CO129-506-7 Medical and sanitary reports- 1926 2-11-1927 - 28-2-1928 — Page 30

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Diseases due to disorders of Nutrition or Metabolism:-

Beri-beri

Diseases of the Blood:-

Anaemia

13

25

Nationalities and sexes were represented as follows:-

1926

1925

Europeans,

1,494

2,576

Chinese,

18,649

21,936

Indians,

1,105

1,269

Others,

802

1,039

22,050

26,820

Epilepsy

Diseases of the Nervous System :-

Abscess of brain Neuralgia

Diseases of the Circulatory System

1

1

4

57

15

Respiratory System

**

17

77

Digestive System.

22

Areolar Tissue

Local Injuries

4

Males, Females,

Poisons :--

Chronic Opium Poisoning

Observation

18

23

Total

255

follows:-

-

1926

1925

13,326

17,002

8,741

9,818

22,050

26,820

1,892 Government Servants attended for treatment As

1926

1925

Kowloon Canton Railway, Police,

737

686

784

1,079

Others,

371

489

1,892

2,254

year.

GOVERNMENT DISPENSARY, KOWLOON.

REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1926.

Dr. Newton was the Medical Officer in charge during the The attendances amounted to 22,050 as compared with 26,820 in 1925. The Dispensary in Nathan Road was closed at the end of September the patients being seen at the Railway in a room kindly provided by the Manager.

The total cases treated were made up as follows:-

The number of prescriptions dispensed during the year was 12,034 as compared with 17,853 in 1925,

25 patients received Anti-rabic vaccine treatment.

1926

1925

New Cases,

10.280

13,875

Old Cases,

3.285

4.081

Vaccinations,

671

474

Physical Examinations,

226

255

Daily Dressings,

7.688

8,135

22.050

26,820

KOWLOON CANTON RAILWAY.

Dr. I. Newton was Medical Officer in Charge of the Railway during the year.

During the year 737 employees were treated at the Govern- ment Dispensary as compared with 686 last year.

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