Chief Diseases—
Malaria,
M 35
109 against 118 in 1919
Digestive system,
122
132
Respiratory system,
111
.79
Rheumatism,
63
60
13
Typhoid fever,
1
1
31
Cellular tissues,
93
45
13
Injuries,
97
73
Influenza,
107
170
Per cent.
Per cent.
Malaria,
Total.
1920.
1919.
Europeans,
10
5.5
8.5
Indians,
7.1
14.8
20.2
Chinese,
2.5
4
2.5
Invaliding.-8 Europeans, 8 Indians and 8 Chinese were invalided as being unfit for further service.
Deaths :-
Europeans,
...0
0
...4
0·8%
Indians,
...4
0·6%
Chinese,
Causes of Death :-
Indians, 1 pneumonia, 1 phthisis, 1 Cerebro-spinal Meningitis, and 1 Fracture of base of the skull (suicide).
Chinese, 1 bullet wound, 1 pneumonia, 1 chronic nephritis, and 1 Typhoid fever.
UNIVERSITY CLINIC.
The Surgical Clinic is under the direction of Professor Kenelm H. Digby F.R.C.S., Ho Tung Professor of Surgery to the University of Hongkong.
During the year 558 cases were under treatment as in-patients. (366 in 1919).
342 operations were performed under general anaesthesia.
A special Surgical Out-patient clinic is held on Wednesday afternoons, the average attendance being 18 patients each Wednesday.
This clinic has proved of great value in following the after history of cases and in providing additional clinical material.
Conditions of patients discharged from hospital :-
+ -- Recovered, Improved, 261 166 Unchanged, 81 Deterioriated, 1 + Died, 23 Remaining under treatment, 21 558