(ii) Non-malignant :
Keloids
Hemangiomata
Boils
Carbuncles of the face
Skin lesions, various
Sepsis, various
Salivary glands
M 43
"Hong Kong foot"
"Cystic hygroma"
Papilloma of tongue
Erosion of cervix
Sterilization
Pruritus ani
Spondylitis
Ethmoiditis
Myositis ossificans
Bromidrosis
Total
19 7 7 3 2 77 1 ∞ ON N 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 149178. The majority of the cases of malignant disease were far advanced before they were sent for treatment, and only palliative results could be expected. Even in many of the cases which, from a consideration of the stage of the malignant process, could be considered hopeful, the general condition was so poor that the prognosis was very doubtful. In consequence, the recognized techniques of irradiation were modified in a large number of cases to avoid over-taxing the debilitated patient. Only one death occurred which was directly caused by the irradiation, an extremely feeble case of epithelioma of the palate.
(C) Tsan Yuk Maternity Hospital.
179. This hospital continued to maintain its record of service to the general public in 1939. The general administration is in the hands of the deputy director of medical services and the professional work is under the direct control of the professor of obstetrics and gynaecology, University of Hong Kong.
180. The activities of the hospital are indicated below, those in brackets relate to 1938 :-
(i) In-patients.
Table XXVI.
Remaining at end of 1938 36 (49) Admissions in 1939 3,377 (2,400) Total treated 3,413 (2,449) Maternity cases 3,413 (2,096) Deliveries 3,218 (2,272) Maternal deaths 16 (10) Maternal death-rate per 1,000 live births 4.7 (4.4) Infant deaths 69 (88) Still-births 99 (82)