The following are listed as common illnesses together with the number of weeks
each ailment is supposed to take to recover.
- Addiction (drugs or alcohol)-10 weeks
- Anaemia (other than in pregnancy)- 4weeks
- Anorexia-10 weeks
- Arthritis (unspecified)- 10 weeks
- Back and spinal disorders (PID,
sciatica, spondylitis)- 10 weeks
- Concussion- 4 weeks
- Debility, cardiac, nervous, post-op, post-partum- 10 weeks
- Fainting- 4 weeks
- Fractures of lower limbs- 10 weeks
- Fractures of upper limbs- 10 weeks
- Gastro-enteritis, gastritis, D&V- 4 weeks
- Giddiness- 4 weeks
- Haemorrhage- 4 weeks
- Headache, migraine- 4 weeks
- Hernia (strangulated)- 10 weeks
- Inflammation and swelling- 4 weeks
- Insomnia- 10 weeks
- Joint disorders other than arthritis and
rheumatism- 10 weeks
- Kidney and bladder disorders, cystitis, UTI- 4 weeks
- Menstrual disorders, menorrhagia, D&C- 10 weeks
- Mouth and throat disorders- 4 weeks
- Nervous illnesses- 10 weeks
- Obesity- immediate
- Post natal conditions- 10 weeks
- Asthma- 10 weeks
- Cold, coryza, URTI, influenza- 4 weeks
- Bronchitis- 4 weeks
- Skin conditions, dermatitis, eczema- 10 weeks
- Sprains, strains, bruises- 4 weeks
- Tachycardia- 10 weeks
- Ulcers (perforated)- 10 weeks
- Peptic, gastric, duodenal ulcers- 4 weeks
- Varicose ulcers- 10 weeks
- Corneal ulcers- 4 weeks
- Wounds, cuts, lacerations, abrasions, burns, blisters, splinters, foreign body- 4 weeks
