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THE
COLONY'S FLORENCE
NIGHTINGALE
PORTRAIT OF LATE DOCTOR A. D. HICKLING
CHINA MAIL,
the Tan Yuk since its inception additional block of buildings may
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in the year: 1923. She also took be added to the hospital in her jchargo of the education and the name that the Colony may never,
training of student nurses as mid-never forget her. wives.
Who shall estimate what the It was at her suggestion that the foreo of her example has been to Government sent our Matron, Miss many who only mat her casually, Leung, to the Ilotunda Hospital at whose contact with her may even Dublin for a course of training, in havo been of the slightest? Can joonsequence of which, the teaching those of us who saw it ever forget Lady Clementi. M.B.E., the wife of midwifery in the Tsan Yuk is the sight of her heroic soul, as she [of H.E. the Governor (Sir Cecil now based entirely on that of the faced death so gallantly, working ¡Clementi; K.C.M.G.), was visibly Rotunda.
to the last, regardless of her own moved when speaking at the Tonn Through ber energy and fore- suffering, absorbed in her plans for Yuk Hospital, Western Street, Sai-sight Tsan Yuk has become what plans for the welfare of her beloved yingpun, In the course of which she it is to-day-one of the best con poor?
UNVEILING CEREMONY
referred the late Dr. (Mrs.) A. D.|ducted hospitals in the Colony. She has passed beyond our sight, Hickling. M.B.E.. as a Florence During the year 1928 there were no land we shall never look upon her Nightingale among the Chinese of less than 1,326 maternity cases ad-like again. Hong Kong.
mitted into the hospital. The
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An Appreciation The staff and student nurses, statistics show a death rate of one Dr. (Mrs.) A. L. J. Dovey, As. past and present, of this native in every 221 cases, or ‚45 per cent. (sistant Visiting Medical Officer, maternity home had presented a which compared very favourably Native Hospitals and Dispensaries, portrait of Dr. Hickling to the hos- with those of Home hospitals. thanked Lady Clementi for the pital. The portrait was formally
Initiated Baby Clinic
honour she had bestowed on the unveiled before Д distinguished Working as she did chiefly among jataff and student nurses of the gathering, Lady Clementi pulling a the poorer classes of Chinese, her Tsan Yuk in consenting to unveil Irope which removed the white flag sympathetic and kindly disposition, Dr. Hickling's portrait. Dr. Dovey
draping the handsome frame..
soon led her to discover what the also extended an invitation to those! poor needed. She initiated a baby present, who had not had the op- The Hon. Dr. S. W. Tso, O.B.E., clinic at the Tsan Yuk and subse-portunity previously, to inspect the
quently introduced it to other hospital. LL.D., who is one of the Committee (Chinese hospitals. This interest In Lady Clementi was accompanied
Deep Sense of Gratitude
of the Chinese Public Dispensaries infant welfare on her part will have by Mr. J. Barrow, Private Secretary (under the auspices of which the a very far reaching effect and a to H.E. the Governor. Tsan Yuk is maintained), and fafsure improvement in the health Among those present were the Chairman of the Sub-Committee of statistics of the Colony; as mothers Hon. Mr. E. R. Hallifax, C.M.G., the western district, said:
who came with their bables were C.B.E.. Secretary for Chinese Lady Clementi, Ladies and taught how to take care of them Affairs (Chairman, or Gentlemen,On behalf of the staff and, it is hoped, therefore, that by Chinese Public Dispensaries), and afficio, and student nurses past and present this means, infantile mortality in Mes. Hallifax; Rt. Rev. C. R. Dup of the Tuan Yuk Hospital I thank the Colony will be reduced. puy (Bishop of Victoria); Mrs. you, Lady Clementi, for your kind-
Finding that many maternity Mrs. W. T. Southern; Mrs. H. T. ness in consenting to come here cases required special treatment Creasy; the Ho this afternoon and perform the and that the Tean Yuk, without a ton
Dr. A. R. Welling- (Director of Medical and function of unveiling the portrait gynaecological ward and an opera-Sanitary Services) and Mrs. Wel- of our friend the late Dr. (Mra)tion theatre, could not do its workington; the Hon. Sir Shou-son A. D. Hickling, M.B.E.
properly as a maternity hospital, Chow; Mrs. R. H. Kotewall; the This portrait. presented to the she began in 1925 to set apart cer-Hon. Mr. J. P. Braga; Mr. C. C. hospital by the staff and student tain rooms for such a ward and an Hickling (the husband of the late nurses, is in memory of her and an operation theatre. This innovation Dr. Hickling); Mr. E. Ralphs; Dr.. expression of their deep sense of was much appreciated and many and Mrs. W. B. A. Moore; Dr. E. W. gratitude for what she had donecases of diseases peculiar to women Kirk; Dr. E. P. Minett; Dr. D. K. for them and the Tsan Yuk Hos-came to the hospital. During her Samy; Mr. E. R. Dovey: Mr. Li Yau- pital.
furlough in 1927 she invited Profes-tsun, C.B.E.; Mr. Wong Kwong-tin; As Medical Officer of Chinese sor Tottenham of the Hong Kong Mr. T. N. Chau; Mr. M. K. Lo; Mr. Hospitals and Public Dispensaries, University to take charge of this Lo Chung-kuip Mr. J. L. McPher Dr. Hickling supervised the work of department and the work has since son; Rev. H. R. Wells, O.B.E.
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been carried on under the charge of the Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of the University. Dr. C. Y. Wang, Pro-l
SANITARY BOARD
fessor of Pathology of the Univer- Business for Fortnightly
sity, also assisted in the pathologi
cal. work. Thus the Tsan Yuk Hospital, working in con-
Meeting
junction with the University The orders of the day for the Jobstetrical department, has become meeting of the Sanitary Board on one of the best midwifery clinics in Monday at 4 p.m. include the fol- the Colony. All this is due to the lowings: foresight and far-accing policy of Minute by the President relative Dr. (3ra.) Hickling.
to the proposed appointment of Mr.
I know Dr. (Mrs.) Hickling from M. K. Lo, to be a member of the the time of her arrival in the Committee for the Colonial Colony as lady-doctor to the Alice Cemetery. Memorial Hospital. 1 bave always Minute by the President relative found her taking a deep and kindly to the publication of the coloured interest in the affairs of the posters.
Chinese, whether she was neting Minute by the President relative Medical Officer of Health of the to the proposed amendment of the Sanitary Department, or a member Cemeteries By-laws.
of the Board of Education, or the Memorandum by the Presidenti Medical Officer of Chinese Hos. on the Shek Tong Taul Market [pitals.
Kind Friend Mourned
By her death the Government Medical Service lost one of its most able officers, the Colony, one of its
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most energetic, keen and public- Sunrise And Sunset In spirited citizens, and the Chinese)
community a kind friend.
There is no better way of keep-
Colony
Sunrise and Sunset in Hong
ing her memory green, I consider, Kong for December (Standard time than to continue and extend the of the 120th Meridian, East of
work she has begun; and, some Greenwich), are as follow:
day, I hope to see a new block of
buildings added to the Tsan Yuk December especially act apart for gynaecolo
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I am sure every one of us here) to-day will associate with me in ex- pressing our deepest sympathy and condolence to her husband and re- latives in their bereavement. I will now ask you, Lady Clementi, to kindly perform the function of un- veiling the portrait of the late Dr. (Mrs.) Hickling,
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Lady Clementi's Speech After performing the ceremony, Lady Clementi addressed the gathering.
For widows' pensions, unemploy- ment insurance, and Colonial deve- lopment the Government have in- Lady Clementi sald:-1 expect curred abilities to the amount many people here knew Dr. Hickling £18,600,000. better than I did. Some of
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