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452. During the year there were 3 executions.
453: 9 male prisoners were released on medical grounds, 6 of whom were lepers, one female prisoner was released on account of pernicious anaemia.
REMAND HOME FOR JUVENILES.
454. The Belilios Reformatory, which for many years had been used for other purposes, was on the 20th November, 1933, re-occupied as a Remand Home for Juveniles.
455. There were 39 boys remaining in the home at the end of 1934 and 1,864 were admitted during the year, making a total of 1,903 of whom 34 remained at the end of 1935.
456. The Prison Medical Officer visits the home weekly and at other times, if required.
457. The general standard of health of the inmates was good. 368 boys were vaccinated on admission. 146 cases of minor injury and sickness were treated in the Home and 30 cases were sent to the Government Civil Hospital. Scabies, 59 cases, was the commonest ailment treated. The majority of the remaining cases were minor injuries and septic skin infections.
Prison. Total Prisoners Admitted. Daily Average No. of inmates. Total admissions to Hospital. Daily Average No. of prisoners in hospital. Total Outpatients. Daily Average number of outpatients. Deaths due to disease. Death rate i.e. % of deaths to total admissions to prison. Victoria (Male) 13,175 980 1,149 23.64 19,918 67.29 25 0.19 Lai Chi Kok (Male) 642 423 8.48 5,006 13.72 1 0.0076 Lai Chi Kok (Female) 2,965 174 162 4.48 2,494 6.83 0.034All male prisoners are admitted to Victoria Gaol in the first instance and no prisoner is transferred to Lai Chi Kok unless he is passed medically fit.
Serious cases from Lai Chi Kok are transferred to the Victoria Gaol Hospital for treatment.
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452. During the year there were 3 executions.
453: 9 male prisoners were released on medical grounds, 6 of whom were lepers, one female prisoner was released on account of pernicious anaemia.
REMAND HOME FOR JUVENILES.
454. The Belilios Reformatory, which for many years had been used for other purposes, was on the 20th November, 1933, re-occupied as a Remand Home for Juveniles.
455. There were 39 boys remaining in the home at the end of 1934 and 1,864 were admitted during the year, making a total of 1,903 of whom 34 remained at the end of 1935.
456. The Prison Medical Officer visits the home weekly and at other times, if required.
457. The general standard of health of the inmates was good. 368 boys were vaccinated on admission. 146 cases of minor injury and sickness were treated in the Home and 30 cases were sent to the Government Civil Hospital. Scabies, 59 cases, was the commonest ailment treated. The majority of the remaining cases were minor injuries and septic skin infections.
Prison.
Total Prisoners
Admitted.
Daily Average
No. of inmates.
Total admissions to Hospital.
Daily Average No. of prisoners in hospital.
Total Outpatients.
Daily Average number of
outpatients.
Deaths due to
disease.
Death rate i.e. % of deaths to total ad- missions to prison.
Victoria (Male)
Lai Chi Kok (Male)
13,175 980 1,149 23.64 19,918 67.29
25 0.19
642
423 8.48
5,006, 13.72
1 0.0076
Lai Chi Kok (Female) 2,965 174 162 4.48 2,494 6.83
10.034
All male prisoners are admitted to Victoria Gaol in the first instance and no prisoner is transferred to Lai Chi Kok unless he is passed medically fit.
Serious cases from Lai Chi Kok are transferred to the Victoria Gaol Hospital for treatment.
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