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Name of Ward Meaning of Name Beds Disease. West Block First Floor. Fuk Happiness 15 Malaria Fevers Shau Long Life 15 Lung diseases Ground Floor Hong Prosperity 15 Diarrhoea Ning Tranquillity 15 General medical North Block First Floor Ping Peaceful 17 Surgical On Restful 17 Beri-beri etc. Ground Floor Tik Promotion 3 Surgical Kat Good Luck 16 Beri-beri.

When the new Surgical wards are in use, the arrangement of North Block will be as follows:-

First Floor Plag 17 Beri-beri Ground Floor Tik 16 Destitutes Kat 17 Do.

I have re-measured the wards and have limited the number of patients in each to allow a minimum of 300 cubic feet per patient counting only twelve feet of the height. If the whole height to the roof be taken into account, the space allowance per patient is very considerably greater.

There are still 24 of the Ko Fong wards in existence. Of these eight are built against a retaining wall and are used only as stores. Sixteen of them, each able to accommodate two persons, had been re-constructed before I assumed the duties of inspection of the

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Page 359 Name of Ward Meaning of Name Beds Disease. West Block First Floor. Fuk Happiness 15 Malaria Fevers Shau Long Life 15 Lung diseases Ground Floor Hong Prosperity 15 Diarrhoea Ning Tranquillity 15 General medical North Block First Floor Ping Peaceful 17 Surgical On Restful 17 Beri-beri etc. Ground Floor Tik Promotion 3 Surgical Kat Good Luck 16 Beri-beri. When the new Surgical wards are in use, the arrangement of North Block will be as follows:- First Floor Plag 17 Beri-beri Ground Floor Tik 16 Destitutes Kat 17 Do. I have re-measured the wards and have limited the number of patients in each to allow a minimum of 300 cubic feet per patient counting only twelve feet of the height. If the whole height to the roof be taken into account, the space allowance per patient is very considerably greater. There are still 24 of the Ko Fong wards in existence. Of these eight are built against a retaining wall and are used only as stores. Sixteen of them, each able to accommodate two persons, had been re-constructed before I assumed the duties of inspection of the
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: 359 Name of Ward Meaning of Name Beds Disease. West Block First Floor. Fuk Happiness 15 Malaria Fevers Shau Long Life 15 Lung diseases Ground Floor Hong Prosperity 15 Diarrhoea Ning Tranquillity 15 General medical North Block First Floor Ping Peaceful 17 Surgical On Restful 17 Beri-beri etc. Ground Floor Tik Promotion 3 Surgical Kat Good Luck 16 Beri-beri. When the new Surgical wards are in use, the arrangement of North Block will be as follows:- First Floor Plag Ground Floor Tik Kat 17 Beri-berl 17 Beri-beri,etc. འ Destitutes 16 Do. I have re-measured the wards and have limited the aunter of patients in each to allow a minimum of 300 cutic feet per patient counting only twelve feet of the height. If the whole height to the roof te taken into account, the space allowance per patient is very considerably greater. There are still 24 of the Ko Fong wards in existence. Of these eight are built against a retaining wall and are used only as stores. Sixteen of them, each atle to accommodate two persons, had been re-constructed before I assumed the duties of inspection of the
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Name of Ward

Meaning of Name

Beds

Disease.

West Block

First Floor.

Fuk

Happiness

15

Malaria Fevers

Shau

Long Life

15

Lung diseases

Ground Floor

Hong

Prosperity

15

Diarrhoea

Ning

Tranquillity

15

General medical

North Block

First Floor

Ping

Peaceful

17

Surgical

On

Restful

17

Beri-beri etc.

Ground Floor

Tik

Promotion

3

Surgical

Kat

Good Luck

16

Beri-beri.

When the new Surgical wards are in use, the arrangement of

North Block will be as follows:-

First Floor

Plag

Ground Floor

Tik

Kat

17

Beri-berl

17

Beri-beri,etc.

འ Destitutes

16

Do.

I have re-measured the wards and have limited the aunter

of patients in each to allow a minimum of 300 cutic feet per patient

counting only twelve feet of the height. If the whole height to the

roof te taken into account, the space allowance per patient is very

considerably greater.

There are still 24 of the Ko Fong wards in existence. Of

these eight are built against a retaining wall and are used only as stores. Sixteen of them, each atle to accommodate two persons, had

been re-constructed before I assumed the duties of inspection of the

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