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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MARCH 29, 1934.

MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.

No. 245.-The Scale of charges for medical treatment in Government Hospitals as from 1st April, 1932, inclusive, will be as follows:-

SCALE OF CHARGES FOR MAINTENANCE AND MEDICAL TREATMENT IN GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS (OTHER THAN THE TSAN YOK HOSPITAL,

WESTERN STREET).

DAILY RATES.

1st Class. 2nd Class. 3rd Class.

Private patients

"

37

27

(Asiatic on European diet) (Asiatic not on European diet)

European lunatics, landed from ships on consular

or ship's agent's guarantee...

Asiatic lunatics, landed from ships on consular or

ship's agents guarantee :-

(a) On European diet...

(b) Not ou European diet

Lunatics sent in by Board of Trade :-

(a) European and American (b) Asiatic

Nava small-pox patients-Officers and men treated

class.

in Kennedy Town Hospital

9.00

$

$

6.00

3.00

3.00

0.50

6.00

$2.00 a day.

3.00

0.50

3.00

0.50

Children under twelve years of age are charged at half the foregoing rates in each

Naval and Military patients will be charged in accordance with the scale for private patients".

Proprietary medicines or drugs not contained in the British Pharmacopoeia will be charged for if supplied by the Government. Private patients, other than Government or Naval or Military patients, charged 1st or 2nd class daily rates for maintenance, will be subject to the following additional charges: --

(1) For medical attendance, a charge at the rate of one third of the rate for

maintenance.

(2) For surgical operations :-Major operations-$50 (minimum) to $600 (maximum) at the discretion of the Director of Medical and Sanitary Services.

Minor operations--$25 (minimum) to $100 (maximum) at the dis- cretion of the Director of Medical and Sanitary Services.

This charge will be in addition to the above charge for medical attendance.

(3) For normal maternity cases, charges of $200 and $100 respectively, in lieu

of the above charge for medical attendance.

Patients requiring a 'Special' nurse will pay an additional charge of $14 a day.

The Director of Medical and Sanitary Services has discretionary power to waive the additional charges.

Private patients in Government Hospitals (other than the Maternity Wards at the Victoria and Kowloon Hospitals) will be attended by Government Medical Officers..