AnnualReport-1914

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Annexe J.

TUNG WA HOSPITAL.

REPORT BY DR. C. W. MCKENNY, Visiting Medical Officer.

As in past years it is my privilege to thank the Chairman, (Mr. Chau Siu-ki), and the Directors for their assistance and generosity.

The Tung Wa Hospital has maintained the number and standard of its varied activities. In some departments there have been small decreases in the number of individuals receiving relief—medicinal or financial—but the cause of this must be sought for in conditions beyond the control of the institution.

The students of the University have again obtained valuable material for clinical work in medicine and midwifery in the wards of the hospital.

Buildings and Equipment.—The hospital's general condition remains the same, and no structural alterations have been made. The accommodation is 330 beds in the hospital proper and 60 in the Refuge for destitutes. Suitable warming for the operating theatre has been obtained by electric radiators.

Staff. Dr. G. H. Thomas has acted during the year as Resident Medical Officer. He has been assisted by Dr. Song Chong-chai. The other members of the staff remain the same as in 1913 with the exception that Dr. Chan Shui-yee has severed his connection with the hospital.

Statistics. The total number of admissions to the hospital numbered 4,472 as against 4,706 in 1913.

There were 211 patients remaining over from 1913, so that the total number of cases treated during the year was 4,683 (4,910 in 1913). Of this total, 2,937 were discharged, 1,507 died in hospital, and 239 were under treatment at the end of the year.

There were 469 cases admitted in a moribund condition. If this number be deducted from the total admissions, there remains a balance of 4,214 cases who were able to make their choice of treatment. The number of patients under Western and Chinese methods of treatment were as follows:—

giving a percentage of 61.42 per cent. for Chinese treatment and 38.58 per cent. for Western treatment. This shows an increased percentage for European treatment as compared with 1913, and as many patients who select European treatment after one or two days of Chinese treatment are still shown on the register as being under