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This herb grows wild on the hill and can be found anywhere. It is alleged that only about three leaves would be sufficient for a fatal dose. In committing suicide this herb is most commonly used among the Hakka people here, as it is easily available and requires only a small quantity to cause rapid collapse and death.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
Dr. J. M. ATKINSON,
Principal Civil Medical Officer,
&c.. &c.,
&c.
HO NAI HOP.
Appendix No. 5.
GOVERNMENT CIVIL. HOSPITAL,
HONGKONG, 1st March. 1902.
There has been a marked diminution in the number of malarial fever cases from the Police Stations in the New Territory during the year 1901.
On comparing the admissions to the Hospital for this class of disease for the last two years we find that the nine Police Stations to the North of the range of hills bounding Kowloon give the follow- ing figures:-
Malarial Ferer
Admissions.
Police Station.
Average Strength.
1900.
1901.
1900.
1901.
Sha Tau Kok,
19
13
33
Ping Shan,
23
14
20
3
9
Sai Kung,
6
7
San Tin.
19
12
Tải Pó, ......
16
10
30
Sha Tin,
1-4
8
14
Tai 0,
11
10
12
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K-100 10
7
Au Tau,
20
14
35
17
Sheung Shui,
25
11
ī
153
99
138
52
In other words the percentage of malarial fever admissions to Hospital from the New Territory dropped from 90 per cent. in 1900 to 52.5 per cent. in 1901.
This was undoubtedly occasioned to a great extent by the active prophylactic treatment which was commenced on the 1st May, 1901, and continued up to 1st November of that year.
This varied. At those stations marked Professor KocH's method was used, viz., one gramme of quinine being given daily for two days, followed by an interval of five days without any quinine, and so on; at those marked † a daily dose of three or five grains of quinine was given, whereas at one station, viz., Au Tau grain of arsenic was given twice daily..
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The result of this prophylactic treatment is still further shewn by a Table marked A which I attach showing all the cases of malarial fever at the Police Stations in the New Territory from March to December, 1900 and 1901, and the prophylactic treatment adopted.
This return includes the cases treated by the Resident Medical Officer in addition to those sent in to Hospital.