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444. In all cases where a diagnosis cannot otherwise be made a sectio cadaveris is performed.
445. All dead rats collected by the Sanitary Authorities are taken to the mortuaries for examination with regard to plague.
446. During the year both Mortuaries were in charge of Medical Officers who had been detailed for this work in addition to their other duties.
PUBLIC MORTUARY, VICTORIA.
447. Report on Post-mortem Examinations, 1934:—
Number of examinations performed 2,188 Male bodies examined 1,075 Female bodies examined 1,106 Sex unknown owing to advanced decomposition 7 Claimed bodies sent from hospitals, etc. 147 Unclaimed bodies mostly abandoned 535 Bodies of infants sent from Italian Convent 1,506 Number of Chinese bodies examined 2,174 Number of Non-Chinese bodies examined 14 Male Female Total Number of bodies under 2 years of age 741 971 1,712 Number of bodies over 2 years of age 329 135 464 Bodies were received from the following sources: Victoria 2,093 Shaukiwan District 64 Other Villages 31 Number of rats examined 94,072 Number found plague infected Nil.Page 450
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