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403. There has been a marked increase in the number of children admitted and a ward of six beds is now set apart as a Children's Ward.

404. There has been a decrease in the number of cases in the Private Wards but this was due to the increase in the charges from $2.50 to $4.00 a day.

405. There is improvement in the health of the general staff, and there are now very few cases of Malaria since prophylactic doses of Quinine were instituted and mosquito nets supplied to the nurses.

406. The deaths in 1931 numbered 827. A large number of these died within 24 hours after admission.

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