36
24
Diseases due to disorders of Nutrition or Metabolism:-
Beri-beri
Diseases of the Blood:-
Anaemia
13
25
Nationalities and sexes were represented as follows:-
1926
1925
Europeans,
1,494
2,576
Chinese,
18,649
21,936
Indians,
1,105
1,269
Others,
802
1,039
22,050
26,820
Epilepsy
Diseases of the Nervous System :-
Abscess of brain Neuralgia
Diseases of the Circulatory System
1
1
4
57
15
Respiratory System
**
17
77
Digestive System.
22
Areolar Tissue
Local Injuries
4
Males, Females,
Poisons :--
Chronic Opium Poisoning
Observation
18
23
Total
255
follows:-
-
1926
1925
13,326
17,002
8,741
9,818
22,050
26,820
1,892 Government Servants attended for treatment As
1926
1925
Kowloon Canton Railway, Police,
737
686
784
1,079
Others,
371
489
1,892
2,254
year.
GOVERNMENT DISPENSARY, KOWLOON.
REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1926.
Dr. Newton was the Medical Officer in charge during the The attendances amounted to 22,050 as compared with 26,820 in 1925. The Dispensary in Nathan Road was closed at the end of September the patients being seen at the Railway in a room kindly provided by the Manager.
The total cases treated were made up as follows:-
The number of prescriptions dispensed during the year was 12,034 as compared with 17,853 in 1925,
25 patients received Anti-rabic vaccine treatment.
•
1926
1925
New Cases,
10.280
13,875
Old Cases,
3.285
4.081
Vaccinations,
671
474
Physical Examinations,
226
255
Daily Dressings,
7.688
8,135
22.050
26,820
KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY.
Dr. I. Newton was Medical Officer in Charge of the Railway during the year.
During the year 737 employees were treated at the Govern- ment Dispensary as compared with 686 last year.
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