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and the transference of passengers across the breach. On the Chinese Section a slip occurred between Pu Kut and Li Long and through traffic was suspended until August 9th.
The Revenue derived from Local Traffic amounted to $167,579.65 and from Through and Joint Sectional Traffic to $265,694.78,
The Working Expenses amounted to $356,221.07 showing a balance of Earnings over Expenditure of $77,053.36.
The Through and Joint Sectional Passengers carried were as follows:-
Passengers booked by Stations in British Territory to Stations in China, 1916. 1917: 1918. Passengers booked by Stations in China to Stations in British Territory, 307,310 309,394 307,494 344,220 352,008 323,642VI.-GOVERNMENT AND AIDED INSTITUTIONS.
(a.)-HOSPITALS.
Government Hospitals consist of the Civil Hospital, to which is attached an isolated Maternity Hospital, the Victoria Hospital for Women and Children, and the Kennedy Town Infectious Diseases Hospital. There is an Observation Station capable of accommodating 1,500 persons in the event of an outbreak of infectious disease on board a ship arriving in the Harbour.
The Civil Hospital contains 150 beds in 19 wards. 3,677 in-patients and 14,480 out-patients were treated during 1918 as against 3,292 and 13,065 respectively in 1917. 211 cases of malarial fever were admitted as against 361 in 1917 and 360 in 1916. But the total cases of malaria for all Government Hospitals and the Tung Wa Hospital shows a decrease of 434 cases as compared with the year 1917. The Maternity Hospital contains 12 beds for Europeans and 4 for Asiatics. 377 confinements occurred during the year as against 309 in 1917. The Victoria Hospital at the Peak contains 41 beds, and during 1918, 147 patients were under treatment there. At Kennedy Town Hospital, which contains 26 beds, 26 cases were treated in 1918, all being infectious.
(b.)-LUNATIC ASYLUM.
The Asylum is under the direction of the Superintendent of the Civil Hospital. European and Chinese patients are separated, the European portion containing 8 beds in separate wards and the Chinese portion 16 beds. 217 patients of all races were treated during 1918 and there were 7 deaths.
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and the transference of passengers across the breach. On the Chinese Section a slip occurred between Pu Kut and Li Long and through traffic was suspended until August 9th.
The Revenue derived from Local Traffic amounted to $167,579.65 and from Through and Joint Sectional Traffic to $265,694.78,
The Working Expenses amounted to $356,221.07 showing a balance of Earnings over Expenditure of $77,053.36.
The Through and Joint Sectional Passengers carried were as follows:-
Passengers booked by Stations in British Territory to Stations in China,.
Passengers booked by Stations
in China to Stations in British Territory,
1916. 1917: 1918.
307,310 309,394 307,494
344,220 352,008 323,642
VI.-GOVERNMENT AND AIDED INSTITUTIONS.
(a.)-HOSPITALS.
Government Hospitals consist of the Civil Hospital, to which is attached an isolated Maternity Hospital, the Victoria Hospital for Women and Children, and the Kennedy Town Infectious Dis- eases Hospital. There is an Observation Station capable of accom- modating 1,500 persons in the event of an outbreak of infectious disease on board a ship arriving in the Harbour.
The Civil Hospital contains 150 beds in 19 wards. 3,677 in- patients and 14,480 out-patients were treated during 1918 as against 3,292 and 13,065 respectively in 1917. 211 cases of malarial fever were admitted as against 361 in 1917 and 360 in 1916. But the total cases of malaria for all Government Hospitals and the Tung Wa Hospital shows a decrease of 434 cases as compared with the year 1917. The Maternity Hospital contains 12 beds for Europeans and 4 for Asiatics. 377 confinements occurred during the year as against 309 in 1917. The Victoria. Hospital at the Peak contains 41 beds, and during 1918, 147 patients were under treatment there. At Kennedy Town Hospital, which contains 26 beds, 26 cases were treated in 1918, all being infectious.
(b.)-LUNATIC ASYLUM.
The Asylum is under the direction of the Superintendent of the Civil Hospital. European and Chinese patients are separated, the European portion containing 8 beds in separate wards and the Chinese portion 16 beds. 217 patients of all races were treated during 1918 and there were 7 deaths.
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