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Apia Hospital.—Admissions of Melanesian Labourers.

Apia Hospital.—Surgical Operations performed under General Anesthesia.

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tD . j I '3~H Jan - I ' eb - Mar - A P ril - Ma y- June. July. Aug. | Sept. I Oct. Nov. Deo. Totals. € B o 1 I <v S W _ : I . « Abscess .. .. .. j l i .. 2 Arthritis .. .. 1 i 1 Boils .. .. .. 1 1 2 Bronchitis .. .. .. .. 1 1 2 Conjunctivitis and iritis .. .. .. 1 .. .. 2 .. .. .. 1 . .. 4 Corneal ulcer .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Diarrhosa .. .. .. 1 1 Dysentery .. .. .. .. .. .. 1* .. .. .... .. 1* Enteric-fever group .. .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 Filariasis .. .. . . 1 1 Fracture .. .. 1 .. | 1 Glands, septic .. .. j • • I 1 • • • • 1 Herpes zoster .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. J .. .. .. .. j .. .. 1 Influenza .. .. .. • • 1 1 ! i 2 Injury .. .. .. 1 1 I Lumbago .. .. .. 1 .. 1 Pleurisy .. .. .. ...... .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. ! 1 .. Phthisis .. .. .. .. .. ' 1 1 1+ Pneumonia .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 1 2 P.U.O. .. 4 1 5 °. Stomatitis .. .. .. 1 .. 1 2 .. Yaws .. .. 1 1 1 ! 3!.. • , ' Totals .. 4 5 2 7 4 2 2 3 I 3 j 2 3 1.. 38 1 * Shiga. f Hindu.

Surgical Operations. j Jan. Feb. Mar. April. | May. June. July. Aug. Sept. < Oct. Nov. Dec. Totals. On skin and cellular tissues — Abscess .. .. .. 1.. 4 2 4 2 1 j 1 2 1 2 20 Lipoma .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. 1 | .. .. .. .. 2 Sebaceous cyst .. .. 1 1 Wounds sutured.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 2 3 On bones— Amputations .. .. .. | 2 2 1 5 Necrosis .. .. .. j .. 1 .. .. 2 1 1 .. .. 2 1 2 10 On eye— Evisceration .. .. .. ! .. .. .. .. .. .. j .. .. .. j 2 2 On ear, nose, and throat — Tonsils and adenoids .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ! .. .. .. .. 1 1 On abdomen— Appendicectomy .. 1 .. 1 Laparotomy .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. :. .. I 2 Radical cure of hernia .. 2 .. 2 i 4 On male organs— Amputation elephantoid scrotum .. 2 .. 3 1 .. 6 Circumcision .. .. .. .. 1 2 11 .. 2 .. 1 8 Urethrotomy .. .. 1 : 1 Hydrocele, radical cure .. 1 I 1 1 3 On female organs— Curettage .. .. .. 1 1 1 1 1 ..11 .. 2 1 .. 10 Difficult labour .. .. .. 1 .. 1 .. 2 j .. j 3 ! 5 1 1 .. 14 General—• Examinations under anaesthetic 1 ] .. .. .. .. .. 1 2 Totals .. .. .. 5 5 12 5 j 10 ; 5 10 5 6 11 10 11 95 Minor surgical operations— Chiefly under local ansesthetic .. 26 11 17 11 j 16 14 13 5 12 8 7 16 156