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This hospital was built for the purposes of treating Chinese patients who from fear or prejudice objected to entering the Government Hospital. As in the General Hospital under Chinese Management the patients may choose either Eastern or Western treatment. The majority of patients choose to be treated by the Chinese Herbalist.
During 1929 only Smallpox cases were treated. The number of admissions was 186 making a total of 196 cases treated. The number of deaths was 35 giving a percentage of deaths to treated of 42.8.
It is said that the Chinese believe wind, water and scrutiny by strangers to be detrimental to recovery in cases of Smallpox. Whether this be true or not, the cases are kept carefully wrapped up in their own clothes until death or recovery.
SECTION VII.
PRISONS AND ASYLUMS.
PRISONS.
The principal prison of the Colony is situated in Victoria, a branch prison being situated at Lai Chi Kok on the Kowloon side of the Harbour. The former has accommodation for 800 prisoners, the latter, for about 500. Females are only received at Victoria Gaol.
During 1929 the general health of the prisoners continued to be satisfactory.
The total number of admissions to Victoria Gaol was 5779, the daily average number of inmates was 744, the average daily number of sick was 24.44, the sickness rate was 32.8 per mille and the death rate was 18.8 per mille.
The daily average number of prisoners at Lai Chi Kok was 331, the total number treated in hospital was 503 and the daily number of cases in hospital was 5.
The hospital at Victoria Gaol accommodates 30 patients. During the year 30 prisoners were transferred to the Government Civil Hospital for treatment not available in the prison hospital.
In the female prison there was one birth and one miscarriage.
There were 14 deaths from natural causes, 10 of which took place in the Gaol Hospital, three at the Government Civil Hospital and one at the Mental Hospital.
There were four executions.
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This hospital was built for the purposes of treating Chin- ese patients who from fear or prejudice objected to entering the Government Hospital. As in the General Hospital under Chinese Management the patients may choose either Eastern or Western treatment. The majority of patients choose to be treated by the Chinese Herbalist.
During 1929 only Smallpox cases were treated. The number of admissions was 186 making a total of 196 cases treat- ed. The number of deaths was 35 giving a percentage of deaths to treated of 42.8.
It is said that the Chinese believe wind,
wind, water and scrutiny by strangers to be detrimental to recovery in cases of Smallpox, Whether this be true or not, the cases are kept carefully wrapped up in their own clothes until death or re- covery.
SECTION VII.
PRISONS AND ASYLUMS.
PRISONS.
The principal prison of the Colony is situated in Victoria, a branch prison being situated at Lai Chi Kok on the Kowloon side of the Harbour. The former has accommodation for 800 prisoners, the latter, for about 500. Females are only received at Victoria Gaol.
During 1929 the general health of the prisoners continued to be satisfactory.
The total number of admissions to Victoria Gaol was 5779, the daily average number of inmates was 744, the average daily number of sick was 24.44, the sickness rate was 32.8 per mille and the death rate was 18.8 per mille.
The daily average number of prisoners at Lai Chi Kok was 331, the total number treated in hospital was 503 and the daily number of cases in hospital was 5.
The hospital at Victoria Gaol accommodates 30 patients. During the year 30 prisoners were transferred to the Govern- ment Civil Hospital for treatment not available in the prison hospital.
In the female prison there was one birth and one mis- carriage.
There were 14 deaths from natural causes, 10 of which took place in the Gaol Hospital, three at the Government Civil Hos pital and one at the Mental Hospital.
There were four executions.
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