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CHANGES IN THE STAFF.
Dr. C. W. McKenny became medical officer in charge of the Civil Hospital from February 15th rice Dr. W. B. A. Moore who went on leave.
Dr. Esler replaced Dr. Valentine as medical officer in charge of Victoria Caol on March 1st.
Professor C. Y, Wang continned to act as Bacteriologist during the year.
Miss Sloan, Matron of the Civil Hospital, went on leave on March 15th and Nursing Sister Girling became acting matron.
Mr. Ng Yuk, 2nd grade clerk, retired on June 30th and Mr. To King-ki 3rd grade clerk, was appointed in his place.
Mr. J. Murray, Ilead Attendant at the County of London Mental Hospital, was appointed Head Attendant of the Lunatic Asylum,
Nursing Sister 1. Kelly arrived and assumed duty on Novem- ber 30th.
Dr. Moore returned from leave on November 3rd and was posted as medical officer to Kowloon and the New Territories. Dr. Smalley was transferred, from Kowloon for duty in Victoria.
Nursing Sister Barlow returned from leave on December 8th. and was posted to the Victoria Hospital.
E. P. Minett, M.,, was appointed to the post of bacteriologist on 13th December.
(b.) FINANCIAL.
The amount sanctioned in the Estimates was $111,871 and the expenditure was $371,781.92.
Revenue received: –
:
The total number of deaths was 14,569 and the general death rate was 25 16 per 1,000. Of this total there were 14,241 Chinese and 328 non-Chinese civilians and the death rate was respectively 25-47 and 20:46 per 1,000,
Infantile mortality. Among infants of one month or less, 15 non-Chinese and 1,067 Chinese, died Of those infants who were more than a month old but less than a year, 36 non-Chinese and 3,149 Chinese died. The total number of children who died at the age of a year or less was therefore 51 non-Chinese and 4,216 I Chinese. These figures are derived from reliable statistics because the registration of deaths is compulsory, but as births are not registered in every case the Chinese birth rate given above is not accurate. (These statistics are derived from the Medical Officer of of Health's office),
Mouth.
Barometer
at MIST
HL-METEOROlogical Returns, 1922,
TEMPERA- TURE.
HUMI-
DITY,
Cloudiness.
Sunshine.
#ERRO
WIND.
Rain.
Max.
Meat Min
Rel.
Abs.
Direction.
Vel.
ins.
0
▸
p.e.ins
p. 9.
bours! ins.
points. miles p.li.
January. February. Marchi, April, May,
Jatte,....
July.
November.
December,
30,14764.5 66.5 57.6 30,00 650 61.3 58.1 30,0468,5 44.1 641 20.96 75.7 71.0 07.6 29.83 83.3 78.6 75.4 29.71 86.5 81.9 78.8 29 74 $7.3 82.5 78.6 20 65 7.3 82.4 78.8 August, September... 29.78 85.7 80.4 76,5 October,
74 20.00 80.5 75,5′ 72.1 30,18 74.1 68,4 634 30.18 60.8 61,7 574
ST 0,43 83 0.46 81 #l
83 $4.7! 2,660
E
13.4
87
79.3 5.490
E
15.4
0.49
06.7
3.675 |
E
146
0.62 76
153.1
2.020 | E by S
12.0
85 : 0.83 81 81
70
175.8 3,495
ESE
12.4
0.89
79
183.4 6.525
by E
10.4
0.90
5R
246,612,800
ESE
11,6
82 9.91
78
180.0 17,535
SSW
7.7
78 0.82
60
205.3 9.935 NE by E
10.1
0.66
223.2 2.025 E by N
12.2
59
6t
0.13 0.36!
50 62
197.8 0.53.5.
ENE
9.3
1594 0.740
ENE
10.00
Mean or Total,
29.93, 77.1 72.3 68.8 77,50 65
71
1166.35 69.435
E
11,6
ثان
For Medical Treatment,
. $18,636,35
Medical Certificates,
75.00
Bacteriological Examinations,
2.274.35
Chemical Analyses,
21,548,00
Bills of Health,
14,001.00
Medical Examination of Emigrants,
77,474.00
**
76401170
II-VITAL STATISTICS.
The population of the Colony is estimated to be :--
British and foreign civilians...
Chinese civilians
Total number of Chinese born
Total number of non-Chinese born
15,200
647,000
3,522 f
כאן:
The birth rate of the non-Chinese and civil population is said to be 6*69, and that of the Chinese 6:25 per 1,000. From the nature of the case it is practically impossible to arrive at a correct estimate of the Chinese birth rate.
IV.--GENERAL Remarks.
On Beri-beri.---In the Tung Wah Hospital, which receives the greatest number of cases of beri-hori, the number of such patients was 300 in 1912, 826 in 1917, and 846 in 1922. Making allowances for the increase of the population and possibly for a greater rewliness to resort to hospital, there does not appear to have been any considerable increase during the period in the number of patients affected. The visiting medical officer to the Tung Wah Hospital considers that the poorest members of the Chinese com- *munity are the persons who suffer most frequently and that in this colony, at any rate, beri-beri is practically confined to the Chinese. The beri-beri patients equalled 12 per cent, of all of the patients admitted to the Tung Wali Hospital this year.
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