No. 54.
HONGKONG.
507
No. 33
1900
REPORT OF THE PRINCIPAL CIVIL MEDICAL OFFICER FOR 1899.
Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of
His Excellency the Governor.
MEDICAL DEPARTMENT,
GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL,
HONGKONG, 17th March, 190 ).
SIR,-I have the honour to submit for the information of His Excellency the Governor the following report on the working of the Medical Department for the year 1899.
2.
MEDICAL STAFF.
Name of Officer.
Date of first Appointment
Leave taken in 1899,
Offices held in 1899.
under
Government.
Name of Acting Offic r.
Full Pay.
Half Pay.
Dr. J. M. Atkinson,
"
G. P. Jordan,
"
J. A. Lowsou,
6th August, Principal Civil Medical
1887.
Officer.
17th August, Health Officer of Port.
1888.
1st Nov., 1889.
Medical Officer Infectious Hospitals, Medical Offi- cer of Health, Medical Officer to Victoria Gaol, and Visiting Surgeon to Tung Wa Hospital.
Medical Officer of Health.
21 days.
Dr. J. F. Wale ↳
F. W. Clark,
14th Sept., 1895.
43 days.
Dr. J. A. Low: ɔn.
J. Bell,
"
J. C. Thomson,
1st June, i896.
1st January, 1897.
Medical Officer, Lunatic
Asylums.
Visiting Surgeon to Tung Wa Hospital, and Me- dical Officer, Victoria Gaol.
3 mouths.
15 days.
Dr. J. A. Low: ɔu.
POLICE,
3. The admissions to the Hospital were 204 in excess of those of the previous year, the num ers being 692 as compared with 488 in 1898, the average strength of the Force being 716 as comp: red with 630 in 1898.
This large increase was to a great extent caused by admissions from the New Territory. Prior to the hoisting of the Flag in April, 1899, accompanied by the Director of Public Works and the Captain Superintendent of Police I spent some days in visiting the district and selecting the most suitable sites for Police Stations.
Malarial fevers have contributed the greatest number of cases, undoubtedly much of the fi ver has been occasioned by the temporary nature of the buildings in which the Police have of necessity been housed, when permanent brick buildings have taken the place of the temporary buildi gs, mostly matsheds, I anticipate a considerable diminution in the number of cases of malarial fever.
The admission to Hospital from the various sections of the Force is given in the follor ing table:
Year.
Europeans.
Indians.
Chinese.
1890,
149
254
179
1891,
169
285
118
1892,
152
224
120
1893,
134
255
133
1894,
127
244
134
1895,
96
254
116
1896,
94
370
124
1897,
99
320
107
1898,
87
279
122
1899,
117
421
154