66
g the number of deaths per 100 notifications in each age group:
Male Female
67
(c) Voluntary Hospital
Ruttonjee Sanatorium
120
Grand Total:
621
d
5-9 10-14 15-19 30-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60-64 65-69 70-71 75-79
ITAL BEDS.
here is no organized system for the treatment of non- nary tuberculosis. Such cases are looked after in general ds, usually in the surgical wards. No correlated data is
le on the subject.
ospital beds for the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis stributed as follows;
(a) Government Hospitals
Queen Mary Hospital
Lai Chi Kok Hospital
St. John Hospital
***TN of
58 202
31
Total:
201
(b) Government Subsidized Hospitals
Tung Wah Group
110
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A limited number of beds are used for treatment in private hospitals but their contribution to the general scheme is negligible.
The beds in hospitals listed at (a) above are available to the general public after the requirements of Government employees have been met. Treatment is provided free to patients in poor circumstances--by far the majority-while a small maintenance charge is made if the income of the individual so indicates. Admission is possible only through the Govern- ment Tuberculosis Clinic.
The hospitals at (b) are operated by a board of Chinese business men on a charitable basis as part of a general charitable scheme. The average tuberculosis case admitted there is in an advanced condition as the resources of the institutions are not organized to cope with sanatorium treatment.
Ruttonjee Sanatorium is an Institution set aside specifically for the treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis, in adults and children. It was opened in the early part of 1949 and now plays a valuable part in the Tuberculosis programme of the Colony. It is operated by the Hong Kong Anti-Tuberculosis Association and is financed principally from public contribution, The cases admitted there are diagnosed at Harcourt Tuberculosis Clinic and selected by the medical staff of the Sanatorium who undertake the treatment and after-care.
CLINICS.
The principal free diagnostic clinic open to the general public for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis is situated at Harcourt Health Centre. The whole government tuber- culosis scheme is operated in conjunction with this clinic and is supervised and co-ordinated by the medical officer in charge. All the various elements which go to make up a tuberculosis scheme are operated, some modified to meet local circumstances, others in rudimentary form. The scheme as a whole has been in operation for three years only, the growth of its various activities being limited mainly by finance. The clinic itself is conducted under considerable difficulty due to general unsuita- bility of the building, lack of space and the absence of X-ray facilities on the premises. The number of patients who present themselves for diagnosis and treatment is greater than can be