THE HONGKong GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3RD APRIL, 1869.
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By refering to the Nosological Returns from 1st January till the date of my appointment (9 months) I find that 43 cases of primary and 15 of secondary Syphilis were admitted into Hospital, but I am unable to inform you exactly, where the disease was contracted; most probably in Japan, as the majority of the patients belonged to Rodney, which had visited Yokohama, where the crew got leave, and suffered much from Syphilis subsequently.
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(Signed,) GEO. BIRNIE HILL,
Staff Surgeon in Charge.
DR. J. I. MURRAY,
Colonial Surgeon.
II.
Table shewing the number of cases of Venereal Disease in the Garrison during the undermentioned Years.
1867.
1868.
DISEASES.
Euro-
Asiatics. Total.
Per centage Euro-
of
Asiatics.
Total.
pean.
Strength.
pean.
Per centage of Strength.
Bubo,.
4
4
Syph: Prim:
21
Gonorrhea,
29
Orchitis,
Phymosis and other,.
Total,
*28** @
18
39
19
48
4
∞∞
8
0.69
8
3.40
31
4.18
57
12
0.69
4
4
0.34
62
45
107
9.32
100
25
& CONRO
2
10
0.73
38
69
1
3
88**
2.78
5.06
4
0.29
0.29
125
9.17
1.-POLICE.
(Signed,) N. HEFFERNAN, M.B.,
D.I.G., P.M.0.
MONTHS.
TABLE shewing the ADMISSIONS into HOSPITAL and DEATHS, during the Year 1868.
EUROPEANS.
COLORED.
Admissions. Deaths. Admissions. Deaths. Admissions.
January,
19
3
February,
15
20
March,
26
9
April,
17
16
May,
12
35
June,
22
37
July,
16
44
August,
16
60
September,
21
38
October,
18
43
November,
18
30
1
December,
15
24
Total,.....
215
1
359
7
31
CHINESE.
TOTAL TOTAL Admissions. Deaths.
Deaths.
~ •HHQ 10 Q N 3 COTT
2
67
2385888599
24
36
1
34
1
49
1
64
62
62
49
40
605
8
2.—TABLE shewing the RATE of SICKNESS and MORTALITY in the POLICE FORCE, during the Year 1868.
AVERAGE STRENGTH.
TOTAL SICK.
TOTAL DEATHS.
RATE OF SICKNESS.
RATE OF MORTALITY.
Europeans.
Colored.
Chinese.
Total.
95.57
113
328
192
633
605
8
per cent.
1.26
per cent.
3.-TABLE shewing the RATE of SICKNESS and MORTALITY of the TROOPS serving in HONGKONG,
· during the Year 1868.
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STRENGTH.
ADMISSIONS INTO HOSPITAL.
DEATHS.
RATE OF SICKNESS.
RATE OF MORTALITY.
White.
Black. Total.
White. Black. Total. White. Black.
Total.
667
696
1,363
719
681
1,400
7
17
24
102.71 per cent.
1.76
per cent.