179. Survey work was carried out on behalf of private firms on request and subject to certain conditions. The number of firms and private organizations dealt with totalled 27 and the composite findings were as follows:
Total number X-rayed
10,441
Total number requiring clinical check-up Total referred to firms Medical Officer for examination Total number examined by Tuberculosis Clinics
1,692
654 1,078
Failed to complete examination
36
Non-tubercular
+
993
110
986
154
((2) Active
Tubercolosis: †(b) Quiescent
[(e) Arrested
Total
[V. HOSPITALS
Introduction
1,078
180. The Government maintains and operatea eleven general and special hospitals and provides financial assistance to five other hospitals operated by voluntary organizations. In addi tion, there are in the Colony ten private hospitals which do not receive financial assistance from Government. The numbers of beds available in the three groups are 1836, 1494, and 938 respectively. Details of the categories of beds available in these hospitals and the numbers of in-patients treated are shown in Appendices 11 and 12. In Appendix 13 are details of in-patients treated in Government and Government assisted Hospitals during the year classified according to the International Standard Classification (Intermediate List of 150 causes). The military and naval authorities maintain three hospitals for their personnel,
Government Hospitals
181. The Government Hospitals comprise three general hospitals, two maternity hospitals, two infectious diseases hospitals, a venereal disease hospital for women, the mental hospital and two prison hospitals. Brief comments on each of these institutions follow:-
Queen Mary Hospital.
182. This institution, the largest and best equipped general hospital in the Colony, is situated on Hong Kong Island. Com- pleted in 1938, it has 580 beds and serves as the teaching hospital for the Medical Faculty of Hong Kong University. It is also the main Government Nursing Training School. The medical staff consists of 38 and, in addition, there are 10 house officers. Excluding the house officers, rather less than 50% of the medical staff is provided by the University of Hong Kong.
183. In view of the pressure on hospital beda in the Colony, this institution was, generally speaking, a hospital for acute cases and the volume of work undertaken was very considerable indeed, showing a substantial increase on that of the previous year. The number of beds in the hospital was not increased during the year and the only notable addition to the buildings was the new premises, completed towards the end of the year, to accommodate the Blood Bank and a Central Surgical Supply Service. This new building, specially designed and equipped, provides adequate facilities which were lacking in the past.
184. A notable addition to the hospital's equipment was a Telecurie Therapy Apparatus (Cobalt Bomb) which was installed but not yet in operation by the close of the year,
185. The number of in-patients treated during the year was 10,618 as compared with 10,322 in the previous year. Out- patient facilities are not normally provided at Queen Mary Hospital but the number of out-patient attendances during the year was 20,273 which was largely accounted for by attendances at special clinics and for dressings.
Kowloon Hospital.
186. This hospital with 230 beds is the general hospital for the Mainland. During the year, there was a considerable increase in the volume of work achieved. Overcrowding occurred and there were long waiting lists for admission, clear evidence of the inadequacy of the hospital to meet the needs of the population of Kowloon.
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