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Mr. SUN UN-PAN was promoted from the Harbour Department to the post of Second Assistant Clerk.
Mr. UN SHIN TSEUNG was promoted to the post of First Assistant Clerk on the 6th February, but was invalided from the Service on August 17th, Mr. SUN UN-PAN being promoted to his post.
Mr. CHAN IU SHING was appointed Second Assistant Clerk on promotion from the Sanitary Department on October 1st.
Mr. LEUNG SHIU CHIU was engaged temporarily from the 18th of August to the 30th of September.
POLICE.
The admissions to the Hospital were nearly the same as last year, the number being 938, as against 937 in 1901. The strength of the Force was 881, as against
886 in 1901.
There were 52 less Europeans, 42 less Indians, and 103 more Chinese admitted.
There was a marked diminution in the number of malarial fever admissions, the figures being 176, as against 407 in 1901, a result due, in a great measure, to the more active anti-malarial measures carried on and to the more regular use of quinine as a prophylactic.
Even more marked is the diminution of malarial fever cases in the New Terri- tory, as may be seen from the following comparative table which includes returns from the nine Police Stations to the north of the Kowloon hills:-
Police Station.
Malarial Fever Cases.
1901.
Average Strength.
1901.
1902.
1902.
Sha Tau Kok,
13
12
4
0
Ping Shan,.
14
14
9
1
Sai Kung,.
7
6
2
1
San Tin,
12
12
3
0
Tai Po........
10
10
7
5
Sha Tin,..
8
7
2
0
Tai 0,
10
10
Ι
1
Au Tau,
14
13
17
1
Sheung Shui,
11
10
7
2
99
94
52
11
In other words there was a diminution in the percentage of malarial fever cases from 52.5 per cent. in 1901 to 11.7 per cent. in 1902.
The admissions to the Hospital from the various sections of the Force are given in the following Table :-
Year.
1893,
European.
.134
Indian.
Chinese.
255
133
1894,
..127
244
134
1895,.
90
254
116
1896,
94
370
124
1897
99
320
107
1898,......
87
279
122
1899,
..117
421
154
1900,
..183
522
215
1901,
.....202
521
214
1902,.
............150
479
307
There were only two deaths during the year, as against eight in 1901. One European died of heart disease and an Indian of phthisis.
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