10. Whitfield Station, which is one of the best constructed Stations and well situated, has up to the last two years been one of the healthiest in the Colony, but in those two years it has furnished the worst type of fever cases we have had in Hospital, owing to the new Harbour of Refuge lately constructed having been permitted to become a permanent camping ground for junks, and a filthy lot of mat huts and piggeries having been constructed in its vicinity. From these junks and huts so much offal, &c., is thrown into the Refuge Harbour that the tide is unable to wash it away, and the Harbour has become permanently foul, the stench arising from it being at times insufferable.
11. Aberdeen, which used to be the most unhealthy of all the Stations, has much improved of late years. Though there has been little sickness comparatively, the situation of the Lokangs' quarters is anything but prepossessing.
12. In addition to the ordinary demand for the accommodation of the Police, there has been a great increase of married members in the Force. It used to be the exception for married men to be sent out from home; in the last batches a considerable portion of the men were married and brought their wives with them.
13. But neither to the construction of the Stations, their situation, or overcrowding can the increase in the amount of sickness in the Force be entirely attributed, as the Stations are the same as they were in 1874, and the number of men to be accommodated less, though some of the Stations have been rendered unhealthy by causes which have arisen since the before-mentioned year; still others have been much improved. I think, therefore, it may be inferred that the increased hours of duty have something considerable to answer for, more especially as the increased ill health is pretty equally distributed in the different portions of the Force as regards their strength.
Admissions to Hospital, 1881, 1882.
Europeans ...... 88 ... 92
Indians 212 198
Chinese 230 227
14. The admissions to Hospital and deaths in the Police Force for the past nine years are shewn in the following figures:-
Admissions to Hospital. Deaths 1874, 346 14 1875, 436 7 1876, 410 1877, 418 8 1878, 566 13 1879, 566 10 1880, 588 1881, 498 8 1882, 549 815. As increased sickness means a considerable loss of time and money to Government, it becomes a question if this loss is balanced by the Force doing extra work with less men, only looking at the matter in a monetary point of view.
TROOPS
16. There is a decrease in the number of admissions of the Military to Hospital of nearly a hundred as compared with 1881, but an increase of five in the number of deaths.
17. Table IV gives the average strength of the Force, the sickness and deaths, with their percentage to strength for 1882.
18. The number of admissions to Hospital and of deaths among the Troops for the past nine years are given below.
Admissions to Hospital. Deaths. 1874, 1,067 10 1875, 716 9 1876, 563 2 1877, 973 9 1878, 944 10 1879, 1,035 8 1880, 1,075 13 1881, 1,116 4 1882, 1,019¦
10. Whitfield Station, which is one of the best constructed Stations and well situated, has up to the last two years been one of the healthiest in the Colony, but in those two years it has furnished the worst type of fever cases we have had in Hospital, owing to the new Harbour of Refuge lately constructed having been permitted to become a permanent camping ground for junks, and a filthy lot of mat huts and piggeries having been constructed in its vicinity. From these junks and huts so much offal, &c, is thrown into the Refuge Harbour that the tide is unable to wash it away, and the Harbour has become permanently foul, the stench arising from it being at times insufferable.
11. Aberdeen, which used to be the most unhealthy of all the Stations, has much improved of late years Though there has been little sickness comparatively, the situation of the Lokangs' quarters is anything but prepossessing
12. In addition to the ordinary demand for the accommodation of the Police, there has been a great increase of married members in the Force. It used to be the exception for married men to be sent out from home, in the last batches a considerable portion of the men were married and brought their wives with them
13 But neither to the construction of the Stations, their situation, or overcrowding can the increase in the amount of sickness in the Force be entirely attributed, as the Stations are the same as they were in 1874, and the number of men to be accommodated less, though some of the Stations have been rendered unhealthy by causes which have arisen since the before-mentioned year, still others have been much improved I think therefore it may be inferred that the increased hours of duty have something considerable to answer for, more especially as the increased ill health is pretty equally distributed in the different portions of the Force as regards their strength
Admissions to Hospital, 1881,
1882.
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Europeans
......88
...92
Indians
Chinese
212
198
230
227
14. The admissions to Hospital and deaths in the Police Force for the past nine years are shewn in the following figures:-
1874,
1875,
1876,
1877,
1878,
1879,
1880,
1881,
1882,
T
Admissions to Hospital.
.346
.436
.410
Deaths
14
7
.418
.566
.566
8
.588
13
.498
10
...549
8
15. As increased sickness means a considerable loss of time and money to Government, it becomes
a question if this loss is balanced by the Force doing extra work with less men, only looking at the matter in a monetary point of view
TROOPS
16 There is a decrease in the number of admissions of the Military to Hospital of nearly a hundred as compared with 1881, but an increase of five in the number of deaths.
17 Table IV gives the average strength of the Force, the sickness and deaths, with their percentage to strength for 1882.
18. The number of admissions to Hospital and of deaths among the Troops for the past nine are given below
years
Admissions to Hospital.
Deaths.
1874,
.1,067
10
1875,
716
9
1876,
563
2
1877,
973
9
1878,
944
10
1879,
..1,035
8
1880,
.1,075
13
1881,
..1,116
4
1882,
..1,019
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