MEDICAL.
COLONIAL SURGEON'S REPORT FOR 1880.
GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL.
HONGKONG, 20th May, 1881.
SIR, I have the honour to forward my Annual Report for 1880, together with the usual Tables shewing the work done in the different Establishments under my supervision. I also enclose a report furnished by the Superintendent of the Government Civil Hospital, concerning the working of that Establishment, and some very interesting papers concerning analyses furnished me by Mr. H. MCCALLUM, Government Analyst.
POLICE.
There is an increase of twenty-one in the number of Police admitted to Hospital in comparison with the two previous years 1878 and 1879, both of these years record the admission of 566 as compared with 588 in 1880. Including those that remained in Hospital at the end of 1879, 602 have been under treatment. The Europeans and the Indians keep about the same average, but the Chinese show an enormous increase in the number of admissions which were 142 in 1878 with 1 death, in 1879, 277 with 2 deaths, in 1880, 243 with 9 deaths.
The admissions of the Force generally have been much increased in the last three years as the following figures show.
Year. Police admissions to Hospital. Deaths.
1873, .477 11
1874, ..346 12
1875, ...436 14
1876. .410 7
1877, .418 6
1878. .566 6
1879, ...566 8
1880, .588 13
These deaths did not all occur in Hospital, some were sudden deaths, and some took place while the members were away on leave.
The Police have been called upon to undertake much longer hours of duty while nothing has been done excepting at Aberdeen to improve their quarters, which have been over and over again reported as overcrowded and unwholesome especially in the cases of the Central Police Station, the Water Police Hulk and Nos. 3, 7 and 8 Stations. The two first mentioned furnish the greatest number of sick.
602 the number treated during the year in the Hospital does not include many treated in their own quarters and homes, such as Inspectors, Sergeants and married men.
The deaths in the Force during the year were Europeans 1, Indians 3, Chinese 9. One Indian and five Chinese died while away on leave.
TROOPS.
There has been a considerable increase of sickness amongst the troops as is shown in Table IV when compared with previous years, as the following figures show.
Year. Troops admitted to Hospital. Deaths.
1873, .1,446 12
1874, .1,067 10
1875, 716 9
1876, 563 2
1877, .. 973 9
1878, 944 10
1879, .1,035 8
1880, ...1,075 13
In fact they seem getting back to the state of things so bitterly complained of in 1874. There were 164 venereal cases admitted to the Military Hospital as compared with 183 in 1879, but of these 13 were secondary syphilis as compared with 7 in 1879.
GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL.
Concerning the Establishment we seem as far off getting the new building as ever with the proper accommodation for the Patients and Staff. On this matter and the necessity for further increase of Staff which had already been much increased, there has been considerable disagreement this year. It is quite evident that until there is a proper building instead of the make-shifts of past years, there will be much to complain of on that score, but I am of opinion that most of the Superintendent's
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MEDICAL.
COLONIAL SURGEON'S REPORT FOR 1880.
GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL.
HONGKONG, 20th May, 1881.
SIR, I have the honour to forward my Annual Report for 1880, together with the usual Tables shewing the work done in the different Establishments under my supervision. I also enclose a report furnished by the Superintendent of the Government Civil Hospital, concerning the working of that Establishment, and some very interesting papers concerning analyses furnished me by Mr. H. MCCALLUM, Government Analyst.
POLICE.
There is an increase of twenty one in the number of Police admitted to Hospital in comparison with the two previous years 1878 and 1879, both of these years record the admission of 566 as compared with 588 in 1880. Including those that remained in Hospital at the end of 1879, 602 have been under treatment. The Europeans and the Indians keep about the same average, but the Chinese show an enormous increase in the number of admissions which were 142 in 1878 with 1 death, in 1879, 277 with 2 deaths, in 1880, 243 with 9 deaths.
The admissions of the Force generally have been much increased in the last three years as the following figures show.
Year.
1873,
1874,
1875,
1876.
1877,
1878.
1879,
1880,
Police admissions to Hospital.
Deaths.
.477
11
..346
12
...436
14
.410
7
.418
6
.566
6
...566
8
.588
13
These deaths did not all occur in Hospital, some were sudden deaths, and some took place while the members were away on leave.
The Police have been called upon to undertake much longer hours of duty while nothing has been done excepting at Aberdeen to improve their quarters, which have been over and over again reported as overcrowded and unwholesome especially in the cases of the Central Police Station, the Water Police Hulk and Nos. 3, 7 and 8 Stations. The two first mentioned furnish the greatest number of sick.
602 the number treated during the year in the Hospital does not include many treated in their own quarters and homes, such as Inspectors, Sergeants and married men.
The deaths in the Force during the year were Europeans 1, Indians 3, Chinese 9. One Indian and five Chinese died while away on leave.
TROOPS.
There has been a considerable increase of sickness amongst the troops as is shown in Table IV when compared with previous years, as the following figures show.
Year. 1873,
1874,
1875,
1876,
1877, .. 1878,
1879,
1880,
Troops admitted to Hospital.
.1,446
.1,067
716
563
973
944
.1,035
...1,075
Deaths.
12
10
9
2
9
10
8
13
In fact they seem getting back to the state of things so bitterly complained of in 1874. There were 164 venereal cases admitted to the Military Hospital as compared with 183 in 1879, but of these 13 were secondary syphilis as compared with 7 in 1879.
GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL.
Concerning the Establishment we seem as far off getting the new building as ever with the proper accommodation for the Patients and Staff. On this matter and the necessity for further increase of Staff which had already been much increased, there has been considerable disagreement this year. It is quite evident that until there is a proper building instead of the make-shifts of past years, there will be much to complain of on that score, but I am of opinion that most of the Superintendent's
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