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The lymph used was principally from the Vaccine Institute of this Colony. It was sent in tubes and also as an emulsion, and is of an excellent quality. Owing, however, to the supply not being. constant, the vaccination was interrupted for some time, but I do not think it was of much conse- quence, for, as I had occasion to remark before, the daily examinations conducted for a series of years showed that a great proportion of the Chinese prisoners had been vaccinated or inoculated in their homes. They value the benefits derived from the operation, and had no objection whatever to being re-vaccinated.
10. Since the passing of the Morphine Ordinance, several Chinese were sent to Gaol for illegally injecting that drug. Their arms and thighs were inflammed and covered with thick crusts, the result of frequent injections, and being opium smokers, all those cases were recorded under that heading. The arms of a female prisoner were also in a similar state, produced by the same cause. It would be more correct in future if those cases were returned in a separate table.
11. The sanitary conditions of the Gaol have continued good, and no pains have been spared by the whole staff to keep it as clean as possible.
12. Formerly, whenever a patient under medical observation as to his sanity made a great deal of noise, disturbing the rest of the patients or attempted to cominit suicide, he was removed to the entrance 1 hall and kept there under the constant watch of the officer stationed there. Under the new regula- tions, this is not permissible. He must remain in the Hospital which has very limited space. There are only seven cells for the reception of patients, two with two beds in each, being reserved for Europeans. The Chinese sleep on the floor, and in this way more Chinese patients can be accom- modated in one cell. This Gaol has been recently enlarged and some alterations are being made. It would be convenient to have special cells, a little distant from the other patients, for the prisoners of the class above referred to and for those suspected of suffering from infectious diseases.
13. Assistant Warder D. AHMED retired last December on pension. He was steady and attentive to his duty and was very useful, as he is conversant with various languages. Assistant Turnkey SUNDER SINGH was appointed to the vacant place.
14. There have been no serious diseases in the Female Gaol. A few women, with trifling com- plaints, were nursed by the Matron Mrs. NOLAN, who carried out faithfully the medical directions for their treatment.
15. In compliance with instructions received last August, I have been visiting weekly the Reformatory at West Point, where there are special apartments for the young offenders sent there by order of the Magistrate. Up to the end of last December, there were only four boys. They were in. good health. That establishment is salubrious. It is situated on an elevated and dry ground, well ventilated, between broad roads and facing the harbour. The district, however, is known as malarial.
16. As I stated last year, the statistical tables conld no longer be printed in the Gaol and I had to depend entirely on the Government printers. This year, as they had in hand many more important work, there was a greater delay in printing those tables, and for this reason, I was unable to write this report sooner.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
L. P. MARQUES,
Medical Officer.
DR. J. M. ATKINSON,
Acting Colonial Surgeon,
JC.,
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