194. The hospital continued to be the most important train- ing centre in the Colony for medical students and midwives. All medical students from the University, in groups of five or six undergo a month of resident training in the hospital. The number of pupil midwives in training during the year was 32.
Eastern Maternity Hospital.
196. This hospital, situated in the eastern district of the city of Victoria, has 24 beds but this number was frequently exceeded by the addition of temporary beds. Admissions during the year numbered 2,706 and there were 2,626 deliveries. The corresponding figures for the previous year were 2,331 and 2,288. During the year, the maternal mortality rate was .038 per thousand, there being only one death. There were 16 still births and 20 neo-natal deaths, providing rates of 6.1 per thou- sand and 7.7 per thousand respectively.
Sai Ying Pun Hospital.
196. This is the Infectious Diseases Hospital for Hong Kong Island. It has 88 beds but this number was, at various times during the year, considerably exceeded when it was necessary to install temporary beds. Throughout the year, all available beds were filled-in summer, mainly with cases of gastro-intestinal infections and, in the cooler months, with cases of diphtheria and infections of the upper respiratory tract. The diphtheria epidemic which occurred towards the end of the year threw a considerable strain on the hospital. The number of cases of this infection admitted was 466, among which there were 48 deaths, a mortality rate of 10.3%.
197. The second most important cause of admission was typhoid fever, of which 173 cases were dealt with. In this group, there were 15 deaths, a mortality rate of 8.6%. *The total number of in-patients treated during the year was 1,761 as compared with 1,632 in the previous year.
198. The hospital is not large enough to meet the needs of the Island population, and the type of accommodation is not entirely suitable. A new and larger Infectious Diseases Hospital is an obvious requirement which should be met in the very near future.
Lai Chi Kok Hospital.
199. This hospital with 490 beds is the Infectious Diseases Hospital for the Mainland but it has additional functions, part of it being used as a Tuberculosis Hospital and part as a Con- valescent Hospital for cases from Queen Mary Hospital and Kowloon General Hospitals.
200. The Infectious Disease Section has 102 beds and a total of 1,308 cases were treated during the year. This was an increase of 316 cases on the previous year. The two most important causes for admission to this section were again typhoid fever and diphtheria, of which there were respectively 123 and 364 cases.
Measles accounted for 240 admissions and meningitis for 68. The large majority of the cases of meningitis were of tuberculous origin and there were only four admissions of meningococcal meningitis,
201. The Tuberculosis Section of the hospital consists of 208 beds and these were filled to capacity throughout the year. The total number of cases treated was 577, of which 371 were new admissions. Admission of all cases was arranged through the clinics operated by the Tuberculosis Service. They were care- fully selected and priority was given to early and active cases.
202. The section of the hospital devoted to convalescent patients consists of 180 beds. During the year 2,131 cases were treated, the majority of which were orthopaedic cases. No major alterations or additions were made in the hospital but there were a number of minor improvements which added to the amenities of the institution.
Wanchai Social Hygiene Hospital.
203. This hospital is situated in a congested area of Victoria in an old and, in many ways, unsuitable building. The property is in need of extensive repairs but it was not found possible to effect these as it is in the charge of the Custodian of Property, and it hus not yet been decided whether or not Government will acquire it.
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