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## SECTION VI.
### Hospitals, Institutes, Etc.
### GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS.
244. The Government Hospitals are :-The Government Civil Hospital, the Victoria Hospital, the Kowloon Hospital, the Tsan Yuk Hospital, and the Infectious Diseases Hospital.
### GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL.
245. 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.
246. Dr. J. E. Dovey was Medical Officer in charge until 5th February 1934, when Dr. D. J. Valentine, M.C., took over charge for the remainder of the year. Dr. G. H. Thomas and Dr. A. D. Wong were assisting.
247. The number of inpatients, exclusive of those in the maternity block, was 5,063 (5,113 in 1933), of which 1,034 were treated by the University staff and 4,029 by the Government Medical Officers.
248. The 1,034 patients treated by the University staff were made up as follows:-
Medical cases 406 Surgical cases 487 Gynaecological cases 141249. The daily average number of inpatients was 196, that for the previous year was 197.
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SECTION VI.
Hospitals, Institutes, Etc.
GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS.
244. The Government Hospitals are :-The Government Civil Hospital, the Victoria Hospital, the Kowloon Hospital, the Tsan Yuk Hospital, and the Infectious Diseases Hospital.
GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL.
245. 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 respective- ly 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.
246. Dr. J. E. Dovey was Medical Officer in charge until Sth February 1934, when Dr. D. J. Valentine, M.C., took over charge for the remainder of the year. Dr. G. H. Thomas and Dr. A. D. Wong were assisting.
247. The number of inpatients, exclusive of those in the maternity block, was 5,063 (5,113 in 1933), of which 1,034 were treated by the University staff and 4,029 by the Government Medical Officers.
248. The 1,034 patients treated by the University staff were made up as follows:-
Medical cases
Surgical cases
Gynaecological cases
406
487
141
249. The daily average number of inpatients was 196, that for the previous year was 197.
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