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serum and intra-venous injection of iodine were tried in some cases, but the results were not of an encouraging nature. Only one attendant was infected and this was a mild case which recovered.
Chronic Opium Poisoning.-There were 181 cases admitted (219 in 1913) with 33 deaths, (19 in 1913). The treatment of these was as follows:-
Western, Chinese. 72 with 9 deaths, i.e., 12.5% 109 24 22.01% 11 11 15Operations.-The general operations numbered 186 (143 in 1913). The increase noted last year has been maintained. It is rare to find a patient who is in need of surgical measures refusing operation.
Eye Department. care of Dr. Harston. in his place.
This has been, as in former years, under the During his absence, Dr. Martyn Lobb acted
The following tables are appended :-
- Return of Diseases and Deaths.
- Return of Diseases and Deaths: proportion of cases treated by Western and Chinese methods.
- Vaccinations.
- General Operations,
- General Statistics.
- Tung Wa Hospital, Small-pox Branch.
- Patients treated at the Kwong Wa Hospital.
GENERAL STATISTICS.
1914. 1913. Remaining in hospital at end of 1913, 211 204 Admissions during 1914. 4,472 4,706 Total number of in-patients treated in 1914, 4,683 4,910 Deaths during 1914, 1,507 1,274 Discharged during 1914,.. 2,937 3,425 Remaining in hospital on 1st January, 1915, 239 211 Cases treated by Chinese methods, 2,823 3,233 Western 1,860 1,677 77 Deaths under Chinese treatment, 1,069 982 Western 438 292 Males treated, 3,685 3,952 Females treated, 998 958 Serious injuries and medico-legal cases sent to the Government Civil Hospital, . 82 91 Cases admitted in a dying condition,. 469 293 Cases brought in dead, 1,710 1,263 Bodies sent to the Public Mortuary, 583 626 Free burials, 2,671 3,004 Out-patients: Native treatment (new and old cases), . 91,887 96,487Page 300
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