29. The staff consists of a Chinese Senior Resident Medical Officer whose salary is paid by the Government, and three Junior Medical Officers paid by the Directors.

30. There are also Chinese Herbalists, who practise Chinese Medicine and are paid out of Hospital funds.

31. The patients, on admittance, can choose whether they desire treatment on Western or Chinese lines.

32. Inpatients.

Western treatment Chinese treatment Total 1932 9,517 2,339 11,856 1933 10,088 3,195 13,283

33. There were 261 operations, the number for 1932 being 255.

34. There were 4,006 labours as compared with 3,327 in 1932. Still-births numbered 161.

35. Outpatients.

Western treatment Chinese treatment Total 1932 40,537 (including 97,398 gynaecology) 137,935 1933 40,373 114,627 154,900

36. There were 1,824 eye cases as compared with 2,520 for the previous year.

37. The number of deaths in hospital was 3,382. As in the Tung Wah, the number of deaths is influenced by many factors, which have nothing to do with the treatment in the hospital.

38. There is a small laboratory where facilities are available for ordinary routine microscopic examination.

39. A children's clinic is held twice a week. The average attendance is 18.

40. There is also an antenatal clinic held once a week in the Maternity Block. The total number of cases treated at this antenatal clinic was 232.

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