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# SECTION VII.
## Government Hospitals, Institutes, Etc.
### GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS.
814. The Medical institutions provided by Government for the use of the populace include: -
Hospitals-general 3 -mental 1 " 27 -for maternity & gynaecology 1 -for infectious diseases 1 Centres for radiology & electro-therapeutics. 3 Social Hygiene or V.D. Clinics 4 Infant Welfare Centres 2 Rural Dispensaries 6 Travelling Dispensary 1### GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL.
315. The Government Civil Hospital, which was built in 1874 and which occupies a site in the middle of the most populous area, is the largest Government hospital in the Colony. It has accommodation for 246 patients, including the 21 maternity beds, which are in a Bungalow separated from the main buildings. The majority of the maternity beds and about 100 beds in the main building are under the control of the Clinical Professors of the Hong Kong University, who have been appointed respectively Physician, Surgeon, and Obstetric physician to the hospital and who are responsible to the Director of Medical Services for the duties they perform in the hospital. They have also been appointed consultants to Government. The University Clinic do all the outpatient work except that connected with the Eye Clinic and Venereal Diseases Clinic which are attended to by the Government Specialists.
316. Dr. I. Newton was Medical Officer in charge until 14.2.36, when he was relieved by Dr. K. H. Uttley. Dr. I. Newton took over the duties on 14.10.36 and continued in the office until the end of the year. Dr. G. H. Thomas, and Dr. S. F. Cheung were assisting.
817. The number of inpatients, exclusive of those in the maternity block, was 5,875 (5,047 in 1935), of which 1,067 were treated by the University staff and 4,808 by the Government Medical Officers.