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MEDICAL REPORT OF FEMALE PRISON, LAI CHI KOK, 1938.
1. Dr. G. H. Henry and Dr. L. D. Pringle performed the duties of Medical Officer during the year.
2. The total number of female prisoners admitted was 2,001.
3. The admissions to hospital were 233, a decrease of 136 as compared with 1937, the daily average consequently falling to 5.47 as compared with 9.39 of 1937.
4. One death occurred in the Prison Hospital due to Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
5. Nine cases were transferred to Kowloon Hospital and 1 to Queen Mary Hospital. Of these three died—2 in Kowloon Hospital and 1 in Queen Mary Hospital, not included in return. One Remand prisoner was sent to Kowloon Hospital for X Ray and return.
6. Four female prisoners were released on Medical grounds by order of His Excellency—3 suffering from Leprosy and one Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
7. There were 8 normal labours during the year as compared with 15 in 1937.
8. All new prisoners are vaccinated on admission, and were inoculated against Cholera during the Cholera epidemic.
9. The health of the prisoners this year has been very good, a big reduction in the number of admissions to Hospital vide para. 3 above.
L. D. PRINGLE,
Medical Officer.
Female Prison, Lai Chi Kok.
FEMALE PRISON, LAI CHI KOK. 1938.
Total Prisoners Admitted to Prison. 2001 Daily Average Number of Inmates. 214 Total Admitted to Hospital. 233 Daily Average Number in Hospital. 5.47 Total Out-patients. 911 Daily Average Number of Out-patients. 2.87 Death due to Disease. 1 Death rate i.e. % of Deaths to Total Admission to Prison. .0011 96 aged £68 aged 968 ad