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158. The total admissions to the hospital were 1,174 with a daily in-patient average of 41.
159. There were 17,844 attendances reporting sick with a daily treatment average of 49.
160. The following principal diseases
were
found
OL
118
79
Scabies
513
89
34
59
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168. These hospitals are under the control of a Medical Committee consisting of mombers representing the Tang Wah Board of Advisers, the Tung Wah Board of Directora and the Medical Department, under the Chairmanship of the Director of Medical Services. The Government makes an annual subscription to these hospitals and the amount for the financial year 1947-48 was nearly two and a quarter million dollars.
169. These three hospitule serve mainly as institutions for the chronic sick poor. Particulars of the activities of the hospitals
are tabulated below:-
arhuission to prison
Chronic Tuberculosis
Chronie Opium poisoning
Venereal Discuses
Eye Diseases
Helminthiasin (causing symptoms)
101. During the year there were 23 deaths, of these 10 were due to Judicial Hanging. The causes of death of the remainder
Were Jud
(1) Pulmonary Tuberculosis,
(2) Myocardial degeneration,
(9) Brawha Pneumonia, (4) Suicide,
(5) Found dead in cell.
162. The health of the prisoners was very good, with a record low number of deaths, & from natural causes being recorded, giving a mortality rate of 0,35 par mille.
169. There were no epidemics.
164. The general health of the Europesu, Portuguese, and Chinese officers was good. The morale of the Indian staff was rather poor after their return to the Colony, possibly owing to conditions in India, and the proportion reporting sick with ** Functional conditions was high.
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145. A total of 177 boys were admitted to the juvenile reformatory during the year, the daily average being 86.
Coses of sickness were seen and treatment was prescribed by the Medical Officer of the prison. Daily treatment for the sick was carried out by the nurses from Stanley Village Clinic.
166. Two hundred and forty-three boys reported sick during the year and were treated.
(j) Chinese Hospitals.
167. The Chinese hospitals comprise the Tung Wab Hospital, Tung Wah Eastern and the Kwong Wah Hospital.
Hospital
Tung Wah
Tung Wah Eastern Kwong Wah
Totals
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Table 7.
Beds
In-patients
Out-patients
Maternity Cases
407
0,348.
31,009
2,330
230
9.121
31.230
642
350
6.446
59,673
4,999
1,047
15,915
121.8906
7.87)
(k) Chinese Public Dispensarica.
170. There were nius Chinese Public Dispensaries prior to the outbreak of the Pacific War, and these were under the management of a Chinese committee under the Chairmanship of the Secretary for Chinese Affairs. After the war, those dispensaries became an integral part of the Medical Department.
171. The work of these dispensaries consists mainly in an aul-patient clinic and a branch registry for births and deaths. They are also used as centres for anti-epidemic work and propaganla generally. They are all situated in densely populated
areas.
172. The Hung Hom Dispensary was re-opened in October in response to urgent appeals from the Elders of the district,
173. The only pre-war dispenury that has not been re-opened is the Kowloon City Dispensary. The original building was destroyed during the war, and no suitable premises have since been found to take its place.
174. The following table summarises the work done at the dispensaries —–—–—–—
Central
Western
Chinese Public Out-patients
Dispensary Eastern
Table 8.
Deliveries
Vaccinations Inoculations
43.689
In-patient Domiciliary
1.707
6.486
8,478
3,176
24,255
3,166
4.506
33.687
2,033
2.731
2,451
Aberdeen
18,358
658
1.386
1,289
Shaukiwan
38.000
1,382
3,532
2070
Yaumati
48,776
5,400
4,273
$.200
Shamshuipo Hung Hom
48,627
4.076
5,834
6.373
2,014
378
086
Totals
246,896
1,707
21,093
30.274
25.874
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