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DISPENSARY STAFF.
I regret to report the death of Mr. ÜI CHU, Apothecary's Assistant, from phthisis in September. He was always reliable, steady and obliging and his death was much regretted. Mr. Li MUN. was promoted in his place and in turn was- succeeded by Mr. TONG HOK LING as Third Apothecary's Assistant.
CLERICAL STAFF.
Mr. SUN UN PAN, 1st Assistant Clerk, was appointed Temporary Clerk in January. Mr. YEUNG MAN YUK was appointed 1st Assistant Clerk in February in succession to Mr. SUN UN PAN.
Mr. SUN UN PAN died on 6th June.
Mr. YEUNG MAM YUK was appointed Temporary Clerk vice SuN UN PAN. Mr. CHAN TAK CHIU was appointed 1st Assistant Clerk in June vice YEUNG MAM YUK.
Mr. IP HIN SING, Clerk, was dismissed in June.
Mr. YEUNG MAM YUK, Temporary Clerk, was appointed Clerk vice IP HIN SING.
Mr. LEONG A KIM was appointed Temporary Clerk in July vice Yeung Mam YUK.
BUILDINGS.
The buildings are all in a fair state of repair. The roofs leaked badly in the rainy season but I am glad to say this important matter has been taken in hand by the Public Works Department and we have every prospect of soon having a thoroughly watertight roof.
I trust in the near future we will have a new and modern operating theatre. as this is much required and if built would give us two extra private wards which we also need as the few we have, are full most of the year.
I also hope some day to see all the lavatories properly tiled as it is very difficult to keep them clean in their present condition. This might be done little by little so as not to involve too great an outlay in one year but I sincerely hope a commencement will soon be made.
The electric light and fans have on the whole worked well and needless to say have much improved the wards. When, however, they do go wrong the want of a duplicate system in the shape of gas is much felt and I should much like to see this addition made.
POLICE.
There were 759 admissions as against 938 in 1902, the strength being 921 as against 881. This marked diminution is almost entirely due to the smaller num- ber of cases of dengue fever-62 as against 217.
There were 20 Europeans, 48 Indians, and 109 less Chinese admitted as compared with last year.
Table I. gives the sick and mortality rate in percentage of strength for the last ten years.
The following Table gives the admissions and total deaths from the various sections of the Force during the last ten years :—
EUROPEANS.
INDIANS.
CHINESE.
TOTAL ADMISSIONS.
DEATHS.
1894
127
244
134
505
15
1895
90
254
116
466
8
1896
94
370
124
588
14
1897
99
320
107
526
7
1898
87
279
122
488
19
1899
117
421
154
692
16
1900
183
522
215
920
4
1901
202
521
214
937
1902
150
479
307
936
1903
130
431
198
759
Total,
1,279
3,841
1,691
6,817
98
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