years
509
The following table gives the number and classification of those admitted during the past t n
1890. 1891. 1892. 1893. 1894. 1895.
1896.
1897. 1898. 189
+
Police,...
582
570
496
522
505
466
588
529
488
69
Board of Trade,........................
110
135
157
132
100
129
87
45
65
2
Private-paying Patients,.
527
464
378
467
491
498
632
603
741
76
Government Servants,.
191
179
168
205
168
203
269
227
186
20.
Police Cases,
264
240
232
247
272
319
244
299
306
30 i
Destitutes.
283
279
284
262
427
668
778
742
785
731
1,957 1,867 1,715 1,835 1,963 2,283 2,598
2,445 2,571
2,73 L
=
It will be seen that in addition to the large increase in the number of Police admitted there i a small increase in the Private-paying patients and Government servants; a marked diminution in 11e Board of Trade patients admitted, and a decrease in the number of destitutes.
The admissions and deaths in Hospital for the past ten years are as follows:-
Year.
1890,
1891,
1892,
1893,
1894,
1895,
1896,
1897,
1898,
1899,
Admissions.
Deaths.
1,957
98
1,867
84
1,715
68
1,835
67
1,963
101
2,283
114
2,598
143
2,445
119
2,571
138
2,734
114
The rate of mortality, 4.16 per cent, is by far the smallest recorded for the past six years.
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The largest number of admissions occurred during the months of August and Septembe, similar fact has been recorded in the case of the sick Police so we may conclude that in 1899 tl ese two months were the most unhealthy during the year.
LUNATIC AS.LUMS.
There were ten less admissions than in 1898.
During the year there were 9 deaths and 11 were transferred to Canton. A report on the worl ing of the Asylum by Dr. BELL, the Medical Officer in charge, is contained in Enclosure V.
INFECTIOUS HOSPITALS, KENNEDY TOWN HOSPITAL.
There were 263 admissions during the year :-
Cases.
Small-pox,......... Plague,
37
226
Deaths.
7
185
In addition eleven were under observation and two in attendance.
The mortality of plague cases was somewhat higher than usual-81 per cent.
HOSPITAL HULK "HYGEIA."
This ship was moved and anchored off Kenndytown Hospital.
MATERNITY HOSPITAL.
There were 36 confinements during the year as against 24 in 1898, 15 were Europeans an 24 Chinese, there was one fatal case, that of a sampan woman; she was moribund when admitted the cause of death being rupture of the uterus.
As I had anticipated. many more Chinese availed themselves of this institution, several being of the better class; there were 24 admitted as against 14 in the previous year.
PUBLIC MORTUARY.
Enclosure II. gives the return of dead bodies taken to the Mortuary and as far as possible the causes of death.
From this it will be seen that 1,669 bodies were received during the year-an increase of 3:5 as compared with 1898; particulars as to nationality and cause of death are given in the report of the Medical Officer in charge.