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than 61 of these were fractures of the skull, only a very small proportion of these were caused by injuries inflicted by another person.
I found it quite impossible to put forward any explanation of these figures.
Epidemic disease.-Small-pox-An epidemic prevailed during the last three months of the year. The number of cases notified rose from 29 in September to 165 in October, 397 in November and 407 in December. A vaccination campaign was organised and started operations on November 1st and continued till the end of the year. Some 40 men were trained by the Medical Staff at the Government Civil Hospital as vaccinators. These men after training worked under the direction of the Sanitary Department. Vaccinations were performed continuously at the Hospital and all children in Government schools as well as the staffs of the various Government Departments were vaccinated by the Medical Officers.
Most of the lymph was made at the Government Bacteriological Institute but this had to be supplemented to some extent.
Plague. This disease was less prevalent during the year under review than the previous year; 148 cases being notified against 1,181 in 1922.
Bodies of rats were systematically examined at the Victoria and Kowloon Mortuaries, 64,808 were examined at the former and 8 plague-infected rats found and 29,325 at the latter with 3 infected.
V.-HOSPITALS, INSTITUTES, &c.
The Civil Hospital.-Dr. C. W. McKenny was the officer in charge during the year. Dr. Valentine was second medical officer for the first few weeks and was then replaced by Dr. J. T. Smalley for the remainder of the year.
Several changes were made in the nursing staff.
(1) The addition of an assistant Matron. To this post Miss Girling—a former nursing sister—was appointed.
(2) The addition of 2 nursing sisters to allow for the home leave of other sisters.
(3) The appointment of 4 new sisters to carry out additional work necessitated by the opening of a new 30-bed ward.
The appointments which are directly connected with the University were increased by the appointment of Dr. V. Atienza as a Surgical Registrar. Owing to the appointment of Dr. J. Anderson
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than 61 of these were fractures of the skull, only a very small proportion of these were caused by injuries inflicted by another person.
I found it quite impossible to put forward any explanation of these figures.
Epidemic disease.-Small-pox-An epidemic prevailed during the last three months of the year. The number of cases notified rose from 29 in September to 165 in October, 397 in November and 407 in December. A vaccination campaign was organised and started operations on November 1st and continued till the end of the year. Some 40 men were trained by the Medical Staff at the Government Civil Hospital as vaccinators. These men after training worked under the direction of the Sanitary Department. Vaccina- tions were performed continuously at the Hospital and all children in Government schools as well as the staffs of the various Govern- ment Departments were vaccinated by the Medical Officers.
Most of the lymph was made at the Government Bacteriologi- cal Institute but this had to be supplemented to some extent.
Plague. This disease was less prevalent during the year under review than the previous year; 148 cases being notified against 1,181 in 1922.
Bodies of rats were systematically examined at the Victoria and Kowloon Mortuaries, 64,808 were examined at the former and 8 plague-infected rats found and 29,325 at the latter with 3 infected.
V.-HOSPITALS, INSTITUTES, &c.
The Civil Hospital.-Dr. C. W. McKenny was the officer in charge during the year. Dr. Valentine was second medical officer for the first few weeks and was then replaced by Dr. J. T. Smalley for the remainder of the year.
Several change were made in the nursing staff.
(1) The addition of an assistant Matron. To this post Miss Girling-a former nursing sister-was appointed.
(2) The addition of 2 nursing sisters to allow for the home leave of other sisters.
(3) The appointment of 4 new sisters to carry out additional work necessitated by the opening of a new 30-bed ward.
The appointments which are directly connected with the University were increased by the appointment of Dr. V. Atienza as a Surgical Registrar. Owing to appointment of Dr. J. Anderson
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