AnnualReport-1926

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VICTORIA GAOL HOSPITAL,

Dr. J. R. Craig was Medical Officer to the prison throughout the year. The total admissions to Victoria Gaol during the year amounted to 6,511 of which 360 were females, 6,097 males and 54 juvenile offenders.

MALE SECTION.

Total admissions to male prison

6,097

The daily average number of male prisoners in gaol was 1,009 The total number of prisoners found unfit for hard labour on admission to the prison was 1,523 made up as follows:-

Prisoners requiring Medical Isolation 340 Prisoners requiring hospital treatment on admission 101 Prisoners only fit for light labour 384 Prisoners only fit for light labour 698 TOTAL 1,523

N.B.—Of this latter figure 520 were over 59 years of age.

Prisoners requiring hospital treatment during year 585 The daily average sick in male hospital 19.3 Prisoners requiring to be sent to the G. C. H. for treatment other than available in the prison 22 Prisoners sent to the Lunatic Asylum 5 Prisoners sent to the Leper Colony at Canton 3

FEMALE SECTION.

The total admissions to female prison 360 The Daily average number of female prisoners in gaol 5 Prisoners found unfit for hard labour on admission to prison 42 Prisoners requiring hospital treatment 17 Daily average in hospital 0.04 Prisoners requiring out-patient treatment 30 Prisoners admitted during pregnancy 11 Prisoners giving births to living children in prison 2 Prisoners requiring to be sent to G. C. H. for treatment other than available at prison 3

HOSPITAL IN-PATIENTS. (Both Sections.)

Totalled 602.

Individual diseases with numbers are entered in attached Table 1.