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Trephining the mastoid antrum
Caesarian section
Trephining for fractures of the skull
Tracheotomy
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The Police Force. The total number of admittances to hospital was 994, including those patients who were admitted more than once. This total was composed of 171 Europeans, 556 Indians and 267 Chinese. The police force consisted of 188 Europeans, 431 Indians and 762 Chinese.
The number of admittances in 1921 was 977. The diseases and disorders from which these patients suffered were chiefly those connected with the digestive and respiratory systems, as well as malaria, influenza and injuries, and were of a similar character to the diseases which were generally in evidence. Malaria, however, was more prevalent than usual and this is accounted for because of the deficient rainfall which permitted the breeding places of mosquitoes to remain in a comparatively undisturbed state long enough to be favourable to the multiplication of the insects. The admissions to hospital for malarial fevers were 20 Europeans, 47 Chinese and 186 Indians. The numbers invalided as unfit for further service were one European, ten Indians and three Chinese; and two Europeans, one Indian, and three Chinese died. Among the diseases and injuries which brought about a fatal result was abscess of the brain, inflammation of the spinal cord, gun shot wound of the heart, and chronic disease of the heart.
The University Clinics.-Professor K. H. Digby was in charge of the surgical clinic until December when he went on leave on account of ill-health, and Dr. R. M. Gibson was appointed to act in his place. There were 522 patients treated in this clinic and 415 operations were performed. Besides the in-patients under the care of the professor of surgery, 859 others were examined and treated in the outpatient department, at the special clinic which Professor Digby generally conducts. It is considered that this serves a very useful purpose for it allows opportunities for following up the treatment of many cases after they are well enough to leave hospital. The medical clinic was conducted by G. E. Aubrey, M.D., at the Civil Hospital and by C.W. McKenny, M.D. at Tung Wah Hospital; Dr. McKenny was also in charge of the teaching of obstetrics for the greater part of the year, Dr. Moore having been in charge of the subject for the first six weeks of 1922. The appointment of recently qualified Chinese graduates of the University to act as house physicians and house surgeons to the medical and surgical clinics of the University has been noticed already.
During the year the Rockefeller Foundation endowed chairs of surgery, medicine and obstetrics in the University and appointments have been made to those of surgery and medicine. Mr. K. H. Digby, M.B., F.R.C.S. having been appointed to the professorship of surgery, and Mr. J. Anderson, M.D., &c. to that of medicine; it is expected that the third appointment will be made as soon as it is found convenient to do so.
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M (1) 18
Trephining the mastoid antrum
Caesarian section
Trephining for fractures of the skull
Tracheotomy
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5
LOHN GO
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3
The Police Force. The total number of admittances to hospital was 994, including those patients who were admitted more than This total was composed of 171 Europeans, 556 Indians and 267 Chinese. The police force consisted of 188 Europeans, 431 Indians and 762 Chinese.
once.
The number of admittances in 1921 was 977. The diseases and disorders from which these patients suffered were chiefly those connected with the digestive and respiratory systems, as well as malaria, influenza and injuries, and were of a similar character to the diseases which were generally in evidence. Malaria, however, was more prevalent than usual and this is accounted for because of the deficient rainfall which permitted the breeding places of mosquitoes to remain in a comparatively undisturbed state long enough to be favourable to the multiplication of the insects. The admissions to hospital for malarial fevers were 20 Europeans, 47 Chinese and 186 Indians. The numbers invalided as unfit for further service were one European, ten Indians and three Chinese; and two Europeans, one Indian, and three Chinese died. Among the diseases and injuries which brought about a fatal result was abscess of the brain, inflammation of the spinal cord, gun shot wound of the heart, and chronic disease of the heart.
The University Clinics.-Professor K. H. Digby was in charge of the surgical clinic until December when he went on leave on account of ill-health, and Dr. R. M. Gibson was appointed to act in his place. There were 522 patients treated in this clinic and 415 operations were performed. Besides the in-patients under the care of the professor of surgery, 859 others were examined and treated in the outpatient department, at the special clinic which Professor Digby generally conducts. It is considered that this serves a very useful purpose for it allows opportunities for following up the treatment of many cases after they are well enough to leave hospital. The medical clinic was conducted by G. E. Aubrey, M.D., at the Civil Hospital and by C.W. McKenny, M.D. at Tung Wah Hospital; Dr. McKenny was also in charge of the teaching of obstetrics for the greater part of the year, Dr. Moore having been in charge of the suject for the first six weeks of 1922. The appointment of recently qualified Chinese graduates of the University to act as house plysicians and house surgeons to the medical and surgical clinics of the University has been noticed already.
During the year the Rockefeller Foundation endowed chairs of surgery, medicine and obstetrics in the University and appoint- ments have been made to the those of surgery and medicine. Mr. K. H. Digby, M.B.; F.R.C.S. having been appointed to the professorship of surgery, and Mr. J. Anderson, M.D., &c. to that of medicine; it is expected that the third appointment will be made as soon as it is found convenient to do so.
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