TABLE 64
WORK OF THE OPHTHALMIC SERVICE 1971 AND 1972
TABLE 66
WORK OF THE EAR-NOSE-THROAT SERVICE
1971
1972
New out-patient attendances
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95,894
--
260,142
81,571 237,967
2,630
2,709
Total out-patient attendances Total inpatients admitted Operations performed
U
1,424
1,927
1,587
1,862
New Out-patient attendances.
Total Out-patient attendances
L.L
Operations performed
***
Operations classed as sight-restoring (included in
above)
+1
Home visits by Health Visitors
ET1
TABLE 65
ANALYSIS OF MAJOR CAUSES OF BLINDNESS 1971 AND 1972 ((Expressed as percentage of blind cases)
Causes
1971
1972
Glaucoma
Keratomalacia
Senile cataracts
Trachome
Injuries (all types)
Syphilis
Congenital defects
N.S.0.A./Uvcitis
Degenerative diseases
Neoplasms
Aug
try
Meningitis
3.5
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43.2
39.7
6.5
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6.2
13.7
15.6
1.3
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1.7
kw
..
INN
1.3
JAN
3.5
4.0
11.0
20.1
11.4
9.4
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16
0.5
1.3
0.5
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***
1971
1972
14,931
15,238
-ry
47.768
48,852
2,663
2,810
1,970
1,930
TABLE 67
PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES
Bulk Pharmaceutical Centres
Store and Bulk Mamyfacture
Central Medical Store (supplying Hong Kong and other islands) Kowloon Medical Store (supplying Kowloon and the New Territories)
Sterile Preparation Centres
Queen Mary Hospital Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Queen Mary Hospital Queen Elizabeth Hospital Sai Ying Pun J.C.C.......... Violet Pesl Polyclinic QEH, Specialist Clinic Other Hospitals and Clinics...
Cost of Drugs and Dressings
1971
1972
$
$
4,364,362.58 4,901,432.62; 5,119,371.J6 4,676,352.34 1,364,376.45 1,463,437,19 617,117.31 678,271,66 1,552,902.07 1,494,915.70|
Cost of Instruments, Medical and Surgical
Equipment
1971
1972
$
$ 798,795.78/ 1,115,387.94 635,563.65 623,026.99 5,917.32 12.771.18 2,159.96 2,235.47 400.74
8,874,364,91| 9,346,821,21| 2,028,390.18 1.467.525.15
ANALYSIS OF Major Causes of BLINDNESS IN CHILDREN UNDER
15 YEARS OF AGE (percentage of blind cases)
Total Cost
|22, 112,494,48|22,561,860.62] 3,470,826.89| 3,221,337.47
PHARMACEUTICAL CONTROL 1971 and 1972
Causes
Keratomalacia
Congenital defects
N.S.Q.A./Uveitis
Neoplasms
J
*
J
+
...
1971*
1972+
Wholesale Poisons Licences issued
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9 73
J&
1781
Authorized Seller Licences issued
41
Listed Seller Licences issued
59
Dangerous Drugs Licences issued
Antibiotics Permits issued
1971
1972
506
457
56
$9
1,482
1,500
71
TS
237
213
* Toral Casen; 11.
† Total Case 17.
148
Licences for movement of Dangerous Drugs Premises inspected
230
212
4,531
4,503
Prosecutions
132
+
1
...
INA
107
149