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45. During the year the Tung Wah Hospital celebrated the 50th anniversary of its foundation. It is no exaggeration to say that the Tung Wah Hospital of Hongkong is now well known in every part of the world in which there is a Chinese community and during the year the Commitice under the able Chairmanship of Mr. Lå Wing-kwong raised a large sum of money to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Hospital.
On October 4 His Excellency the Governor laid the foundation stone of the new wing to the Hospital which the Committee had decided to build to celebrate the occasion.
The extension of the free school accommodation referred to in the last Annual Report has now been carried out and on December 1st the new school was opened by the Governor under the title of the "Chung Wa School." It is this building which accounts for the large increase in the expenditure of the Man Mo Temple during the year.
46. The expenditure was $201,775 as compared with $180,482 in 1919 and $99,120 in 1918. Last year's figure includes special items of $17,002 for the purchase of property and $20,000 for the construction of a new wing to the Hospital. The rise in the cost of living has also been responsible for increases in other items, such as salaries and wages.
The daily average of expenditure was thus $552.81 as against $470.00 in 1919.
The total income was $177,401 as against $179,909 in 1919; and the year's working shewed a loss of $24,284.
47. The following items on the receipt side show increases: --
Rent of Hospital property,
Interest,
Payment for medicines, sale of kitchen refuse.
and rent of mortuary and sundries,
Increases.
$5,759
2,874
2,828
48. The total number of in-patients admitted during 1920 was 7,129 as compared with 6,726 in 1919 and 6,239 in 1918. Of these 3,640 or 5118% as against 438% in 1919 elected to be treated by European methods.
The out-patients uumbered 148,589 as against 140,271 in 1919 (129,769 in 1918) and of these 22,643 or 15 24% (as against 15% in 1919) chose European treatment.
49. The number of surgical operations performed was 311 as compared with 226 in 1919. There were also 08 eye operations performed as against 109 in 1919.
50. The number of destitutes temporarily housed and then sent to their homes was 901 (718 in 1919), most of whom were sent
to the Hospital from this office.
51. Of the Charitable Funds managed by the Hospital the Man Mo Temple Fund (Table XI) shows an excess of expenditure over receipts of $12,930.09,
52. The balance sheet of the Brewin Charity as set out in (Table XII) shows that the income for the year exceeded the expenditure by $1,291.
The amount spent in gratuities and pensions was 84,028 as compared with $3,022 in 1910 and $2,177 in 1918.
$6,000 is invested in Hongkong 6% War Bonds.
KWONG WA HOSPITAL.
(Tables XIII and XIV.)
53. The work of the Hospital again showed an increase during 1920. In all 4,104 patients were admitted (as against 3,212 in 1919) of whom 2,549 or 62% (as against 58% in 1919 and 48% in 1918) came under European treatment, while 1,555 elected to be treated by Chinese methods.
54. The total number of out-patients treated was 30,353 as against 35,392 in 1919: of these 28,518 elected to receive European This gives a percentage of 78'4 as against 70'6 in 1919
treatment.
and 65'3 in 1918.
55. The total net expenditure of the Hospital for 1920 was $63,242 as against $42,663 in the previous Chinese year. Salaries and wages and food for patients show increases and the construction of the wards alone cost $17,160.
CHINESE PUBLIC DISPENSARIES AND PLAGUE HOSPITAL (Tables XV to XX.)
56. The total number of cases treated at the Dispensaries during the year was 137,891 compared with 124,586 in 1919, OF this total 75,449 were new, and 62,442 return cases.
57. The number of vaccinations performed was 8,121 as against 6,367 in 1919.
58. The total expenditure on the Dispensaries was $37,293 as compared with $30,806 in 1919,
59. The revenue of the Dispensaries, excluding the balance of $74,281 from 1910 and a grant of $4,000 by Governinent, amounted to $38,131 as compared with $38,278 in 1919.
60. Of the two Kowloon Dispensaries at Hunghom and Sham- shuipo the first shows an excess of expenditure over receipts of $399 and a decline in credit balance from 84,052 in 1919 to $3,651. The second shows an increase in its credit balance from $208 in 1910 to $4,240, due to the sale of new Kowloon Inland Lot No. 141, which realised $3,450.
61. The number of dead and dying infants brought to the Dispensaries was 1,340 as compared with 1,356 in 1919.
62. The number of infants under the age of five years brought in to be treated again shows & considerable increase, 18,813 being treated as against 10,238 in 1918.
63. 1,163 corpses were ranioved to hospital or mortuary as against 1,178 in 1819; 501 applications for coffins were received as against 528 in 1919; and there were 150 attendances at the cleans- ing of infected promises as against 572 in 1910,
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