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Table XVIII,
Queen Mary Hospital, Kowloon Hospital, Total
Queen Mary Hospital Kowloon Hospital Total Chloroform 16 18 34 Ether alone or + ethyl chloride 811 486 1,297 Ether + evipan induction 99 120 219 Nitrous oxide + oxygen 47 46 93 Spinal 237 237 Evipan 501 552 1,053 Other methods (including local) 195 31 226225. Ether is still the most commonly used anaesthetic in the Colony, and evipan takes second place. Spinal anaesthesia continues to be used with success, and the method proves of great value. Nitrous oxide cannot be used in routine practice as its cost is prohibitive.
(b) Radiology, Electro-therapeutics and Massage.
226. The staff remained the same as in 1937, but the effective X-ray staff was reduced by home leave to three persons. The remarkable increase in the activities of this sub-department commented on in last year's report has continued throughout 1938. Data for the last five years are given in Table XIX.
1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 Massage, electrical treatment 12,947 18,077 10,465 11,775 19,680 Radiological examination 3,991 4,897 5,511 6,690 9,703 Films exposed 8,208 8,577 9,193 12,784 15,272227. The Queen Mary Hospital was completely equipped for modern diagnostic examinations during the year, and the machine designed for the operating theatres was installed in October.
228. During the earlier months of the year, twenty-one gynaecological and sixteen surgical cases were treated with radium (442 milligrammes) generously loaned to the department by the Trustees of the Granville Sharp's Estate and varying quantities were lent to twenty-one private practitioners. The Trustees decided to recall all but fifty milligrammes of this loan in May, 1938, allowing the department to retain this temporarily pending the purchase and repacking in tubes of 7.5 milligrammes of a like amount by Government. After the recall of the loan it was only possible to give palliative treatment to nine surgical cases.
229. Unfortunately, the price of radium rose from about £4. 10. 0. per milligramme to nearly £7 towards the end of the year as the result of the very considerable purchases made by the British Government. In consequence, the department will possess rather less than fifty milligrammes until funds can be released for further purchases.
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Table XVIII,
Queen Mary
Kowloon
Total
Hospital
Hospital
Chloroform
16
18
34
Ether alone or+ethyl chloride
811
486
1,297
Ether+evipan induction
99
120
219
Nitrous oxide + oxygen
47
46
93
Spinal
237
237
Evipan
501
552
Other methods (including local)
195
31
1,053
226
225. Ether is still the most commonly used anaesthetic in the Colony, and evipan takes second place. Spinal anaesthesia continues to be used with success, and the method proves of great value. Nitrous oxide cannot be used in routine practice as its cost is prohibitive.
(b) Radiology, Electro-therapeutics and Massage.
226. The staff remained the same as in 1937, but the effective X-ray staff was reduced by home leave to three persons. The remarkable increase in the activities of this sub-department commented on in last year's report has continued throughout 1938. Data for the last five years are given in Table XIX.
Table XIX.
1934 1935 1936 1937 1938
Massage, electrical treatment
Radiological examination
Films exposed
12,947 18,077 10,465 11,775 19,680
3,991 4,897 5,511 6,690 9,703
8,208 8,577 9,193 12,784 15,272
227. The Queen Mary Hospital was completely
completely equipped
equipped for modern diagnostic examinations during the year, and the machine designed for the operating theatres was installed in October.
228. During the earlier months of the year, twenty-one gynaecological and sixtcen surgical cases were treated with radium (442 milligrammes) generously loaned to the department by the Trustees of the Granville Sharp's Estate and varying quantities were lent to twenty-one private practitioners. The Trustees de- cided to recall all but fifty milligrammes of this loan in May, 1938, allowing the department to retain this temporarily pending the purchase and repacking in tabcs of 7.5 milligrammes of a like amount by Government. After the recall of the loan it was only possible to give palliative treatment to nine surgical cases.
229. Unfortunately, the price of radium rose from about £4. 10. 0. per milligramme to nearly £7 towards the end of the year as the result of the very considerable purchases made by the British Government. In consequence, the department will possess rather less than fifty milligrammes until funds can be released for further purchases.
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