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467. In all cases where a diagnosis cannot otherwise be made a sectio cadaveris is performed.
468. All dead rats collected by the Sanitary Authorities are taken to the mortuaries for examination with regard to plague.
469. 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.
470. Report on Post-mortem Examinations, 1935:-
Number of examinations performed
2,133
Male bodies examined
980
Female bodies examined
1,152
Sex unknown owing to advanced decomposition
1
Claimed bodies sent from hospitals, etc.
125
Unclaimed bodies mostly abandoned
449
Bodies of infants sent from Italian Convent ...
1,559
Number of Chinese bodies examined
2,125
Number of Non-Chinese bodies examined
8
Bodies were received from the following sources:-
Victoria
2,039
Shaukiwan District
65
Other Villages
29
Number of rats examined
95,156
Number found plague infected
Nil.