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TAIPO DISPENSARY-(New Territory).
1. During the year Dr. C. H. Luk was Chinese Medical Officer in charge. The number of visits during the year as compared with 1927 were as follows:-
1927 1928 New Cases 1,689 2,386 Old Cases 1,191 1,987 Vaccination 1,346 1,677 TOTAL 4,196 6,048UN LONG DISPENSARY—(New Territory).
1. This Dispensary—which is in charge of a dresser—is visited twice a week by Dr. Luk. The number of cases treated during the year was 4,168 as compared with 4,389 for 1927. The number of vaccinations was 485—the number for 1927 was 400.
VENEREAL CLINICS.
1. A Venereal Diseases Clinic at the Government Civil Hospital was begun in February, 1928, by Dr. Craig. Owing to his absence on leave, the full figures for the first six months of the year are not available.
2. From July to December the Clinic was taken over by Dr. H. A. Fawcett, Medical Officer of Health.
3. The Clinic was only open on Wednesdays and Fridays from 5 to 7 p.m.
4. The total number of cases treated from July to December—697, an average attendance of 36.6 on each day.
The total number of new cases was 126, of which:
77 were Syphilis,
36 were Gonorrhoea,
13 were Chancroid.
The total revisits were 571.
Disease Europeans Chinese Indians Other Races Syphilis 52 16 1 Gonorrhoea X 17 11 8 Chancroid 5 Totals 25 71 29 1