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The Dispensary, Tai Po Market.-Dr. Luk Chuen Hsuen is in charge of this Dispensary.
2728 cases were treated as compared with 2577 last year.
The Dispensary has recently been moved to larger and more suitable premises situated on the main road.
VI. KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES. Government Dispensary, Kowloon.-The attendances during 1924, amounted to 32,503 as compared with 31,765 in 1923.
The total for the latter year included 6,871 vaccinations as against 571 this year. Including vaccinations from both figures, the totals would be 31,932 and 24,894 respectively, showing an increase of 7,038 for this year.
The total cases treated were made up as follows:-
1924 1923 New cases 14,512 10,609 Old cases 5,100 3,949 Vaccinations 571 6,871 Dressings 12,320 10,336 Total 32,503 31,7652,410 Government Servants attended for treatment as follows:-
1924 1923 Kowloon Canton Railway 840 464 Police 951 772 Others 619 289 Total 2,410 1,525Nationalities were represented as follows:-
Europeans 2,382 Chinese 27,486 Indians 1,632 Others 1,003 Total 32,503The Police:-The various Stations in Kowloon and the New Territories were regularly visited.