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SECTION VII.

Prisons,

445. 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 ac- commodation for more than 100.

446. 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 prison- ers go direct to the Female Prison.

447. The total number of admissions to all prisons was 16,140 of which 13,175 were males and 2,965 females. Of these 1,353 males were fifty years of age or over.

448. 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.

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449. For cases which require special treatment there prison wards in the Government Civil Hospital and in the Kow- loon Hospital.

450. 38 cases were transferred to the Government Civil Hospital (15 for X-ray examination) and 6 to the Kowloon Hos- pital (3 for X-ray examination) for treatment not available in the Prison Hospital, while 10 cases were transferred to the Mental Hospital.

451. There were 25 deaths amongst the male prisoners and 3 amongst the females. The causes of death were:

Pulmonary Tuberculosis

17

Dysentery

2

Disseminated Tuberculosis

1

Acute Bronchitis

1

Septicaemia

1

Broncho-pneumonia

1

Aortic valvular disease of the heart

1

Myocardial degeneration

1

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