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$21,450 from the Tung Wa Hospital; if this be subtracted from the receipts, the net income is shown to be $19,071, an amount less than the net expenditure by $11,000.
CHINESE PUBLIC DISPENSARIES AND PLAGUE HOSPITALS.
(Tables XV to XX.)
55. The total number of cases treated at the Dispensaries during the year was 105,964 compared with 89,243 in 1915. Of this total 60,607 were new and 45,357 return cases.
56. The number of vaccinations performed shows a very great increase owing to the small-pox epidemic at the end of the year, 22,120 as against 5,203 in 1915, of which the Western Dispensary alone performed 6,864.
57. The total expenditure on the Dispensaries was $32,349 as compared with $32,620 in 1915. As was the case last year, this sum includes exceptional expenses, viz., $3,173 part cost of construction of the Amalgamated Harbour and Yaumati Dispensary, described in last year's annual report, which was opened by His Excellency the Governor on 26th January, 1916. The maintenance of the three Dispensaries—Victoria, Shaukiwan, and Yaumati—cost $29,176 as against $27,577 for the previous year.
58. The revenue of the Dispensaries, excluding the balance of $28,856 from 1915 amounted to $43,727 as against $37,177 in 1915 and thus exceeded the expenditure by $11,378. In view of the heavy expenditure on the Amalgamated Harbour and Yaumati Dispensary, the financial position is extremely satisfactory.
59. Of the four Kowloon Peninsula Dispensaries, one, that at Yaumati, is amalgamated with the Harbour Dispensary, its balance of $3,431 being transferred to the Kwong Wa Hospital account. The other three, at Hunghom, Kowloon City, and Sham Shui Po, all show an excess of income over expenditure, and their respective credit balances have risen from $875, $156, and $1,341 in 1915 to $1,966, $241, and $1,323 in 1916.
60. The number of dead and dying infants brought to the Dispensaries was 2,133 as compared with 1,372 in 1915.
61. The number of infants under five years brought in to be treated shows an increase, 13,350 being treated as against 12,075 in 1915, and 9,068 in 1914. When the small-pox epidemic is taken into account, the comparatively slight increase in 1916 makes it clear that the Chinese prefer to treat small-pox among their children at home rather than to take them to public institutions.
62. 1,605 corpses were removed to hospital or mortuary as against 1,074 in 1915. 866 (as against 519) applications were received for coffins and on 405 occasions (as against 212 in 1915) was attendance necessary at the cleansing of infected premises. The increase in the figures is to be explained by the small-pox epidemic.
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$21,450 from the Tung Wa Hospital; if this be subtracted from the receipts, the net income is shown to be $19,071, an amount less than the net expenditure by $11,000.
CHINESE PUBLIC DISPENSARIES AND PLAGUE HOSPITALS.
(Tables XV to XX.)
55. The total number of cases treated at the Dispensaries dur- ing the year was 105,964 compared with 89,243 in 1915. Of this total 60,607 were new and 45,357 return cases.
56. The number of vaccinations performed shows a very great increase owing to the small-pox epidemic at the end of the year, 22,120 as against 5,203 in 1915, of which the Western Dis- pensary alone performed 6,864.
57. The total expenditure on the Dispensaries was $32,349 as compared with $32,620 in 1915. As was the case last year, this sum includes exceptional expenses, viz., $3,173 part cost of con- struction of the Amalgamated Harbour and Yaumati Dispensary, described in last year's annual report, which was opened by His Excellency the Governor on 26th January, 1916. The mainten- ance of the three Dispensaries-Victoria, Shaukiwan, and Yaumati -cost $29,176 as against $27,577 for the previous year.
58. The revenue of the Dispensaries, excluding the balance of $28,856 from 1915 amounted to $43,727 as against $37,177 in 1915 and thus exceeded the expenditure by $11,378. In view of the heavy expenditure on the Amalgamated Harbour and Yaumati Dispensary, the financial position is extremely satisfactory.
59. Of the four Kowloon Peninsula Dispensaries, one, that at Yaumati, is amalgamated with the Harbour Dispensary, its balance of $3,431 being transferred to the Kwong Wa Hospital account. The other three, at Hunghom, Kowloon City, and Sham Shui Po, all show an excess of income over expenditure, and their respective credit balances have risen from $875, $156, and $1,341 in 1915 to $1,966, $241, and $1,323 in 1916.
60. The number of dead and dying infants brought to the Dispensaries was 2,133 as compared with 1,372 in 1915.
61. The number of infants under five years brought in to be treated shows an increase, 13,350 being treated as against 12,075 in 1915, and 9,068 in 1914. When the small-pox
When the small-pox epidemic is taken into account, the comparatively slight increase in 1916 makes it clear that the Chinese prefer to treat small-pox among their children at home rather than to take them to public institu- tions.
62. 1,605 corpses were removed to hospital or mortuary as against 1,074 in 1915. 866 (as against 519) applications were received for coffins and on 405 occasions (as against 212 in 1915) was attendance necessary at the cleansing of infected premises. The increase in the figures is to be explained by the small-pox epidemic.
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