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386. Though the number of patients who choose their own herbalists to treat their complaints is still too large, most of these were not suffering seriously. For anything very important they learn by experience to put themselves in the hands of a scientifically trained doctor.
387. The X-ray Department continues to justify itself and the gross income rose from $1,831.00 in 1930 to $1,688.00 in 1931.
The Kwong Wah Hospital
388. General beds 234. Maternity beds 59. 32 beds in the new Tuberculosis ward.
389. This Hospital does for Kowloon and the Peninsula what the Tung Wah Hospital does for the island of Hong Kong.
390. The Accommodation cannot keep pace with the growth in population. Kowloon has considerably more than doubled itself during the last ten years. No patient is turned away for want of room and in both medical and surgical wards it is common to find two in a bed, and others sleeping on the floor.
391. The staff consists of a Senior Resident Medical Officer (Dr. Cheng Kung San), whose salary is paid by the Government, and two Junior Medical Officers (Dr. Tang Yee Yuen and Dr. Lan Shiu Wah), paid by the Directors.
392. There are also a number of Chinese Herbalists, without any recognised qualification, who practise Chinese medicine and are paid out of Hospital funds.
393. The patients, on admittance, can choose whether they desire treatment on Western or Chinese lines.
Inpatients 1931 1930 Western treatment 8,204 7,026 Chinese treatment 2,283 2,751 Total 10,487 (including 3,097 maternity) 9,777 Outpatients 1931 1930 Western treatment 51,600 (including 436 gynaecology) 45,536 Chinese treatment 90,500 94,755 Total 142,100 140,291394. Eye cases also markedly increased and these were cared for by Dr. Basto. There were 3,650,
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386. Though the number of patients who choose their own herbalists to treat their complaints is still too large, most of these were not suffering seriously. For anything very important they learn by experience to put themselves in the hands of a scientifically trained doctor.
387. The X-ray Department continues to justify itself and the gross income rose from $1,831.00 in 1930 to $1,688.00 in 1931.
The Kwong Wah Hospital
388. General beds 234. Maternity beds 59. 32 beds in the new Tuberculosis ward.
389. This Hospital does for Kowloon and the Peninsula what the Tung Wah Hospital does for the island of Hong Kong.
390. The Accommodation cannot keep pace with the growth in population. Kowloon has considerably more than doubled itself during the last ten years. No patient is turned away for want of room and in both medical and surgical wards it is common to find two in a bed, and others sleeping on the floor.
391. The staff consists of a Senior Resident Medical Officer (Dr. Cheng Kung San), whose salary is paid by the Government, and two Junior Medical Officers (Dr. Tang Yee Yuen and Dr. Lan Shiu Wah), paid by the Directors.
392. There are also a number of Chinese Herbalists, without any recognised qualification, who practise Chinese medicine and are paid out of Hospital funds.
393. The patients, on admittance, can choose whether they desire treatment on Western or Chinese lines.
Inpatients.
Western treatment. Chinese treatment. Total.
1931
1930
8,204 7,026
2,283 2,751
10,487
9,777
(including 3,097 maternity)
Outpatients.
Western treatment. Chinese treatment. Total.
1931
51,600
(including 436
gynaecology)
1930
45,536
90,500
94,755
142,100
140,291
394. Eve cuses also markedly increased and these were cared for by Dr. Basto. There were 3,650,
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