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THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 1929.

OUR UNIVERSITY

REPORT ON FACULTY. OF MEDICINE

DEPARTMENTS IN REVIEW

THE CHINA MAIL,

bf age. All these were used as translation into Chinese by 9. K. clinical material for teaching pur- Lam. pdsday at

Ju

Afternoon Out-Patient Department

Department of Pathology

M.D.,

IN OTHER PLACES

CHRONICLES FROM JAPAN TO JAVA

The Colonial Auxiliary Forces Service Medal has been

In the afternoon cut-patient, Staff:- clinical teaching..........

C. Y. Wang,

B.Sc., . is. con- ducted on Monday and Thursday | F.R.C.P.. (Professor of Pathology Long The report on the Faculty of afternoons throughout the year Formerly Assistant Superialen awarded to Major N. J. A. Foster, Medicine of the University of including the long vacations, and dent Royal College of Physicians M.C., M.S.V.R. Hong Kong for the your 1928 the new patients (men, women Laboratory, Edinburgh).

and children who passed through

states-

Staff-

Surgical Department

Konelm H. Digby, M.B., B.S. F.R.C.S., (Professor of Surgeiv and Ho Tung Professor of Clinical Surgery, Consulting Surgeon to clinic held the Government and to the South China Command; Lat: Surgical Registrar at Guy's Hospital, Lon- doo).

bered 1,631.

and

1

Mrs. Gordon E. Kriekenbeek re- M. B. Osman, M.B., B.S. Assis-! these clinics numbered 2,196, of tant to the Professor of Patho-turned to Singapore on the "Fre- sident Hayes" from Manila, where these many came for more than logr). ·

Alexander Cannon,' M.D., Ch.B., she has spent the last three months. one visit.

Children Out-Patient Clinic Ph.D. (Teacher in Morbid Ana-.

Mr. H. R. Joynt has been appoint- A special children out-patient tomy, part-time).

Thursday on

The department provides sys-ed Controller of Labour, Malaya, în Saturday mornings was organised tematic and practical courses of addition to his duties as Collector and conducted by Dr. TY. LInstruction in Pathology and Bac-of Est te Duty, F.M.S. since the beginning of this year, teriology for the third and fifth

the Faculty of Mr. J. Kellar, chief "Surveyor" and the number of new children year students in

who is leaving for treatment in these Medicine. It also undertakes the of Ships, Penang, S. W. Phoon, M.B., B.S., (Assis- came

specimens and shortly for Europe, preparatory to tant to the Professor of Surgery). clinics during the year numbered examination of

the retirement, after a period of 30 G. H. Thomas, M.D., B.S., (Lec-800 and the total attendance inum-conducts post-mortems for

three University Clinies. During years' service in the Straits Settle- turer in Anaesthetics).

was made ments, was entertained to a fare- Ilsiu Shih-bae, M.B.. B.S.,

the year examination (Clinical Assistant).

and reports were issued on 1494 well dinner by his brother off

and friends, recently, at specimens and autopsy was per-cars

the Runnymede Hotel. Mr. H. formed on 187 canes,

For the practical courses much Parry, chairman

of the Penang preparation of material is requir- Harbour Board, presided. Mr. B.S., The morring out-patients dured. Thus in Practical Pathology Kellar was presented with a silver Ing the year, therefore, give a such student has to be provided tea service, as a souvenir, by his

of 6.498 (men, with a set of tissue sections, and brother officers and friends. The Professor of Surgery return-total number

children in all)anthe total number of such sections ed from leave at the beginning of women and

increase of 1,498 cases as com which are supplied to the class in A sequel to a novel dinner party the year, and resumed the courses

the year pared to the previous year.

reaches not less than was heard in the Ceylon courts re- Dr. in Operative Surgery.

The following paper was pub- 10,000. In Bacteriology, a subject cently when guests charged their Morrison conducted a course of

which is. now divorced fram hosts with assaulting them. It ap- systematie lectures in Opthal-lished:- mology, in addition to the clinical, "Vomiting in Infancy and Child-Pathology and dealt with by a peared that the guests attended the hond" by To Y. Li; "Caduceus," separate staff in all Universities 31st day's ceremony of the funeral in Great Britain and in most of a child. An elaborate meal, wab The following papers were pub-Vgl. 7, No. 1, February, 1928.

Universities Obstetrical & Gynecological Dept. modern lished during the year:-

elsewhere, prepared, to which they did full

Morning Out-Patient Department Two out-patient mornings are B.S., also allotted to the Medical Unit and the new patients who attend- Li Shiu-pui, M.B., B.3. (Houseed these sessions during the year

numbered 4,867. Surgeon).

Chee Chin-hal. M.E.. (Clinical Assistant).

Hsiu Shih-tue. M.B.. (House Surgeon).

classes.

**/ Case of Myeloma of the Bartins" by K. 11. Digby: "Caduceus," Vol. VII., No. 1 February, 1928,

"Cases of Intermandibular Dermoid Cysts" by S. T.

7. Hsiu; "Caduceus," Vol. VII, No. 2,

1926.

cer

R. E. Tottenham, M.D., D.f.H. but in this University still group-justice and because they could not (University of Dublin), FRCPI, Professor of Obstetrics & Gynæ- cology, Consultant to the Govern ment, and to the South China

Case of Transition of Vis Command.

Chronic Gastric Ulver-Partial Late- Gastrectomy with Partia! Duodenec-

0:1

Ubstetrician

Gynærologist,

tomy-Recovery--With Comments Steevens' Hospital, Dublin. Bilateral Asymmetry and Transposi tion" by K. II. Deby and S. W. Phoon "Caduceus," Vol. VII, No. 3, August, 1928.

Assistant Master, Rotunda Hos- pitel, Dublin.

Censor & Examiner in Mid- “Radium_in the Treatment of Melignant Disease" by S. Whoon;wifery, Ry College of Physicians,*

"Caduceus," Vol. VII. No. 3. August, 1928.

Four hundred and eleven in patients were treated in the three wards of the Surgical Clinic at the Government Civ Hospital. Five hundred and forty surgical operations under anesthesia were performed.

Ireland.

D. K. Pili, M.D. (Univ. olja Hong Kong), Chief Assistant.

S. K. Lam. M.B. (Univ. of Hong Kong), Clinical Assistant.

D. Luing, M.B. (Univ. of Hong Kong). House Obstetrician.

E. W. J. Sun, M.B. (Univ. of Hong Kong), House Obstetrician.

The outpatient attendance in Number of maternity cases the surgical clinie. (including. Ear, treated

1,576

Nose, Throat and Orthopedics) | Maternal Mortality Rate.. 519 numbered 2,479. There were also During the year ended April 1.824 new patients who attended 30, 1928. admissions to Tsan Yuk the ophthalmic out-patients.

StaT:-

Medical Unit

J. Anderson, M.A.. M.D., B.Sc. B.T.M. & H., Prof. of Medicine, and Consulting Physician to the Govern

Dient.

W. B.

Moore, L.R.C.P.L. L.&.C.S.I., L.M., Rot. Dub.. D.T.M. & H. Acting Director of Medical and Sanitary Services (Conmutant to the Medion Unit).

Hospital numbered 1.109, of these 1,051 were delivered, and 58 dis- charged.

There wore 1,016 infants born alive, ave maternal deaths and 19 children born alive died in hos- pital

Fifty-five patients left hospital against advice.

Over 90 per cent.

CORRECT POSTAGE ·

Sending the "Overland China

Mail" Home

Thanks to the courtesy of the Postmaster General, it is learn- ed that a number of people have, at various times, "sent a considerable number of 'Over- land China Mails to addresses in

the United Kingdom"; and that these have been destroyed owing to:-

(a) insufficient postage pre

Paid

(b) names of senders not on Wrappers.

Each copy of the "Overland" weighs over four ounces. The correct postage to the United Kingdom, therefore, is four cents per copy (ie, up eight ounces).

to

Bear in mind the correct weight (and the rate of post- age it iocurs) and, preferably, But the name and address of sender on back. Best of all, send in your arder to the "Overland China Mai" with the name and address of ad- dressee and everything will he done correctly for you.

*

finish it they were set upon by the hosts and beaten. It was explained that the hosts had drunk too much. The case was settled on payment of compensation.

A band of eight Chinese, one of whom is a woman, appeared at the French Mixed Court, Shanghai, in answer to numerous charges of armed robbery in the French Con- "eession. Two of the number were also charged with taking part in the robbery at the shop of M. Tchakalian. Two of the band were acquitted, the woman was sentenced to three months' -im- remainder prisonment, while the were sent to prison for five years "each, with instructions to be hand- ed over to the Chinese authorities thereafter.

of patients ed under Pathology, the practical remained in hospital for a week course entails the preparation of a large variety of culture media

1. Y. Li, M.D.. B.S., D.T.M, & Hafter delivery. (Acting chief of the Medical Unit, Acting Lecturer in Genorol Medicine

and Clinical Merlicing. Assistant to the Professor of Medicine).

G. H. Thomas, M.D., B.S. (Lectur-

In the same year at the Gov-and the daily cultivation of a crnment Civil Hospital, there were number of bacteria.

Time has

587 admissions to the maternity also to be expended in the pre- wards, 525 of these patients were paration and mounting of speci- the Museum and for D. J. Valentine. M.B., B.S., D.T.M. delivered, 503 infants were born mens for

er in Tropical Medicine).

& 11. (Lectager

in Therapeutics).

alive, & children who were born teaching purposes. All these and E. W. Kirk, M.D., CA.B., F.R.C.S.aliva died In hospital, four other kinds of work have to be (Edin), Lecturer in Protozoal Dis. patients left hospital against ad carried out by a staff consisting 7. W. Ware, M.B., Ch.B. (Brist.), vice. 90 per cent. of patients re-only of a Professor, a full time mained six days or more in hos assistant and a technician and In (Lecturer in Therapeut es).

essos!.

T. P. Tu, M.B., B.S. (House Phy.pital. Some years ago it was ex- consequence their time is almost sician).

tremely dificult to induce patients fully occupied in routine work.

E. W. J. Sun, M.B., B.S. (Clinical Assistent).

Staff Changes

Valentine went on

T. J. Hua, M.B., B.S. (House Phyto remain more than three or four What little spare time that is left sician & Clinical Assistant).

days in hospital after their babies to them cannot be made available were born, and the Nursing Staff for serious reseach, for the simple are to be congratulated on their reason that as yet the Department! results. There were three is in want of an animal house. Dr. D. J leave in May. During his ab- maternal deaths.

Number of sence. lectures on therapeutics were given by Dr. T. W. Ware. Dr. Ware also gave some very interesting demonstrations in practical therapeutics G.C.H. Dispensary.

in the

Gynecology

The accommodation now avail. able for use of the Department is 265 already taxed to the utmost and will in a very short time become 139 quite inadequate for its needs. There are about 22 beds avail-There is an increasing number of able for Gynecological patients, specimens added

cases treated Number of operacions per-

formed

to the Museum

Dr. John Anderson went on 14 in the Tsan Yek Hospital, and and an increasing volume of work leave in May and later resigned in the Government Civil Hus- from his professorship. During pital

Out-Patient Department (G.C.H.) his absence, Dr. T. Y. Li was ap- pointed to act as the chief of the Altendances at morning dis-

.1,604 Medical Unit, Dr. Li also con-: ducted lectures on general medi-Attendances for daily treat-

.1,552 cine and undertook the clinical

pensary

meat

dealt with by the Department. If the efficiency of the Department is to be maintained the University must now find for It additional ac- commodation and further assist- ance in men.

leaching both in the warda and Papers Published or in Course of Medical Library and the Dean's.

in the out-patient department of Publication by

the Government Civi! Hospital.

Lectures on Protozoal Diseases

were given by Dr. E. W. Kirk.

Published.

An Annual

the Department

Clinical Report of

***IT PAYS"

The codfish lays a thousand egre,

The helpful hen but one, But the codfish. never cackles

To proclaim her work is done. Wherefore we scorn the codfish cry

The helpful hen we praise, ¡And there you have the reason why

It pays to Advertise.

A the present moment the

Office of the Faculty of Medicine are housed in the building of the: Schools of Pathology and Tropical

the Tsan Yuk Hospital and the Medicine, and together they oc

large amount of space - Dr. W. B. A. Moore was ap- Maternity Bangalow of the Gov-cupy a

which should otherwise belong to. pointed to be the consultant to the fernment Civil Hospital, being the

Their Medical Unit during the absence work of the School of Midwifery the School of Pathology.

removal from the building would

(Head before the Hong Kong Branch of the British Medical As lieve some of the congestion which has lately been greatly hamper- sociation)...

of the Professor of Medicine. of the Hong Kong University for the time being at least,

School of Tropical Medicine During the later part of the

· re-

year, the laboratory and class. "Colonic Ether in Obstetrics &ing the work of the Department.

room of the School of Tropical Gynecology," by S. K. Lam and

P. C. Lai. ("Caduceus, Vol. 7

Medicine wers turned over to the

Department of Biology.

The Jordan Scholarship was not

rewarded this year.

Hospital. Wards

No. 4, 1928, p. 238).

In Course of Publication "A Note on the Efficiency of the. Uterine Plug as a Means of Con

The three hospital wards allot-trolling Hæmorrhage from.

the

ted to the medical Unit containa Uterine Artery." (To be publish-

42 beds and 3 cots (1 cot lessed in the "Journal of Obstetrics

During the year the following papers were published:

A New Culture Medium by

C. Y. Wang. "The Lancet," Sep- tember 1, 1928.

On Vitamins by C. Y. Wang, "The Caduceus," November, 1928.

Department of Physiology:

than the previous year). During and Gynecology" of the British I beg to present to you the Re- the year, the total number of Empire)..

port of the Department of Phy

patients admitted to these wards "A Note on the Drainage of Triology for the year 1928. nuribered 726-an increase of 105 removable Ovarian Cysts." (To During the greater part of the Cases, as compared to the pre- be published in the "Journal of year the work has been ably car vious year.

Of these 736 cases. Obstetrics and Gynecology" of ried on by the Acting-Lecturer, 646 are Chinese, 82 are non-Chin the British Empire).

Dr. S. Y. Wong. In the Spring ese the latter including: Annam- "Hypertrophy of the Clitoris." Term 59 students were given ite. Arab, Indian Japanesey (Submitted to the "Irish Journal training in Blochemistry and Malay, Negro and Portuguese, 410 of Medical Science").

Euman Physiology, and in the Autumn Term, the number was 90, (Continued on Page 8.)

are men, 179 are women and 187 A Handbook of Midwifery by are children under twelve years R. E Tottenham, in course of

--Anon.

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To-day Work "Another Scandal.”

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Lammerts' Auctions

boat and motor cars, 8 p.m.

June 7-At Sales Room, motor,

June 7-At Sales Room, house- hold furniture etc., 2.30 p.m.

June 7-At Sales Room, a collec- tion of postage stamps, 6.15 p.m.

Meetings June 7-Meating of shareholders of the Peak Tramways Co., Hong Kong Hotel, 11 a.m.

June 19 Forty-eighth meeting of Indo-China Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., Messrs. Jardine's Offices,

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Mr. M. Shigemitsu, Japanese Con- sul-General in Shanghai and Coun- sellor to the Embassy, has returned from a visit to Nanking where he discussed various matters with Dr. C. T. Wang.

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