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These two measures ensure a fair standard of cleanliness among the poorer classes of the community,
There were 3 cases of hydrophobia (1 human and 2 canine) throughout the year; 109 dogs were placed under observation and 14 dog brains were examined by the Government Bacteriologist for evidence of rabies.
GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS.
Civil Hospital-This hospital consists of three blocks and contains 212 beds in 23 wards. At times of pressure this number has been increased to 230 beds. 100 beds are allotted to the University Clinic.
5,108 In-patients were treated (4,995 in 1928). Of these 1,885 were under the Staff of the University (1,286 in 1928). The daily average number of patients was 178. Attendances at the Out-patient Department numbered 52,127 (56,947 in 1928). The greater part of the work of this Department is done by the Staff of the University.
Attached to the hospital is an isolated Maternity Hospital containing 21 beds. 807 patients were treated during the year (776 in 1928). All the patients, except a few treated by the Government Medical Officers, were under the care of the University Professor of Obstetrics and his assistants. Of those treated, 9 were Europeans and 798 Asiatics.
Mental Hospital. The Hospital is situated close to the Civil Hospital and is under the direction of the Medical Officer in charge of that hospital. European and Chinese patients are separated, the European portion containing 14 beds in separate wards and the Chinese portion 18 beds.
290 patients of all races were treated during 1929 and there were 20 deaths.
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 40 patients were admitted (11 in 1928).
Victoria Hospital. This hospital is situated on the Peak and consists of a Main Block and a Maternity Block.
There are 42 beds in the main block in which 506 patients were treated, and 22 beds in the Maternity Block in which 92 were treated.
Kowloon Hospital.-Situated on the mainland has 57 beds. 1,277 patients were treated in 1929 as compared with 1,204 in 1928.
TUNG WAH HOSPITAL (Government aided).
Number of beds 460 Number of patients treated in 1929 12,806 Number of patients treated in 1928 11,486