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213. There were 232 re-admissions.

214. The usual physical methods of treatment were employed, and curare modified electric-convulsive therapy was introduced during the year. The Asylums Ordinance, 1936, was amended in May, 1950, to permit the admission of voluntary patients, and a total of 8 patients in this category were treated up to the end of the year.

215. Rattan work, needlework, a library, carol-singing and short dramatic sketches produced by some of the local schools, provide the patients with some diversional therapy.

(d) Sai Ying Pun Hospital.

216. This hospital is the infectious diseases hospital for the island, and has a normal capacity of 88 beds, which can be increased to 150. During the year a total of 1,207 cases were treated, with 196 deaths which compares with 870 cases and 162 deaths in 1949.

217. Under the same administration, but in a separate building not associated with the infectious diseases hospital, there is an out-patient department. During the year 79,123 new cases were seen in the day clinic, where the total attendances amounted to 177,256. On September 18th an evening clinic was opened from 6 p.m. to midnight and between that date and the end of the year, 10,123 new cases were seen and there was a total of 15,278 attendances. Total attendances, therefore, at this out- patient department, amounted to 192,534 as compared with 164,676 in 1949.

(e)

Lai Chi Kok Hospital.

218. This hospital, consists of two sections, the lower section, con- taining 290 beds, is an infectious diseases hospital, and the upper section, a convalescent hospital, with 180 beds.

219. In the infectious diseases section 202 beds are set aside for tuber- culosis cases. In these beds a total of 454 patients were treated, with 29 deaths. The patients were admitted in an earlier stage of disease this year than was the case last year which resulted in a bigger turnover.

220. The remaining 88 beds in the infectious diseases section dealt with a total of 868 patients, which represented an increase of 100% on the previous year.

221. At the end of the financial year, diversional therapy for the tuberculous patients was started by the Hong Kong Branch of the British Red Cross Society.

222. The upper section of the hospital is used as an overflow for Kowloon Hospital, where convalescent cases can be housed until fit for discharge.

(A) St. John Hospital-Cheung Chau.

223. This hospital, which is the property of the St. John Ambulance Association is being administered by Government under a five year agree- ment. It has 76 beds, of which 31 are for tuberculosis cases and 12 for maternity cases. 1,193 cases were treated compared with 1,089 last year. The figures were made up as follows:

General cases

Infactious diseases Tuberculosis cases

764

26

319

224. The tuberculosis cases were in a convalescent stage, and no special treatment was given to them.

(9) Tsan Yuk Hospital,

225. This is the principal maternity hospital in the Colony, and con- tains 75 beds. While the hospital under the administration of a Govern- ment medical officer, the University Obstetrical Unit is responsible for the clinical work, and Annexure I gives a summary of the work done during the year.

226. There were 5,385 cases admitted and 5,106 deliveries and only 2 deaths, giving a maternal mortality rate of 0.39 per thousand. The stillbirth rate was 17.05 per thousand and the neo-natal death rate 16.95 per thousand. During the year a 10 bedded ante-natal ward was added to the hospital.

227. On 24th March, 1950, the fifty-thousandth baby was born in the Taan Yuk Hospital since the University Obstetrical Unit took charge of the work.

(1) Eastern Maternity Hospital.

228. This hospital consists of 24 beds. During the year 2,040 cases were admitted with 2,019 deliveries and no deaths.

229. During the year the system of keeping records at this hospital was altered to conform with that of the Tsan Yuk Hospital so that the statistics would be comparable.

230. There were 24 stillbirths and 21 neo-natal deaths giving a still- birth rate of 11.9 per thousand and a neo-natal rate of 10.5 per thousand.

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