438
APPENDIX 30
(Chapter 11: Health)
Hospital Beds
APPENDICES
Category of hospitals
1988
As at end of year
1989
Government hospitals*
12 302
Government maternity homes/clinics
385
Government-assisted hospitals
9 577
Private hospitals
2 749
Private nursing/maternity homes
44
12 352
363
9 537
2763
44
317
9 464
2782
44
1990 #
12 679
Total
25 057
25 059
25 286
Note:
* Including correctional institutions and drug addiction treatment centres. #Provisional figures.
APPENDIX 31
(Chapter 11: Health)
Professional Medical Personnel
As at end of year
In Government service
1988
1989
1990
1988
Medical - Doctors
1643+
1 700†
1 864+
5 785*
Interns on provisional register Externs on provisional register
"
213
240
234
70
58
54
214
71
Total registered
1989
6 025*
242
1990
6 260*
233
58
54
Dental - Dentists
165
163
173
1 346*
1 431*
1 532*
Dental hygienists
5
6
4
79
83
89
Nursing - Registered nurses (general)
Registered nurses (psychiatric)
6 332
7981
7 879
16 991
18 058
19 121
859
1 029
1 052
1 124
1 162
1 242
Registered nurses
(mental subnormal)
10
10
11
Registered nurses (sick children)
2
3
3
Enrolled nurses (general)
Enrolled nurses (psychiatric)
Midwives - Midwives (without
nursing qualification)
Pharmacy and Poisons - Pharmacists
1 412
1 597
1 616
6 123
6 406
6 724
412
545
589
502
520
578
236
222
211
981
981
981
62
62
80
646
678+
694
Note: Annual re-registration is required only for doctors, dentists and pharmacists.
↑ Including unregistrable medical officers.
* Including the professional medical personnel on both the local and overseas lists. + Revised figure.