486. In all cases where a diagnosis cannot otherwise be made a sectio cadaveris is performed.
487. All dead rats collected by the Sanitary Authorities are taken to the mortuaries for examination with regard to plague.
488. The Public Mortuary, Victoria, is in charge of the Assistant Bacteriologist, but the Public Mortuary, Kowloon, is under a Medical Officer who has been detailed for this work in addition to his other duties.
489.
Public Mortuary, Victoria.
Report on Post-mortem Examinations, 1933:
Number of examinations performed 2,120 Male bodies examined 983 Female bodies examined 1,137 Sex unknown owing to advanced decomposition 2 Claimed bodies sent from hospitals, etc. 102 Unclaimed bodies mostly abandoned 2,018 Number of Chinese bodies examined 2,113 Number of Non-Chinese bodies examined 7 Male Female Total Number of bodies under 2 years of age 288 159 447 Number of bodies over 2 years of age 588 978 1,566490. Bodies were received from the following sources:-
Victoria 2,042 Harbour Police 0 Shaukiwan District 62 Other Villages 16 Number of rats examined 93,769 Number found plague infected Nil→
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486. In all cases where a diagnosis cannot otherwise be made a sectio cadaveris is performed.
487. All dead rats collected by the Sanitary Authorities are. taken to the mortuaries for examination with regard to plague.
488. The Public Mortuary, Victoria, is in charge of the Assistant Bacteriologist, but the Public Mortuary, Kowloon, is under a Medical Officer who has been detailed for this work in addition to his other duties.
489.
Public Mortuary, Victoria.
Report on Post-mortem Examinations, 1933:
Number of examinations performed
Male bodies examined
Female bodies examined
Sex unknown owing to advanced decomposition.
Claimed bodies sent from hospitals, etc.
Unclaimed bodies mostly abandoned
Number of Chinese bodies examined
Number of Non-Chinese bodies examined
2,120
983
1,137
2
102
2,018
2,113
7
Male. Female. Total.
of age
Number of bodies under 2 years
Number of bodies over 2 years of
588
978
1,566
age
290
159
454
490. Bodies were received from the following sources:-
Victoria
Harbour Police
Shaukiwan District
Other Villages
Number of rats examined
Number found plague infected
2,042
0
62
16
93,769
Nil.
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