Army Medical Department Report for the Year 1884 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1886 Excerpt: ...that " the origin was not traced in either "case. Owing to defective water supply, &c. this disease is of frequent occur"rence among the civil population of Colombo, both white and coloured."The admission rate for other continued fevers, 569 per 1,000, is considerably less than the average rate, as well as that of the preceding year. It is said that the cases were due to ordinary climatic causes, and call for no remark. 31 admissions are returned for paroxysmal fevers, the ratio of prevalence, 315 per 1,000, though somewhat above the quinquennial average rate, is less than half that in 1883. Seventeen of the cases were ague, and all occurred among men who had served, or were serving, at out stations, particularly at Trincomalee; they were, however, of a mild type. Thirteen out of the 14 cases of remittent fever occurred at Colombo, in March and April, the hottest and dryest months in the year, and they are attributed partly to the fresh water lake and canal near barracks having become very low, and also to the wells in barracks being in the same condition at this time after a scanty rainfall. Constitutional group.--The admission rate, 264-0 per 1,000, is more than Ceylon. twice as great as that in the preceding year, and is largely in excess of the average rate for the previous quinquennial period, which was 204.8 per 1,000. The increase is entirely due to the prevalence of syphilis. The admission rate for primary syphilis was 198 0, and for the secondary form 30.5 per 1,000, as compared with 72.2 and 15.5 per 1,000 respectively in the preceding year, and with quinquennial average rates of 1344 and 289 per 1,000. Including all forms of venereal disease the admission rate was 374-7, being higher than in 1883 by 169.4 and than the aver...