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The Maternity Hospital.--The admittances and other information is shown in the form of a table, and a comparison is made with the admittances, &c., of the preceding year.
1921 1922 Admittances, 699 721 Free patients, ... ... Male births, 278 326 Female births, 254 300 Still-born, 36 32 Abortions; Spurious labour pains, 89 103 Nationality of patients. Europeans, ... ... Japanese, Indians, Chinese, 568 575 Deaths (maternal), 17 31 66 48 79 36 6 7 ... ...The diseases or conditions which resulted in the death of seven of the mothers were nephritis 2, influenza 2 and plague, eclampsia and shock, each caused one death.
Three premature infants died soon after birth.
V-THE LUNATIC ASYLUM.
The medical officers of the Civil Hospital were in charge of the Asylum also. The total number of patients admitted was 235 and 213 of these were admitted for the first time. 117 patients were brought in by the police, most of these having been found wandering about the streets, unable to account for or to look after themselves, satisfactorily. It is likely that a good many of these do not belong to the Colony but that they are sent to it from surrounding parts of China, in order that those who are responsible for the care of these mental invalids, may be free from the encumbrance. The number of patients admitted during the year was less than in 1921, when 300 patients were admitted. One patient died, the cause of his death being beri-beri. The sex and nationality of the patients are shown in tabular form, and in a second table the diseases which affected the patients are recorded.
The most important of the changes in the staff was the appointment as head attendant of the head attendant of the London County Mental Hospital. This officer arrived in the colony and assumed duty in August.
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The Maternity Hospital.--The admittances and other informa- tion is shown in the form of a table, and a comparison is made with the admittances, &c., of the preceding year.
1921.
1922.
Admittances,
699
721
...
...
Free patients,
Male births,
278
178
326
300
...
Female births,
254
286
...
Still- born,
36
32
DOO
Abortions; Spurious labour pains,
89
103
Nationality of patients.
Europeans,
...
Japanese,
Indians,
Chinese,
Deaths (maternal),
66
79
17
31
48
36
568
575
...
...
6
7
...
The diseases or conditions which resulted in the death of seven of the inothers were nephritis 2, influenza 2 and plague, eclampsia and shock, each caused one death.
Three premature infants died soon after birth.
V-THE LUNATIC ASYLUM.
The medical officers of the Civil Hospital were in charge of the Asylum also. The total number of patients admitted was 235 and 213 of these were admitted for the first time. 117 patients were brought in by the police, most of these baving been found wander- ing about the streets, unable to account for or to look after themselves, satisfactorily. It is likely that a good many of these do not belong to the Colony but that they are sent to it from surrounding parts of China, in order that those who are responsible for the care of these mental invalids, may be free from the encumbrance. The number of patients admitted during the year was less than in 1921, when 300 patients were admitted. One patient died, the cause of his death being beri-beri. The sex and nationality of the patients are shown in tabular form, and in a second table the diseases which affected the patients are recorded.
The most important of the changes in the staff was the appoint- ment as head attendant of the head attendant of the London County Mental Hospital. This officer arrived in the colony and assumed duty in August.
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