Citation

Brain JB, Brain P. S. Afr. Med. J. 1984; 65(3): 98-102.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1984, South African Medical Association)

DOI

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PMID

6364394

Abstract

Reported causes of death (1899-1911) and of admission to hospital (1884-1910) of Indian migrants to Natal are analysed, and an attempt is made to relate them to the circumstances and way of life of the community. The most frequently reported causes of death were pneumonia, enteritis and pulmonary tuberculosis; the commonest reason for admission was venereal disease. Fluctuations in reported mortality and morbidity from year to year were most marked for malaria, with a formidable epidemic in 1905-1906. Typhoid fever and diphtheria were uncommon, as were diabetes and the sequelae of arteriosclerosis.

Language: en