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Taipo Dispensary.-2,200 new cases were treated at the dispensary and 453 old cases.
The following Table shows a detailed list of the cases :--
New Cases. Old Cases. Malaria, 956 43 Injuries, 150 23 Diseases of the Skin, 285 49 Diseases of the Respiratory Organs, 120 68 Diseases of the Digestive 173 17 Eye, 42 35 Ear, 31 24 Nervous System, 20 ?? Circulatory 13 11 Urinary 2 10 Ulcers, Abscesses, &c., 265 85 Dysentery, 20 12 Beri-beri, 8 1 Rheumatism, 45 15 Febricula, 12 ... Adenitis, 7 1 Anæmia, 6 6 Tumour, 2 ... Kerosine Poisoning, 1 ... Debility, 7 ... Diseases of Women, 5 2 Venereal Diseases, 39 59 2,200 453Taipo Cottage Hospital.--The hospital was closed from October 31st to the end of the year.
During the ten months it was open 35 new cases were admitted. Out of these 4 were transferred to hospitals in Hongkong and there were 7 deaths.
The following shows a list of the cases :-
Diseases. Remaining in hospital from 1908. Admissions. Deaths. Transferred to Hongkong. Malaria, ... 10 ... ... Dysentery, ... 3 3 ... Ulcers, Abcesses, &c., ... 6 ... ... Heart Disease, ... 1 NA ... Pneumonia, Pleurisy, &c., ... 1 1 ... Phthisis, 1 ... ... ... Injuries, ... 15 3 ... Trachoma, ... 1 ... ... Epilepsy, Orchitis, ... 1 ... ... Total, 1 35 7 4