TABLE 48
WORK OF HOSPITAL CASUALTIES 1975 TO 1979
TYPE OF
ATTENDANCES
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
Traumatic
Queen Elizabeth
64,626
64,314
62,664
72,203
74,234
Princess Margaret #
11,913
34,064
39,610
44.793
Cueen Mary
15,472
17,894
21,192
24,725
25.122
Tang Shiu Kin
33,262
41,676
47,415
44,160
46,613
Kwong Wah
24, 260
19.527
17,463
24,213
United Christian
8, 130
165, 664
21.199
23,632
26,597 20,220
Total Traumatic
145,752
171,993
203,997
228,543
237,579
Non-traumatic
Queen Elizabeth
177,852
171,189
171,320
169,985
176,579
Princess Margaret #
14,323
49,843
72, 181
84,073
Queen Mary
48, 554
50,070
51,633
53, 208
58,751
Tang Shiu Kin
56, 196
59.344
67.472
72,061
68,712
Kwong Wah
96,496
89,770
91,702
87,093
91, 134
United Christian
39,231
48, 932
57,387
59,405
84, 109
Total Non-traumatio
418,329
433,628
489.357
513,953
563,358
GRAND TOTAL
564,081
605, 621
693,354
742,496
800.937
was opened in March 1976. The Casualty Department of Princess Margaret Hospital
TABLE 49
ANALYSIS OF CASUALTY CASES TREATED 1979
Institution
Cause
Traumatic Assault
Traffic
Cueen
Elizabeth
Princess
Margaret
Government
Queen
Mary
Government-assisted
Grand
Tang Shiu
Kin
Total
Kwong
Wah
United
Christian-
Total
Total
10, 144
3,440
2,059
3.535
19, 178
1,931
2,338
4,269
23,447
8,876
4,379
2,375
4,622
20,252
1,892
1,797
3,689
23.941
Industrial
23,384
24, 292
7,512
18,782
73,970
7,254
12, 153
19,407
93,377
Domestic
19, 182
11,532
351
15,483
57,548
7,052
5,448
12,500
70,048
Animal Bite
1,616
745
679
993
4,033
781
752
1,533
5.566
Sport
5.556
310
262
2,461
8,589
325
657
982
9,571
Insect Bite
Others
176
41
105
390
712
126
67
193
905
5.300
54
779
347
6, 480
859
3,385
4, 244
10,724
Total Traumatic Attendances
Total Traumatic Admi sei ona
44,793
74,234
28,582 10,277
25,122
7,288
46,613
190,762
20,220
26,597
46,817
237,579
1.979
48, 126
1,882
1,881
3,763
51,889
Non-
Infectious
11,779
7.938
303
996
20,986
105
64
169
21, 155
traumatic
Tuberculous
14,824
Medical
40, 284
94
31,213
Surgical
28,916
14,622
115
27,806
12,486
950
15,983
172
11
183
15,166
37,464
136,761
42,540
39,054
81,594
218,361
9,480
65,504
19,827
7,344
27, 171
92,675
Obstetrical
7,640
1,254
213
1,007
10,284
Gynaecological
10,217
3,000
2,304
2,837
15,358
582
3,646
311
Paediatric
36,463
17,931
10,589
9,375
74,358
18,927
Psychiatric
1,676
517
Orthopaedic
15, 605
4,485
771
2,336
Dental/Oph./ENT
638
1,562
1,134
1.162
2,708
2,090
4, 126
25, 134
5,424
125
2,943
1,800
2,208
30,339
452
1,273
2,955
893
5,854
11,177
24,212
Others
8,367
1,457
694
673
11, 191
Total Non-traumatic
Attendances
Total Non-traumatic
Admissi ong
176,579
84,073
58,751
74, 206
47,525
Total Casualty Attendances
250,813
128.866
Total Casualty Admissions
102,788
57,802
68,712
2,462
28,497
83,873 115,325 35,785 4,441
388, 115
467
91, 134
98
49,266
577
4,216
4,755
565
123,624
4,703
29,350
10, 179
11,756
84, 109
175,243
152, 690
578,877 | 111,354
200,876 35, 170
33, 288
10,048
110,706
11,929
43,336
222,060
47,099
563,358
196,026
800, 937
247.915