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250. The nationality of the patients was :-
Chinese 3,586 Indian 1,052 European 260 Portuguese 50 Russian 29 Japanese 27 Other nationalities 59 Total 5,063251. A large proportion of the total patients receive treatment free of charge.
252. There were 317 deaths. The case death rate was 62.5 per mille (51.24 per mille in 1933).
253. 1,273 major operations were performed (1,169 in 1933). Of these 703 were from the University Surgical Clinic, 102 from the University Gynaecological Clinic and the remaining 468 were performed by the Government Medical Officers.
254. There were 954 accidents of a nature so serious as to require treatment as inpatients (934 in 1933).
255. Police Wards.-The total number of admissions and deaths were as follows:
Admissions Deaths British 71 Russian shipguards 22 Indians 787 5 Chinese (Cantonese) 54 Chinese (Wei-hai-wei) 161 1 Total 1,095 6256. The daily average number of Government Servants treated by the Government Medical Officers as outpatients was 36 (32 in 1933).
257. Outpatients Department. This department is open both morning and afternoon. The number of attendances, exclusive of Venereal Diseases cases, was 32,478 (51,925 in 1933). In addition there were 15,688 attendances for dressing (14,618 in 1933). The number of prescriptions dispensed was 63,224 (63,262 in 1933). The number of vaccinations was 1,076.