Total Attendances of Out-Patients at Private Hospitals.
1950,
Name
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Dressings
General
Outpatients
Children's
Clinic
Ante-Natal Clinic
Post-Natal
Clinic
Gynaecological
Clinic
Eye Clinic
Ear, Nose, and
| | Throat
Tuberculosis
91 19.186 1,041
611 2.122 45 780
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Total
897 21,214
2,093
2.882 780
St. Paul's Hospital
+4
Hong Kong Central
Hospital
2.071
22
Ling Yuet Sin Infanta'
Hospital
47
St. Francis Hospital
Hong Kong Sanatorium
and Hospital
St. Teresa's Hospital.
146
8.624 1,850 1,200; 1,400
972
130 545
385
4.194 6.276
Precious Blood
Hospital
750
1,657
Total
252 34.028 4,885, 3,067
167 546 40 80 3,782 44,376
907
ANNEXURE M.
UTTTR
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE ALMONERS' DEPARTMENT.
1. Staff.
During this last year three new almoners have completed their first year's training and in January they were drafted to various hospitals where they are now gaining practical experience under more senior almoners. One almoner is still in England. Sickness of staff this year has made things more difficult, as for most of the time, the department has been understaffed, and with extra clinics and more beds available in hospitals the work itself has tended to increase.
2. Training.
Training has only been given this year to the three student almoners and the volunteer trainees have been drafted to courses at the Hong Kong University and colleges in America and England. We feel that their course of training has been successful in so far as they gained some knowledge of the social welfare services in Hong Kong and their enthusiasm was fostered to such an extent that most of them are now taking university training in social science.
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At the beginning of the year, in co-operation with the Supervisor and Training Officer of Health Nurses, six Tuberculosis Workers were trained preparatory to the opening of the Kowloon Tuberculosis Clinic. There are now sixteen such workers under the direction of the almoners at the Harcourt Clinic and the Kowloon Tuberculosis Clinic.
3. General Work.
Owing to staff shortages due to sickness our plans for this year were not fully carried out, but we feel that some progress has been made in certain directions and assistance has been given to patients in the following ways:
(a) Artificial limbs and other surgical appliances.
These have been supplied to those patients who need them. Funds being provided where necessary either by the Government or from the Almoners Samaritan Fund or from friends and relations. In all, Government has helped fourteen patients and grants to the value of $1,865 have been given to patients from the Samaritan Fund.
(b) Repatriation.
In previous years we helped patients to return to their home villages in China wherever possible. This year it has been more difficult as even if patients wish to return they find it difficult with the new regulations.
(c) Maintenance of Children.
The Medical Department has made arrangements during the year for the maintenance of children of patients or of children who have been patients, in Homes in the neighbourhood.
(d) Financial assistance.
Temporary financial assistance and the supply of clothes and food has been given to the needy patients.
(e) Re-employment.
Many patients on their discharge from hospital have been advised about future employment and how best to obtain work. Visits have been made by the almoners to employers and if re-employment in the same industry is not possible other employers have been contacted and, with the co-operation of the Labour Office, whenever possible alter- native work has been found for the patient.
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