THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28TH APRIL, 1905.
Beri-beri.---Twenty-three cases all amongst the Chinese section as against 9 last year.
We are still quite ignorant as to the cause of this peculiar malady and hospital investigations throw no further light on the subject. None of the cases came from the New Territory or outstations, the stations responsible being Central (14 cases), Water (4 cases), No. 7 (3 cases), and No. 2 (2 cases).
Typhoid Fever.-No cases of this disease occurred.
The various other ailments call for no special observations.
Table II gives the admissions and deaths during each month of the year.
Table III gives the admissions for malaria from each station. Exclusive of certain New Territory stations already dealt with there is a decrease in all stations but four, viz., Mount Gough, Tsat Ttze Mui, Tsim Tsat Tsoi and Sham Sui Po.
GAOL STAFF.
There were 73 admissions out of a staff of 125 or 58.1 per cent. against 82.79 in 1903. There were no deaths, but two Indians were invalided-one for phthisis and one for cirrhosis of liver. During the dysentery epidemic in June and July the Indian staff suffered somewhat, 3 and 6 cases being admitted out of 12 and 26 for all causes,
SANITARY DEPARTMENT.
There were 29 admissions as against 34 in 1903. There were no deaths and no invaliding.
GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL,
The total number of admissions was 2,585 as against 2,794 in 1903. The decrease is accounted for owing to its being necessary throughout the year to close one ward for repairs.
The total number of outpatients was 13,709 as against 11,911.
Attached are the following tables :--
Table IV.--Showing almissions and deaths in the hospital during each
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month.
V.Showing operations performed.
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VI.-Showing admissions and deaths under respective diseases. VII-Showing admissions and deaths in the Maternity Hospital. VIII-Showing varieties of malarial met with during the year.
The following Table gives the number and class of patients admitted during the last ten years :-
YEAR.
1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. | 1899. 1900. 1901. 1902. 1903. 1904.
Police,
Paying Patieurs,
Government Servants,
Police Cases,
Free.......
Board of Trade,
466 588 529 488 692 920 937 938 759 707 498 632 603 741 764
891 830 931 777 203 269 227 186 208 266 339 460
319 319 244 299 306 306 347 348 300 276 668 778 742 785 739 569 466 454 129 87 45 65 25 37 28 25
772
267
262
646 555
17
22
Total.......... 2,283 |2,598 |2,445 2,571 2,784 3,030 2,948 3,108 2,794 2,585
This shows as compared with last year a decrease, in the number of patients admitted, under all headings but Board of Trade.
The admissions and deaths for the last ten years are as follows :-
Year.
Admissions.
Deaths.
1895,.
...2,283
114
1896,
2.598
143
1897..
.2.445
119
1898,
..2.571
138
1899.
.2,734
114
1900,
..3,030
155
1901
2,948
153
1902,
.3,108
140
1903,
.2,794
142
1904..
..2,585
128