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THE TUNG WA HOSPITAL.
THE REPORT FOR 1911.
On the 7th inst. the past year's Board of Directors of the Tung Wa Hospital called on His Excellency the Governor accompanied by the current year's Directors.
Mr. Chay Kai. Aling, the Chairman of the retiring directors, presented the report and statement of account of the Hospital for the past year, and remarked that he had in- advertently omitted to mention in his report that the Directors of the Hospital were very grateful to Messrs. Ewens & Harston, solicitors, for giving their services free of costs to the Hospital during the past three The new directors, sixteen in number, were then introduced to His Excellency by Mr. Chan Kai Ming.
years.
The following is the Chairman's report of the Tung Wa Hospital for 1911 -
Hongkong 18th January, 1912. The Hon. Mr. E. R. Hallifax, Registrar-General.
STR.-I have the honour to lay before you, for submission to His Excellency the Gover- nor, the report of the directors of the Tung Wa Hospital during the tenure of their office (from the 20th December, 1910, 16 19th December, 1911, inclusive), and a statement of account covering the same period.
On the 1st day of January, 1911, wo took over the management of the Hospital from our predecessors,
As Chairman of the Board of Directors,
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19TH, 1913.
Hospitel. This building had been con demned by the Building Authority, the reconstruction of which has now been put in hand. There was still a balance of $2,126.76 of this fund remaining, which has been handed to our successors, for extending the servants quarters of the Small-pox Hos pital and for other improvements therein,
Mr. Little is the architect for the con: struction of the buildings referred to, and we desire to record our thanks to him for the able manner in which he has carried out his work so economically and satisfactorily, and we also thank him for his generosity in foregoing part of his well-carned fees for plans and supervision.
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The Operating Theatre in the Tung Wa Hospital has been thoroughly overhauled NEW DELIVERY OF and floored with encaustic tiles. A set of surgical instruments and an operating table were presented by us, the old instruments having been found to be incomplete and obsolete. Important operations, which had hitherto been performed at the Government Civil Hospital, can now therefore be carried on in the Tung Wa Hospital. A trained NEW certificated nurse has been engaged to look after female patients, and especially, con- NEW finement cases,
NEW
CHINESE DISPENSARY.
The Chinese Dispensary in the Hospital has been run practically on the lines laid down by our predecessors, except that the management, which had been placed in the hands of the gentlemen from the Drugs' Guild, was carried on by the directors therr- selves, the Drugs Guild assisting us with their advice in the purchase of medicines only. To superintend the giving out of free I took the opportunity at our first meeting medicines to out-patients, a special man was held on the following day, to explain to my put in charge. Iain pleased to report that a colleagues the duties and responsibilities of small saving has been effected on the dis their office, and impressed upon them thensary account with these minor innova tions. The European branch of the dis necessity of taking the keenest interest in all matters that would be brought before them. Pensary was very satisfactorily supervised by We divided ourselves into sub-Committees, Dr. To, who has been especially careful in each undertaking to do certale work, and seeing that proper economy was exercised. I am glad to report to you that all the directors devoted their umost energy in carry ing out the duties allotted to them.
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We have to record our thanks and grati tude to the Government for having granted not only too small but, inconvenient for its the Tung Wa Hospital an increased grant requirements, it was deemed necessary to put One-of our foremost duties was to invest for European medicines on an application up a new building for a dispensary, the plan the cash handed to us by our predecessors In june last, we received the grateful intima- and the contract let for $4,000. This build for an increase made by our predecessors, of which has been drawn up by Mr. Little, to the best advantage. A rough estimate of the income and expenditure was then drawntion that the Government had been pleased to ing should have been completed before the up, and it was found that a deficit of about This increased grant has enabled us to draw foundation it was found that the ground was increase the grant from $1,500 to $2,500. Chinese, New Year, but on digging the $10,000 had to be faced. We, therefore, all our supplies of foreign medicines. from too soft and piling was necessary. docided to retrench, whenever practicable, without affecting the efficiency of the work the Government Civil Hospital, and saved us would increase the cast of building by a few of the Hospital. We are glad to state that, the cost of purchasing a big quantity every hundred dollars, and delay the completion for with the proceeds of a theatrical perform ear from local dispensaries, which had to at least two months. We also decided to build new quarters for the staff, as the pre- ance, inaugurated by us and given in the be done in former years. Chung Hing Theatre (which will be referred
sent quarters are considered insanitary, they to hereafter), added to our efforts towards a
being located above the Main Hall, and the proper economy, we have been able to make
rooms too low, in summer these rooms are practically uninhabitable on account of the drawn up by Mr. Little and the contract let overbearing heat. to the contractor who is building the dis- pensary also. The contract price for the servants' quarters is the same as that of the fact the two buildings are similar in every dispensary, without the cost of piling. In respect to each other, except that there is no piling to be done as regards the latter. The building will be finished about two months after the dispensary.
ends meet.
THE LAUNDRY,
The Laundry in the Hospital has been further enlarged and improved upon, with the result that all linen and bedding of We received from our predecessors a cash premises and not by private laundries as in In-patients are now washed on the Hospital balance of $6,450.14, and we now happy to inform you that, without touching theer years. The risk of dissemination of cash handed to us, we are able to pass over to our successors the additional sum of
infectious diseases is thus prevented...
CONDITION OF BUILDINGS, “ $5,131,82, The incoming directors there-Wa Hospital buildings, including the New During our term of office, the main Tung fare will have a credit cash balance of Street Extension and the Small-pox Hospital $11,581.96 to start witti,
Our success in showing such a creditable in Kennedy Town, as well as the Mortuary balance is principally due to the generosity in Sandy Bay, were maintained in thorough. of Mr. Ho Ngok Lau in placing the Chung repair, and kept in good condition, Hing Theatre at our disposal for 9 days and
DOOKKEEPINO,
Plans have been also
STATISTICS.
The total admissions into the Kwong Wa 19th October last, to the end of December were 169, of whom 110 came under Chinese treatment and 59 under European treatment. 36 of the former were discharged cured and 39 died; and 29 under the latter treatment were discharged cured and 19 died. Kwong Wa Hospital will not be less than I. estimate that the expenditure of the $25,000 a year; it behoves the new directors therefore to exert themselves to raise sufit- cient funds to keep the establishment going.
nights for theatrical performances, not only under exactly the same system as our pre-Hospital from the date of opening, viz.,
The system of bookkeeping was carried on free of reat and foregoing the wages for thedecessors, and the items were all parts- Staff of the Theatre, but isso contributing cularized, instead of being jumped together. himself $300 towards the fund.
The performances realized the bandsome All monthly returns were audited by two sum of $7,666.39 1. We are indebted to Directors, other than the President and the those gentlemen who so cheerfully vice-Presidents, who acted as Treasurers. volunteered their services in helping us to attain this result, and to the generous and severed his connection with the Hospital, During the early part of the year Dr. Lam charitable members of our ennmunity for having gone into private practice. His place their liberal donations.
was taken over by Dr. To in conjunction with his own duties as Resident Surgeon,
All
'NEW `WARDS. ,
pre-
THIR STAFF.
This combination of duties resulted in saving of Stzo a month without prejudicing the efficiency of the work of the Hospital.
ECHOOLS.
The Ro Fong Wards, the reconstruction of which had been started by our decessors, was completed and opened for the admission of patients on the 21st day of May last. The building consists of o wards with 63 beds. There is also a padded ward in the Temple, and under our charge, were carried The schools, supported by the Man Afo basement for delirious patients. As this building is secluded from the others; and is very smoothly and the passes were main situated in a quieter locality, we have re-scheme of the Government giving grants to | tained' up to the standard. With the new served, as was originally intended, four vernacular schools, to which scheme our wards for plague patients, two for males and schools have joined, I hope the directors will
be able to open two more schools.
two for females.
REFUGE FOR THE DESTITUTE. The refuge for the kidnapped and destitute, which is located behind the Ko Fong Wards, was also completed and opened, "for the admission of inmates on the 20th July last;
THE KWONG WA HOSPITAL.
The total number of in-patients of the Tung Wa Hospital during the year under review was 3,897, of which 2,696 were under Chinese treatment, and 1,201 under Euro- 6,951 mates, and 5191 females under foreign pean treatment. The out-patients numbered treatment, and 58,529 males and 39,119 109,790. females under Chinese treatment, totalling
Town the total admissions was 85-dis- For the Small-pox Hospital at Kennedy
charged cured 55, and deaths 30.
I am sorry to state that the percentage of decrease could only be accounted for by the cures was less than the previous year. The
a more virulent type than the previous year. fact that last year the cases treated were of
The Hospital was kept open for treatment for the whole year, as there were constant cases of admission, whereas in the previous
four months.
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of which, the Hon. Mr. Brewin and the The Kwong Wa Hospital, for the erection
trouble, and spent so much time in raising preliminary committee had taken so much It was found necessary, in order to prevent funds, was completed in May last year, ant accidents and escapes, to enclose the formally opened by His Excellency the verandahs and balconies with iron railings Governor on the 9th October last. Patients The unfortunate persons, who are housed in this refuge, now find a comfortable home were admitted on the following day. As the year the Hospital was only open for three or during their enforced and temporary sojourn as $112,000 had been spent in the building subscriptions only amounted to $83.000, and in this Colony, instead of having to seek
During the year under review 4,243 shelter under the verandalis, as they have up to that day, a loan of $22,000 was destitutes were sent to the Hospital from the had to do in the past, when the spare accom- the contractor.
advanced by the Tung Wa Hospital to pay Registrar-General's Office, and 60 reported With the advice and co. themselves direct to the Hospital. The total modation of the Tung Wa Hospital was operation of the Hon. Mr. Brewin we made number admitted was therefore 4.303. Free insuficient to house them all. The Hospital an appeal to the Chinese public for further burials to the number of 3.483 were granted proper is at the same time relieved of the annoyance, to both patients and servants, had already subscribed handsomely once
subscriptions, As the Chinese community during the year. caused by the necessity of considering them before, it reflected the greatest credit on at all,
We relinquished our duties on For the construction of the Ko them to have responded to readily to our January this year and handed the manage Fong Wards and the refuge, our predecessors second appeal, which has not only enabled ment to the incoming directors with Mr. had set aside the sum of $32,407-41, and as us to pay back the $22.000 lent by the Tung Lau U Fong as Chairman, and Mr. Lo Si the cast had exceeded the amount reserved, Wa Hospital, but has also put us on the foi and Mr. Fan Pat Shan as vice-Chair- |E NEW FRENION REMEDY. we had to transfer from the Small-pox credit side of this Hospital's account. The men. Mr. Lan U Fong is a wealthy mer Hospital fund (which will be referred 10 second appeal for subscriptions brought. In chant and very popular amongst his country hereafter) the sum of $1,472.87 to cover the the hundsome figure of $30,062. deficit.
men. Although not having any English The whole Chinese community owe a debt education, he will be ably assisted by Mr The Small-pox Hospital at Yaurmati, the for the, free grant of the fine site on which is a good English scholar. They will, 10 of the deepest gratitude to the Covernment Lo Siu Hoi, one of the vice-Chairmen, who construction of which was also commenced the Kwong Wa Hospital is built, and the doubt, be able to attain better results during during our predecessors' term of office, waS completed two months ago and is now ready rant of $5,500 per annum towards its their term of office than we have done. for occupation. It contains a wards with very difficult indeed, if not impossible, for expenses, without which it would have been To beds in each. It is now, therefore, not the Chinese community to have embarked necessary to carry small-pox patients from
on the building of this institution.
SMALL-POX HOSPITAL.
GRATEFUL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
the 1st
In concluding this report we beg to tender our sincere thanks and gratitude to His Our Excellency the Governor for the sympathetic
the other side of the harbour to the Kennedy thanks are due to the donors of the Corona- and kindly manner he has always met us in Town Hospital; they can be treated on the tion fund for the handsome allottament of every question brought before him, and for spot, which is not only a great convenience $9,800 towards the funds of this Hospital, for the hearty support and encouragement we to those afflicted with the disease, but is also, which we have carried out their stipulation have always received from him. We were on sanitary grounds, most desirable. The to name the women and children's ward the fortunate indeed to have the support and only shortcomings are that there is as yet # Queen Mary's Ward." Our thanks are co-operation of His Excellency, who always
no mortuary attached to this Hospital, and also due to Mr. Li Fung Shan, one of the identifies himself with charitable works. the servants quarters are rather limited; but preliminary committee, for visiting house to
To the Hon. Mr. Brewin; to whom we plans for a mortuary have already been house for contributions; his efforts have re- must say that the greater part of our success! approved by the Building Authority, work sufted so far in increasing the fund by is due, we beg also to tender our thanks for has now been commenced, and it is expected it will be completed in about two months' theatrical performances were organised in has never failed to show us.
$3.350.50. At the beginning of last year the encouragement, advice and courtesy he time. As to the extension of servants' quar- the Taiping Theatre by Mr. Lau Chu Pak! ters, we propose to leave it for the attention
To Dr. Kelly, the visiting Surgeon of the and his colleagues, assisted by us. of our successors.
After Tung Wa Hospital, Dr. Forsyth, the visiting For the Small-pox Hospital, the sum of to $7,583.24, the handsome sum of $6,504.88 Dr. To. the Resident Surgeon, and the staff, paying all expenses and charges amounting Surgeon of the Kwong Wa Hospital, and $22,744.07 had been set aside and passed on was realised, of which $4,000 has been we beg to record our feartfelt thanks for the to us by our predecessors. Of this amount, handed over to the Hox. Registrar General very able manner in which they have carried we, have paid $11,933 to the contractor, and for the benefit of the Kwong Wa Hospital out their respective duties to the great satis- have reserved Sgon for the mortuary, and and the Public Dispensary at Vaumati, and faction of all conemmed-and-festly to myt $1,472.87 for covering the cost of the Ko the balance, $1.505.88. credited Kong Wards and the refuge for the kid Kwong Wa Hospital's account,
to the colleagues I thank most sincerely for the napped and destitute above referred to. We
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