300
Appendix 26 (Chapter 7: Health)
Hospital Beds
Category of hospitals
1981
As at end of year
1982
Government hospitals*
9 892
10 300
1983
10 470
Government maternity homes/clinics
389
443
Government-assisted hospitals
8 755
9 222
411
9 336
Private hospitals
2 466
2 645
2647
Private maternity homes
28
24
15
Private nursing/maternity homes
56
56
56
21 586
22 690
22 935
Total
Note: * Including correctional institutions and drug addiction treatment centres.
Appendix 27
(Chapter 7: Health)
Professional Medical Personnel
As at end of year
In Government service
1981
1982
1983
1981
Total registered
1982
1983
Medical-Doctors
1 101†
1 234†
1 323+
3 896*
4 137*
4 385*
Interns on provisional register
128
140
147
201
229
149
Externs on provisional register
133
141
167
133
141
167
Dental--Dentists
119
115
124
863*
878*
935*
Dental hygienists
5
3
3
39
50
57
Nursing Registered nurses (general)
3 842
4 138
4 476
11 266
11 814
12 512
Registered nurses (mental)
337
389
426
446
509
566
Registered nurses
(mental subnormal)
2
4
6
Registered nurses (sick children)
1
Enrolled nurses (general)
713
947
1 038
3 585
3826
4 116
Enrolled nurses (mental)
202
233
259
233
267
297
Midwives-Midwives (without
nursing qualification)
312
303
289
981
981
981
Pharmacy Pharmacists
and Poisons
42
56
55
388
436
464
Note: Annual re-registration is required only for medical staff, dentists and pharmacists.
* Including the professional medical personnel on both the local & overseas lists. † Including unregistrable medical officers.