(ii) Nationality of maternity cases :-
British
Chinese
Indian
Japanese
Portuguese
M 40 1938 1939 109 115 1,750 1,956 10 25 17 15 Russian — 3 Other nationalities 19 17(iii) Operations:-
By Government officers 1,253 1,133(iv) Deaths:
General in-patients Maternity cases Total Still-births 292 3 295 31 334 7 341 53(vi) Mortality rates per thousand:—
General in-patients 82.86 85.11 Maternity cases 1.57 3.28 Combined 54.33 56.31Table XXII.
OUT-PATIENTS (NEW CASES) KOWLOON HOSPITAL.
1938 1939 General 34,107 42,511 Ear, nose and throat clinic 1,017 1,105 Eye clinic 1,900 3,221 Gynaecological clinic 564 1,163 Venereal diseases 1,302 2,254 Ante-natal clinic 2,733 40,441 51,436(a) Anaesthetics.
167. The Government medical officer acting as a specialist in anaesthetics continued to devote much of his time to this aspect of medical work during the year and to the training of medical students and a relief to take over during his absence from the Colony.