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I have the honor to be
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Your obedient Servant.
44 C. J Wharry Md.
Superintendent
F.M.C Auger Ing MRese
Colonial Surgeon.
HongKong
23rd April 1880
In forwarding the observations of the Superintendent of the Government Civil Hospital on the report concerning his duties by Deputy Surgeon General Mackinnon CB and F Bain, as I have been specially alluded to
I desire to make some comments on that portion of his letter
The Superintendent complains his work has become yearly more arduous but he fails to point out in what particular manner,
I therefore give the following figures which I think hardly agree with his assertion
Year Admissions to Hospital 1873 952 1874 829 1875 1010 1876 1276 1877 1,001 1878 950 1,289The fact that the Superintendent was absent from May to December in 1878 an... rest. Aust. be overlooked,
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the increased assistance he has received, When I arrived here the Hospital staff consisted of the Superintendent; an unqualified Apothecary, two European Wardmasters afterwards dismissed for drunkenness, and the Chinese attendants. Since that by my recommendation it has been augmented and improved. There is now a properly qualified Apothecary and Analyst, & Stewart, a Chinese Clerk and a Portuguese Wardmaster. The system of Chinese Attendance has been entirely altered And it is now modelled on that employed at the Naval Hospital
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With regard to the Superintendent's observations concerning private practice it having been brought to my notice that he was engaged in attending patients outside the Hospital without sanction from Government - I considered it my duty as Head of the Department to bring the fact to the notice knowledge of the Government especially as the Superintendent complains so frequently of over work
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I recommended in the report referred to by the Superintendent the appointment of a properly qualified Apothecary and Analyst - this recommendation has been approved and we now have a properly qualified Apothecary an Analyst. a member of the Pharmaceutical Society. The recommendation was that this official should possess the diploma of the Apothecaries Hall or other recognised qualification and the expression "Medical man" was used supposing he might... Grossers Clint he