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The monthly return of cases of Malaria and comparison with other years is shown in the following table:-
Jan. Feb. Mar. April. May June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Total. 1910, 1909, 25 36 9 13 36 20 33 28 23 39 23 24 242 12 18 7 14 450 1908, 65 68 58 41 22 14 B 1907, .... 5995 56 25 32 16 37 05 42 GO 59 1 18 59166 185 203 117 85 62 65 59 1,168 12 51 33 556The following is a list of cases sent to hospital for treatment :-
Malaria, 24 Dysentery, 9 Injuries, 1 Debility, Rheumatism, Ulcer, &c., 9 (2 deaths). Venereal, 1 1 1 2Since the opening of the line on October 1st the Medical Assistant has resided at Taipokan and visits all stations except in Kowloon daily with a view to the prevention of disease as much as possible and the early treatment of cases. In Kowloon where workshops, carriage sheds, &c., have been established, patients attend the Government Medical Office daily at stated hours or if too ill to attend they are visited in their homes.
The Railway Medical Officer at the termination of his agreement in October, 1909, was appointed a Medical Officer in the Medical Department of the Colony, his special duties being those of Medical Officer to Kowloon and the New Territories.
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