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Typhoid Fever.-38 cases with a death rate of 18.4. Since 1901, we have treated 248 cases with a death rate of 21 per cent. but I am glad to say the death rate has steadily dropped year by year since 1901 being year by year 32, 23-5, 214, 213, 20-0, 19-5 and 18-4 per cent. We have long since abandoned the use of the so called intestinal antisep- tics and judging from the death rate without any reason to regret having done so. Of the cases admitted 16 were imported into the Colony. All the deaths were due to toxemia and not to any complication. The nationality percentage was European 737, Japanese 10-5, Chinese 52, Indians 7-8, Portuguese 2-6.

Liter Abscess.-Four cases were under treatment. Of these 3 were Europeans one of whom died and the other two recovered after operation. The fourth case was one of mul- tiple abscesses in a Chinese female. No cause could be found postmortem to account for the pyæmic condition.

Appendicitis.-Eight cases were under treatment. Six were operated on and five recovered. The other two recovered without any operation. One of these latter had his appendix removed at home and the other declined any further surgical interference. the operations were done by Dr. Kocu during my absence.

Operations.

A total number of 203 operations were performed during the year. For these Chloro- form was administered 169, Ether 4 and A.C.E. Mixture 3 times, whilst a few minor opera- tions were done under Cocaine and Ethyl Chloride: no casualties occurred as a result of the administration of the anaesthetics. Four cases of Ruptured Spleen were operated with one recovery. Dr. KocH operated on seven cases for the radical cure of Hernia, all of which were successful. Two ovariotomies were done, of which one was fatal being a case of very large Multilocular Cyst the patient succumbing from Shock. A European was successfully operated on for Pyloric Obstruction. Only three cases of stone in the bladder came under treatment with one death. The cases of Liver Abscess and Appendicitis have already been alluded to. All the major operations were done by Dr. Kоcн.

VACCINATIONS.

During the year 503 were performed-294 primary vaccinations of which 196 were successful and 209 re-vaccinations with 104 successful-a great falling off from last year when the number was 1,060.

SICKNESS IN THE POLICE.

Admissions. These amounted to 776 as compared with 677 last year, an increase both in numbers and percentage in all sections of the Force. The Europeans and Indians show a marked increase being 114:27 and 105-66 respectively as compared with 79-70 and 93′00.

Table V shows Admissions and Deaths from various sections of the Force for the last ten years.

Table VI gives the sick and mortality rate in percentage of strength for last ten years,

Table VII gives the Admissions and Deaths in the Civil Hospital during each month of the year.

Table VIII gives the admissions for Malarial Fever from each station.

Table IX gives the percentage admissions for Malarial from the more important stations of the New Territories.

Deaths. There were six deaths during the year. Two Indians died from Dysentery and one from chronic Bright's Disease. Three Chinese died from Beri-beri, Empyema and Tuberculosis.

Invaliding.-Indians 4: for Anæmia 2, Debility and Tuberculosis; Chinese 2: for Beri-beri and Cirrhosis of Liver.