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Sick Rate.—59'80 per cent. for Europeans as against 87·52 in 1908, 99·75 for Indians as against 117·51, 21·18 for Chinese as against 28·98.
Mortality Rate.—1·51 per cent. for Europeans as against nil, 0·73 as against nil for Indians and 0·39 for Chinese as against 0·20.
Malaria.—87 cases as against 108 last year. The Europeans suffered to the extent of 3·7 per cent., the Indians 16·7 per cent. and the Chinese 2·5 per cent. The percentage incidence of the whole Force shows a decrease of 2·9% as compared with last year. There were 6 re-admissions for this disease as against 15 last year, all amongst the Indians, five coming in twice and one three times. The worst stations are Sai Kung (8·75), Tsat Tse Mui (5·00), Stanley (4·26), Sham Shui Po (4·11), Tung Chung (2·85), Sheung Shui (2·14), Bay View (2·00), and No. 2 (13·16) whilst Water Police only suffered to the extent of 2·3 %.
Other ailments call for no comments.
Gaol.—There were 61 admissions as against 53 (68·5 against 62·9%). There were no deaths and one Indian was invalided for Phthisis.
Sanitary.—There were 70 admissions against 50. No deaths occurred and no invaliding.
MATERNITY HOSPITAL.
There were 122 admissions as against 82—the largest number since the building was opened. There were 4 deaths, 3 amongst Chinese due to Albuminuria, shock following Cæsarian section and Peritonitis due probably to a ruptured duodenal ulcer and one Japanese due to Albuminuria. Of those admitted 24 were wives of Government servants, 59 private paying and 35 free.
FEES.
The total amount of fees received from the Civil Hospital and its annexes (excluding Victoria Hospital) was $24,346.90 as compared with $26,970.30.