TABLE 69 (a)
(Cont'd)
1984
1985
TABLE 70
WORK OF BLOOD BANKS 1985
OMH
QER
PMH
PWB
Total
5.
A)
B)
i)
ii)
C)
Number of Tests
Virology
Antibody to HBsAg
Hepatitis B surface antigen
Clinical
Screening
Antibody to Rubella virus by Haemagglutination
Inhibition Test
I. Blood Received (Units)
154
899
From
684
2 547
2 541 4 371
496
Hong Kong Red Cross
15 408
14 411
8 398
6 847
45 064
Patients' relatives and friends
17
4
10
19
50
DI
HE OZ B
Antibody to Rubella virus by Radial Haemolysis E) Antibody to Rubella Virus by Enzyme immunoassay
1 828
Other donors
962
1 715
GI
F Rotavirus antigen by Enzyme Immunoassay
Complement Fixation Test
251
British Military Hospital and
46
46
4 436
B)
Virus Isolation of tissue culture
6
other hospitals (other than QMH, QEH, PMH & PWH)
I)
Fluorescent antibody test for detection of
antibody to EBV
563
523
J)
Immunofluorescence Test for RS Virus
98
II.
Blood Distributed (Units)
K)
Enzyme Immunoassay for IgM Antibody to Rubella virus Antibody to HTLV III
19
5
To
Government hospitals
14 590
14 478 13 586
6 302
48 956
6. Chemical Pathology
Govt.-assisted hospitals
39
لحميمية
3
43
20026
A) General Biochemistry
180 166
939 685
B)
Toxicology & Drug Monitoring
1 246
5 903
Private hospitals
**
42
49
D}
Radioimmunoassay and other Immunoassay Peripheral Laboratories
10 260
41 080
*
31 415
E)
Miscellaneous
139
23
British Military Hospital
Unusable due to various causes
838
217
250
459
1 764
7.
24 Hours Pathological Services
A)
Haematology
B)
Microbiology
C)
Chemical Pathology
Total
Notes
45 446
72 964
834
176 262
704 981
2 282 712
· Clinical Pathology Unit, PWH commenced service in May 1984.
* Not available in 1984.
TABLE 71 WORK OF PUBLIC MORTUARIES 1984 AND 1985
Particular
Victoria
Kowloon
Total
1984 1985
1984
1985
1984 1985
Total number of bodies received
1 137
1 069
3 598
3 553
4 735
4 622
Total number of autopsies performed
668
653
2 437
2 416
3 105
3 069
Number of bodies claimed for burial
1 100
1 030
3 378
3 322
4 478
4 352
Number of bodies unclaimed for
burial
37
39
220
231
257
270
Deaths due to natural causes
854
923
2 712
2 622
Deaths due to unnatural causes
293
246
સમક
931
3 566 3 445
1 169 1 177