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319. The nationality of the patients was:-
European 341 Indian 985 Chinese 3,440 Russian 25 Other Asiatics 85 Total 4,876320. A large proportion of the total patients receive treatment free of charge.
321. There were 333 deaths and of these 149 occurred within 24 hours of admission. The case death rate was 70.30 per mille (75.4 per mille in 1931).
322. 915 major operations were performed (977 in 1931). Of these 515 were from the University Surgical Clinic, 80 from the University Gynaecological Clinic, and the remaining 319 were performed by the Government Medical Officers.
323. There were 737 accidents of a nature so serious as to require treatment as inpatients (817 in 1931).
324. Police Wards. The total number of admissions and deaths were as follows:
Admissions Deaths British 83 Russian ship guards 19 Indians 440 4 Chinese (Cantonese) 81 Chinese (Wei-hai-wei) 76 Total 699 4325. The daily average number of Government Servants treated by the Government Medical Officers as outpatients was 28 (25 in 1931).
326. Outpatients Department. This department is open both morning and afternoon. The number of attendances, exclusive of Venereal Diseases cases, was 47,627 (43,196 in 1931). In addition, there were 17,313 attendances for dressings (13,953 in 1931). The number of prescriptions dispensed was 52,838 (42,111 in 1931).