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Annexe J.
TUNG WA HOSPITAL.
REPORT BY DR. C. W. MCKENNY, Visiting Medical Officer.
It gives me great pleasure to thank the Chairman (Mr. Lo Cheong-siu) and the Directors for the assistance which they have rendered to this institution during the year and to congratulate them on the success which has attended their administration.
Buildings and Equipment. The buildings have been well maintained and were newly painted during the year.
Electric light has been installed throughout a large part of the hospital.
Some disused buildings have been removed and laid out as a garden. It is hoped that convalescent patients may avail themselves of these as a recreation ground.
Staff. Dr. G. H. Thomas has again efficiently performed the duties of Resident Medical Officer.
Dr. Song Chong-chai was unfortunately forced towards the end of the year to relinquish—for a time—his duties owing to illness. His place has been taken by Dr. Teh Lean-swee, who has recently graduated in the Hongkong University. Some additions have been made to the number of attendants on night duty.
University Students.—During the year students have attended clinical lectures on medicine, have acted as ward clerks to the patients under European treatment, have administered anesthetics in the operating theatre, and have attended or assisted at the obstetrical clinic. Previous to their becoming graduates of the University in December, Drs. Teh Lean-swee and Teoh Cheng-toe held ward appointments in this hospital.
The following figures express the comparative results of Eastern and Western treatment. It should be understood that all cases admitted are diagnosed by a staff qualified in European medicine, but it is then quite open to the patient to choose whichever of the two forms of therapy he may desire. An exception has, of course, to be made with those persons whose condition involves legal or public health problems or where either public safety or general sanitation are involved.
The total number of in-patients (4,796) treated were divided thus:-
Cases treated by native methods:-
Original choice, 3,011
Transferred from Western treatment, 178
Less transferred to Western treatment, 938
Total, 2,284
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Annexe J.
TUNG WA HOSPITAL.
REPORT BY DR. C. W. MCKENNY, Visiting Medical Officer.
It gives me great pleasure to thank the Chairman (Mr. Lo Cheong-siu) and the Directors for the assistance which they have rendered to this institution during the year and to congratulate them on the success which has attended their administration.
Buildings and Equipment. The buildings have been well main- tained and were newly painted during the year.
Electric light has been installed throughout a large part of the hospital.
Some disused buildings have been removed and laid out as a garden. It is hoped that convalescent patients may avail them- selves of these as a recreation ground.
Staff. Dr. G. H. Thomas has again efficiently performed the duties of Resident Medical Officer.
Dr. Song Chong-chai was unfortunately forced towards the end of the year to relinquish-for a time-his duties owing to illness. His place has been taken by Dr. Teh Lean-swee, who has recently graduated in the Hongkong University. Some additions have been made to the number of attendants on night duty.
University Students.-During the year students have attended clinical lectures on medicine, have acted as ward clerks to the patients under European treatment, have administered anesthetics in the operating theatre, and have attended or assisted at the obstetrical clinic. Previous to their becoming graduates of the University in December, Drs. Teh Lean-swee and Teoh Cheng-toe held ward appointments in this hospital.
The following figures express the comparative results of Eastern and Western treatment. It should be understood that all cases admitted are diagnosed by a staff, qualified in European medicine, but it is then quite open to the patient to choose which- ever of the two forms of therapy he may desire. An exception has, of course, to be made with those persons whose condition involves legal or public health problems or where either public safety or general sanitation are involved.
The total number of in-patients (4,796) treated were divided thus:-
Cases treated by native methods:-
Original choice,
Tranferred from Western treatment,
Less transferred to Western treatment,
Total,
3,011
178
3,222
938
2,284
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