The causes of admission were principally affections of the respiratory organs, febrile attacks, and surgical injuries. The Indians, who furnish more than half the total, are especially liable to bronchitic affections in the cold weather, and many of them having suffered from malarious fever in their native country are subject to recurrences of greater or less severity after their arrival in Hongkong.
Table IV shows the varieties of disease among the patients at large. Fevers, bronchial affections, and diarrhoea figure prominently in the list.
The surgical operations are comparatively few in number. The Chinese, who might be expected to furnish a certain proportion, have a prejudice against the use of the knife, and when they become the subjects of severe injury, they choose rather to take their chance at home among their friends than submit to the amputation of a limb.
Several lives might be saved in the course of the year if this prejudice could be overcome, but little is to be hoped for in that direction as long as countenance is given to the pretensions of the native charlatans.
The mortality shown in Tables IV and V was small: only 30 deaths occurring in the twelve months, and of these, 10 cases were brought in moribund, and 3 more died from the effect of privation. One cause of this low death rate has been already remarked upon.
Table VII shows the number of dead bodies brought for examination during the year. The total is 110, instead of 92 in 1875.
The amount paid into the Treasury on account of paying patients was $4,744.05. This sum does not include the Hospital stoppages for the Police, nor the payments by the Board of Trade for sick seamen: the latter amounting to $2,046.00.
I have the honour to be,
Dr. PH. B. C. AYRES, Colonial Surgeon.
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
C. J. WHARRY, M.V., Superintendent.
| MONTHS | EUROPEANS | COLOURED | CHINESE | TOTAL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Admissions | Deaths | Admissions | Deaths | Admissions | Deaths | Admissions | Deaths | |
| January | 7 | 0 | 8 | 19 | 34 | |||
| February | 10 | 8 | 23 | 1 | 41 | 1 | ||
| March | ||||||||
| April | 7 | 15 | 80 | 102 | ||||
| May | 7 | 37 | 1 | |||||
| June | 10 | 11 | 28 | 49 | ||||
| July | 7 | 30 | 1 | 48 | 1 | 85 | 2 | |
| August | 11 | 1 | 38 | 1 | ||||
| September | 7 | 17 | ||||||
| October | 16 | 10 | 49 | 1 | 75 | 1 | ||
| November | 11 | 39 | 1 | |||||
| December | 10 | 29 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 50 | 2 | |
| Total | 100 | 4 | 200 | 7 | 410 | 7 | 710 | 18 |
| AVERAGE STRENGTH | TOTAL SICK | TOTAL DEATHS | RATE OF SICKNESS | RATE OF MORTALITY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Europeans | 65.93 | 104 | 1 | 1.12 per cent | |
| Coloured | 168 | ||||
| Chinese | 350 | 7 | |||
| Total | 800 | 410 | 7 per cent |
| STRENGTH | ADMISSIONS INTO HOSPITAL | DEATHS | RATE OF SICKNESS | RATE OF MORTALITY TO STRENGTH | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 912 | 522 | Nil | 67.23 per cent | 0.00 per cent |
| Black | 63 | 41 | 2 | 64.07 per cent | ... |
| Total | 975 | 563 | 2 |
R. GILBORNE, Deputy Surgeon General, Principal Medical Officer.
The causes of admission were principally affections of the respiratory organs, febrile attacks, and surgical injuries. The Indians, who furnish more than half the total, are especially liable to bronchitic affections in the cold weather, ant of them having suffered from malarious fever in their native country are subject to recurrences of greater or less severity after their arrival in Hongkong.
DIY
Table IV shows the varieties of disease among the patients at large. Fevers, bronchial affections and diarrhoea figure prominently in the list.
The surgical operations are comparatively few in number. The Chinese, who might be expected to furnish a certain pro- portion, have a prejudice against the use of the knife, and when they become the subjects of severe injury, they choose rather to ake their chance at home among their friends, than submit to the amputation of a limb.
Several lives might be saved in the course of the year if this prejudice could be overcome, but little is to be hoped for in that direction, as long as countenance is given to the pretensions of the native charlatans.
The mortality shown in Tables IV and V was small: only 30 deaths occurring in the twelve months, and of these, 10 cases were brought in moribund, and 3 more died from the effect of privation. One cause of this low death rate has been already remarked upon.
Table VII shows the number of dead bodies brought for examination during the year. The total is 110, instead of 92 in
1875
The amount paid into the Treasury on account of paying patients was $4,744.05. This sum does not include the Hospi- tal stoppages for the Police, nor the payments by the Board of Trade for sick seamen: the latter amounting to $2,046.00.
I have the honour to be,
Da. PH. B. C. AYRES,
Colonial Surgeon.
POLICE.
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
C. J. WHARRY, M.V.,
Superintendent,
I.—TABLE showing the ADMISSIOns into and Deaths in the GovenNMENT CIVIL Hospital,
during cach Month of the Year 1876.
EUROPEANS.
COLOURED.
CHINESE.
MONTHS.
Admissions.
Deaths. Admissions. Denths, Admissions. Deaths.
TOTAL Admissions
TOTAL Deaths.
January,
February,
10
March,
April,
May,
June,
July,
August,
11
September,
16
October,
November,
December,
10
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7
0
+
8
19
23
26
7
15
80
17
7
02
8
37
7
10
11
28
7
30
11
48
38
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07
1
10
17
49
1
9
19
11
39
1
7
10
ڑا
29
1
11
1
ゆい
1
Total,
100
4
200
1
95
1
410
II. TABLE showing the Rate of SICKNESS and Montality in the POLICE Foxes, during the Year 1876.
AVERAGE STRENGTH,
TOTAL SICK.
TOTAL DEATHS.
RATE OF SICKNESS.
RATE OF MORTALITY.
Europeans.
Coloured. Chinese.
Total.
65.93
1.12
104
168
350
800
410
7
per cont
per cent.
III.-TABLE showing the RATE of SICKNESS and MORTALITY of the Tuoors serving in HonakonO, during the Year 1870.
STRENGTH.
ADMISSIONS INTO HOSPITAL.
DEATHS.
RATE
RATE OF SICKNESS.
OP MORTALITY TO STERNUTH.
White. Dlack. Total.
White.
Black. Total.
White. Black.
Tothl.
White. Black. White. Black.
912
63
975
522
41
503
Nil.
2
67.23 64.07 0.00 per cent per cent. per cent.
Nil,
R. GILBORNE, Deputy Surgeon General,
Principal Motionl Officer,
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