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6. The largest numbers of admissions are from the following diseases :-

Venereal Diseases,

Ulcers,

Rheumatism,

Malaria and its effects,

Sloughing Phagedoena,

...

Anæmia, Beri-beri, ...

...

627

616

533

381

...

306

291

257

7. The largest numbers of deaths occurred from the following complaints:

Diarrhoea,...

Dysentery,

Tubercle,

Anæmia,

...

Debility and Old Age, Beri-beri, ...

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143

113

...

102

102

95

72

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12. The female ward was quite full on two occasions, viz., in July and December. The work done in this ward is seen below:-~

Remained from 1893, Admitted during the year,

13

90

Total,... 103

Discharged,

52

Transferred,

1

Died,

31

Remaining at end of 1894,

19

Total,... 103

The death-rate among them was 30.09 per cent., greatly better than last year, when it was 38.75 per cent.

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18. The following table shews the nationalities of patients treated during the year:

1

10

5

51 2 1

4,813 1 51 45 1 7 66 2 224 58 19 1 1

(Enclosure 3.)

Statement of actual Staff of Tan Tock Seng's Hospital,

1 Colonial Surgeon.

1 Superintendent.

2 Apothecaries.

4 Government Dressers.

1 GovernmentApprentice Dresser.

8 Committee's Apprentice Dressers.

5 Attendants.

2 Lamp lighters.

6 Gardeners.

6 Cooks.

5 Grave diggers.

1 Dispensary boy.

5 Barbers.

5 Toties.

30 Ward coolies (convalescent patients

usually).

4 Dhobies.

1 Female Nurse.

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