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In addition there were 61 neo-natal deaths fi.e. deaths within 28 days of delivery, either in hospital or after transfer to another hospital, but excluding those discharged healthy). It is of interest to note that 51 of these 61 deaths were in cases of premature live-born infants, with a birth weight under 5 lbs. or 2,300 grams, The year's figures abowed 2.94% stillbirths and 1.37% neo-natal deaths, making a total wastage of infant life of 4.31%, which compares very favourably with that of previous
years.
Syd. Gounos King, Constant to the Government. Prof. of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Duicersity of Hong Kong.
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ANNEXURE L,
A SUMMARY OF THE WORK DONE AT THE KOWLOON AND HONG KONG PUBLIC MORTUARIES,
1948.
Total number of Post-mortem Examinations performed
during the year
No. of male bodies examined
No. of female bodies examined
Sex unknown owing to decomposition
No. of unclaimed bodies mostly abandoned
No. of bodies cremated
2,973 1,522
1,394
57
No. of claimed bodies sent from hospital, etc.
608
2,410
Body of infants sent from Convent
500
412
2,987
24
12
461
kale
Ferrule
Total
No. of bodies under 2 years of age No. of bodies over 2 years of age
870
1,011
1,881
652
383
1,036
No. of Chinese hodies examined
No. of Non-Chinese bodies examined No. of bodies Nationality unknowa No. of Medico-Legal CaseR
No. of bodies received from the following sources:-
(Hong Kong)
Victoria District
763
Shaukiwan District
111
Other Villages
82
Total
906
(Kowloon)
Water Police Station
184
Tsim Sha Teni Police Station
53
Youmati
161
+4
Mongkok
140
Shumshuipo
268
Τ
Kowloon City
F+
1.33
Hangbom
64
งง
Taun Wan
17
Sheung Shui
Sha Tau Kok
13
་་
3
13
Tai Po
Shatin
11
Ta Ku Ling
Castle leak
**
1
*
Ping Shau
15
Lok Ma Chau
t
IT
Kam Tin
2
Tai O
Cheung Chan
12
J
Sai Kung
3
Hospitals, etc.
979
Total
2,067
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