed in March,
average 245 per mensem.
Attendances for malaria
844
Attendances for filarial diseases
8
Attendances for dengue
0
(a) Number of Government Medical Officers
(b) Number of special Health Officers
3
(c) Number of other registered practitioners
3
0. Schools:-
(a) Number of
Government and State-aided
8. Medical Service :-
schools:- 20 Government, 5 aided, 1 secondary=26 (b) Number of scholars registered in these schools:-
Government and aided Secondary
(c) Percentage of daily attendances
Government and aided Secondary
10. Estates employing indentured labour:---
(a) Number of such
(b) Number of indentured labourers employed
(c) Number of hospitals and dispensaries on such
estates
Total deaths among such labourers
Total admissions and attendances at hospitals
and dispensaries
Deaths ascribed to malaria
DOMINICA.
Presidency of Dominica.
11.
Estimated revenue of Presidency:
304 square miles.
86,640
Total during year
1,383
745
(b) Deaths ascribed to fever
0
Deaths ascribed to blackwater fever
Deaths ascribed to yellow fever
12. Estimated expenditure of Presidency :
(a) Total during year
(b) Annual medical and sanitary expenditure
(c) Upkeep of Government hospitals and dis-
pensaries
(d) Total salaries and allowances of Medical Officers (e) Total annual sanitary expenditure
13. Towns under Municipalities or Town Councils :-
(a) Number of such
(b) Total population
(c) Total revenues
(d) Total medical and sanitary expenditure
14. Table of deaths by districts :-
-
5,802
32
40-6 per cent,
90
per cent.
Nil
£45,712 0
0
47,245 0
1,970 0 0
0*
2,433 0 0 1,628 0
342 0 0
...
0
1
6,800
£1,520
£470
6. Government Hospitals:-
(a) Number of such hospitals
(f) Filarial diseases:
Roman Hospital. | Portsmouth Hospital.
(b) Totals, during year :
(c) Malarial fever:
admissions dea the
752
241
District.
Area
Population.
50
18
admissions
70
88
deaths
12
0
admissions
0
(d) Blackwater fever :
deaths
0
admissions
(6) Yellow fever :
deaths
R
1011
73
1994
Tota!
admissions
(g) Dengue:
deaths
admissions
deaths
January.
February.
Total Deaths. -
March.
April.
May.
June.
July.
August.
September.
October.
November.
December.
Total.
35 21 25 29 32 34 37 43 34 29 31 42 392
91 8 18 16 16 19 11 7 16 18 14 15 185 20 14 16 19 10 11 18 11 13 14 12 17 168
76
43 69 64 88 64 66 01 69 01 BT 74 745
* Including £6,681 from surplus funds.
PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE
Reference :--
C.O. 885
23 PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON
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Station.
15.
Tow D.
District where Situated.
Population of Town.
16. Rainfall during the year :-
January.
120
Table of deaths in the principal towns:—
Total Deaths.
January.
February.
March.
Roseau... Portsmouth
E G
6,631
15 8
4 3
w00
12
G
14
15
8 16
15
5 5
7
6
1
1Q-
11
14
2
2
193
15
18
161
7
46
Total
19 11
17
19 22
14
17
16
13
16
18 25
207
May.
June.
July.
August.
September.
October.
November.
December.
Total.
Angust.
September.
October.
November.
December.
Total.
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