41 G SAXITAKY COXDITIOXS 



for sui-li is not the case. There is at Xassau a well coiidueted hospital and 



insane asyhiin. an almshouse, and a lazaretto. Through the courtesy of the 



physician in charge, Dr. 1j. D. Parsons and his assistant, Dr. J. J. C'uhner, i 



was ])erniitte(l to examine these institutions and to study many of the inmates. 



According to the othcial i-e])ort for 1!)0";?, the following diseases were tivated 



in the hospital at Nassau : 



Measles 1 



Malaria 8 



Tuberculosis 30 



Tubercular leprosy 5 



Anesthetic leprosy 4 



Primary syphilis 7 



Secondary syphilis 9 



Tertiary syphilis 15 



Alcoholism 5 



Rheumatism '. 15 



^, ^ , r Non-Malignant 7 



New Growths < ,^ ,. , - ■ 



I Malignant 5 



Anemia 4 



Old age 19 



Neuritis 3 



Myelitis 3 



Apoplexy 2 



Paralysis 8 



Diseases of the eye 11 



Diseases of the ear 3 



Diseases of the nose 2 



Diseases of the circulatory system 30 



Diseases of the respiratory system, other than tuberculosis. 26 



Diseases of the digestive system 49 



Diseases of the urinary system, males 27 



Diseases of the urinary system, females 10 



Diseases of the organs of locomotion 11 



Diseases of the cellular tissue 22 



Diseases of the skin 7 



Local injuries 31 



Poisons 3 



Parasites 2 



At the end of the year the hospital had 40, the lunatic asylum '2!), the alms- 

 house 40. and the lazaretto 8 inmates. (Plate LXVII and Plate LXVIll. 

 Fig. 1.) These institutions are supported at the expense of the government. 

 There are no private wards and treatment is free. Practically all of the cases 

 mentioned in the list were from the poorest class of inhal)itants on the Islands. 

 and re((uired a certificate, usually that of their minister, hefore they could gain 

 admission to the institution. 



