E, 1886UPPLEMENT TO THE HONGKONG GOVTM GAZETTE OF 26TH JUNE, 1886. 615 tan and ¡ffered
ven Chinese women in labour were brought to the Hospital for assistance: they had all ur for several days and required instrumental aid. Three of them died.
67. Some of these cases are hopeless when they arrive, from having delayed too long, and there is, duties onsiderable risk to the patients in treating such cases in a General Hospital. Their only however is to remain at home in the hands of their wise women, which means certain death
their offspring.
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e Tung Wa Hospital might be expected to render assistance in such cases but the so-called-
know no more than the sages-femmes.
irteen seamen were treated for scurvy; some of them being severely affected. They were American ships which had made a long passage round the Horn. Eleven cases were 1884.
Irty-seven patients were admitted with abscesses in various parts of the body. rty-two cases of debility were received in which no special symptoms were observed. enteen admissions were set down to privation as the exciting cause of the mischief present. renty-five cases of alcoholism and alcoholic poisoning were recorded and six of delirium
he present Hospital buildings, permanent and temporary, there is no accommodation for not only do they disturb the other patients, but there is always a risk of their breaking attendants and throwing themselves over the verandahs.
, bronchial, and pulmonary complaints contributed their usual percentage.
the last was an interesting case of quinine blindness. The chief engineer of a steamer ai fell into the water (temperature of air below 32° F.), and had an attack of pneumo- fever was treated on board with large doses of quinine and he became deaf for a short time; hen returned and he suddenly lost his sight entirely. His pneumonia passed away and he recovery, but there was little change in his eyes up to the time of his leaving for England,
after his admission to Hospital.
usual quota of hepatic affections underwent treatment.
poisoning cases comprised 4 of opium, 1 of Belladonna, 1 of lead, and 3 of datura. All ept the Belladonna case.
bites were numerous, no fewer than 11 persons bitten were treated in Hospital, and others
nds dressed in the
surgery.
nds of all kinds and fractures figure largely in the list as usual,
nty-six deaths occurred in Hospital during the year. Sr
re removed by relatives to die at home.
ases among
receipts from patients in 1885 amounted to $6,653.74: of this $1,618.50 was derived d of Trade, and $690.87 from the Police.
84 the receipts were $7,144.45: of which $1,675.75 was from the Board of Trade, and the Police.
e was 4,5visitation of the Hospital by Justices of the Peace, in abeyance for some years past, was
ne, 1885.
than
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Civil Hosp
force of th
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b
and thoug
great advantage to the Staff to know that some interest is taken in their work and the now kept in a much better state of repair.
washing of the bedding and clothing formerly done at the Gaol is now done at the Steam-
much better results.
the remainder of the Hospital is built, it will perhaps contain a disinfecting chamber; sort exists at present. •
is afficiently obvious that the foregoing report is almost entirely administrative, the merest
given of the Medical work of the Establishment.
1,510 patients treated in Hospital necessarily included many cases, medical and surgical, of the most careful observation and record.
deteriorath only one medical officer, however for day and night duty, Sunday and week day, all the nothing more can be attempted than the diagnosis and treatment of disease, and the absence
es failure is very satisfactory.
re
IS,
ial Burycom.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
C. J. WHARRY, M.D., Superintendent.