391.
M 81
Major Operations under General Anaesthesia.
1933 1934
392.
Outpatients.
151 186
Western Chinese Total.
treatment. treatment.
1933 22,211 52,005 74,216
1934 22,117 58,954 81,071
393.
Vaccination.
1933 1934
443 854
394. Two wards have been set aside (one male and one female) for patients who are able to make some payment but who cannot afford a private room. The charge in these wards is $1.40 per day including food and medicine. Each patient can, if he desires, bring in an attendant to help in looking after him. There are 14 beds in the Male ward and 8 in the Female.
395. There are 24 small private wards where the inclusive fee per day is $3.00. The wards are popular.
396. A ward of 12 beds has been reserved for the treatment of opium addicts. These patients are mostly business men who find they cannot afford the luxury of opium in these days of depression. They appear to be earnest in their desire to rid themselves of their handicap. The course of treatment is usually complete within three weeks. The cost is defrayed by Government. During the year 413 patients were treated.
397. Deaths in 1934 numbered 1,350. A large proportion of these died within 24 hours of admission. 667 bodies were brought in for burial.
THE TUNG WAH SMALLPOX HOSPITAL.
398. The Tung Wah Smallpox Hospital, erected in 1902 for the herbal treatment of smallpox cases, consists of six wards arranged in three two-storied blocks and faced by another group of three two-storied blocks intended for staff quarters and for administration purposes.
399. At a distance and separated by a yard are the kitchens, the servants quarters and the mortuary. The whole is contained in a large compound.
400. All the blocks are connected by covered ways.