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Apia Hospital: Attendance, Operations, &c.

Remaining in hospital, 31st December, 1931, 39. Operations : Major, 122 ; minor, 258. Apia Hospital: Report of the Laboratory, 1931. The total of routine specimens recorded is 1,243, a substantial increase upon those recorded for the previous year (883). The specimens comprise the following : — Faeces : Total specimens examined, 572. The examinations include those made for worms, ova, blood, bacteriological, and chemical. Urines : Total specimens examined, 318. The examinations include those made for chemistry, bacteriological, pathological, &c. Sputa : Total specimens examined, 67. Examinations include microscopical and cultural. Blood : Total specimens examined, 176. Examinations include those made for filaria, cell counts, widals, blood cultures, &c. Miscellaneous swabs, including throat-swabs and specimens of pus, totalled 18. Puncture fluids, bacteriological and cytology ; a total of 7. Venereal examinations : Total specimens examined, 29. Leprosy sections : Total specimens examined, 7. Vaccines prepared : A total of 3. Ringworm examinations (hairs) : A total of 2. Police examinations : Bacteriological, 1. Glands from theatre : Filarial examinations, 2. Gastric analysis: Chemical, 1 ; bacteriological, 1. Milk and water analysis : Chemical and bacteriological analyses, 2. Alcohol analysis of beer, spirits, &c. : Analyses, 35. General simple analyses : 2. Apia Hospital : Report of the X-ray Department, 1931. X-ray examinations, 22 ; assorted films taken, 34 ; screenings, 10 ; barium meals, 0. EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. The general scheme of progressive education is as follows : — Administration Grade. I Schools ( Village, Pastor, or Catechist Schools —Missions). Schools. (Nil) London Methodist Seventh Day Latter Day Roman Mission (80) Adventist Saints Catholic (175) I (Nil) (20) (71) i I I ! I Grade II Schools (Missions and Administration). Village [ | Sisters' schools j Training school (32) (3) (1) I I Vaipouli Malifa Intermediate I Avele Resident Resident Resident Resident Resident I colleges colleges colleges colleges colleges Ifi Ifi (European). (3). (4) (2).(2) (10) F I II Day schools Day schools Special day (2).(2). schools (all grades) (4).

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Admissions, 1931. Deaths. m . I gq co d m 1 d S » . -S 9 » ! . 4 0Sh<DO 2 1 .a ā $ 8 § ! .g £ j [H 02 O S H H «2 : Q S H Remaining in hospital, 31st December, 6 17 19 j 4 | 46 1 ■ ■ 1 ■ • 2 1930 1 1931. Alimentary system .. .. .. 39 65 7 .. Ill 1 4 .. .. 5 Circulatory system .. .. 10 22 6 1 39 1 6 1 1 9 Genitourinary system .. 39 61 6 1 107 .. 1 1 Nervous system .. .. .. 1 6 7 .. 14 .. 2 .. .. 2 Respiratory system .. .. .. 15 104 25 .. 144 .. 5 2 .. 7 Skin and subcutaneous tissues .. 21 14 40 .. 75 Supporting structures .. .. 33 117 173 8 331 .. .. 1 ■ • 1 Special sense organs .. .. 2 19 3 4 28 Infectious diseases .. .. .. 79 275 82 2 438 3 13 1 1 18 General .. .. .. .. 6 30 15 1 52 1 1 2 Parasites .. .. .. .. .. 6 .. 1 7 Tumours . . .. . . .. 1 5 4 .. 10 Totals .. .. ..246 724 | 368 I 18 1,356 7 32 6 2 47