and the Lai Chi Kok Hospital in Kowloon. The latter also provides some accommodation for convalescent cases from the Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth hospitals.
122. During 1971, none of the common infectious diseases showed any serious variation, but the overall trend was towards a reduction. both in incidence and mortality. None of the major quarantin- able diseases were encountered. There was a definite clinical impression that patients were coming for treatment earlier, and the moribund child admitted in the terminal stage of illness, though not entirely a memory of the past. was seldom seen.
TANG SHIU KIN HOSPITAL
(Table 54)
123. The Tang Shia Kin, built with a substantial donation from Sir Shiu-kin TANG. C.B.E, LL.D., J.P., is situated at Morrison Hill, Hong Kong. Opened in 1969, it replaced the former Easter Public Dis- pensary and Maternity home, the Harcourt Health Centre, and the Wan Chai Social Hygiene Female Clinic.
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The hospital is equipped with a casually department and casually wards for 40 patients. it has a general out-palient department, a maternal and child health centre, a 36-bed matemity ward, a social hygiene clinic, skin clinic and an obstetrical and gynaecological clinic.
125. The hospital also houses the head office of the maternal and child health services and a training school for health visitors and health auxiliaries. Quarters are available for medical and nursing staff. Since its opening, the hospital has played a useful role in providing casualty and emergency services for the eastern part of the Island.
OTHER GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS
126. Other hospitals maintained by the Government are the St. John Hospital, serving the Island of Cheung Chau and neighbouring islands of the western seaboard; the South Lantau Hospital, serving villages on the south-west coast of Lantau Island; and six hospitals within com- pounds at Stanley Prison, Victoria Prison, the Tai Lam Centre for Women, the Tai Lam addiction Treatment Centre, the Ma Po Ping Addiction Treatment Centre and Chi Ma Wan Prison.
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OUT-PATIENT SERVICES (Tables 59–61)
127. Pressure remained heavy throughout the year on all 44 general out-patient clinics and also on most specialist clinics. Trends during the past 10 years are shown in Figure 12.
FIGURE 12
OUT-PATIENT ATTENDANCES IN GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS 1962 – 1971
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128. New facilities which became available during the year are detailed in paragraph 203 of this report.
129. In addition to general out-patient service, regular out-patient sessions were maintained at a number of clinics by staff of specialized units. Evening out-patient sessions continued to be held at 10 clinics in the more densely populated areas. They are the Aberdeen Jockey Club Clinic, the Kowloon Hospital out-patient department, the Kwun Tong Jockey Club Clinic, the Lady Trench Polyclinic, the Li Po Chun Health Centre, the Robert Black Health Centre, the Sai Ying Pun Jockey Club Polyclinic, the Shau Kei Wan Jockey Club Polyclinic, the Violel Peel Polyclinic and the Yau Ma Tei Jockey Club Polyclinic. Sunday and public holiday clinics were also held at six of the clinics. The more remote areas of the New Territories continued to be served by two mobile dispensaries and the floating clinics, while the 'Bying doctor' service to more isolated and inaccessible villages was main- tained.
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