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SECTION VI.
HOSPITALS, INSTITUTES, ETC.
GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS.
313. The Government Hospitals are:-The Government Civil Hospital, the Victoria Hospital, the Kowloon Hospital, and the Infectious Diseases Hospital.
In addition there was the Peak Hospital which was main- tained by the Government as a nursing home where patients could be treated by private doctors. This hospital was closed on 31st March on the completion of the War Memorial Nursing Home, a non-govermnent institution of the same nature.
GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL.
314. The Government Civil Hospital, which was built in 1871 and which occupies a site in the middle of the most populous area, is the largest Government hospital in the Colony. It has accommodation for 246 patients, including the 21 maternity beds, which are in a Bungalow separated from the main buildings. The majority of the maternity beds and about 100 beds in the main building are under the control of the Clinical Professors of the Hong Kong University, who have been appointed respectively Physician, Surgeon, and Obstetric Physician to the hospital and who are responsible to the Director of Medical and Sanitary Ser- vices for the duties they perform in the hospital. They have also been appointed consultants to Government. The University Clinic do all the outpatient work except that connected with the Venereal Diseases Clinic which is attended to by the Government Venereal Diseases Specialist.
315. Dr. T. Newton was the Medical Officer in charge until 12th September when he was relieved by Dr. J. E. Dovey. Dr. G. H. Thomas and Dr. T. Z. Bau were assisting.
316. The number of inpatients, exclusive of those in the maternity block, was 4,876 (4,744 in 1931), of which 1,115 were treated by the University staff and 3,761 by the Government Medical Officers.
317. The 1,115 patients treated by the University staff were made up as follows:-
Medical cases
Surgical cases
Gynaecological cases
523
462
130
818. The daily average number of inpatients was 197, that for the previous year was 168.
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319. The nationality of the patients was:
European
Indian
Chinese
Russian
Other Asiatics
Total
341
985
,3,440
25
85
.4,876
320. A large proportion of the total patients receive treat- ment free of charge.
321. There were 333 deaths and of these 149 occurred within 24 hours of admission. The case death rate was 70.30 per mille (75.4 per mille in 1931).
322. 915 major operations were performed (977 in 1931). Of these 515 were from the University Surgical Clinic. 80 from the University Gynaecological Clinic and the remaining 319 were performed by the Government Medical Officers.
323. There were 737 accidents of a nature so serious as to require treatment as inpatients (817 in 1931).
324. Police Wards.-The total number of admissions and deaths were as follows:-
Admissions. Deaths.
British
83
Russian ship guards Indians
19
440
Chinese (Cantonese)
81
Chinese (Wei-hai-wei)
76
Total
699
325. The daily average number of Government Servants treated by the Government Medical Officers as outpatients was 28 (25 in 1931).
326. Outpatients Department. This department is open both morning and afternoon. The number of attendances, ex- clusive of Venereal Diseases cases, was 47,627 (43,196 in 1931). In addition there were 17,313 attendances for dressings (13,953 in 1981). The number of prescriptions dispensed was 52,838 (42,111 in 1931),
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