Volume 10, Number 4—April 2004
Perspective
Reanalyzing the 1900–1920 Sleeping Sickness Epidemic in Uganda
E.M. Fèvre*
, P.G. Coleman†, S.C. Welburn*, and I. Maudlin*
, P.G. Coleman†, S.C. Welburn*, and I. Maudlin*
Table 1
Time sick pre-admission and total time to death for 11 patients admitted to Mengo, 1901–1910
| No. | Sex | Approx. Age | Months sick pre-admission | Admission date | Date of death | Time in hospital (months) | Time sick predeath (months) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | F | 11 | 3 | Feb13, 1901 | Mar 8, 1901 | 0.77 | 3.77 |
| 3 | M | 30 | 1 | Apr 20, 1901 | May 8, 1901 | 0.60 | 1.60 |
| 4 | F | 10 | 6 | Apr 25, 1901 | May 8, 1901 | 0.43 | 6.43 |
| 13 | M | - | 3 | Jul 29, 1901 | Aug 28, 1901 | 1.00 | 4.00 |
| 18 | M | - | 3 | Sep 16, 1901 | Oct 19, 1901 | 1.10 | 4.10 |
| 26 | M | 18 | 0.03 | Jun 28, 1903 | Jul 4, 1903 | 0.20 | 0.23 |
| 133 | M | 20 | 0.20 | Jun 23, 1907 | Jul 8, 1907 | 0.50 | 0.70 |
| 136 | M | 40 | 24 | Jul 3, 1907 | Jul 10, 1907 | 0.23 | 24.23 |
| 171 | F | 40 | 1 | Apr 24, 1909 | May 4, 1909 | 0.33 | 1.33 |
| 181 | M | 20 | 5 | Mar 1, 1910 | Mar 12, 1910 | 0.37 | 5.37 |
| 189 | M | 45 | 1 | Jun 9, 1910 | Jun 24, 1910 | 0.50 | 1.50 |
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