St. John Hospital
329. Consisting of 100 beds and a general outpatient department, this Hospital serves the island of Cheung Chau and the neighbouring islands on the western sea-board. Specialist clinics for tuberculosis, paediatrics, medicine, dental, eye, social hygiene and skin diseases are also held at the hospital. Patients who require specialist medical or surgical treatment in hospital are transferred to Hong Kong Island,
330. There are 42 beds set aside for patients with pulmonary tuber- culosis who need in-patient supervision. These beds are largely occupied by adolescents with open lesions who cannot be allowed to attend school until they are rendered sputum negative.
331. A complete renovation of kitchen facilities was carried out and a badly needed hot water supply system was installed in the hospital during the year.
Wan Chai Hospital
332. This small 30-bed hospital, originally intended for the in-patient treatment of venereal disease amongst women and children, is now primarily an institution for the care of female patients with skin diseases and a busy dermatological out-patient department is also maintained. 333. Out-patient facilities are also provided for the treatment of women suffering from venereal disease and for the examination of known female contacts.
South Lantau Hospital
334. This small hospital of 17 beds, two of which are now reserved for maternity cases, serves the workers on the Shek Pik Reservoir project (now nearing completion) and the villages on the southwest coast of Lantau Island. The Medical Officer-in-Charge is also responsible for the dispensary and maternity home at Mui Wo, and for sick prisoners and staff at Her Majesty's Prison at Chi Ma Wan; he also serves as the Health Officer for the urea.
335. Outpatient clinic attendances have more than doubled since last year; the figures for 1962 were as follows:
Mui Wo Dispensary
South Lantau Hospital
26,416
116440
Shek Pik First Aid Post H.M. Prison Chi Ma Wan
15,007
21,390
Total
74.433
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Prison Hospitals
336. Four hospitals with a total of 186 beds are maintained within the prison compounds at Stanley Prison, Victoria Prison. Tai Lam Prison and Lai Chi Kok Female Prison.
337. H.M. Prison Hospital at Stanley for male prisoners is the largest of these hospitals and has 90 beds for all purposes; 1,042 patients were admitted for treatment during 1962. A large outpatient clinic attached to the hospital dealt with an average of 550 prisoners daily including those attending the specialist sessions for tuberculosis, venereal disease, leprosy, eye diseases and dentistry.
338. Selected blood donors amongst the prisoners gave a total of 575 donations of blood during the year in response to appeals from the Hong Kong Branch of the British Red Cross Society.
339. H.M. Prison, Tai Lam, houses convicted male drug addicts. The vigorous programme of treatment and rehabilitation which is carried out here has given very encouraging initial results though no accurate assessment of the relapse rate after discharge is as yet available. 340. H.M. Prison. Victoria, has a special Psychiatric Observation Unit for suspected cases of mental disease in prisoners. This unit, which admitted 173 such cases during 1962, is under the clinical supervision of the Senior Specialist in Psychiatry.
341. The female prison at Lai Chi Kok has a small hospital ward, including maternity beds, which is under the care of the Medical Superintendent of the Lai Chi Kok Hospital,
GOVERNMENT ASSISTED HOSPITALS
342. Financial assistance mainly by means of an annual subvention is given by Government to eleven hospitals maintained by voluntary organizations.
343. Paragraphs 165 to 180 mention those institutions which are concerned solely with the care of tuberculosis patients.
The Tung Wah Group of Hospitals
344. This group comprises three large hospitals and two infirmaries. Incorporated in 1870 by statute which is based on the charitable aims and objects of Chinese tradition, a Board of Directors is elected annually. Management of the hospitals and infirmaries is delegated by the Board to the Tung Wah Hospital Medical Committee which is under
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