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Police. The total number under treatment was 488, 41 less than in 1897.

There was a decrease of 12 amongst the European members of the Force, a decrease of 41 amongst the Indian and an increase of 15 in the Chinese.

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Gaol Officers.-There were 30 under treatinent during the year as against 54 in 1897 :-

Principal Warders,.........

Warders.....

Assistant Warders, Gaol Guards,

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8

10

9

30

Eleven of these were due to malarial diseases; there were no fatal cases.

Influenza.-There were 24 cases under treatment, no fatal case.

Typhoid.—There were 33 cases under treatment during the year with 8 deaths, a mortality of 24 per cent as compared with a case mortality of 44.2 per cent of the total number of cases reported during the year as occurring in the Colony. (See Medical Officer of Health's report.)

The mortality amongst the Europeans under treatment in Hospital was 13.6 per cent as against a case mortality of 35.1 per cent.

Seventeen originated in the Colony, two were from Canton, one from Wuchow, and one from Shanghai, the remainder were admitted from ships.

Diphtheria.-There were three cases under treatment with one death.

Cholera.-There were no cases admitted to this Hospital during the year, the only cases were those under treatment on the “ Hygeia" admitted from the s.s. Devawongse.

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Dysentery. There were 48 cases under treatment with two deaths.

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Malarial Frvers.-The admissions from this class of disease were 334 as against 432 in 1897; there were four deaths, one Indian and three Chinese dying from remittent fever.

Beri-beri.--There were 29 cases under treatment with no deaths.

Venereal Diseases.—I have again to record an increase in the number of cases admitted suffering from constitutional syphilis as the following figures will show :—

Primary Syphilis, Secondary

1890.

74

46

120

1897.

1898.

66

76

82

87

148

163

There is a considerable diminution in the numbers admitted suffering from Gonorrhoea, namely, 48 as against 77 in 1897.

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Injuries. There were 352 admissions with 18 deaths as against 373 with the same number of deaths in 1897.

Surgical Operations.-There were 224 during the year with 10 deaths, a large increase as compared with the previous year.

Amongst the more important operations during the year were the following:-

Ovariotomy. In this case the cyst was multitocular with slight adhesions on the right side; the patient made an uninterrupted recovery.

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Hernia. There were four cases operated on. In three, who were Chinese, the hernia was strangulated; of these two died. This is not to be wondered at when it is considered that in each of these the strangulation was of some duration, in one case the intestine being quite gangrenous.

The fourth case, that of an European, was a radical cure in an irreducible adherent oinental hernia; the result was very satisfactory.

Splenectomy. The patient never rallied from the shock of the operation and died of collapse. Elephantiasis Scroti.--Dr. BELL removed successfully an elephantoid scrotum weighing 12 lbs. from a Chinaman who came to Hongkong from Swatow to be operated on.

Ligature of Femoral Artery.--This artery was tied in order to stop the hemorrhage from an extensive wound of the leg; the Chinaman had lost too much blood before admission and died of collapse.

Malignant Pustule. This case, which appeared to be almost hopeless, recovered after free inci- sions into the phlegmonous skin and tissue of the lower lip and face, pure Carbolic Acid being applied to the mucous membrane of the lip and cheek.

Psoas Abscess. After incision and free drainage the patient, an European, rapidly recovered aud was discharged cured.

Appendicitis.-There was one case operated on during the year, result satisfactory.