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boolies in health and disease, promiscuously, sleep in lofts above the stalls; in short, it' contains every arrangement worthy of condemn =

ation, every

ance which ought to be removed,

nuisance

and certainly adds to the insalubrity of the

town.

Notwithstanding the facilities which

the large drains afford, persons every day build houses without any drainage whatever. In

many of the streets the refice from the

away upon the surface,

houses is drained.

in

in a

the

open channels, and reposes at last-

stagnant and open pool, until the

heat of the sun

or

: first decomposes and then

dries it up. Persons building houses should

be compelled to drain them under the direction of the Surveyor General.

The Seaman's Hospital. The following table exhibits the

1552

79

diseases and mortality in this institution during

the year 1852.

5

Seamen's Hospital - Hongkong)

Number of Cases admitted and number of Deaths, 1852.

Caves Deaths.

12

Brought forward. 88

Diseases.

Caces. Death

Diseases,

Abeau..

6

2

Arthritis...

2

•

Influenza..

Ascites.. Bronchitis..

Caries of Cibia. Congestion of Spleen 3 Constipation.. Delirium trement- Diarrhoea...

Dysentery.. bezem.....

2

1 Injuries, Contusions 4

Faandice.

Lumbago. Ophthalmis. Orchitis..

2

3

Scrivstitis.

2

•

Phthisis.

•

//

6 Pneumonia..

6

2

Fever, Intermittent. 14

Remittent.

Fristula in An... Fractures.

Furunculus. Gangrend of Fort. Gastritis.

3

/

•

8

Rheumatism, Chronic 12

1 Rubeola..

Syphilitic 8

Scorbutus.. Scrofula

2

Spinal Irritation Stricture of Urethra ! Syphilis, Primary 2.2

Gonorrhoea.

5

Secondary 15

Haemorrhoids.

3

Ulcers.

3

Hemiplegia...

Variola..

52

20

Hepatitis.

3

White swelling. I

Hernia, Inguinal — 2

Carried forward 88

12

232 37

the mortality

Proportion of Deaths to baces 16 per cent ; but,

omitting the Small-pox cases,

for all other diseases is reduced to 91⁄2 fear

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