AnnualReport-1926 — Page 31

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# VI.-GOVERNMENT AND AIDED INSTITUTIONS.

## (a)-HOSPITALS.

Government Hospitals consist of the Civil Hospital, to which is attached an isolated Maternity Hospital, the Victoria Hospital for Women and Children, Kowloon Hospital and the Kennedy Town Infectious Diseases Hospital.

The Civil Hospital contains 198 beds in 23 wards. 5,381 in-patients and 16,969 out-patients were treated during 1926 as against 5,774 and 30,889 respectively in 1925. 665 cases of malarial fever were admitted as against 1,140 in 1925 and 1,020 in 1924. The total cases of malaria for all Government Hospitals and the Tung Wa Hospital shows a decrease of 293 cases as compared with the year 1925. The Maternity Hospital contains 9 beds for Europeans, plus 3 extra beds, and 8 for Asiatics. 626 confinements occurred during the year as against 668 in 1925. The Victoria Hospital at the Peak contains 90 beds, and during 1926, 267 patients were under treatment there. At Kennedy Town Hospital, which contains 26 beds, 13 cases were treated in 1926, being infectious. The Kowloon Hospital contains 48 beds, and during 1926, 894 patients were treated.

## (b)--LUNATIC ASYLUM.

The Asylum is under the direction of the Medical Officer in Charge of the Civil Hospital. European and Chinese patients are separated, the European portion containing 14 beds in separate wards and the Chinese portion 16 beds. 290 patients of all races were treated during 1926 and there were 10 deaths.

## (c.) THE TUNG WA AND OTHER CHINESE HOSPITALS.

The Tung Wa Hospital, opened in 1872, is mainly supported by the voluntary subscriptions of Chinese, but receives an annual grant of $8,000 from the Government. Only Chinese are treated in this institution. Various other services not appertaining to a hospital are performed by the institution, such as the free burial of the poor, the repatriation of destitutes, the maintenance of free vernacular schools, and the organisation of charitable relief in emergencies. Chinese as well as European methods of treatment are employed in accordance with the wishes expressed by the patients or their friends. Over half the number are now treated by Western methods. The hospital is managed by a committee of Chinese gentlemen annually elected, their appointment being submitted to the Governor for confirmation. It is under the supervision of a visiting physician, who is a member of the Medical Department, whilst two Chinese house surgeons, trained in Western medicine, are members of the hospital staff. There are 480 beds in the buildings, and 7,951 patients were accommodated during 1926.

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# VI.-GOVERNMENT AND AIDED INSTITUTIONS. ## (a)-HOSPITALS. Government Hospitals consist of the Civil Hospital, to which is attached an isolated Maternity Hospital, the Victoria Hospital for Women and Children, Kowloon Hospital and the Kennedy Town Infectious Diseases Hospital. The Civil Hospital contains 198 beds in 23 wards. 5,381 in-patients and 16,969 out-patients were treated during 1926 as against 5,774 and 30,889 respectively in 1925. 665 cases of malarial fever were admitted as against 1,140 in 1925 and 1,020 in 1924. The total cases of malaria for all Government Hospitals and the Tung Wa Hospital shows a decrease of 293 cases as compared with the year 1925. The Maternity Hospital contains 9 beds for Europeans, plus 3 extra beds, and 8 for Asiatics. 626 confinements occurred during the year as against 668 in 1925. The Victoria Hospital at the Peak contains 90 beds, and during 1926, 267 patients were under treatment there. At Kennedy Town Hospital, which contains 26 beds, 13 cases were treated in 1926, being infectious. The Kowloon Hospital contains 48 beds, and during 1926, 894 patients were treated. ## (b)--LUNATIC ASYLUM. The Asylum is under the direction of the Medical Officer in Charge of the Civil Hospital. European and Chinese patients are separated, the European portion containing 14 beds in separate wards and the Chinese portion 16 beds. 290 patients of all races were treated during 1926 and there were 10 deaths. ## (c.) THE TUNG WA AND OTHER CHINESE HOSPITALS. The Tung Wa Hospital, opened in 1872, is mainly supported by the voluntary subscriptions of Chinese, but receives an annual grant of $8,000 from the Government. Only Chinese are treated in this institution. Various other services not appertaining to a hospital are performed by the institution, such as the free burial of the poor, the repatriation of destitutes, the maintenance of free vernacular schools, and the organisation of charitable relief in emergencies. Chinese as well as European methods of treatment are employed in accordance with the wishes expressed by the patients or their friends. Over half the number are now treated by Western methods. The hospital is managed by a committee of Chinese gentlemen annually elected, their appointment being submitted to the Governor for confirmation. It is under the supervision of a visiting physician, who is a member of the Medical Department, whilst two Chinese house surgeons, trained in Western medicine, are members of the hospital staff. There are 480 beds in the buildings, and 7,951 patients were accommodated during 1926.

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-29 VI.-GOVERNMENT AND AIDED INSTITUTIONS. (a)-HOSPITALS. Government Hospitals consist of the Civil Hospital, to which is attached an isolated Maternity Hospital, the Victoria Hospital for Women and Children, Kowloon Hospital and the Kennedy Town Infectious Diseases Hospital. The Civil Hospital contains 198 beds in 23 wards. 5,381 in-patients and 16,969 out-patients were treated during 1926 as against 5,774 and 30,889 respectively in 1925. 665 cases of malarial fever were admitted as against 1,140 in 1925 and 1,020 in 1924. The total cases of malaria for all Government Hospitals and the Tung Wa Hospital shows a decrease of 293 cases as compared with the year 1925. The Maternity Hospital contains 9 beds for Europeans, plus 3 extra beds, and 8 for Asiatics. 626 confinements occurred during the year as against (68 in 1925. The Victoria Hospital at the Peak contains 90 beds, and during 1926, 267 patients were under treatment there. At Kennedy Town Hospital, which contains 26 beds, 13 cases were treated in 1926, being infectious. The Kowloon Hospital contains 48 beds, and during 1926, 894 patients were treated. (b)--LUNATIC ASYLUM. The Asylum is under the direction of the Medical Officer in Charge of the Civil Hospital. European and Chinese patients are separated, the European portion containing 14 beds in separate wards and the Chinese portion 16 beds. 290 patients of all races were treated during 1926 and there was 10 deaths. (c.) THE TUNG WA AND OTHER CHINESE HOSPITALS. The Tung Wa Hospital, opened in 1872, is mainly supported by the voluntary subscriptions of Chinese, but receives an annual grant of $8,000 from the Government. Only Chinese are treated in this institution. Various other services not appertaining to a hospital are performed by the institution, such as the free burial of the poor, the repatriation of destitutes, the maintenance of free vernacular schools, and the organisation of charitable relief in emergencies: Chinese as well as European methods of treatment are employed in accordance with the wishes expressed by the patients or their friends. Over half the number are now treated by Western methods. The hospital is managed by a committee of Chinese gentlemen annually elected, their appointment being sub- mitted to the Governor for confirmation. It is under the supervi sion of a visiting physician, who is a member of the Medical Department, whilst two Chinese house surgeons, trained in Western medicine, are members of the hospital staff. There are 480 beds in the buildings, and 7,951 patients were accommodated during 1926.

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VI.-GOVERNMENT AND AIDED INSTITUTIONS.

(a)-HOSPITALS.

The Civil Hospital contains 198 beds in 23 wards. 5,381 in-patients and 16,969 out-patients were treated during 1926 as against 5,774 and 30,889 respectively in 1925. 665 cases of malarial fever were admitted as against 1,140 in 1925 and 1,020 in 1924. The total cases of malaria for all Government Hospitals and the Tung Wa Hospital shows a decrease of 293 cases as compared with the year 1925. The Maternity Hospital contains 9 beds for Europeans, plus 3 extra beds, and 8 for Asiatics. 626 confinements occurred during the year as against (68 in 1925. The Victoria Hospital at the Peak contains 90 beds, and during 1926, 267 patients were under treatment there. At Kennedy Town Hospital, which contains 26 beds, 13 cases were treated in 1926, being infectious. The Kowloon Hospital contains 48 beds, and during 1926, 894 patients were treated.

(b)--LUNATIC ASYLUM.

(c.) THE TUNG WA AND OTHER CHINESE HOSPITALS.

The Tung Wa Hospital, opened in 1872, is mainly supported by the voluntary subscriptions of Chinese, but receives an annual grant of $8,000 from the Government. Only Chinese are treated in this institution. Various other services not appertaining to a hospital are performed by the institution, such as the free burial of the poor, the repatriation of destitutes, the maintenance of free vernacular schools, and the organisation of charitable relief in emergencies: Chinese as well as European methods of treatment are employed in accordance with the wishes expressed by the patients or their friends. Over half the number are now treated by Western methods. The hospital is managed by a committee of Chinese gentlemen annually elected, their appointment being sub- mitted to the Governor for confirmation. It is under the supervi sion of a visiting physician, who is a member of the Medical Department, whilst two Chinese house surgeons, trained in Western medicine, are members of the hospital staff. There are 480 beds in the buildings, and 7,951 patients were accommodated during 1926.

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