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APPENDIX B.

UNITED STATES FLAG Sure," Delaware,"

HONGKONG, 12th March, 1870, My dear Dr. Murray,-Since my arrival on this Station in the Spring of 1868, I have been struck with the benefi derived from the system of Registration and Inspection of public Women, so ably carried out in this Colony.

In most of the ports visited by our ships, the men have suffered from Syphilis, and especially in Japan, whore the diseas exists in its most virulent form. But during our visits to Hongkong, but few have been infected, and the type of the discus is very mild. In proof of this, I would mention, that the crew of this ship, numbering four ladred and seventy men, have lately been granteil liberty and only five cases of Chancre (Chancroid) have been noticed.

Such a result as this, proves the great benefit derived from the system; and on the eve of my departure from Victoria, I deem it a duty, as well as a pleasure, to express to you my high appreciation of your labors in the cause of humanity, as well as to congratulate you upon the success with which they have been crowned.

DR. MURRAY,

Colonial Surgeon, Hongkong,

Very truly, Your obedient Servant,

ROBERT 1. MACCOUN, Fleet Surgeon, U.S.N.

4.---TABLE showing the Number of ADMISSIONS and the MORTALITY in the GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL, during the Year 1800.

Small Pox, Varioloid, Mensles,

Chicken Pox,

DISEASES.

Diarrhoea, Acute and Chronie, Choleraic,

Dysentery, Acute and Chronic,

Cholera,

Intermittent Fever,

1860.

ADMISSIONS.

DEATUS.

Europeaus.

Colored Persons.

Chinese.

1

Total.

18

Europeans.

Colored Persons.

Chinese.

Remittent Fever,

Continued Fever,

Bubo,

1.-POLICE.

TABLE shewing the ADMISSIONS into Hoseitai, and Dexeus, during the Year 1889.

Typhoid Fever,

Homatic Fever,

Mauritius Fever,

Yellow Fever,..

Chanere,

Gonorrhea..

Secondary Syphilis,

Stoughing Phagnodena of Penis,

Diphtheritis,.

Berri Berri,

EUROPEANS.

COLORED.

CHINESE.

Croup,

MONTHS.

TOTAL TOTAL Admissions. Deuths.

Dropsy,

Admissions.

Deaths. Admissions.

Denths. Admissions.

Deaths.

Abscess,

of lang,

Ulcer,

January,

17

27

60

February,

10

24

1

35

Plagnedena,

March,

14

April,

12

Fungoid Disease,

Fistula in Ang,

in Perineo,

May,

18

Scorbutus,

June,

1

93

Ginut..

July,

18

80

53

Scrufula,

August,

15

September,.

15

48

69

Phthisis,

October,

15

53

Paralysis,

Delirin Trentens,

November,

13

39

Sun Stroke,

December,

16

27

1

41

Insanity,

Total,

162

9

359

38

679

Neuralgia,

Epilepsy,

Apoplexy,

2.-TABLE shewing the Rare of SICKNESS and MORTALITY in the POLICE FORCE, during the Year 1800.

RATE OF MORTALITY,

AVERAGE STRENGTH.

TOTAL SICK.

TOTAL DEATHS.

RATE OF SICKNESS.

Europeans.

Colored.

Chinese.

Total.

90.18

0.93

114

320

208

642

570

6

per cent.

per cent.

3.-TABLE sherwing the Rare of SICKNESS and MORTALITY of the Troops serving in HONGKONG, during the Year 1809,

ADMISSIONS INTO HOSPITAL.

AVERAGE STRENGTH.

White. Black, Total. White. Bluck. Total. White.

RATE OF MORTALITY.

DEATHS.

RATE OF SICKNESS.

Black. Total.

500

802

1,117

720

510

1,200

;)

20

82.07

1.79

per cent.

per cent,

Compression of Brain,

Vertigo,

Spinal Disease,

Aneurism,

Gangrene of Lung,

Disease of Heart,

Tousillitis,

Catarrh,

Branebitis,

Pneumonia and Pleuro Pneumonia,

Pleurodinia,

Pleuritis, Asthma, Dyspepsia,

Ascitos, Colic,

Constipation,

Hepatitis and Abscess of liver,

Jaindice,

Splenitis,

Condylominta,

Prolapsus Aui,

37

19

16

E? ::::2988 ::::28

24

Total.

410

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Carried forward,..

223

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D3

078

10

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