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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28TH APRIL, 1905.

There were 17 deaths from natural causes. There was no exccution and no

suicide.

No case of corporal punishment required any after-treatinent.

I append the following Tables:-

I. Return of Diseases and Deaths in 1904.

II. Rate of Sickness and Mortality in 1904.

III. Vaccinations in the Gaol during the past ten years. IV. General Statistics of the Gaol during the past ten years.

I have, &c.,

The Honourable

J. C. THOMSON, M.A., M.D., D.P.1. (Edin.), D.T.M. (Camb.), Medical Officer.

Dr. J. M. ATKINSON,

Principal Civil Medical Officer,

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Table II-Showing the RATE of SICKNESS and MORTALITY in VICTOuta Goal during the year 1904.

Total Number of :-

Hospital. Out-patients.

Daily Average Number of :-

Prisoners admitted to Gaol.

Admissions Cases fronted

to

as

Deaths due to Discuse.

in

itt

Prisoners Sick Hospital

Out- Gaol. Hospital. patients.

Admissions to Hospital to Total Admissions to Gaol,

7,464

893

1,173

17

726

7.97 20.04

11.96

Rate per cent, of :--

Daily Average Daily Average

of All Sick

in Gaol to

of Sick in Hospital to Daily Average Daily Average] of Prisoners. | of Prisoners.

1.09

Dentis due

to Disease to Total Admissions to Guol.

3.86

0.23

J. C. THOMSON,

Medical Officer.

Table III.-Showing the NUMBER and RESULTS of VACCINATIONS in Victoria Gaol during the past ten years,

Years.

Number of Prisoners Vaccinated.

Successful.

Unsuccessful.

Not inspected, owing to early discharge from Gaol.

1895,

1896,

1897,

1898,

1899,

1900,

1901,

1902,

1993, 1904,

942

1577

487

831

631

200

2,830

1.678

1,016

136

4,807

2,875

1,252

380

8,378

2,004

1,063

311

2,638

1,765

666

207

2,880

2,150

337

393

3,978

2,552

872

549

2,887

1,781

611

495

2.578

1,667

357

554

J. C. THOMSON,

Medical Officer.

Table IV.-Showing GENERAL STATISTICS connected with the Victoria Gaol and the GAOL HOSPITAL during the past ten years.

Years.

Admissions

Daily Average Number

to the Gaol,

of Prisoners.

Number of Cases treated in Hospital.

Number of Out-patients.

Deaths due to Discase.

1895,

5,014

472

231

948

1896,

5,582

514

507

740

10

1897,

5,076

-162

342

455

4

1898,

*5,427

511

298

1,033

6

1899,

4,789

434

503

1,778

5

1900,

5,432

486

495

1,528

6

1901,

5,077

499

348

1,316

9

1902,

5,988

576

516

1,760

6

1903,

7,273

653

568

1,715

1904,

7,464

762

893

1,178

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J. C. THOMSON,

Medical Officer.