THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MAY 11, 1906. 679
Typhoid Fever. Only one case occurred in a Chinaman. He went through a very severe attack but eventually recovered.
Other ailments.---These call for no special mention.
SICKNESS IN GAOL STAFF.
There were 82 admissions out of a staff of 119, or 68.9 per cent. against 58.4 per cent. last year. One death from tuberculosis occurred in an Indian guard. Three Indians were invalided for phthisis and one for chronic rheumatism and one European for heart disease.
SICKNESS IN SANITARY STAFF.
There were 35 admissions as against 29 in 1904. No deaths occurred and no invaliding was done amongst the more important members of the department. One or two Chinese on temporary engagement were not kept on owing to their being attacked with beri-beri, heart disease, etc.
J. BELL, Superintendent,
Table. I.-Admissions into and Deaths in the Government Civil
Hospital during each month of the year.
EUROPEANS.
INDIANS &c.
ASIATICS.
MONTIL.
TOTAL ADMISSIONS,
TOTAL DEATHS.
A.
D.
A.
D.
A.
D.
Remaning 31st Decem-
ber, 1904,
33
January,
66
February,
58
March,
58
April,...
58
May,
84
47
June,
84
July,
107
Angust,
66
September,.
70
66
October,
60
November,
60
December,
44
Total,..
848
35
31 32 33
Pl
51
65
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14
56
70
60
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42
89
188
14
153
12
181
9
201
14
242
12
105
245
11
108
14
285
22
85
10
211
14
106
212
7
74
100
234
10
100
241
13
83
3
192
737 26 1,119
89
69
2,704
150