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Diptheria :—10 cases were treated. In one patient, an in- tant three weeks old, the disease attacked the conjunctive only. Fortunately the mother brought the child to Hospital within the first twenty-four hours. The condition cleared up rapidly after a large dose of anti-toxin, without any damage to the eyes. source of infection was not traced. The mother was apparently

not a carrier.

The

Dysentery:--15 cases were treated; 14 were Amebic and 1

Bacillary.

Again this year the Maternity Block has been used as a General Hospital, the work on the main building having been unavoidably delayed. Many of the up-to-date instruments and appliances have, however, already been received and are in use.

The Kennedy Town Small-pox Hospital:-The hospital re- cords show a fall in the number of Small-pox cases admitted u comparison with the year 1924. Three cases of Small-pox re- mained over from 1924 in hospital. Cases admitted during 1925-

Deaths.

Small-pox 6 cases

ƒ 5 modfied

Nil.

1 confluent f

Under observation as contacts with

Small-pox,

Cholera,

3 Nil.

2 2

Of the Small-pox cases only one was unvaccinated, two cases were local and the remainder imported.

Both cases of Cholera were imported and came from an in- fected port.

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OJ OKRASIC] of one siƏC

suose jo davadan Appre of fredsof my admiðar ápri

*J084) 01 Buolssṛtupu [849],

of pudson of issu

VICTORIA GAOL HOSPITAL.

Dr. J. R. Craig was in charge. The following statistical table shows totals, average and percentages, in comparison

with the preceding four years.

Year.

Total Number of

Daily Average Number of

Rate % of

*สมอะไno)

Jong by sanoisi

1921

066*F

236

867'6

13

009

6.0

25.20

8.1

1.10

0.28

1922

5,014

362

14,911

8

787

7.6

00'OF

7.21

0.96

0.15

1923

5,051

827

19,824

01

861

7.1

52.90 £

6.47

1.01

0.19

1924

7.392

201

16,381

1,066

10.7

FIFE

1.04.

60°0

1925

6,339

580 1

18,603

28

1,116

14.0

50.90

9.13

1,25

0,14

asmaster of one spiraci

dson of soussipy

*Job of porturi sanos!],[

The Total Admissions to the Prison during the year amounted to 6,339, of which, 333 were Females, 5,934 Males, and

72 Juveniles.

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