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Melanesian Labourers admitted to Hospital in Year 1923-24.

* One death—died the night of admission. The totals of patients receiving treatment were as follows : — Chinese remaining in hospital on 31st March, 1923 .. .. 17 Chinese admissions during 1923-24 .. .. .. .. . • 124 Melanesians remaining in hospital .. .. .. .. .. 0 Melanesian admissions during 1923-24 .. .. .. .. 25 Total .. .. .. .. .. .. 1(56 Three Chinese and one Melanesian died in the wards during the year.

Apia Hospital.—Surgical Operations performed under General Anæsthesia during Year 1923-24.

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Disease. Number of Cases. Disease. Number of Cases. Abscesses Dysentery .. fractures llonorrhcea .. 9 5 1 1 Injury Paraphimosis Pneumonia Totals 2 2 5* 25

Surgical Operations. s ai » ei, 4 i u " s? i! m O |Z5 P 1923. 1924. 4 £ a a H 6 a a i-s 4 On skin and cellular tissues' —■ Abscess Cellulitis Foreign bodies Hare lip Plastic Sebacevns cysts.. Minuses Wounds, sutured On joints'—■ Arthrotomy .. ■ .. Oaniion Tendon sutures On bones — Amputations Fracturos sSequestrotomy On the eye — Evisceration Paracentesis oeuli On oar, nose, and throat— Antrum drainage Dental extractions Tonsils and adonoids On the abdomen — Appendiceetomy Laparotomy Radical cure hernia Penetration wounds On male organs— Castration Circumcision Hydrocele radical cure Prostatectomy Vasectomy On f omakle organs — Curettage Difficult labour Ovarian cyst Ruptured ectopic On tumours —■ Branchial cyst Carcinoma in breast Lipomata Dermoid cyst (ovarian) Parotid tumour Lymphatic systemAmputation of elephantoid scrotum Amputation of elephantoid tissue .. Excision of glands Chest- — Empyema Deformities —■ Talipes equino varus 6 1 i 7 1 l i i l 5 i i 5 i 12 7 i l i i l i l 6 i 11 2 10 1 2 i i i 15 3 6 i i l 4 i l 2 1 1 i 94 3 2 3 10 2 2 2 1 1 3 3 1 3 3 1 1 1 2 1 4 3 1 1 2 1 i i i . 3 I 7 14 1 1 2 i 2 i i 2 i i 1 1 2 1 1 i l 8 1 2 1 i i i I 1 1 I 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 1 1 0 2 7 4 26 2 •7 i 1 i l 1 1 1 Total 17 16 10 24 20 12 22 31 25 21 17 225 10 Minor surgical operations, usually under looahaniBSthesia 17 21 25 16 31 14 19 18 34 19 39 270 IT