AnnualReport-1921 — Page 357

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Trephining for intracranial haemorrhage.

depressed fractures of skull,

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Excision of tongue, partial,

Thyroidectomy,

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Hernia, radical cure of,

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strangulated,

ventral,

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Removal of breast,

Laparotomy (exploratory),..

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Gastrotomy,

for wounds of viscera, for septic peritonitis,

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Gastro-enterostomy,

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For abscess of liver,

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Cholecystectomy,.

Cholecystotomy, Abscess of spleen,

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Nephrolithotomy,

Reinoval of spleen,

Suprapubic cystotomy,

Litholapaxy,

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Prostatectomy,

Perineal section for rupture of urethra, Ovariotomy,

Caesarian section,

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The Police Force.-The number of admissions to hospital. in which are included cases admitted on more than one occasion, was 977; (in 1920 this number was 1,076); of these 15 were Europeans, 472 Indians, and 351 Chinese. The conditions for which treatment was sought were chiefly malaria, influenza, in- juries, and various diseases and disorders of the digestive and respiratory apparatus.

According to the returns, malaria was more prevalent than in the former year, 152 cases having been reported as compared with 109. Two Europeans, nine Indians, and one Chinese were found unfit for further service and were recommended to be in- valided. Three Chinese died in hospital, the causes of death being pneumonia, apoplexy and beri-beri.

The University Clinics.-The Surgical Clinic is under the direction of Mr. Kenelm H. Digby, M.B., F.R.C.S. The Ho Tung Professor of Clinical Surgery, 752 cases were under his care and 401 operations were performed. Clinical instruction is given in the wards daily, and a special clinic for out-patients is held every week. It is found of great value to the patients because it allows of the cases being followed up after they leave hospital. The average number attending was twenty-two.

The teaching of clinical medicine was performed by one of the lecturers on this subject, Dr. C. W. McKenny, the other lecturer, Dr. Aubrey, being on leave for most of the year. Dr.