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Annexe C.

REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE GOVERNMENT

CIVIL HOSPITAL.

GOVERNMENT CIVIL HOSPITAL.

Staff.

Dr. BELL was absent on official duty from March 24th to April 5th, during which time I had sole charge of the Hospital.

I was absent on short leave, out of the Colony, from August 8th to September 4th.

Dr. BELL proceeded on long leave on September 7th and Dr. THOMSON was placed in charge. He went on short leave on November 24th, and on his return was transferred to Kowloon as Medical Officer of the Kowloon-Canton Railway and I assumed charge on December 7th with Dr. HARTLEY from the Railway as Assistant Superintendent.

Nursing Staff-Sister STOLLARD returned from long leave in June, and Sister SHELBOURNE left on a year's leave on June 25th.

Sisters Young, MOIR and ALLAWAY were absent on short leave during the year.

Probationer Nurses WATLING and HOLMES were taken on.

Wardmasters-Wardmaster DAWSON was transferred to the Sanitary Department, and Mr. SHARMAN and Bombardier O'REGAN, R.G.A., were appointed. Wardmaster NICHOLAS was dismissed the service.

Buildings.

Only minor repairs and alterations were effected.

Statistics.

The total number of admissions was 2,745 as against 2,704 last year.

Out-patients. There were 8,333 new cases and 8,435 attendances of old cases, making a total of 16,768 for the year against 14,976 for the previous year.

Tables. The following Tables are attached :--

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I.-Admissions and Deaths during each month. II.—Admissions and Deaths under respective diseases. III-Operations.

IV. Admissions and Deaths in the Maternity Hospital.

V.--Varieties of Malaria prevalent each month.

The following Table gives the number and class of patients admitted during the past eleven years as well as the total number of the deaths.

YEAR.

1896. 1897. 1898. 1899. 1900. 1901. 1902. 1903. 1904. 1905. *1906.

Police,

Paying Patients,.

Police Cases,

Free,

Board of Trade,

Government Servants,

588 529 488 692 920 93*** 938 759 707

726 733 632

603 741 764 891 830 931 777 772 807 6.59 269 227 186 208 266 339 460 319 267 271

335 244 299 306 306 347 348 300 276 262 329 300 778 742 785 739 569 466 454 646 555 512 616

87 45 65 25 37 28 25 17 22 59

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Total,

Total Deaths,

2,598 2,445 2,571 2,784 | 3,030 2,948 3,108 |2,794 |2,585 |2,704|2,677

143 119 138 114 155 153 140 142 128 150 167

* This column is exclusive of patients remaining in Hospital on 31st December, 1905.