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Apia Hospital.—Classified Admissions to the Samoan Wards, 1924.

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v -.J I i i 1 : \ M 'flC Jan. Feb. Mar. April. , May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Total. % a i ® # iS Wo3 | | i | Alimentary System. Ascites .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2 1.. Colic.. .. 1 1 1 2 .. .. 1 .. .. 1 7 Colitis * .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. 3 Constipation .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 .. 1 2 .. 1 .. .. 7 Diarrhoea .. .. .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 Gastritis .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 1 1 .. .. 4 Gastro-enteritis .. 1426083332 10 2 1 51 6* Gingivitis and glositis .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 2 Hare lip .. .. 1 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 Hernia .. .. .. If If If Jaundice .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. 1 1 Marasmus .. .. .. 1 1 1 4 .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. 9 Peritonitis, tubercular .. .. 3 .. .. 2 .. .. 1 6 1 Circulatory System. j Adenitis .. .. 1 .. .. 3 .. 1 .. 1 3 3 1 1 2 16 Cardiac .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. 1 1 .. .. 1 .. 5 1 Chyluria .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. . . . . . . .. .. 1 Lymphangitis .. .. .. .. 1 1 Genito-urinary System. Abortion .. .. .. 1 .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. ! 3 Circumcision, &c. .. .. 1 2 1 1 2 .. 1 .. 8 Confinements .. .. 2 .. .. .. 3 1 .. 1 1 .. .. 1 1 10 Gystitis .. .. .. 2 2 Hydrocele .. .. 4 1 1 .. .. 3 .. 1 1 1 o .. 421 Glycosuria .. .. .. .. .. . • .. 1 .. .. .. 1 Hyperemesis gravidarum .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. 2 Mastitis .. .. .. 1 1 2 Orchitis .. .. .. 1 .. 1 •• . • .. .. .. 2 Ovarian cyst .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 1 1 4 Retention of urine .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . • 1 • • .. .. 1 Uraemia .. .. .. 1 • • 1 Nervous System. Concussion .. .. .. 1 • • 3 ; .. 4 Meningitis .. .. .. .. .. .. •• •• •• •• 2 .. 1 .. 2 5 Mental .. .. .. .. .. .. . • .. .. • • • • 1 • • • • .. 1 Neuralgia .. .. .. 1 1 1 3 Paralysis (functional) .. .. .. 1 .. .. •. •. .. .. .. 1 Respiratory System. Asthma .. .. .. 1 1 Bronchitis .. .. 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 5 1 3 10 1 .. 29 Phthisis .. .. .. 1 2 .. .. 3 2 2 2 1 1 ... 2 16J Pleurisy .. .. 2 .. 1 1 4 Pneumonia .. .. 169757431 6 3 2 3 : 57 9§ Tracheitis .. .. .. .. 1 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • .. 1 Skin and Subcutaneous Tissues. Burns .. .. .. 1 2 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 4 Cuts, wounds, &c. .. .. 3 1 3 2 3 .. .. 1 1 1 2 1 18 Cellulitis .. f 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 12 Dermatitis .. .. .. •. 1 1 2 Elephantoid scrotum .. 5 2 7 5 3 4 2 .. .. .. .. .. 1 29 Elephantoid tissue gen. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. •. .. • • . . 1 .. 1 Ulcer .. .. .. •• •• 1 1 2 .. .. 2 .. .. .. .. 6 Urticaria .. .. .. 2 2 Supporting Structures. Abscess .. .. $867775766324 76 1|| Arthritis .. .. .. •. • • • • • • • • • • 1 • • • • • • • • • • 1 Bone necrosis .. .. 1 • • 1 1 • • 1 41] Fractures .. .. • • • • • • 1 ' 2 .. .. .. 1 1 1 .. 7 Injury, sprains .. .. 3 3 2 .. .. 3 2 .. 3 1 .. 2 ,19 Myositis .. .. .. .. •• 1 1 1 2 1 1 ] 8 Periostitis .. .. .. .. •• 1 • • • • •• • • • • 1 Teno-synovitis .. .. 1 1 1 1 •• 1 5 Infectious Diseases. Chicken-pox .. .. .. • • • • 1 1 • • 1 • • • • 3 Dysentery, amoebic .. .. 1 1 Dysentery, bacillary .. 1 . . • • •. • • • • 1 • • • • • • • • • • .. 2 Enteric fever .. .. .. •• 1 2 2 2 3 5 4 1 20 Influenza .. .. •• .. .. .. .. .. 1 2 .. .. .. 1 .. 4 Leprosy .. .. • • • • •• • • 4 1 .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. 7 Measles .. . . 1 1 P.U.O. .. ..1 .. 5 1 .. 2 .. 1 .. 4 14 Puerperal fever .. .. 1 .. 2 1 .. .. 1 .. 1 6 Septicaemia and pysemia .. 1 1 Tetanus .. .. •• •• 1 1 2 Yaws .. •. •• •• 1 •• 1 •• 11 2 .. .. 2 .. 8 * All within few hours of admission. t Strangulated umbilical. J Eleven clinical, five bacteriological. § Eight within twenty-four hours of admission. || Primary concealed haemorrhage. If Spinal caries.