319
Typhoid Fever.-Only one case occurred in a Chinaman. He went throngh a very severe attack but eventually recovered.
Other ailments.-These call for no special mention.
SICKNESS IN GAOL STAFF.
There were 82 admissions out of a staff of 119, or 68.9 per cent. against 58.4 per cent. last year. One death from tuberculosis occurred in an Indian guard. Three Indians were invalided for phthisis and one for chronic rheumatism and one European for heart disease.
SICKNESS IN SANITARY STAFF.
There were 35 admissions as against 29 in 1904. No deaths occurred and no invaliding was done amongst the inore important members of the department. One or two Chinese on temporary engagement were not kept ou owing to their being attacked with beri-beri, heart disease, etc.
J. BELT, Superintendent,
Table. I.-Admissions into and Deaths in the Government Civil
Hospital during each month of the year.
EUROPEANS.
INDIANS &c.
ASIATICS.
MONTH.
A.
D.
A.
D. A. D.
TOTAL ADMISSIONS. DEATHS.
TOTAL
Remaning 31st Decem-
ber, 1904,
33
14
1
42
89
January,
66
49
73
188
February,
58
33
62
153
March,
58
62
61
181
1429
April,
58
60
83
201
14
May,
84
47
111
242
12
June,
84
56
105
5
245
11
July,
107
70
108
14
285
22
August,
66
60
85
10
211
14
September,
70
66
106
242
7
October,
60
74
100
9
234
10
November,
60
81
100
8
241
13
December,
44
65
83
192
1
Total,..
848
15
35
737
26
1,119
89
2,704
150
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