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CONDUCT.
96. The conduct of the European contingent was good. The total number of reports against them was 35 as against 62 in 1937.
97. The conduct of the Indian contingent showed a further improvement. There were 355 reports as against 400 in 1937.
98. The conduct of the Chinese contingent (Cantonese) was satisfactory. There were 739 reports as against 871 in 1937.
99. The conduct of the Chinese contingent (Wei Hai Wei) was satisfactory. There were 119 reports as against 122 in 1937.
100. The conduct of the Water Police was satisfactory. There were 224 reports in 1938 compared with 236 in 1937.
HEALTH.
101. Admissions to hospitals during the past three years are as follows:-
Nationality 1938 Establishment 1938 Admissions 1937 Establishment 1937 Admissions 1936 Establishment 1936 Admissions Europeans 265 221 267 185 257 170 Indians 803 746 817 795 818 643 Chinese 1,014 389 1,029 273 1,060 207102. The figures for fever among police in the New Territories during the last four years are:
1935 1936 1937 1938 105 cases 183 246 320MUSKETRY COURSES.
103. The following table gives the results of the musketry courses fired during the year. The following indicates the classification used. Marksmen 75%, 1st class 60%, 2nd class 50% and failures less than 50% of the total possible obtainable.
Contingent Month No. of men fired Marksmen 1st Class 2nd Class Failed Rounds used (approx.) Europeans December 216 82 92 41 1 Indians April 685 128 326 205 26 26,000 Weihaiwei May 268 46 111 87 24 9,000 Indian Guards April 64 14 35 12 3 2,200