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forces. In addition, there were 485 beds in government maternity homes, and 288 beds in private maternity and nursing homes. The total 16,689 beds represented a ratio of 4.1 beds per thousand of the population. The figures are based on the normal bed capacities of hospitals, but in some cases, the actual bed occupancy was much higher, since camp beds and other additional beds were used whenever the need arose. Development over the past 10 years is illustrated in Figure 11, and it will be noted that the bed provision in 1971 represented an increase of 67 per cent over the bed provision in 1962.
FIGURE 11
HOSPITAL BEDS 1962 - 1971
A Health Visitor giving a health talk at the maternal and child health centre at North Kwai Chung Clinic.
A health education stall by the Department's Health Education Unit in the New Territories.
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QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL (Table 51)
102. Built in 1937, the Queen Mary Hospital is the main acute and specialist centre for the Island, and is also the teaching hospital for the Medical Faculty of the University of Hong Kong. Clinical supervision is provided partly by the University's clinical departments, and partly by government specialist units.
103. A new psychiatric unit was commissioned in January 1972. The construction of a new pathology building, consisting of a new mortuary, a virus laboratory and clinical pathology services, and a new clinical building to cater for an increased intake of medical students, were in progress. They are due for completion in the latter part of 1972. During the year, the bed complement of the hospital
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