Enclosure IV.
269
INFECTIVE DISEASES HOSPITAL,
KENNEDY TOWN, HONGKONG, 3rd January, 1901.
SIR,-I have the honour to report for the information of His Excellency the Governor regarding the Infective Diseases Hospital at Kennedy Town for the year 1900.
On my return from leave, I assumed charge on 14th May. Dr. Lowson was in charge until that date.
I enclose a Return of Diseases and Deaths in the Ilospital during 1900. The chief mortality from Plague, of which there were 107 cases, with 83 deaths, ie., a mortality of 77.5 per cent.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
JOHN C. THOMSON, M.D., M.A., Medical Officer in Charge.
was
THE ACTING PRINCIPAL CIVIL MEDICAL OFFICER,
&c.,
fc.,
Jc.
RETURN of DISEASES and DEATHS in 1900, at KENNEDY TOWN INFECTIVE DISEASES HOSPITAL.
DISEASES.
*Remaining in Hospital at end of 1899.
YEARLY TOTAL.
† Total Cases Treated.
Admissions Deaths.
Remaining
in Hospital at end of 1900.
Remarks.
GENERAL DISEASES.
Small-pox,
Plague,
18 107
3
21
1
83
107
Beri-beri,..
15
15
6
Leprosy,
4
(a) Tubercular, Authetic
3
Under Observation,
17
17
Total,..
161
88
164
7
* i... the year previous to that for which the Return is made.
+ “Total cases treated" will of course, include those remaining in Hospital at the end of the previous year.
The figures in this column to be carried on to the next year's Return.
Under care of a Chinsee Doctor by His Excellency the Governor's instructions.
JOHN C. THOMSON, Medical Officer in Charge.