Some time past, but it is difficult to deal with one. The mortality in the Tung Wah or Chinese Hospital was considerable when compared with that of the Civil Hospital, but very many of those who enter this Hospital do so in a hopeless condition, and it can scarcely be expected that Chinese medical treatment, however much the Chinese themselves may believe in it, can be efficacious in restoring health as the European.
The statistics of the Lock Hospital show a general increase of disease.
Arguments prevailed against the compulsory examination of women; and there was no much to be said on both sides of this once disputed question. But the results of...
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