AnnualReport-1934 — Page 444

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## Prisons.

422. The principal prison in the Colony is Victoria Gaol where there is accommodation for 650 males. At Lai Chi Kok on the Kowloon side of the Harbour is the Lai Chi Kok Prison where there is accommodation for 640 males. The Female Prison is situated near to the Lai Chi Kok Prison and has accommodation for more than 100.

423. All male prisoners are admitted to Victoria Gaol where they are carefully examined by the Medical Officer. Some, including all who are not passed as medically fit remain in Victoria, others are transferred to Lai Chi Kok. Female prisoners go direct to the Female Prison.

424. The total number of admissions to all prisons was 13,304, of which 11,382 were males and 1,922 females. Of these 1,346 were fifty years of age or over.

425. In Victoria Gaol there is a small hospital of 30 beds. At the Lai Chi Kok Prison there are 12 beds for non-serious cases, serious cases are transferred to Victoria Gaol Hospital. The Female Prison has 9 beds for sick cases.

426. For cases which require special treatment there are prison wards in the Government Civil Hospital and in the Kowloon Hospital.

427. 49 cases were transferred to the Government Civil Hospital (18 for X-ray examination) and 6 to the Kowloon Hospital (3 for X-ray examination) for treatment not available in the Prison Hospital, while 5 cases were transferred to the Mental Hospital.

428. There were 23 deaths amongst the male prisoners and 3 amongst the females. The causes of death were :-

Pulmonary Tuberculosis 10 Dysentery 3 Beri-beri 2 Cerebral haemorrhage 4 Tubercular meningitis 1 Lobar pneumonia 1 Valvular disease of the heart 1 Syphlitic Aortitis N M Typhoid 2 2 26

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M 86

# SECTION VII.

## Prisons.

422. The principal prison in the Colony is Victoria Gaol where there is accommodation for 650 males. At Lai Chi Kok on the Kowloon side of the Harbour is the Lai Chi Kok Prison where there is accommodation for 640 males. The Female Prison is situated near to the Lai Chi Kok Prison and has accommodation for more than 100.

423. All male prisoners are admitted to Victoria Gaol where they are carefully examined by the Medical Officer. Some, including all who are not passed as medically fit remain in Victoria, others are transferred to Lai Chi Kok. Female prisoners go direct to the Female Prison.

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424. The total number of admissions to all prisons was 13,304, of which 11,382 were males and 1,922 females. Of these 1,346 were fifty years of age or over.

425. In Victoria Gaol there is a small hospital of 30 beds. At the Lai Chi Kok Prison there are 12 beds for non-serious cases, serious cases are transferred to Victoria Gaol Hospital. The Female Prison has 9 beds for sick cases.

426. For cases which require special treatment there are prison wards in the Government Civil Hospital and in the Kowloon Hospital.

427. 49 cases were transferred to the Government Civil Hospital (18 for X-ray examination) and 6 to the Kowloon Hospital (3 for X-ray examination) for treatment not available in the Prison Hospital, while 5 cases were transferred to the Mental Hospital.

428. There were 23 deaths amongst the male prisoners and 3 amongst the females. The causes of death were :-

Pulmonary Tuberculosis 10 Dysentery 3 Beri-beri 2 Cerebral haemorrhage 4 Tubercular meningitis 1 Lobar pneumonia 1 Valvular disease of the heart 1 Syphlitic Aortitis ... Typhoid 2 2 26 The final answer is:

M 86

# SECTION VII.

## Prisons.

422. The principal prison in the Colony is Victoria Gaol where there is accommodation for 650 males. At Lai Chi Kok on the Kowloon side of the Harbour is the Lai Chi Kok Prison where there is accommodation for 640 males. The Female Prison is situated near to the Lai Chi Kok Prison and has accommodation for more than 100.

423. All male prisoners are admitted to Victoria Gaol where they are carefully examined by the Medical Officer. Some, including all who are not passed as medically fit remain in Victoria, others are transferred to Lai Chi Kok. Female prisoners go direct to the Female Prison.

424. The total number of admissions to all prisons was 13,304, of which 11,382 were males and 1,922 females. Of these 1,346 were fifty years of age or over.

425. In Victoria Gaol there is a small hospital of 30 beds. At the Lai Chi Kok Prison there are 12 beds for non-serious cases, serious cases are transferred to Victoria Gaol Hospital. The Female Prison has 9 beds for sick cases.

426. For cases which require special treatment there are prison wards in the Government Civil Hospital and in the Kowloon Hospital.

427. 49 cases were transferred to the Government Civil Hospital (18 for X-ray examination) and 6 to the Kowloon Hospital (3 for X-ray examination) for treatment not available in the Prison Hospital, while 5 cases were transferred to the Mental Hospital.

428. There were 23 deaths amongst the male prisoners and 3 amongst the females. The causes of death were :-

Pulmonary Tuberculosis 10 Dysentery 3 Beri-beri 2 Cerebral haemorrhage 4 Tubercular meningitis 1 Lobar pneumonia 1 Valvular disease of the heart 1 Syphlitic Aortitis ... Typhoid 2 2 26