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Of the 183 deaths, 54 were admitted moribund death occurring within a few hours after reception into the Receiving War, 19 of which were Plague.

64 male and 22 Female corpses were received into the Hospital Mortuary to awit burrial. Of these 25 males and 8 females were sent to the Public Mortuary for Post mortem examination as suspected cases of Plague or other infectious disease.

Eight Post mortem exeminations were made in the Public Mortuary on bodies died in the hospital.

During the quarter free burials were provided for 321 persons this includes. burials of all Chinese from Govern- ment Civil Hospital and the Public Mortuary dying from non-in- fectious diseases.

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47,831 males and 2,180 females total 68,911 seen in the Out-patient deprtment during the quarter.

200 destitute persons were temporarily housed and

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Sent from Registrar-General's Office

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Canton

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FI Amoy

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25

Shipwrecked

During the quarter the Resident Surgeon performed

the following surgical operations with one death:- Paracentesis Abdominis Arcetis

2

Circumcision

1

Lateral Lithotomy

3

Extraction of bullets

2

Removal of necrosed bone

1

Excision of Cystic Tumour

1

Entropion

1

Pteryjium

1

Amputation at mitile of forearm

1

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