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Table No. 65—Showing Cases Dealt with during 1937 and Results.
| Disease. | Cases being nursed at end of 1936. | New Cases during 1937. | Removed from Observation during 1937—Results of Treatment. | Still being Nursed at end of 1937. | Number of Visits Paid during 1937. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Died. | Removed to Hospital or other Institution. | Recovered. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Expectant Mothers. | Nursing Mothers. | Children under Five. | School Children. | Others. | Total. | Expectant Mothers. | Nursing Mothers. | Children under Five. | School Children. | Others. | Total. | Expectant Mothers. | Nursing Mothers. | Children under Five. | School Children. | Others. | Total. | Expectant Mothers. | Nursing Mothers. | Children under Five. | School Children. | Others. | Total. | Expectant Mothers. | Nursing Mothers. | Children under Five. | School Children. | Others. | Total. | Expectant Mothers. | Nursing Mothers. | Children under Five. | School Children. | Others. | Total. | Expectant Mothers. | Nursing Mothers. | Children under Five. | School Children. | Others. | Total. | |
| Bathing Case | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | ||
| Bronchitis. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 |
| Burns and Scalds | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | 2 | — | 7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 46 | 17 | — | 63 |
| Circumcision | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | — | — | 60 |
| Constipation | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | —— | —— | 1 | |
| Douching Case | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | 8 | |
| Eczema | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 9 | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 87 | — | — | 87 |
| Feeding Difficulty | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | |
| Impetigo | —- | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 15 | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 218 | — | — | 218 |
| Injury to Toe | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | |
| Mastitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | — | 1 | — | —- | — | 1 | — | 45 | — | — | — | 45 |
| Maternity Case | —— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 21 | — | — | — | 21 |
| Miscarriage | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Ophthalmia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 57 | 4 | — | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 55 | 4 | — | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 594 | 13 | _ | 638 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 92 | — | — | 92 | ||
| Otorrhœa | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | 5 | — | — | 26 | 10 | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 7 | — | — | 19 | 10 | — | 29 | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | 5 | — | — | 797 | 166 | — | 963 |
| Pemphigus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | — | — | 42 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | 8 |
| Rhinitis ... | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 27 | 134 | _ | 161 |
| Round Worms | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 |
| Septic Conditions | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 54 | 30 | — | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | —_ | —_ | 5 | 2 | _ | 50 | 29 | — | 81 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 7 | — | 414 | 214 | _ | 635 |
| Skin Conditions | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | — | — | 39 |
| Stomatitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 4 |
| Thread Worms | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | 87 | 158 | — | 147 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 89 | 57 | — | 149 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 9 | 432 | 449 | _ | 890 |
| Tonsillectomy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 5 |
| Vaginal Discharge | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 46 | 3 |
| Varicose Ulcer | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | 46 | |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 16 | 287 | 105 | 1 | 413 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | 16 | 5 | 15 | 276 | 102 | 2 | 400 | — | 2 | 9 | ! 4 | — | 15 | 19 | 115 | 2890 | 993 | 52 | 4069- |