2
Patients.
Remaining in Hospital
.011
Ad- mitted.
Total under
Dis- Treat-charged.
538
Table II.-Showing GENERAL STATISTICS relating to the TuxG WAH HOSPITAL during the Year 1899.
Dead Bodies brought
to
Deaths.
Remaining in Hospital
Des- titutes
on
Out- Vaccina- tem- Patients. tious.
porarily
31st Dec.,
ment.
31st Dec.,
housed
Hospital Mortuary
1898.
1899.
and fed.
for burial.
Male,
131
2,122
2,253 1,436
690
127
61,679
1,055
788
326
Female,
17
420
437
248
162
27
28,402
1,206
131
Total,
148
2,542 2,790
1,684 832
154
90,081
2,261
457
JAMES A. Lowson, Inspecting Medical Officer,
Table III.-Showing VACCINATIONS at, and in connection with, the Tung Wan Hospital during the Year 1899.
Hongkong.
Shankiwan.
Aberdeen.
Stanley.
Yaumati.
Hunghom.
2,009
24
81
57
68
22
Enclosure V.
Total.
2,261
JAMES A. Lowson, Inspecting Medical Officer.
GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL.
HONGKONG, 15th March, 1900.
SIR--I have the honour to submit a short report on the Government Lunatic Asylum during the year 1899, with two tables showing the admissions and deaths that have occurred and the diseases for which the patients were admitted. Sixty-nine patients were admitted, of whom eight died, eleven were sent to Canton and 33 were discharged in the care of friends or relatives.
Europeans.--No female European was admitted during the year. Amongst the males two deaths occurred one the result of debility and the other a melancholic who committed suicide by hanging himself. The case of delusional insanity is that of a German sailor who has been in the Asylum since April 1898. His bodily health is good and he is likely to last for a considerable length of time. The American female lunatic has been in the Asylum since 4th January, 1895. Her bodily health is good but her mental condition quite incurable.
Chinese. One death occurred by hanging.
These deaths in the persons of suicidal melancholics are difficult to prevent owing to the faulty construction of the building unless they are constantly kept in a straight jacket, which proceeding in summer is objectionable.
One case of dementia following upon bubonic plague was admitted during the year. He finally
recovered.
Staff.—Miss BARKER, on the resignation of Miss MCINTOSH, assumed charge of the female side of the Asylum on the 14th March, 1899.
Wardmaster SYDNEY resigned on the 7th August, 1899, and was succeeded by Mr. EDWARD ABBOTT late sick bay Steward II.M.S. Undaunted.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your obedient Servant.
J. BELL.
Medival Officer in Charge of Lamatic Asylums.
THE PRINCIPAL CIVIL MEDICAL OFFICER.