THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28TH APRIL, 1905.
anxiety, his left arm was very much shattered and at one time it appeared that the limb would have to be amputated; however, aided by a sound constitution he recovered and was discharged in June with all the wounds healed.
LUNATIC ASYLUMS.
Tables X and XI give the admissions and deaths during the year, also the diseases from which the patients were suffering. The European Asylum was con- siderably overcrowded during the year, there were 11 more admissions than in
1903.
MATERNITY HOSPITAL.
There were 35 Europeans and 37 Asiatics admitted, an increase of 4 Europeans as compared with 1903, the number of Asiaties remaining the same. The two fatal cases were Chinese.
VICTORIA HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN.
During the year there were 133 admissions, 47 of these being children, arranged according to their nationalities they were as follows :-
Europeans, Asiatics, Indian,
..122
10
1
133
Four deaths occurred, the causes of death being Typhoid Fever 1. Phthsis 2, and Bright's Disease !.
The patients were classified as follows:-
Wives of Government Servants, Private paying,..
26
•
61
Free,
45
Police Case.
1
133
The following operations were performed during the year :-
Laparotomy.
Mammary Abscess..
Curetting,
Hamotthoids,
1
2
1
2
Circumcision,
In addition there were ten confinements, all Europeans.
Table IX gives the admissions and deaths under their respective diseases.
Staff-Sister BARR resigned in October and was succeeded by Sister MILLINGTON who had returned from leave. Sister LEE was on duty for the whole of the year.
Fees.-$5,611.20 were paid during the year.
VICTORIA GAOL.
The following Table gives the number of admissions to the Gaol and the daily average number of prisoners during the past ten years :—
Prisoners admitted
Year.
to the Gaol,
Daily Average Number of Prisoners.
1895....
5,014
472
1896..
5,582
514
1897,....
5.076
462
1898,
5,427
511
1899..
4,789
434
1900,
5,432
486
1901,
5,077
499
1902,.
5,988
576
1903,
7.278
653
1904,
.7,464
726
555