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No. 12

89.

HONGKONG.

THE COLONIAL SURGEON'S REPORT FOR 1888.

Presented to the Legislative Council, by Command of His Excellency the Governor.

GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL,

HONGKONG, 8th May, 1889.

SIR, ---I have the honour to forward my Annual Report for the year 1888 together with the Tables showing the work done in the Medical Department under my supervision, the report of the Superin- tendent of the Government Civil Hospital and that of the Government Analyst.

POLICE.

The admissions to the Hospital from the Police Force show a considerable increase, which is more apparent than real the fact being that the Force has been increased in strength by nearly fifty men. The increase has been among the European and Chinese portions of the Force as shewn in the table given below:-

Europeans.

Indians.

Chinese.

Admissions to Hospital, 1881,

88....

.212.

198

Do.,

1882,

92.

..230..

.227

Do.,

1883,

.113...

..246..

.239

Do.,

1884,

87.

224...

.175

Do.,

1885,

.124.

208.....

.163

Do.,

1886,

.138.

.243.

..221

Do.,

1887,

.139.

.293..

.187

Do.,

1888,

...147

.279.

.231

There were fifteen deaths in the Force as compared with nine last year. The only European that died was suffering from Small-pox. Three Indians and four Chinese died in the Civil Hospital. One Indian shot himself at No. 7 Station and six Chinese died while away on leave in their own country.

The following table gives the admissions to Hospital and the deaths in the Force for the last 10 years:

1879,

1880,

1881,

1882,

1883,

1814,

1885,

1886,

1887.

1888,

Admissions.

Deaths.

566....

8

588...

.13

.498.

..10

.549.

8

.599..

..10

..486....

7

.495....

9

.602..

.14

.619.

9

...657...

15

TROOPS.

There has been a considerable decrease in the amount of sickness amongst the Troops this year as compared with the previous two years, but a much larger number of deaths.

The sickness is still very much above the average of the last 10 years as the following table shows:

1879,

1880,

1881,

1882,

1883,

1884,

1885,

1866,

1887, 1888,

.

There were two deaths from Sporadic Cholera.

1,035.

8

.1,075..

.13

.1,116...

4

.1,019

9

.1,105...........

.10

.1.097

.12

1,190.

..24

.1,607.

9

.1,749...

.14

......1,4

1,485.

.21