294. Apart from Government institutions, two important ΠΕ hospital projects were initiated early in 1959. One is the new Lutheran Mission Hospital of 52 beds at Fan Ling; the other is a children's hospital of 24 beds attached to the Christian Children's Fund orphanage at Wu Kwai Sha. The Fan Ling Hospital is being built and equipped by the Hong Kong Jockey Club and will be staffed and maintained by the Lutheran World Federation. The Hospital at Wu Kwai Sha bas been made possible by generous donations given anonymously by friends of the Orphanage in the United States of America.

295. There are 12 hospitals maintained wholly by Government. 10 other hospitals run by voluntary agencies and medical missions receive substantial recurrent subventions from public funds. In addition there are 9 private hospitals and 133 nursing and maternity homes registered under the Nursing and Maternity Homes Registration Ordinance (Chapter 165).

296. Details of these hospitals are at Appendix 7. An analysis of the diseases treated at Government and Government-assisted hospitals is at Appendix 8 and totals of in-patients treated are at Appendix 9. The classification of disease follows the International Standard Classifi. cation using the International List of 150 Causes.

297.

The twelve Government hospitals provide a total of 2,178 beds. the Government-assisted hospitals a total of 3,593 beds, and private hospitals 1,106 beds. In addition, various Government Dispensaries provide a further 124 beds, mainly in the New Territories and practical- ly all for maternity cases. There are 579 maternity beds in private maternity homes and nursing homes. There is therefore in the Colony a total of 7,580 beds for all purposes including the mentally ill and those suffering from infectious diseases. Excluding the 1,765 beds set aside for tuberculosis, the 260 beds for the mentally ill and the 540 beds for the treatment of leprosy, there are 5,015 beds available for general use, including midwifery, For an estimated population of 2,750,000 this gives a ratio of one bed to each 548 of population for all general and maternity purposes and one bed to each 363 of population for all purposes.

298. An analysis of the bed state in the Government and Government-assisted hospitals is given below.

60

Hospital

Queen Mary Kowloon

Lai Chi Kok Mental

Castle Peak . Stanley Prison

Lai Chi Kok Prison Social Hygiene, Wan Chai Sai Ying Pun

TABLE 27

GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS

600

General Maternity Tuberculenta

fotectious Penmaal Dimaner Direares

Mental Foral

$11

37

$2

258

46

7

141

BS

144

311

473

149

140

120

120

20

IB

92

1

TA

30

30

88

**

38

IS

42

S

100

200

200

24

24

Total

1,101

323

201

260

30 260 2,179

TABLE 28

SL John Hospital. Cheung

Chau

Taan Yuk Eastern Maternity

*Tung Wah

GOVERNMENT-ASSISTED HOSPITALS

34

Hospital

General Maternity Tuberculosis Leprasy Total

186

217

637

Tung Wah Eastern

229

42

49

320

†Kwong Wah

439

160

60

$59

Pok Oi (Yuen Long)

40

10

รบ

Alice Jio Miu Ling Nethersale

175

12

170

Ruttonjce Sanatorium

230

200

Freni Memorial Convalescent

Home

106

106

$40

540

15

540

GO.5

122

122

Grantham

Hei Ling Chau Leprosarium Havco of Elope Sanatorium Sandy Bay Convalescent Home

Total

54

50

54

1,374

328

1,351

5.40

3,593

* 56 tuberculosia trede în Invimary. Sandy Bay are included. † 125 beds 0.6. 40 medical mod 15 conatical in Infirmary ni Kwong Wah Hospital sure included.

Queen Mary Hospital

299. Containing 600 beds this is the largest Government Hospital in the Colony and the Teaching Hospital for the University of Hong Kong Medical School. Its function is that of an acute hospital which is also the main specialist centre for the Colony. The University clinical units of Surgery, Medicine and Paediatrics and Gynaecology

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