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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28TH APRIL, 1905.

anxiety, his left arm was very much shattered and at one time it appeared that the limb would have to be amputated; however, aided by a sound constitution he recovered and was discharged in June with all the wounds healed.

LUNATIC ASYLUMS.

Tables X and XI give the admissions and deaths during the year, also the diseases from which the patients were suffering. The European Asylum was con- siderably overcrowded during the year, there were 11 more admissions than in

1903.

MATERNITY HOSPITAL.

There were 35 Europeans and 37 Asiatics admitted, an increase of 4 Europeans as compared with 1903, the number of Asiaties remaining the same. The two fatal cases were Chinese.

VICTORIA HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN.

During the year there were 133 admissions, 47 of these being children, arranged according to their nationalities they were as follows :-

Europeans, Asiatics, Indian,

..122

10

1

133

Four deaths occurred, the causes of death being Typhoid Fever 1. Phthsis 2, and Bright's Disease !.

The patients were classified as follows:-

Wives of Government Servants, Private paying,..

26

•

61

Free,

45

Police Case.

1

133

The following operations were performed during the year :-

Laparotomy.

Mammary Abscess..

Curetting,

Hamotthoids,

1

2

1

2

Circumcision,

In addition there were ten confinements, all Europeans.

Table IX gives the admissions and deaths under their respective diseases.

Staff-Sister BARR resigned in October and was succeeded by Sister MILLINGTON who had returned from leave. Sister LEE was on duty for the whole of the year.

Fees.-$5,611.20 were paid during the year.

VICTORIA GAOL.

The following Table gives the number of admissions to the Gaol and the daily average number of prisoners during the past ten years :—

Prisoners admitted

Year.

to the Gaol,

Daily Average Number of Prisoners.

1895....

5,014

472

1896..

5,582

514

1897,....

5.076

462

1898,

5,427

511

1899..

4,789

434

1900,

5,432

486

1901,

5,077

499

1902,.

5,988

576

1903,

7.278

653

1904,

.7,464

726

555