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25. The accommodation cannot keep pace with the growth in population. Kowloon has considerably more than doubled itself during the last ten years. No patient is turned away for want of room and in both medical and surgical wards it is common to find two in a bed and others sleeping on the floor.
26. The staff consists of a Senior Resident Medical Officer whose salary is paid by the Government, and three Assistant Medical Officers paid by the Directors.
27. There are also a number of Chinese Herbalists who practice Chinese medicine and are paid out of Hospital funds.
28. The patients, on admittance, can choose whether they desire treatment on Western or Chinese lines.
29. In-patients (General).
Western treatment. Chinese treatment. Maternity cases. Total. 1935. 7,365 3,364 4,439 15,168 1936 9,155 4,436 4,173 17,76430. There were 316 operations, including 106 major operations, as compared with 408 in 1935.
31. Out-patients (General).
Western treatment. Chinese treatment. Total. 1935 47,700 162,779 210,479 1936 48,106 182,813 230,91932. There were 3,661 eye cases as compared with 3,590 during the previous year.
33. The number of deaths in hospital was 4,828 of which 1,206 were admitted in a serious condition and died within 24 hours. 1,330 bodies were brought in for burial.
34. There is a small laboratory where facilities are available for ordinary routine microscopic examination.
35. A children's clinic is held twice a week. The attendance numbered 7,812 as compared with 5,288 in 1935.
36. There is also an antenatal clinic held once a week in the Maternity Block. The number of cases seen was 134 as against 110 in 1935.
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25. The accommodation cannot keep pace with the growth in population. Kowloon has considerably more than doubled itself during the last ten years. No patient is turned away for want of room and in both medical and surgical wards it is common to find two in a bed and others sleeping on the floor.
26. The staff consists of a Senior Resident Medical Officer whose salary is paid by the Government, and three Assistant Medical Officers paid by the Directors.
27. There are
also a number of Chinese Herbalists who practice Chinese medicine and are paid out of Hospital funds.
28. The patients, on admittance, can choose whether they desire treatment on Western or Chinese lines.
29.
In-patients (General).
Western Chinese Maternity Total.
treatment. treatment.
cases.
1935.
7,365
3,364 4,439
15,168
9,155
4,436 4,173 17,764
1936
30. There were 316 operations, including 106 major opera- tions, as compared with 408 in 1935.
31.
Out-patients (General).
Western
treatment.
Chinese
treatment.
Total.
1935
47,700
162,779
210,479
1936
48,106
182,813
220,919
32. There were 3,661 eye cases as compared with 3,590 during the previous year.
33. The number of deaths in hospital was 4,828 of which 1,206 were admitted in a serious condition and died within 24 hours. 1,330 bodies were brought in for burial.
34. There is a small laboratory where facilities are available for ordinary routine microscopic examination.
35. A children's clinic is held
held twice а week. The attendance numbered 7,812 as compared with 5,288 in 1935.
36. There is also an antenatal clinic held once a wock in the Maternity Block. The number of cases seen was 134 as against 110 in 1985.
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