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The number of cases of Diphtheria was 87 of which 65 were Chinese and 22 Non-Chinese. Of these 2 Non-Chinese and 4 Chinese cases were imported.
There was one case of Hydrophobia, the victim being Non-Chinese. During the year 312 dogs were placed under observation on suspicion of being rabid and 11 carcases were sent direct to the Bacteriologist for examination. 34 dog brains were examined during the year; in 5 Negri bodies were present. These 5 cases were in Kowloon and New Territories; in Hong Kong Island it would appear as if the last outbreak was now over, as no positive case has been detected since December 1926.
GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS.
Civil Hospital. This hospital consists of three blocks and contains 198 beds in 23 wards.
4,894 in-patients and 35,962 out-patients were treated during 1927 as against 5,381 and 16,969 respectively in 1926.
Attached to the hospital is an isolated Maternity Hospital containing 20 beds. 686 patients were admitted during the year (626 in 1926). Since the opening of the Maternity Block at Victoria Hospital, this hospital has been mainly used for Asiatics.
Victoria Hospital. This hospital is situated on the Peak and consists of a Main Block and a Maternity Block. The hospital was originally reserved for women and children but since the opening of the Maternity Block the accommodation in the main building was more than was required and in December it was decided to admit male patients also.
There are 38 beds in the main building to which 323 patients were admitted, and 33 in the Maternity Block to which 63 were admitted.
The Infectious Diseases Hospital is situated on the western outskirts of the city—it is used mainly for the treatment of Small-pox. The Hospital contains 26 beds to which 9 patients were admitted (13 in 1926).
Kowloon Hospital.—Situated on the mainland has 48 beds. 980 patients were treated in 1927 as compared with 894 in 1926.