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The Hospital Operating Theatre was thoroughly overhauled and a new operating table and set of modern surgical instruments presented by the Directors, who thus made it possible for serious operations to be performed by the Tung Wa Hospital and obviated the inconvenient necessity of removing all such cases to the Government Civil Hospital.
By minor innovations some saving has been effected in the Dispensary Account, and in June the Government grant for European Medicines was increased from $1,500 to $2,500 per annum, thus making it possible to procure medicines in quantity from the Government Civil Hospital at a greatly reduced cost.
Though special attention was paid to effecting economies a loss in working could not be avoided, but the estimated deficit of $10,000 was covered by the proceeds of theatrical performances at the Chung Hing Theatre (which extended over 9 days and realised $7,996) and by special subscriptions.
The total number of in-patients during the year was 3,897 (4,255 in 1910), of whom 1,201 received European treatment, a considerably smaller percentage than in 1910. The out-patients numbered 109,790, and the percentage of these receiving European treatment has again risen, from 7.9 to 11. The number of destitutes admitted, most of whom were sent home, was 4,303, and of these 4,243 were sent to the Hospital by the Registrar General.
The accounts of the Hospital which are attached to this report (Tables VIII to XIV) are, as provided by Ordinance, for the San Hoi Chinese year. This year consisted of 384 days as against the 354 days of the preceding Kang Sut year, and hence no accurate comparison can be drawn between the expenditure for the two years. [It is possible however that this difficulty will shortly disappear. The Chinese Republican Government have decided to adopt the Gregorian Calendar as from 1st January, 1912, and the alteration, if it is to be successfully established at all, should be completely adjusted at the end of the current year. An obstacle to the unanimous acceptance of the new calendar at once is that it involves the loss of a month—the intercalary month—every few years: and this would necessitate re-arrangements in rents and wages.] The total expenditure, which included no extraordinary items, was only $84,162 as against $92,954 in the previous year, which shows a very considerable saving. The cost of repairs was reduced by nearly $10,000 and a further saving was again made under the head of Chinese drugs. The expenditure on the Quarters for Destitutes and on the Small-pox Hospital appears under a separate account and has been defrayed by special subscriptions.
The ordinary receipts for the year amounted to $87,388 as against $75,347 in 1910, this sum being more than $3,000 in excess of the expenditure. Extraordinary receipts amounted to $8,966, being the proceeds of theatrical performances and of special subscriptions.
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The Hospital Operating Theatre was thoroughly overhauled and a new operating table and set of modern surgical instruments presented by the Directors, who thus made it possible for serious operations to be performed by the Tung Wa Hospital and obviated the inconvenient necessity of removing all such cases to the Gov- ernment Civil Hospital.
By minor innovations some saving has been effected in the Dispensary Account, and in June the Government grant for Eu- ropean Medicines was increased from $1,500 to $2,500 per annum, thus making it possible to procure medicines in quantity from the Government Civil Hospital at a greatly reduced cost.
Though special attention was paid to effecting economies a loss in working could not be avoided, but the estimated deficit of $10,000 was covered by the proceeds of theatrical performances at the Chung Hing Theatre (which extended over 9 days and realised $7,996) and by special subscriptions.
The total number of in-patients during the year was 3,897 (4,255 in 1910), of whom 1,201 received European treatment, a considerably smaller percentage than in 1910. The out-patients numbered 109,790, and the percentage of these receiving European treatment has again risen, from 7-9 to 11. The number of des- titutes admitted, most of whom were sent home, was 4,303, and of these 4,243 were sent to the Hospital by the Registrar General.
The accounts of the Hospital which are attached to this report (Tables VIII to XIV) are, as provided by Ordinance, for the San Hoi Chinese year. This year consisted of 384 days as against the 354 days of the preceding Kang Sut year, and hence no ac- curate comparison can be drawn between the expenditure for the two years. [It is possible however that this difficulty will shortly disappear. The Chinese Republican Government have decided to adopt the Gregorian Calendar as from 1st January, 1912, and the alteration, if it is to be successfully established at all, should be completely adjusted at the end of the current year. An obstacle to the unanimous acceptance of the new calendar at once is that it involves the loss of a month--the intercalary month-every few years: and this would necessitate re-arrangements in rents and wages.] The total expenditure, which included no extraordinary items, was only $84,162 as against $92,954 in the previous year, which shows a very considerable saving. The cost of repairs was reduced by nearly $10,000 and a further saving was again made under the head of Chinese drugs. The expenditure on the Quarters for Destitutes and on the Small-pox Hospital appears under a separate account and has been defrayed by special subscriptions.
The ordinary receipts for the year amounted to $87,388 as against $75,347 in 1910, this sum being more than $3,000 in ex- cess of the expenditure. Extraordinary receipts amounted to $8,966, being the proceeds of theatrical performances and of
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