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The total number of out-patients treated was 2,348 (1,981 in 1913).
The principal diseases were :-
Scabies,125 Ringworm,253 Injuries,125 Diseases of the Eye,56 Ear,28 Syphilis,73 Gonorrhoea,34 Opium Habit,90 Rheumatism,32 Diseases of the Respiratory System,289 Digestive System,792 Cellular Tissues,99 Other Skin Diseases,89There were 5 deaths during the year (10 in 1913).
Out of 272 cases detained for observation 40 were admitted to the hospital, 125 were treated as out-patients, and 107 were found to be malingering.
2,149 prisoners were vaccinated during the year. Of this number, 920 were successful, 621 were unsuccessful, and 608 were not examined owing to early discharge from Gaol on expiration of their sentence.
The following prisoners were permanently discharged from Gaol on medical grounds :-
Phthisis,2 Leprosy,1 Plague,... Chronic Bronchitis,3 Insanity,13 Total,13as compared with 16 in 1913 and 22 in 1912.
GENERAL REMARKS.
Health of the prisoners:-The health of the prisoners during the year has been satisfactory and there was a considerable diminution in the number of cases of serious illness. The number of deaths and discharges from Gaol on medical grounds was less than in recent years.
There was an increase in the number of prisoners who attended at the out-patient department for unimportant conditions requiring simple remedies, e.g., constipation, diarrhea, toothache: and among
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The total number number of out-patients treated was 2,348 (1,981 in 1913).
The principal diseases were :-
Scabies,
125
Ringworn,
253
Injuries,
125
Diseases of the Eye,
56
Ear,
28
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Syphilis,
73
Gonorrhoea,..
34
Opium Habit,
90
Rheumatism,
32
Diseases of the Respiratory System,... 289
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Digestive System,
Cellular Tissues,
Other Skin Diseases,
792
99
89
There were 5 deaths during the year (10 in 1913).
Out of 272 cases detained for observation 40 were admitted to the hospital, 125 were treated as out-patients, and 107 were found to be malingering.
2,149 prisoners were vaccinated during the year. Of this number, 920 were successful, 621 were unsuccessful, and 608 were not examined owing to early discharge from Gaol on expiration of their sentence.
The following prisoners were permanently discharged from Gaol on medical grounds :-
Phthisis,
Leprosy,
Plague,
2
Chronic Bronchitis,
1
Insanity,
3
Total,
13
as compared with 16 in 1913 and 22 in 1912.
GENERAL REMARKS.
Health of the prisoners:-The health of the prisoners during the year has been satisfactory and there was a considerable diminu- tion in the number of cases of serious illness. The number of deaths and discharges from Gaol on medical grounds was less than in recent years.
There was an increase in the number of prisoners who attended at the out-patient department for unimportant conditions requiring simple remedies, e.g., constipation, diarrhea, toothache: and among
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