Table 1.

Distribution of admissions according to primary diagnosis.

	TRAUMA	INFECTION	DEGERATIVE HIP,KNEE, SPINE	CONGENITAL & DEVLOPMENTAL	TUMOUR	TOTAL
MALE	4891	517	872	99	27	6406
FEMALE	3363	302	697	173	9	4531
TOTAL	8254	819	1569	272	36	10,937