AnnualReport-1915 — Page 259

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Fractures -The following were treated :-

Skull, -*

Thigh,-

Leg,

Arm,

Forearm. Clavicle,

Jaw.

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Spine-fracture dislocation, -

Pelvis,-

Patella

Radius alone,

Tibia alone,

Os Calcis,

Colles' fracture,

Both wrists,

Olecranon,

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22,, with 12 deaths.

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8, with 1 death.

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5, with 2 leaths. 4, with 1 death. 5, with 4 deaths.

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Phalanges,

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Nasal boues,

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Malarial Ferer.-There were 384 cases under treatment, an increase of 60 over the previous year; while in 1914 there was also an increase of 70 cases over those in the previous year.

Typhoid Fever.--There was a large increase in the number of cases under treatment 54 as compared with 16 in the previous year. The death rate was high, 9, making a percentage of 166. One case died of meningitis, and two from hemorrhage.

Operations.-There were 99 cases done under anesthetics. Of the major operations there were laparotomies 8, (exploratory 2, for acute obstruction by bands 1, for wounds of intestine 4, for per- forated typhoid ulcer 1); amputations 9 (arm 1, forearm 2, wrist 1. fingers 2, foot 1. toes 3); fractures 10 (plating femur 1, wiring femur 1, wiring patella 2, wiring olecranon 1, plating leg 1, for elevation of depressed fractures of skull 4); appendix abscess 3; appendicectomy 8; ovarian tumours 4; hernia, radical cure 5; colostomy for cancer of rectum 1; amputation of breast 1; abscess of liver 2: prostatectomy 1; vesical calculus 1; hæmorrhoids 11; fistula in ano 4; ischio rectal abcess 2; varicose veins of leg 4: cæsarean section 1; tracheotomy 2.

MATERNITY HOSPITAL.

There were 276 admissions as against 201, two patients remain- ing over from the previous year (European). Of these 129 were free patients, and the remainder were paying patients. European patients numbered 62, of whom 19 belonged to the Garrison (as against 39 the previous year).