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494. In all cases where a diagnosis cannot otherwise be made a sectio cadaveris is performed.
495. All dead rats collected by the Sanitary Authorities are taken to the mortuaries for examination with regard to plague.
496. The Public Mortuary, Victoria, is in charge of the Assistant Bacteriologist, but the Public Mortuary, Kowloon, is under a Medical Officer who has been detailed for this work in addition to his other duties.
497.
# PUBLIC MORTUARY, VICTORIA
## Report on Post-mortem Examinations 1932
Number of examinations performed 2,616 Male bodies examined 1,223 Female bodies examined 1,391 Sex unknown owing to advanced decomposition 2 Claimed bodies sent from hospitals, etc. 106 Unclaimed bodies mostly abandoned 2,510 Number of Chinese bodies examined 2,612 Number of Non-Chinese bodies examined 4498. Bodies were received from the following sources:—
Victoria 2,492 Harbour Police 19 Shaukiwan District 72 Other Villages 33 Number of rats examined 92,223 Number found plague infected Nil.499.
# PUBLIC MORTUARY, KOWLOON
## Report on Post-mortem Examinations 1932
Number of examinations performed 3,369 Male bodies examined 1,899 Female bodies examined 1,464 Bodies of unknown sex (indistinguishable) 6 Claimed bodies sent from Hospitals, etc 287 Unclaimed bodies mostly abandoned 3,082 Number of Chinese bodies examined 3,360 Number of Non-Chinese bodies examined 9