THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28TH APRIL, 1905.
Table III gives the monthly admissions to the Hospital for malarial fever from each Police Station during 1904.
The following table gives the total admissions to Hospital and deaths in the Force for the last ten years
Year.
Admissions.
Deaths.
1895,
466
8
1896,
585
14
1897,
526
7
1898,
458
19
1899.
692
16
1900,
920
1
1901.
937
8
1902.
938
1903,
759
1904,
707
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TROOPS.
This was a much more healthy year for the Troops than the previous one. The marked diminution in the number of malarial fever cases admitted to the Military Hospital still continues as is shown by the following figures:—
Return shewing the number of Admissions for Malarial Fevers to the Military Hospital during the years 1902, 1903 and 1904.
Annual
Year.
Average Admissions. Strength.
Ratio per 1,000.
Remarks.
Europeans,
1,381
1,523
1,102.8
1902
Asiaties,
2,741
1,443
526.5
Europeans,
1903
1,220
937
768.0
Asiatics,
2,568
1,223
476.0
Europeans,
1,426
390
273.5
1904
Asiaties,
2,535
621
244.9
W. F. WEBB, Colonel R.A.M.C.,
Principal Medical Officer, South China.
Decrease in 1904 :-
Europeaus,
Asiatics,
..547 or 494.5 per 1,000 of strength.
.602 231.3
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As will be seen from the figures supplied by the Principal Medical Officer there was a marked diminution in the average daily rate of sickness as also in the mortality rate amongst both the European and Indian Troops.
The following table shows the rate of Sickness and Mortality of the Troops serving in Hongkong during the years 1903 and 1904.
Average Strength.
Admissions into Hospital.
Deaths.
Average daily rate of sickness.
Year.
Rate of Mortality per 1,000 of the Strength.
White, Black. Total.
White. Black. Total.
White. Black. Total, White.
Bluck.
Total.
White. Black,
1903,
1904,
1,220| 2,568 | 3,788 1,996 | 2,719 4.715
1,426 | 2,535 | 3,961| 1.774 2,032 3,776
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W. F. WEBB, Colonel R.A.M.C., Principal Medical Officer, South China.
GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL.
There is no doubt that this Hospital as a building is behind the times and the question of erecting a new Hospital inore in accord with modern requirements cannot be much longer delayed. I would repeat what I state l in my last year's report concerning this.
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