AnnualReport-1923 — Page 437

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Local Diseases.

(a.) Of the Nervous System :—

1923 1922 Cerebral hæmorrhage 11 6 Hydrocephalus 2 3 Tuberculous meningitis 7 5 Cerebral tumour 1 Meningitis other than C. S. F. & Tuberculosis... 26 4 Cerebral abscess,.. 1 Intracranial haemorrhage, 1 Cerebal convulsion 7 Hydrocephalic brain, 1 Haemorrhage into peritorium 1 Shock,... 7 Total ... 62 21

(b.) Of the Circulatory System:

1923 1922 Pericarditis, 2 Acute ulcerative endocarditis 1 Congenital heart disease 2 1 Endocarditis ... 4 Syphilitic aortitis... 1 Valvular disease of heart 13 12 Fatty heart 1 Atheroma, 3 Atheroma aorta 1 Rupture of aneurysm of aorta 1 Aneurysm aortic 1 Dilated heart 3 3 Cardiac failure 6 4 Mitral regurgitation 1 1 Aortic regurgitation 1 Pyo-pericarditis 1 Rupture coronary artery 1 Syncope 1 Haemorrhage into pericar-dium 1 Heart failure, 1 Patent foraman ovale 1 Internal haemorrhage 1 Total ... 73 31

(c) Of the Respiratory System:-

1923 1922 Pneumonia, 1,477 1,589 Broncho-pneumonia & bron-chitis, 22 31 Pulmonary tuberculosis. 261 195 Abscess of lungs 3 5 Bronchiectasis 7 Tuberculous broncho pneu-monia, 2 27 Infarct of lungs 2 Lober pneumonia... 71 Empyema 2 Lacerated lungs 1 Neoplasm, R. lung, 1 Dermoid cyst of thoracic cavity, 1 Pleuritic effusion, 3 1 Atelectasis, 1 Miliary tuberculosis 16 83 Phthisis 22 ... Pulmonary abscess 1 31 Total ... 2,168 2,398

(d) Of the Digestive System:-

1923 1922 Tabes mesenterica, 3 Peritonitis, 10 60 tuberculous, 5 3 Enteritis 24 164 tuberculous 1 28 Gastritis 2 13 Acute gastro-enteritis 15 31 Perforated gastric ulcer, 3 Tumour of liver, 2 1 Carcinoma of liver, 1 3 Cirrhosis of liver... 3 3 Abscess of liver 1 1 Suppurative cholangitis. 1 1 Colitis 1 3 Ulcerative colitis,... 1 Dysentery 1 3 Strangulated umbilical hernia 2 Acute intestinal obstruction 1 1 Intussusception, 1 Intussusception of bowel, 1 Carried forward, 227 189