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VICTORIA GENERAL & MATERNITY HOSPITAL.
Dr. J. T. Smalley replaced Dr. W. B. A. Moore on February 4th as Medical Officer in charge, the latter going on leave.
Dr. W. Ware was appointed in September to assist the Medical Officer in charge.
In December a part of the General Hospital was opened for the reception of 1st and 2nd class male patients. Three were admitted during the month.
Admissions numbered 315 in the general wards making a total of 323 patients treated as compared with 267 last year.
In the Maternity Hospital 62 patients were admitted, making a total of 63 patients treated and a grand total of 386 for the whole Hospital.
The Nationalities of the patients were:
Europeans Eurasians Chinese Total 297 8 18 323Deaths. 8 Deaths occurred during the year in the general block. The causes of death were:
Cerebro-spinal fever
Lobular pneumonia
Tubercular meningitis
Puerperal Septicaemia
Carcinoma of liver
Phthisis
Enteritis
Eclampsia.
Operations. During the year 136 operations were performed under general anaesthesia in the operating theatre, as compared with 96 in 1926.
THE MATERNITY HOSPITAL.
There were 62 admissions to the Maternity Hospital. Of these one was an Eurasian and the remainder European. These were all first and second class patients.
From these admissions 61 children were born and all survived; of these three were delivered by forceps and one was a case of Caesarean section. Mother and child did well.
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VICTORIA GENERAL & MATERNITY HOSPITAL.
Dr. J. T. Smalley replaced Dr. W. B. A. Moore on February 4th as Medical Officer in charge, the latter going on leave.
Dr. W. Ware was appointed in September to assist the Medical Officer in charge.
In December a part of the General Hospital was opened for the reception of 1st and 2nd class male patients. Three were admitted during the month.
Admissions numbered 315 in the general wards making a total of 323 patients treated as compared with 267 last year.
In the Maternity Hospital 62 patients were admitted. making a total of 63 patients treated and a grand total of 386 for the whole Hospital.
The Nationalities of the patients were:-
Europeans Eurasians
Chinesc
297
8
18
323
Deaths. 8 Deaths occurred during the year in the general block. The causes of death were:
Cerebro-spinal fever Lobular pneumonia Tubercular meningitis Puerperal Septicaemia Carcinoma of liver
Phthisis
Enteritis
Eclampsia.
Operations. During the year 136 operations were performed under general anaesthesia in the operating theatre, as compared with 96 in 1926.
THE MATERNITY HOSPITAL,
There were 62 admissions to the Maternity Hospital. Of these one was an Eurasian and the remainder European. These were all first and second class patients.
From these admissions 61 children were born and all sur- vived; of these three were delivered by forceps and one was a case of Caesarean section. Mother and child did well.
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