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The staff consists of a Chinese Government Medical Officer, whose salary is paid by Government, and two Resident Medical Officers paid by the Hospital.
As in the case of the Tung Wah and Kwong Wah Hospitals, patients may choose either Western or Chinese treatment.
The total number of patients treated was 1,831, of which 1,503 were treated by Chinese methods and 328 by Western methods. The number of in-patients was 223 including 22 maternity cases. Deducting the maternity cases all of whom are treated by Western methods, of the remaining 201 general patients 96 or 47.7 per cent were treated by Western methods. The number of out-patients was 1,608 of which 210 or 13 per cent chose Western treatment.
Deaths-There were 31 deaths in hospital.
THE CHINESE PUBLIC DISPENSARIES.
The Dispensaries, eight in number, treated a total of 209,355 patients during the year.
(191,152 in 1928).
Each Dispensary is in charge of a Chinese Medical Officer trained in Western Medicine.
In addition to ordinary work of a dispensary, these Institutions serve as places where the poor may apply for assistance in matters connected with:
(a) the removal of patients to hospital. (b) certification as to causes of death. (c) removal of corpses to mortuaries. (d) supply of coffins.
The work done by these Dispensaries increases year by year. As only Western treatment is dispensed, it is evident that the Chinese are not adverse to Western treatment where it is easily available.
The dispensary at Shaukiwan was found too small and a new building was erected. This was opened in September. This dispensary and the one at Yaumati are both greatly patronised by the boating population.
Plans for the rebuilding of the dispensary at Yaumati are under consideration.
Free vaccination is available at all Dispensaries.
Gynaecological Clinics are held once a week at each dispensary by one of the Lady Assistant Visiting Medical Officers. The following table shows the work done during the year: