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Table XXVI.
In-patients.
Tung Wah Kwong Wah Tung Wal (Eastern) Totals Chinese treatment 5,695 13,006 18,701 Western treatment 2,055 6,137 8,192 Combined 4,745 17,319 22,464 49,357 Operations 1,223 699 236 2,158 Deaths in hospital 4,398 2,347 6,890 13,635 Brought in dead 1,155 670 1,966 3,791 Death-rate per 1,000 in-patients 229 236 300 275Out-patients.
Tung Wah Kwong Wah Tung Wal (Eastern) Totals Chinese treatment 211,438 91,700 216,321 519,459 Western treatment 22,255 22,889 32,622 77,766 Combined 233,693 114,539 248,943 597,225 Eye clinic 15,239 960 3,148 19,347 Baby clinic 1,387 503 1,890 Ante-natal clinic 559 559 Anti-smallpox vaccinations 31,796 13,939 7,185 52,9208. Leper Settlement.
267. The steps taken during the year to deal with the leper problem in Hong Kong have been described earlier in this report. It is to be feared that the plans which had been made to enable lepers to be transferred to Sheklung will have to be postponed owing to the Japanese occupation of the Sheklung district.
208. 271 lepers were admitted to the former Tung Wah Infectious Diseases Hospital during the year. These premises were taken over from the Tung Wal Committee towards the end of 1938, the sum of $50,000 being paid in compensation.
269. They are dangerous and dilapidated and their early demolition is being strongly advocated before there is actual loss of life or injury. This should be practicable as soon as a new infectious diseases hospital has been built, since this will release for leper patients the premises used at present for infectious fevers.
270. In order to secure some degree of control over the inmates who came and went at will, committed theft, assaults, and so on, but were not detained in prison, steps were taken during the year to formally declare the premises a leper settlement.
271. This provided the medical authorities with power to detain lepers admitted to the settlement and to prevent them from going out into the streets and markets.
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Table XXVI.
In-patients.
Chinese treatment
Western treatment
Tung Wah
Tung Wal
(Eastern)
Kwong Wah
Totals
5,695
2,055
4,745
12,495
13,006
6,137
17,319
36,862
Combined
18,701
8,192.
22,464
49,357
Operations
1,223
699
236
2,158
Deaths in hospital
4,398
2,347
6,890
13,635
Brought in dead
1,155
670
1,966
3,791
Death-rate per 1,000 in-patients
229
236
300
275
Out-patients.
Chinese treatment
.211,438
91,700
216,321
519,459
Western treatment
22,255
22,889
32,622
77,766
Combined
.233,693
114,539
248,943
597,225
Eye clinic
15,239
960
3,148
19,347
Baby clinic
1,387
503
1,890
Ante-natal clinic
559
559
Anti-smallpox vaccinations...... 31,796
13,939
7,185
52,920
8. Leper Settlement.
267. The steps taken during the year to deal with the leper problem Hong Kong have been described earlier in this report. It is to be feared that the plans which had been made to enable lepers to be transferred to Sheklung will have to be postponed owing to the Japanese occupation of the Sheklung district.
208. 271 lepers were admitted to the former Tung Wah Infectious Diseases Hospital during the year. These premises were taken over from the Tung Wal Committee towards the end of 1938, the sum of $50,000 being paid in compensa- tion.
269. They are dangerous and dilapidated and their early demolition is being strongly advocated before there is actual loss of life or injury. This should be practicable as soon as a new infectious diseases hospital has been built, since this will release for leper patients the premises used at present for infectious fevers.
270. In order to secure some degree of control over the inmates who came and went at will, committed theft, assaults, and so on, but were not detained in prison, steps were taken during the year to formally declare the premises a leper settlement.
271. This provided the medical authorities with power to detain lepers ad- mitted to the settlement and to prevent them from going out into the streets and markets.
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