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357.

No. 28

94

HONGKONG.

THE COLONIAL SURGEON'S REPORT FOR 1893.

Laid before the Legislative Council by Command of His Excellency the Governor,

GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL,

HONGKONG, 11th July, 1894.

SIR,-I have the honour to forward my Annual Report for the year 1893, of the work done in the different Establishments under my supervision together with the reports of the Superintendent of the Government Civil Hospital, the Superintendent of the Epidemic Hulk Hygeia, the Medical Officer in charge of the Gaol, the Superintendent of the Vaccine Institute and the Government Analyst. I regret that this report has not been sent in before, but it has been delayed by the outbreak of the Plague which has kept me at work day and night for the past two months.

POLICE.

The total number of admissions to Hospital was 26 more than in 1892. The total number of deaths in the Force was 6 as compared with 7 in 1892. The number of European Police admitted to the Hospital was 134 as compared with 152 in 1892, the number of Indian Police 255 as compared with 224 in 1892, the number of Chinese Police 133 as compared with 120 in 1892. A decrease of admissions of Europeans of 18, an increase of Indians of 31, an increase of Chinese of 13 as compared with 1892. Three of the deaths occurred in Hospital, one Indian and two Chinese. One European died of small-pox on board the Hygeia. One Indian was drowned and one Chinese died while away in his own country on leave. The Indians suffered worse at Aberdeen Station this year than at any other. This year 30 were admitted from that station as compared with 10 in 1892, and this station alone, small as it is, accounts for two thirds of the increase of sickness among them this year they were fairly frightened of being sent there and changes had to be made frequently. The fever there was of a bad type though none of them died, they were many days on the sick list.

The admissions to Hospital from the various sections of the Force for the past ten years are given in the following table:-

Admissions to Hospital, 1884,...........

Europeans. 87.

Indians. ..224.

Chinese.

...175

Do.,

1885,....

.124.......

208......

........163

Do.,

1886,

.138....

..243.

.....221

Do.,

1887,..

.......139.

.293.

..187

Do.,

1888,

..147...

..279.

........231

Do.,

1889,..

.166.

..230.

.194

Do.,

1890,...

.149.

Do.,

1891...

.169.

..254....

.285

..179

..118

1892,

152.....

224.....

.....120

1893,.

134....... .....255.......

133

Do., Do.,

This table compares very well with former years as regards Europeans and Chinese and fairly well as regards the Indians. The prevailing disease has been fever of a malarial type.

The following table gives the total admissions to Hospital, and deaths in the Force for the last ten years:-

1884, 1885,

Admissions. ..486..

..495..

1886,

.602...

.619.

1887,

1888,

.657.

1889,

590..

1890,

.582

1891,

.570..

.496.

1892,

1893,

Deaths.

7

9

...14

9

.15

..14

7

7

7

6

Only three years have been better as regards sickness and none so good as regards the number of deaths.