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Annexe D.
VICTORIA HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN.
REPORT BY DR. J. M. ATKINSON, Medical Officer in Charge.
Staff-Dr. Atkinson was in charge during the year excepting from 1st to 17th March, when Dr. Fitzwilliams acted for him.
Nursing Staff-Sister Millington returned from leave on October 18th and took over charge from Sister Jacobs. During the year five of the Nursing Sisters and four of the Nurses of the Medical Department were on duty for varying periods of time when required.
Buildings. These were maintained in a good state of repair. The remaining bath-rooms were tiled.
Admissions, Diseases and Deaths.-There were 344 admissions during the year as compared with 219 in 1909, this is by far the largest number of admissions since the hospital was opened.
There were only five deaths, a percentage of 1.45 as compared with 52 in 1909.
The admissions during the last three years are classified as follows:
1910 1909 1908 1. Age: Under 3 years, 83 82 66 Between 3 and 12 years, 93 106 24 Over 12 years. 168 113 124 2. Nationality : Europeans, Asiatics, 37 23 26 307 208 3. Class of Patients: Paying Patients, 192 131 108 Government Servants, 12 2 3 Wives and children of Government Servants, 82 50 65 Free, 58 30 58Malarial Fever-There was a marked increase compared with the previous year, the number of admissions being 91 as against 26 in 1909.
They are classified as follows:
Quartan, 1 Simple Tertian, 34 Malignant, 53 Mixed Infection (Simple Tertian and Malignant), 3