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25. Systematic rat-catching and periodical cleansing of houses were carried out throughout the year. The total number of rats collected was 174,239, of which 12,792 were taken alive, as compared with 157,829 and 11,520 in 1931. The number collected each year shows that there is no diminution in the rat population. All the rats collected were sent to the Public Mortuary for examination. None were found infected.
26. Cerebro-spinal Fever.-Coincident with a sharp epidemic in Macao and one of milder nature in Canton, there was an outbreak of cerebro-spinal fever in Hong Kong which was sporadic in character. Altogether 207 cases were reported with 122 deaths. 61 cases were treated in Kennedy Town Infectious Diseases Hospital, of which 26 died. No special foci of infection were discovered, and few instances where one could trace the source of infection.
27. Sera manufactured at the Bacteriological Institute was used therapeutically both in Hong Kong and in Macao.
28. Diphtheria. With regard to diphtheria, there is little to be said. The cases were sporadic, and the sources of infection were seldom discovered.
29. Enteric.-What has been said of diphtheria applies to enteric. The incubation period being so long and the possible sources of infection so numerous, there is little chance of tracing in any case the source of infection.
THE DUMPING OF THE DEAD.
30. The number of bodies reported by the police as dumped was 1,427, as compared with 1,295 in 1931. In an endeavour to stop this practice, chambers for the deposit of corpses have been established at all the Chinese Public Dispensaries. In some cases, the top of the table is so arranged that the weight of a body on it closes an electric circuit which rings a bell in the caretaker's room. So far, the chambers have not been an unqualified success, and dumping in the street at dead of night continues to happen.
THE GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL.
31. The Hospital consists of three blocks and contains 225 beds in 23 wards. About one half of the accommodation has been placed under the care of the clinical professors of the University, who have been gazetted respectively Surgeon, Physician, and Obstetric Physician to the Hospital.
The number of inpatients in 1932 was 4,876, as compared with 4,744 in the previous year.
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25. Systematic rat-catching and periodical cleansing of houses were carried out throughout the year. The total number of rats collected was 174,239 of which 12,792 were taken alive, as compared with 157,829 and 11,520 in 1931. The number collected each year shows that there is no diminution in the rat population. All the rats collected were sent to the Public Mort- ary for examination. None were found infected.
26. Cerebro-spinal Fever.-Coincident with a sharp epidemic in Macao and one of milder nature in Canton there was an out- break of cerebro-spinal fever in Hong Kong which was sporadic in character. Altogether 207 cases were reported with 122 deaths. 61 cases were treated in Kennedy Town Infectious Dis- eases Hospital of which 26 died. No special foci of infection were discovered and few instances where one could trace the source of infection,
27. Sera manufactured at the Bacteriological Institute was used therapeutically both in Hong Kong and in Macao.
28. Diphtheria. With regard to diphtheria there is little to be said. The cases were sporadic and the sources of infection were seldom discovered.
29. Enteric.-What has been said of diphtheria applies to enteric. The incubation period being so long and the possible sources of infection so numerous there is little chance of tracing in any case the source of infection,
THE DUMPING OF THE DEAD.
30. The number of bodies reported by the police as dumped was 1,427 as compared with 1,295 in 1931. In an endeavour to stop this practice chambers for the deposit of corpses have been established at all the Chinese Public Dispensaries. In some cases the top of the table is so arranged that the weight of a body on it closes an electric circuit which rings a bell in the caretaker's room. So far the chambers have not been an un- qualified success and dumping in the street at dead of night continues to happen.
THE GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL.
31. The Hospital consists of three blocks and contains 225 beds in 23 wards. About one half the accommodation has been placed under the care of the clinical professors of the University who have been gazetted respectively Surgeon, Physician and Obstetric Physician to the Hospital.
The number of inpatients in 1932 was 4,876 as compared with 4,744 in the previous year.
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