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Methods. The number of in-patients was 12,772 including 1,928 maternity patients. Deducting the maternity cases, all of whom are treated by Western methods, the general cases numbered 10,844, of which 5,296 or 49 per cent were treated by Western methods.
The number of out-patients was 227,945 of which only 25,463 or 11.1 per cent chose Western treatment.
1,061 operations were performed, many of these being major operations. Included in this figure are 500 operations on the eye.
Deaths. There were 2,165 deaths, of which 411 occurred within 24 hours of admission.
In addition 1,501 bodies were brought to the hospital for burial.
The Maternity work of this Institution is described in the section dealing with Maternity and Child Welfare (V).
THE KWONG WAH HOSPITAL.
General beds 234. Maternity beds 57.
This hospital is an extension of the Tung Wah Charity. Situated in Kowloon it provides for the Peninsula what the Tung Wah Hospital does for Hong Kong.
The staff consists of a Chinese Government Resident Medical Officer, whose salary is paid by the Government, and two other Resident Medical Officers paid by the Hospital.
Dr. Cheng Kung San was the Resident Government Medical Officer.
There are also a number of Chinese Doctors who practise Chinese Medicine.
The total number of patients treated was 150,068, of which 97,267 were treated by Chinese methods and 52,801 by Western methods.
The number of in-patients was 9,777 including 3,097 maternity cases. Deducting the maternity patients, all of whom are under Western treatment, the general cases numbered 6,680 of which 3,929 or 58.8 per cent were treated by Western methods.
The number of out-patients was 140,291, of which 45,536 or 31.1 per cent chose Western treatment, and 94,755 Chinese treatment.