I. CAPE COAST. COLONIAL HOSPITAL. | ||
|---|---|---|
Of the Admissions into Hospitals, the proportion per cent. who died and who recovered during One Year, 1857–1858. | ||
| —— | All Ages. | |
| Died in Hospital. M. and F. |
Recovered. M. and F. | |
| All diseases | 4·3 | 87·0 |
| Variola | — | — |
| Dysenteria | — | 100·0 |
| Diarrhœa | — | — |
| Cholera biliosa or Cholera spasmodica | — | — |
| Periodic fevers | — | 100·0 |
| Continued fevers | — | — |
| Rheumatismus acutus or Rheumatismus chronicus | — | 100·0 |
| Scrofula or Phthisis or Hæmoptysis | — | — |
| Brain and nervous system | 50·0 | 50·0 |
| Chest diseases | — | — |
| Liver diseases | 50·0 | — |
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NOTE.—In some instances the number of admissions were exceeded by the deaths + the recoveries; in calculating the per-centages the aggregate of the deaths and recoveries (D. + R.) were in these instances regarded as the number of admissions. In instances where the proportion of deaths or recoveries approach 100 per cent, the observations have been very few. | ||
Sanitary Statistics of Native Colonial Schools and Hospitals
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The author compiles and analyzes returns from numerous colonial schools and training institutions to document attendance, age distribution, and mortality patterns. Results show higher death rates than those of comparable children at home, with infectious childhood epidemics dominating in some regions while tubercular disease is prominent in particular institutions. The analysis connects elevated mortality to poor building construction, inadequate ventilation, unsanitary surroundings, long instructional periods, and scarce play or physical education. It also highlights inconsistent, incomplete record-keeping and concludes that the available statistical material is insufficient to yield fully reliable practical guidance.