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Small grants are also given to the Italian Convent, the French Convent, (both of which take in and tend abandoned or sick infants), the West Point Orphanage, the Seamen's Hospital, and other charitable institutions.
The Chinese Public Dispensaries are institutions maintained in order to provide the Chinese with the services of doctors, whose certificates will be accepted by the Registrar of Deaths, and with the services of interpreters, who can assist the inmates of houses, where a case of infectious disease has occurred. Coolies are engaged and ambulances and dead vans provided in order to remove cases of infectious disease to the Infectious Diseases Hospital and dead bodies to the Mortuary. The Dispensaries receive sick infants and send them to one or other of the Convents and arrange for the burial of dead infants. Free advice and medicine are given and patients are attended at their houses. There are nine Dispensaries in existence including one for the boat population on a hulk in Causeway Bay. The total cost of maintenance, which is defrayed by voluntary subscription, was $42,433.71 for the year 1915. The Dispensaries are conducted by committees under the chairmanship of the Secretary for Chinese Affairs.
VII. CRIMINAL AND POLICE.
The total of all cases reported to the Police was 9,460 being an increase of 643 or 7.29 per cent. as compared with 1914. There was in 1915 an increase in serious offences of 140 or 4.69 per cent. as compared with the previous year. The number of serious offences reported was 97 below the average of the quinquennial period commencing with the year 1911. The number of minor offences reported shows an increase of 503 as compared with 1911 and was 31 over the average of the quinquennial period.
The total strength of the Police Force in 1915 was European- 164, Indians 463, Chinese 645, making a total of 1,272 (as compared with 1,283 in 1914) exclusive of the five superior officers and staff of clerks and coolies. These figures include police paid for by the Railway and other Government Departments and by private firms. Of this force 14 Europeans, 142 Indians and 38 Chinese were stationed in the New Territories during the year, under an Assistant Superintendent.
The District Watchmen Force, numbering 100, to which the Government contributes $2,000 per annum, was well supported by the Chinese during the year. These watchmen patrol the streets in the Chinese quarter of the City. They are placed on police beats and are supervised by the European police on section patrol.
The total number of persons committed to Victoria Gaol was 4,179 as compared with 4,050 in 1914. Of these 1,260 were committed for criminal offences, against 935 in 1914. Of committals
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Small grants are also given to the Italian Convent, the French Convent, (both of which take in and tend abandoned or sick infants), the West Point Orphanage, the Seamen's Hospital, and other charitable institutions.
The Chinese Public Dispensaries are institutions maintained in order to provide the Chinese with the services of doctors, whose certificates will be accepted by the Registrar of Deaths, and with the services of interpreters, who can assist the inmates of houses, where a case of infectious disease has occurred. Coolies are engaged and ambulances and dead vans provided in order to remove cases of in- fectious disease to the Infectious Diseases Hospital and dead bodies to the Mortuary. The Dispensaries receive sick infants and send them to one or other of the Convents and arrange for the burial of dead infants. Free advice and medicine are given and patients are attended at their houses. There are nine Dispensaries in existence including one for the boat population on a hulk in Causeway Bay. The total cost of maintenance, which is defrayed by voluntary subscription, was $42,433.71 for the year 1915. The Dispensaries are conducted by committees under the chairmanship of the Secretary for Chinese Affairs.
VIL CRIMINAL AND POLICE.
The total of all cases reported to the Police was 9,460 being an increase of 643 or 7·29 per cent. as compared with 1914. There was in 1915 an increase in serious offences of 140 or 4·69 per cent. as compared with the previous year. The number of serious offences reported was 97 below the average of the quinquennial period com- mencing with the year 1911. The number of minor offences reported shows an increase of 503 as compared with 1911 and was 31 over the average of the quinquennial period.
The total strength of the Police Force in 1915 was European- 164, Indians 463, Chinese 645, making a total of 1,272 (as compared with 1,283 in 1914) exclusive of the five superior officers and staff of clerks and coolies. These figures include police paid for by the Railway and other Government Departments and by private firms. Of this force 14 Europeans, 142 Indians and 38 Chinese were stationed in the New Territories during the year, under an Assistant Superintendent.
The District Watchmen Force, numbering 100, to which the Government contributes $2,000 per annum. was well supported by the Chinese during the year. These watchmen patrol the streets in the Chinese quarter of the City. They are placed on police beats and are supervised by the European police on section patrol.
The total number of persons committed to Victoria Gaol was 4,179 as compared with 4,050 in 1914. Of these 1,260 were com- mitted for criminal offences, against 935 in 1914. Of committals
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