way that Europeans offer a glass of wine. It is not expected among the Chinese that the visitor will make a beast of himself, and become non compos mentis any more than the European visitor is expected to make himself drunk. It is quite evident from the numbers that smoke even to large amounts without harm to themselves, without any desire to increase the amount of their daily allowance, even when it is but small, that the practice bears no comparison with spirit drinking. The case with which the habit is dropped at once with immediate benefit is very well illustrated in the rapid increase of weight. From what I can see in the Gaol, Tobacco smokers suffer much more annoyance when deprived of their pipe than the opium smokers do. I am no advocate for the practice of opium smoking as the "Friend of China" suggests in an abusive article on opinions I expressed on the matter in previous reports, for I cannot discover where the pleasure or enjoyment is obtained, and except for the extravagant price paid for it a more harmless and useless amusement and a greater waste of time I cannot conceive. There has been much sickness among the Gaol officials as
I have previously mentioned and for similar reasons to the sickness among the Police viz. unwholesome quarters. I am glad to find the views I expressed in former reports as to evil effects of flogging on the back with the cat on the internal organs of the body have been confirmed at Home, for the Lancet of April 2nd 1881, in a short article on Flogging in the Army says "The Hounslow inquest will be fresh in the recollection of many readers, and it will not be forgotten that the enquiry, which elicited the most startling and significant facts was adjourned ten times. The lash was then shown to be a weapon capable of inflicting formidable and even fatal injuries on the deep structures while apparently doing little harm to the superficial. It was found to be a murderous, and wholly misleading instrument of torture." Flogging as now conducted on the breech does no permanent harm. The increased number of sick among the prisoners is principally from causes not in any way connected with the Gaol, and it is a matter of congratulation that notwithstanding the increased number in the daily average of prisoners, the limited accommodation has not given rise to any serious trouble, and there have been only two deaths to record.
## TEMPORARY LUNATIC ASYLUM.
This still remains in the old houses in Hollywood Road, parts of which have become uninhabitable, and the houses themselves cannot be considered safe. Twice during 1880 public notice of a storm having been given from the Harbour Master's Office, the lunatics had to be removed to the Police Cells at the Central Station, fortunately the storms were not severe. The buildings are wholly unsuited for the purpose of a Lunatic Asylum, but no better can be procured, and should anything happen to them during the Typhoon season this year, I am unable to point out any others to take their place.
There were eight admissions this year, besides one that remained from last year. Two of the admissions, one female and one male, were from the better classes, who I venture to say had never been lodged in such a hole as this building before. The female was confined a month and dismissed relieved. The male was a partner in a large mercantile house, was detained a week, when a passage was taken for him to England with his keeper by the House he belonged to.
One case was an educated Chinaman, who could read, write and speak English well; he had long been in the employ of an English Firm in a responsible post and was a man about forty years of age. He was dismissed cured, and has been all right ever since. Another case was a China boy educated in the Central School, who also wrote, read and spoke English very well, he was dismissed relieved. One was an English sailor, who had cut his throat and stabbed himself in the abdomen. This was an interesting case, the wound in the abdomen healed, but an abscess formed under the scar which was opened, and a large piece of the liver was discharged. This man made a good recovery both physically and mentally. There was another case of attempted suicide and cerebral excitement which was discovered to be caused by constipation. The man's bowels must have been in this state for over a fortnight. This was a Chinaman and was dismissed cured. One was a Gaol Warder who was also dismissed cured. The other two were Portuguese destitutes afterwards taken charge of and removed by their Consul.
## TUNG WAH HOSPITAL.
The total number of admissions during this year was 1,353, of these 590 died. The number of outpatients treated was 81,274. The number of deaths in Hospital is chiefly owing to the insuperable objection of the Chinese to go into Hospital, except in the last extremity, many being admitted in a moribund condition.
The number of small-pox cases admitted was 155, of which 97 died, most of the cases were children.
The number of vaccinations done by the Tung Wah Hospital during the year was 1,594, of these 86 were done in the villages by travelling vaccinators belonging to the Hospital.
## LOCK HOSPITAL.
This still remains in a building that was formerly a school, part of which cannot be used. Both the new and the old Lock Hospitals being used as the Civil Hospital.
There were 57 registered women admitted during the year. They were nearly all cases of the milder types of venereal disease, only one case of Secondary syphilis.