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119. A numerical summary of the cases treated is shown in Annex (D).
120. Maternity cases are also admitted to the Queen Mary Hospital, the Kowloon Hospital, the Eastern Maternity Hospital and the Cheung Chau Hospital which between them make provision för 120 beda.
131. To addition to these hospitals there are 14 dispensaries in the urban and rural areas where a maternity service is provided free. In eight of these dispensaries there are from 3 to 6 beds for in-patients and in all centree there is a domiciliary service. The midwives are responsible for the welfare of the mother and the child throughout the puerperium and for this purpose daily visits are made for a period of 7 days after coufinement. Should complications occur government medical öfficers are called in.
123. A total of 2,614 cases were treated by these centima during the year.
(c) Maternity homes.
123. There were 88 private maternity houcs registered in 1947, 45 in Hong Kong, 40 in Kowloon and 3 in Cheung Chuu. Three of these were voluntarily closed down during the year- 2 in Hong Kong and 1 in Kowloom.
124. 421 visite of inspection by the Superviour of Midwives were paid atuong these homes, 250 in Hong Kong and 171 in Kowloon and Cheung Chan. Supervision and instruction were given whenever required.
(d) Registration.
125. The total number of registrations of midwives in 1947 was 89.
This figure included 10 new graduates and 40 re- registrations. This brought the total bumber of registered midwives up to 707. Four midwifery examinations were held.
126. The post graduate training of midwives, provision for which was made just before the war is still not possible, largely owing to the great shortage of accommodation. Tee, however, was made of the powers provided under the amended ordinance of 1941 to compel two midwives to undergo a course of poat graduate training in the Tsau Tuk Hospital as a discipliùary procedure.
VI -HOSPITALS AND DISPENSARIES. (a) Queen Mary Hospital.
127. This hospital is the largest hospital in the Colony and contains normally 550 Leds. Part of the upper floors were however, occupied by the Royal Navy which reduced the accommodation available to the general public to 400 beds.
128. The main work of this hospital is concerned with accident and police esses and Government servants.
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129. There is no general out-patient department, that service being provided by the Sai Ying Pun Out-patient.Clinic which is directly linked with, and for special clinice staffed by, the Queen Mary Hospital.
130. Private consultation both for Government servant, and for the general public with members of the staff of the hospital are arranged through the Almouera department.
181. All admissions to the hospital are screened by the Almoners department, as to their ability to pay hospital fees, and in a number of comes home conditions were investigated and if judged necessary extra food or other assistance provided.
182. The total number of in-patients treated was 6,270 with 344 deaths giving a death rate of 5.5 per centum.
133. Three thousand four hundred and ninety-seven opera-
tions were performed,
134. Out-patients dealt with were made up as follows:- Caralty department
Eye Clinic
Ante-natal elimie
Ear, nose and throat clinic
Gynaecological clinic
10,143
640
662
320
1,369
135. Physical examinations of governmeal servants for employment or for permanent establishment numbered 2,377.
136. The work in the X-Ray department increased consider- ably over that of 1946, 22,190 cases being dealt with. Only diagnostic work would be undertaken owing to shortage of staff and equipment.
137. The deep X-Ray therapy plant still noede the replace- maul of essential parts removed by the Japaness. Three more radiom needles were returned from Japan in December bringing the radium available to 37.5 milligramNÉK,
(b) Koufoon Efospital.
138. This hospital, consisting of 167 beds is the emergency hospital for the mainland and provides beds chiefly for accident and police căsen and for goveriment servanta. With the rapid growth that bas taken place in Kowloon the hospital is now quile inadequate and further building will have to be undertaken as soon as funds and materials are available.
139. Three thousand five hundred and thirty-six general caves were admitted to the hospital with 356 deaths giving a death rate of 10 per centum.
140. One thousand three hundred and seventy-six operationsA were performed.
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