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TABLE 64

WORK OF THE OPHTHALMIC SERVICE 1971 AND 1972

TABLE 66

WORK OF THE EAR-NOSE-THROAT SERVICE

1971

1972

New out-patient attendances

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95,894

--

260,142

81,571 237,967

2,630

2,709

Total out-patient attendances Total inpatients admitted Operations performed

U

1,424

1,927

1,587

1,862

New Out-patient attendances.

Total Out-patient attendances

L.L

Operations performed

***

Operations classed as sight-restoring (included in

above)

+1

Home visits by Health Visitors

ET1

TABLE 65

ANALYSIS OF MAJOR CAUSES OF BLINDNESS 1971 AND 1972 ((Expressed as percentage of blind cases)

Causes

1971

1972

Glaucoma

Keratomalacia

Senile cataracts

Trachome

Injuries (all types)

Syphilis

Congenital defects

N.S.0.A./Uvcitis

Degenerative diseases

Neoplasms

Aug

try

Meningitis

3.5

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43.2

39.7

6.5

咖咖

6.2

13.7

15.6

1.3

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1.7

kw

..

INN

1.3

JAN

3.5

4.0

11.0

20.1

11.4

9.4

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16

0.5

1.3

0.5

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***

1971

1972

14,931

15,238

-ry

47.768

48,852

2,663

2,810

1,970

1,930

TABLE 67

PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES

Bulk Pharmaceutical Centres

Store and Bulk Mamyfacture

Central Medical Store (supplying Hong Kong and other islands) Kowloon Medical Store (supplying Kowloon and the New Territories)

Sterile Preparation Centres

Queen Mary Hospital Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Queen Mary Hospital Queen Elizabeth Hospital Sai Ying Pun J.C.C.......... Violet Pesl Polyclinic QEH, Specialist Clinic Other Hospitals and Clinics...

Cost of Drugs and Dressings

1971

1972

$

$

4,364,362.58 4,901,432.62; 5,119,371.J6 4,676,352.34 1,364,376.45 1,463,437,19 617,117.31 678,271,66 1,552,902.07 1,494,915.70|

Cost of Instruments, Medical and Surgical

Equipment

1971

1972

$

$ 798,795.78/ 1,115,387.94 635,563.65 623,026.99 5,917.32 12.771.18 2,159.96 2,235.47 400.74

8,874,364,91| 9,346,821,21| 2,028,390.18 1.467.525.15

ANALYSIS OF Major Causes of BLINDNESS IN CHILDREN UNDER

15 YEARS OF AGE (percentage of blind cases)

Total Cost

|22, 112,494,48|22,561,860.62] 3,470,826.89| 3,221,337.47

PHARMACEUTICAL CONTROL 1971 and 1972

Causes

Keratomalacia

Congenital defects

N.S.Q.A./Uveitis

Neoplasms

J

*

J

+

...

1971*

1972+

Wholesale Poisons Licences issued

-r

9 73

J&

1781

Authorized Seller Licences issued

41

Listed Seller Licences issued

59

Dangerous Drugs Licences issued

Antibiotics Permits issued

1971

1972

506

457

56

$9

1,482

1,500

71

TS

237

213

* Toral Casen; 11.

† Total Case 17.

148

Licences for movement of Dangerous Drugs Premises inspected

230

212

4,531

4,503

Prosecutions

132

+

1

...

INA

107

149