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Of the 197 female prisoners who were admitted 63 required medical attention; one died of plague. The average daily number in gaol was 27.
Total number of :—
1921 1922 Prisoners admitted to gaol. 4,990 15,014 Admission to hospital. 236 362 Out patients. 9,298 14,911 Deaths due to disease. 8 Daily average number of :· Prisoners in gaol. Sick in hospital. B 600 787 Outpatients. Rate per cent of :- Admissions to hospital to total admissions to gaol. 6.6 7.6 Daily average in hospital to daily average of prisoners. 25.2 H 1.1 Deaths due to disease to total admissions to gaol. 4.78 7.21 0.96 0.28 0.15Lati-chi-kok branch of the Gaol—Dr. J. T. Smalley was attached to this branch of the prison as the medical officer. The daily average number of the prisoners was 129. Most of the prisoners are undergoing a short term of imprisonment or they are juvenile offenders. The only ailment of any importance which was at all of ordinary occurrence, was malaria, very many of the prisoners having been affected with it before their entry into the prison. Quinine is given as a preventive and parades are held for this purpose.
A new block of buildings was completed during the year for juvenile prisoners, which will permit of their being kept entirely separate from the rest of the prisoners.
The number of prisoners admitted to gaol was, 902
Transferred to Victoria gaol,.... 27
hospital, 252
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One death occurred on account of rupture of the spleen, the result of a fall.
VI. KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES.
Dr. J. T. Smalley was medical officer in charge until November 4 when he was relieved by Dr. W. B. A. Moore. As in the previous year Dr. Luk Chuen-hsuen was in charge of the dispensary at Tai Po Market, working under the supervision of the medical officer in charge of the New Territories.
The Dispensary, Kowloon. The attendances during the year amounted to 24,768 as compared with 15,838 in 1921. Those who attended on more than one occasion are included in this total as