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Beri-beri.Twenty-three cases all amongst the Chinese section as against 9 last year.

We are still quite ignorant as to the cause of this peculiar malady and hospital investigations throw no further fight on the subject. None of the cases came from the New Territory or outstations, the stations responsible being Central (14 cases), Water (4 cases), No. 7 (3 cases), and No. 2 (2 cases).

Typhoid Fever.-No cases of this disease occurred.

The various other ailments call for no special observations.

Table II gives the admissions and deaths during each month of the year.

Table III gives the admissions for malaria from each station. Exclusive of certain New Territory stations already dealt with there is a decrease in all stations but four, viz., Mount Gough, Tsat Ttze Mui, Tsin Tsat Tsoi and Sham Sui Po.

GAOL STAFF.

There were 73 adınissions out of a staff of 125 or 58.1 per cent, against 82.79 in 1903. There were no deaths. but two Indians were invalided- -one for phthisis and one for cirrhosis of liver. During the dysentery epidemic in June and July the Indian staff suffered somewhat, 3 and 6 cases being admitted out of 12 and 26 for all causes.

SANITARY DEpartment.

There were 29 admissions as against 34 in 1903. There were no deaths and no invaliding.

GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL.

The total number of admissions was 2,585 as against 2,794 in 1903. The decrease is accounted for owing to its being necessary throughout the year to close one ward for repairs.

The total number of outpatients was 13,706 as against 11,911.

Attached are the following tables :—

Table IV. Showing admissions and deaths in the hospital during each

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V.-Showing operations performed.

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VI. Showing admissions and deaths under respective diseases. VII-Showing admissions and deaths in the Maternity Hospital.

VIII. Showing varieties of malarial met with during the year.

The following Table gives the number and class of patients admitted during the last ten years :—

YEAR.

1895. 1896. 1897. 1898. 1899. 1900. 1901. 1902. | 1903. | 1904.

Police,

466

Paying Patients,

498

Government Servants,

203 269

Police Cases,

Free,

Board of Trade,

588 329 632

603 227 319 244

299 668 778 742 129 87 45

488 692 920 937 938 759

707 741 764 891 830 931 777 772 186 208 266 339 460 319 300 306 347 348 300 276 785 739 569 466 454 646 65 25 37 28 25 17

267 262 555

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Total, 2,283 2,598 2,445 2,571 2,734 3,030 2,948 3,108 2,794 | 2,585

This shows as compared with last year a decrease, in the number of patients admitted, under all headings but Board of Trade.

The admissions and deaths for the last ten years are as follows :--

Year.

Admissions.

Deaths.

1895,.....

..2,283

114

1896,

2.598

143

1897

.2.445

119

1898,

.2.571

138

1899...

..2,734

114

1900,.

.3,030

155

1901

..2.948

153

1902,

.3,108

140.

1903,****

2,794

142

1904,..

2,585

128