106. No new features in therapy were recorded. Oral methadone continued to be administered during the acute phase of withdrawal, and proved just as effective as when given parenterally.
INFECTIOUS DISEASES HOSPITALS
107. There are two hospitals which admit patients suffering from infectious diseases-the Sai Ying Pun Hospital on Hong Kong Island and the Lai Chi Kok Hospital in Kowloon; the latter also provides some accommodation for convalescent cases from the Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth Hospitals.
108. The general pattern of admissions followed that experienced in previous years with certain fluctuations. There was a reduction in the oumber of admissions of diphtheria cases during the winter months of 1965-1966 as compared with the previous year. There was an increase in the number of cases of acute anterior poliomyelitis, mainly in Kowloon.
109. Typhoid admissions showed a reduction. The disease occurs mainly amongst children and adolescents and is very often of a mild character. A reduction in the number of admissions of bacillary dysen- tery cases was also recorded. The disease is generally mikl in nature but many of the organisms are resistant to the more common antibiotics.
OTHER GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS
110. Other hospitals maintained by Government are the St. John Hospital, serving the island of Cheung Chau and neighbouring islands of the western sea-board; the Wan Chai Hospital for the care of female patients with skin diseases; the South Lantau Hospital serving the villages on the south-west coast of Lantau Istand; and four hospitals within prison compounds at Stanley Prison, Victoria Prison, Lai Chi Kok Female Prison and at the Tai Lam Prison for convicted drug addicts.
NO. OF ATTENDANCIA IN MILLIONS
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1950
CLOURE #
OUT-PATIENT ATTENDANCES 1956-1965
TOTAL ATTENDANCES
XEW ATTENDANCUS
M
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YEAR
112. New facilities which became available during the year are detailed in paragraphs 164 to 167 of this report.
113. In addition to general out-patient services, regular out-patient sessions were maintained at a number of clinics by staff of specialized units. Evening and public holiday out-patient sessions continued to be held at seven clinics in the more densely-populated areas. The more remote areas of the New Territories continued to be served by two mobile dispensaries and two 'floating clinics". The 'flying doctor' service to more isolated and inaccessible villages was temporarily interupted during the year due to lack of helicopters, but was resumed in September.
OUT-PATIENT SERVICES
(See tables 55-57)
III. Pressure remained beavy throughout the year on all 40 general out-patient clinics and also on most specialized ones, although there was a further reduction in attendances al tuberculosis clinics. Trends during the past ten years are shown in Figure 12.
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SPECIALIST SERVICES
114. There are Government Specialist Clinical Units in medicine, surgery, obstetrics and gynaecology, anaesthesiology, dentistry, neuro- surgery, ophthalmology, orthopaedic surgery, otorhinolaryngology, pathology, paediatrics, psychiatry, radiodiagnosis, radiotherapy, social hygiene, thoracic surgery and tuberculosis. In addition, the Professors and certain Senior Lecturers of the University Faculty of Medicine act
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