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In Yaumati, 1,368 bodies were examined at this mortuary. Of 32,710 rats which were examined, none were found to be infected with plague. In 1920 this was also the case.
In Kowloon the number of rats affected with plague has diminished gradually during the last eight or nine years. The statistics of the post-mortem examinations is appended.
VIII. THE EMPLOYMENT OF CHINESE MIDWIVES,
Seven Chinese women trained in midwifery are employed in different districts of the Colony to attend the poorer classes of Chinese. In order to supply these women there are always six pupils undergoing training in midwifery. The pupils during their course of training and the seven midwives employed in district work are paid for by Government. The number of cases attended by these midwives was as follows:—
Number of Confinements attended by Government Midwives in 1921.
1921 Shaukiwan Yaumati Tai Po Yun Long Tsun Wan Cheung Chan Total January 30 21 1 0 2 54 February 21 16 37 March 30 21 51 April 21 16 26 63 May 21 22 22 65 June 28 17 45 July 32 23 23 78 August 19 23 42 September 32 21 21 74 October 26 24 2 52 November 31 15 1 47 December 30 13 43 Total 326 232 ... 1 0 2 688THE TRAINING OF CHINESE PROBATIONER NURSES.
During the year the training of Chinese as nurses was commenced. Attempts to do this had not been successful hitherto. However, on the termination of the agreement of the Japanese staff nurses it was found that Chinese were willing to be trained and eight were appointed for the purpose.
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In Yaumati.-1,368 bodies were examined at this mortuary. Of 32,710 rats which were examined, none were found to be infected with plague. In 1920 this was also the case.
In Kow- loon the number of rats affected with plague has diminished gradually during the last eight or nine years. The statistics of the post-mortem examinations is appended.
VIII. THE EMPLOYMENT OF CHINESE MIDWIVES,
Seven Chinese women trained in midwifery are employed in different districts of the Colony to attend the poorer classes of Chinese. In order to supply these women there are always six pupils under-going training in midwifery. The pupils during their course of training and the seven midwives employed in district work are paid for by Government. The number of cases attended by these midwives was as follows :—
Number of Confinements attended by Government Midwives in 1921.
1921.
Shaukiwan.
Yaumati,
January February March
April May
30
ོསྶ
21
16
30
21
21
16
26
22
June
28
17
July...
32
23
Angust
19
23
∞ - N NO NO WN3 W
Tai Po
September
32
21
October
26
24
2
November
31
15
1
December
30
13
Yun Long.
Tsun Wan.
Cheung Chan.
Total.
1
0
2
24 4N-DON-00
∞ N NN NNO
9
66
52
685
66
52
2
58
1
7
55
ن
63
51
2
58
1
55
58
34
Total
326
232
26
15
18
71
688
THE TRAINING OF CHINESE PROBATIONER NURSES.
During the year the training of Chinese as nurses was com- menced. Attempts to do this had not been successful hitherto, However, on the termination of the agreement of the Japanese staff nurses it was found that Chinese were willing to be trained and eight were appointed for the purpose.
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