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Organisation, a purely Chinese body. These institutions which are assisted by Government are under inspection by the Government Medical Department. Each has as its medical superintendent a Chinese Medical Officer who is paid by Government.
29. The Medical Staff consists of Western-trained Chinese doctors and Chinese herbalists. The patient is given his choice of treatment.
HOSPITAL
No. of beds TREATED 1931 TREATED 1930 Western Chinese Medicine Western Chinese Medicine Tung Wah 460 5,704 2,185 5,246 5,296 5,548 Tung Wah Eastern 195 1,345 1,796 854 Tung Wah Infectious Diseases 60 73 Kwong Wah 325 8,204 2,283 7,026 2,741Chapter V.
HOUSING.
In recent years some evidence has been shown amongst the artizan class of the Colony of a quickening social consciousness and the resultant desire to avail themselves of improved housing accommodation wherever such is made available. The unskilled labouring classes, however, are still found densely packed in tenement houses deficient in light and air. This class of labour has to find its habitat as close as possible to the scene of its labour, with the result that the Western part of the City of Victoria, which houses the native business quarter and closely adjoins the portion of the harbour handling the traffic from the West River and Chinese Coast Ports, is seriously overcrowded.
2. These conditions are being slowly mitigated by the rebuilding of properties which from time to time are condemned for reasons of structural defects. This process of elimination is, however, too slow to create any appreciable improvement. The legislation now being contemplated, which calls for the
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Organisation, a purely Chinese body. These institutions which are assisted by Government are under inspection by the Govern- ment Medical Department. Each has as its medical super- intendent a Chinese Medical Officer who is paid by Government.
29. The Medical Staff consists of Western-trained Chinese doctors and Chinese herbalists. The patient is given his choice of treatment.
HOSPITAL
No. No. TREATED 1931 No. TREATED 1930.
of beds Western Chinese Western
Western Chinese Medicine Medicine Medicine Medicine
Tung Wah,....................
460
Tung Wah Eastern,..... 195
5,704
2,185
5,246 5.296 5,548
1,345 1,796
854
Tung Wah Infectious
Diseases,
60
73
Kwong Wab,
325
8,204 2,283 7,026 2,7&1
Chapter V.
HOUSING.
In recent years some evidence has been shown amongst the artizan class of the Colony of a quickening social consciousness and the resultant desire to avail themselves of improved housing accommodation wherever such is made available. The unskilled labouring classes, however, are still found densely packed in tenement houses deficient in light and air. This class of labour has to find its habitat as close as possible to the scene of its labour, with the result that the Western part of the City of Victoria, which houses the native business quarter and closely adjoins the portion of the harbour handling the traffic from the West River and Chinese Coast Ports, is seriously overcrowded.
2. These conditions are being slowly mitigated by the rebuilding of properties which from time to time are condemned for reasons of structural defects. This process of elimination is however, too slow to create any appreciable improvement. The legislation now being contemplated, which calls for the
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