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XVI.—TABLE shewing the rate of MORTALITY among the FOREIGN RESIDENTS in Hongkong during the last 10 Years.

Years.

Number of European and

American Residents.

Deaths.

Percentage of Deaths to

Number of Residents.

1879,

1880,

1881,

1882,

1883,

1884,

1885,

1886,

1887,

1888,

2.767

55

1.98

2.767

69

2.49

3.040

64

2.10

3.040

55

1.80

3.040

81

2.06

3.040

94

3.09

3.040

99

3.25

3.040

103

3.38

3.040

108

3.55

3.040

122

4.01

Average of 10 Years,...

2985.4

85.0

2.771

Enclosure 1.

Report from the Superintendent of the Civil Hospital.

GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL,

HONGKONG, 12th March, 1889.

SIR, I have the honour to submit the Annual Medical Report of the Government Civil Hospital for the year 1888.

1.-THE HOSPITAL BUILDINGS.

1. With regard to the main building of the Hospital the only alteration is the addition of a hand- lift at the east end of the building, by this considerable time and labour has been economised.

There is no doubt that in a Hospital, every contrivance to save labour and cleaning should be employed so that the time and labour of the attendants should be employed in Nursing and not in other duties, to further this I recommend that hot water should be laid to both floors.

2. The new Wing is finished and almost ready for occupation this will be a great improvement on the present building now occupied as a Male Lock Hospital, this latter will be handed over to the Colonial Surgeon and used as a Female Lock Hospital, this being the object for which it was originally intended.

3. A new Mortuary is in course of erection the early completion of which is important as the barracks for the Chinese attendants, which are urgently needed can not be commenced until this build- ing is finished.

In addition to the present arrangement in connection with these buildings I consider the following additions are required:-

1st. The construction of a suitable laundry in connection with which a small Hospital Disinfect- ing apparatus and a hot water system for supplying hot water to both floors of the Hospital should be fitted up.

2nd. The construction of an office and stores for the Compradore and also a general store-room in place of the existing Mortuary and out offices which site will be rendered available for this purpose on completion of the new Mortuary and out offices.

SMALL-POX HOSPITAL.

These temporary buildings are the same as last year with the addition of a boiler and hot water apparatus.

I am glad to record that we have not been visited with an Epidemic of Small-pox this last winter there having been only eight cases under treatment since November, 1888, where as last year there were 88 cases in same period of time.

The erection of a permanent building for the reception of all cases of infectious diseases the im- portance of which I urged upon you in my last report has received my further consideration during the past year, and I am still more impressed with the necessity of early steps being taken to place a Hospital of this class at the disposal of the Public.

ADDITIONAL OFFICER'S QUARTERS.

A new building is in course of construction between the Hospital premises and the Diocesan Home this will provide accommodation for the Assistant Medical Superintendent, the Senior Apothecary and also for the Sisters who are shortly to arrive-this building will also include a chemical laboratory.