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SECTION VI.
HOSPITALS, INSTITUTES, ETC.
GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS.
313. The Government Hospitals are:-The Government Civil Hospital, the Victoria Hospital, the Kowloon Hospital, and the Infectious Diseases Hospital.
In addition there was the Peak Hospital which was maintained by the Government as a nursing home where patients could be treated by private doctors. This hospital was closed on 31st March on the completion of the War Memorial Nursing Home, a non-government institution of the same nature.
GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL.
314. The Government Civil Hospital, which was built in 1874 and which occupies a site in the middle of the most populous area, is the largest Government hospital in the Colony. It has accommodation for 246 patients, including the 21 maternity beds, which are in a Bungalow separated from the main buildings. The majority of the maternity beds and about 100 beds in the main building are under the control of the Clinical Professors of the Hong Kong University, who have been appointed respectively Physician, Surgeon, and Obstetric Physician to the hospital and who are responsible to the Director of Medical and Sanitary Services for the duties they perform in the hospital. They have also been appointed consultants to Government. The University Clinic do all the outpatient work except that connected with the Venereal Diseases Clinic which is attended to by the Government Venereal Diseases Specialist.
315. Dr. T. Newton was the Medical Officer in charge until 12th September when he was relieved by Dr. J. E. Dovey. Dr. G. H. Thomas and Dr. T. Z. Bau were assisting.
316. The number of inpatients, exclusive of those in the maternity block, was 4,876 (4,744 in 1931), of which 1,115 were treated by the University staff and 3,761 by the Government Medical Officers,
317. The 1,115 patients treated by the University staff were made up as follows:
Medical cases 523 Surgical cases 462 Gynaecological cases 130318. The daily average number of inpatients was 197, that for the previous year was 168.
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SECTION VI.
HOSPITALS, INSTITUTES, ETC.
GOVERNMENT InstitutTIONS.
313. The Government Hospitals are:-The Government Civil Hospital, the Victoria Hospital, the Kowloon Hospital, and the Infectious Diseases Hospital.
In addition there was the Peak Hospital which was main- tained by the Government as a nursing home where patients could be treated by private doctors. This hospital was closed on 31st March on the completion of the War Memorial Nursing Home, a non-govermnent institution of the same nature.
GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL.
314. The Government Civil Hospital, which was built in 1874 and which occupies a site in the middle of the most populous area, is the largest Government hospital in the Colony. It has accommodation for 246 patients, including the 21 maternity beds. which are in a Bungalow separated from the main buildings. The majority of the maternity beds and about 100 beds in the main building are under the control of the Clinical Professors of the Hong Kong University, who have been appointed respectively Physician, Surgeon, and Obstetric Physician to the hospital and who are responsible to the Director of Medical and Sanitary Ser- vices for the duties they perform in the hospital. They have also been appointed consultants to Government. The University Clinie do all the outpatient work except that connected with the Venereal Diseases Clinic which is attended to by the Government Venereal Diseases Specialist.
315. Dr. T. Newton was the Medical Officer in charge until 12th September when he was relieved by Dr. J. E. Dovey. Dr. G. H. Thomas and Dr. T. Z. Bau were assisting.
316. The number of inpatients, exclusive of those in the maternity block, was 4,876 (4,744 in 1931), of which 1,115 were treated by the University staff and 3,761 by the Government Medical Officers,
317. The 1,115 patients treated by the University staff were made up as follows:
Medical cases
Surgical cases
Gynaecological cases
523
462
130
318. The daily average number of inpatients was 197, that for the previous year was 168.
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