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The Maternity Block.
345. The Maternity Block which stands in its own grounds has a separate staff. Private Practitioners have the privilege of making use of this institution for the treatment of their cases.
346. The admissions to the hospital during the year were 62 of which 15 were patients of private practitioners. The corresponding numbers for 1935 were 65 and 11.
347. The daily average number of patients was 2.8 adults and 2.8 infants.
348. There were 54 deliveries with no maternal deaths.
349. The total number of anaesthetics administered for the year was 275. The number of outpatients treated was 1,064.
KOWLOON HOSPITAL.
350. This institution which is situated on an elevated site towards the base of the Kowloon Peninsula occupies a portion of a hospital reserve of 30 acres.
351. This reserve will ultimately contain a five hundred bed general hospital, a mental hospital and an infectious diseases hospital.
352. The hospital is being built block by block as finances permit. At present it consists of three general blocks, a maternity block, an outpatients block, two sets of quarters for Medical Officers and two sets of quarters for Sisters and Nurses. There are 97 general beds and 34 maternity beds.
353. The new and up-to-date Outpatient Block was opened on March 11th, 1935. This building which measures 136' × 60' overall is divided into a major section for general diseases and a minor section for venereal diseases each with its own entrance. The main section contains a clerk's office, a large waiting hall, consulting rooms, examination rooms, a laboratory and a dispensary. The Venereal diseases section which is complete in itself comprises a waiting room, a clerk's office, consulting rooms and treatment rooms. In addition to the general entrance there is a special one through which patients can pass from the general section for treatment without the nature of their ailments becoming known to others. The daily number of General cases treated in the New O.P.D. was 149.
354. Dr. J. T. Smalley, Senior Medical Officer, was in charge until 25.36 when he was relieved by Dr. G. V. A. Griffith who continued in the office until 10.12.86 when Dr. Smalley returned from leave. Dr. L. D. Pringle assisted Dr. G. V. A. Griffith during Dr. Smalley's absence. Dr. C. H. Luk, Dr. C. K. Yu, and Dr. Y. K. Ng, were assisting throughout the whole year. Dr. G. H. Henry gave part-time assistance,