196
LIN TING, senior nurse, who has been in the service of the Hospital for some years unfortunately contracted "blood poisoning," and died on the 1st January after seven days' illness.
WONG NANG contracted "Typhoid Fever" on the 13th March, he was under treatment for five! weeks, he recovered and resumed his duties.
In addition to these there have been six attendants from the Lunatic Asylum and Lock Hospital under Medical treatment, one of the latter Kwok TING was admitted to the Hospital suffering from "Remittent Fever on the 28th December and died on the 31st.
Here again the earth-cutting necessitated in preparing the foundation of the New Officers' Quarters was an important factor in the causation of this disease as since the North-East Monsoon has set in both the Lunatic European keepers have had frequent attacks of Malarial Fever in addition to those Officers already mentioned.
WORK DONE DURING THE YEAR.
In classifying the differing diseases I have adopted the Nomenclature of the Royal College of Physicians of London the one usually used by the Medical profession in Statisties.
Attached to this Report are the following Tables:
I.--Shewing the admissions into and deaths in the Government Civil Hospital during each month of the year, of the Police.
II.-Shewing the rate of sickness and mortality in the Police Force during the year. III.-Police return of admissions to Hospital from each district during the year.
V. is the General Return of the Sick treated in the Hospital.
Va. Surgical operations performed during the year.
Vb. Zymotic diseases, sub-group 1.
Vc.
""
77
27
2.
Vd. Diagram shewing number of cases of Malarial Fever admitted in each month of the year. Ve. Zymotic Diseases, sub-group 3.
Vf.
Vg.
"}
4.
22
"}
5.
3"
"}
VI. Shewing the rate of mortality in the Government Civil Hospital during the last 10 years. VII. Shewing the admissions into and deaths in the Government Civil Hospital during each month of the year.
VIIa. Table of admissions into and deaths in the Small-pox Hospital.
From these it will be seen :--
1. That the number of patients under treatment, in the Hospital during the year was 1772 an increase of 116 as compared with the previous year, the total number of deaths was 80, this giving a percentage of 4.51.
2. In addition to these there were 115 out-patients treated in the Receiving Ward, these consist- ing chiefly of minor surgery cases such as dog bites, scalp wounds lacerated and contused wounds, &c. 3. Out of the 1,772 in-patients sixty-eight were females, 5 of these were women in advanced stages of labour all requiring instrumental assistance, one died, this woman had been in labour for 24 hours before admission suffering from in addition a virulent form of syphilis.. It is greatly to be regretted that these cases do not come in to the Hospital earlier as the Chinese Midwives are absolutely destitute of any obstetric skill.
4. There were 38 more Police under treatment than in 1887, they suffered principally from Malarial Fevers, injuries received while on duty, and Venereal Affections.
5. Whitfield Police Station since its re-opening from November 1st sent in 10 cases of Inter- inittent Fever out of a total Force of 23 men.
6. Cholera contributed 21 cases, of these 12 died- a percentage of 57.1, the first case was a seaman from the S.S. Cicero, admitted on the 27th of May, the last case came in on the 5th of July. Whether this disease was true Asiatic Cholera I do not feel in a position to state.
In a hot anp moist climate like this "Choleraic Diarrhea" is an affection met with every summer more or less. Dr. MACNAMARA states that "according to his experience there are few more certain sources of this form of Cholera than fish which has gone bad and it is very evident that whatever the deleterious influence may be which food of this description contains the mere fact of keeping it in boiling water for some time does not destroy its pernicious qualities." As fish enters largely into the diet of the population of Hongkong it is advisable that particular attention should be paid to the fish supply of the Colony.
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.