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NURSING STAFF.
Miss BARKER, Matron, went on home leave on 30th March, Miss BARR acting in her place. Miss TODD (Nursing Sister) resigned on the 30th March and was succeeded by Miss MILLINGTON (Private Nursing Staff).
Miss ROBINS (Private Nursing Staff) left for England on the termination of her agreement on 30th May.
Miss SHELBOURNE (Nursing Sister) arrived on the 4th June to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Miss BATCHELOR (Nursing Sister).
Miss MILLINGTON (Nursing Sister) was granted leave from 17th October to the 15th November. Nurses GLOVER and FORD were employed temporarily during the plague epidemic, from 16th June to 15th September and from the 10th July to the 9th October, respectively.
Miss MAKER (Nursing Sister) proceeded to Japan on two months' leave in July.
Miss WATSON (Nursing Sister) was granted two months' leave from 20th September.
Nurse MANNERS was granted leave from 1st September to 1st October.
Nurse HOGG went to Manila on a month's leave in October.
Miss RENWICK and Miss GOURLEY (Nursing Sisters) arrived on the 9th October to join the Nursing Staff, specially for plague work.
Nurse Mrs. UI' KAI was granted leave from 1st September to 1st November.
Mrs. ACKERS, Matron, Women's Hospital, returned from leave on 19th October.
Wardmaster LEE went on home leave on the 1st April.
Corporal NEWLING, R.A.M.C., and Private LAKE, R.A.M.C., were employed at Kennedy Town Hospital from the 1st April to the 27th July and from the 21st May to the 24th July, respectively, we are indebted to the Military Authorities for the loan of their services.
Wardmaster O'BRIEN arrived on 27th August.
CLERICAL STAFF.
Mr. CHU SZE YAN (Second Assistant Clerk) was promoted to a clerkship at Victoria Gaol on the 1st May, and Mr. UN SHIN TSEUNG was appointed in his place.
POLICE.
The admissions to the Hospital were slightly in excess of those of last year, the number being 937 as compared with 920, the strength of the Force being somewhat greater, viz., 884 as against 866.
Malarial fever contributed 407 admissions as against 390 in 1900. There has been a marked diminution in the number of malarial fever cases from the Police Stations in the New Territory: on comparing Tables III for the two years we find that the nine Police Stations in the New Territory to the North of the range of hills bounding Kowloon give the following figures:-
Police Station.
Malarial Fever Admissions.
† Sha Tau Kok,
* Ping Shan,
Sai Kung,
* San. Tin,
*Tai Po, * Sha Tin,
* Tai 0,
Au Tau,
Sheung Shui,
Average Strength.
1900.
1901.
1900.
1901.
19
13
33
23
14
3
6
7
2
19
12
2
16
10
30
14
8
14
11
10
12
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4
9
2
3
1
20
14
35
17
25
11
7
7
153
99
138
52
In other words there was a diminution in the percentage of malarial fever cases from 90 per cent. in 1900 to 52.5 per cent. in 1901.
This was undoubtedly occasioned to a great extent by the active prophylactic treatment which was commenced on May 1st last year and continued up to the 1st of November: this treatment varied at the different Police Stations; at those marked * KocH's method was used, one gramme of quinine being given daily for two days followed by an interval of five days without any quinine and so on; at those marked † a daily dose of three or five grains of quinine was given; whereas at Au Tau ‡ 3% grain of arsenious acid was given twice daily.
It must also be borne in mind that the Police were housed in permanent buildings in 1901.
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