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HONGKONG.

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No. 26

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REPORT OF THE PRINCIPAL CIVIL MEDICAL OFFICER FOR 1898.

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

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MEDICAL DEPARTMENT,

GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL,

HONGKONG, 9th May, 1899.

Sin, I have the honour to forward, for the information of His Excellency the Governor, the Annual Report of the Medical Department for the year 1898.

2.

MEDICAL STAFF.

Name of Officer.

Date of first Appointment under Government.

Leave taken in 1898.

Offices held in 1898.

Name of Acting Officer.

Full Pay.

Half Pay.

Dr. J. M. Atkinson,

6th August, 1887.

Principal Civil Medical Officer.

2 months and 7 days.

Dr. J. A. Lowson.

G. P. Jordan,

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17th August, 1888.

Health Officer of Port.

J. A. Lowson,

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1st Nov., 1889.

1 month and 22 days.

Dr. J. Bell.

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F. W. Clark,

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14th Sept., 1895.

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J. Bell,

1st June, 1896.

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J. C. Thomson,

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1st January, 1897.

Medical Officer, Infections Hospitals, and Acting Principal Civil Medical Officer.

Modical Officer of Health.

Medical Officer, Lunatic Asylums, Assistant Su- perintendent Govt. Civil Hospital,

and Actg. Principal Civil Medical Officer.

Visiting Surgeon to Tang

Wa Hospital and Medical Officer, Victoria Gaol.

POLICE.

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29 days.

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3. The admissions to Hospital show a decrease of 38, the number being 488 as compared with 526 in 1897, the average strength of the Force being slightly higher.

The rate of sickness was less with the Europeans and Indians but greater with the Chinese. The admission to Hospital from the various sections of the Force is given in the following table:-

Year.

Europeans.

Indians.

Chinese.

1889,

166

230

194

1890,

149

254

179

1891,

169

285

118

1892,

152

224

120

1893.

134

255

133

1894,

127

244

134

1895,

96

254

116

1896.

94

370

124

1897,

99

320

107

1898,

87

279

122

There have been no less than nineteen deaths amongst the members of the Force during the year; eight of these having occurred in the hospital, four in the European section and four in the Chinese.

Of the Europeans one died from Hepatic Abscess, one from Enteric Fever whilst two died from Delirium Tremens.

Table 1. gives the admissions to the hospital and the mortality during each month of the year.