Hong Kong Annual Administration Reports, 1841-1941
COLONIAL REPORTS-ANNUAL.
bridges on the Chinese section of the line were damaged by explosives in attempts to prevent movements of troops. During this political unrest robber bands were as usual active along the part of the line in the Chinese Territory.
On two occasions the launch which plies between Taipo in British Territory and Sha U Chung in Chinese Territory was pirated.
During the visit of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales in April, the Kowloon Railway Station was dressed with flags and buntings, and the building and clock tower facing the harbour fronts, including the goods shed, was picked out in red electric lights on the nights of the 6th and 7th.
The Gross Receipts for the year were $710,295.75, as against $603,980.77 for 1921, an increase of $106,314.98. The balance after paying working expenses stands at $148,151.40.
The Through and Joint Sectional Passengers carried were as follows:-
1920 1921 1922 Passengers booked by Stations in British Territory to Stations in China 365,665 435,933 526,111 Passengers booked by Stations in China to Stations in British Territory 373,776 462,379 522,909The Local Passengers carried were as follows :—
1920 1921 1922 Main Line 392,206 429,133 639,709 Fanling Branch 47,787 43,733 52,431VI.-GOVERNMENT AND AIDED INSTITUTIONS.
(a.)-HOSPITALS.
Government Hospitals consist of the Civil Hospital, to which is attached an isolated Maternity Hospital, the Victoria Hospital for Women and Children, and the Kennedy Town Infectious Diseases Hospital.
The Civil Hospital contains 170 beds in 21 wards. 4,447 in-patients and 25,892 out-patients were treated during 1921 as against 4,815 and 3,926 respectively in 1920. 484 cases of malarial fever were admitted as against 399 in 1921 and 243 in 1920. The total cases of malaria for all Government Hospitals and the Tung Wa Hospital shows an increase of 236 cases as compared with the year 1920. The Maternity Hospital contains 9 beds for Europeans, plus 3 extra beds, and 8 for Asiatics. 617 confinements occurred during the year as against 613 in 1921. The Victoria Hospital at the Peak contains 41 beds, and during 1922 178 patients were