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Appendix 26 (Chapter 9: Health)

Hospital Beds

Category of hospitals

1984

Government hospitals*

11 352

Government maternity homes/clinics

407

As at end of year

1985

11 883

405

1986

11 880

405

Government-assisted hospitals

9 578

9 622

9 601

Private hospitals

2 675

2 666

2 599

Private maternity homes

Private nursing/maternity homes

57

24 073

24 638

62

65

24 550

Total

Note: * Including correctional institutions and drug addiction treatment centres.

Appendix 27

(Chapter 9: Health)

Professional Medical Personnel

11

As at end of year

In Government service

1984

1985

1986

1984

Total registered

1985

1986

Medical Doctors

1.393†

1 424+

1 491+

4 609*

4 887*

5 147*

Interns on provisional register

135

146

192

149

146

192

Externs on provisional register

179

158

149

180

158

149

Dental Dentists

117

135

147

949*

1 069*

1 158*

Dental hygienists

3

3

3

58

64

67

Nursing Registered nurses (general)

4780

5 245

5.796

13 259

14 178

15 229

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Registered nurses

Registered nurses (mental)

(mental subnormal)

Registered nurses (sick children)

Enrolled nurses (general)

472

562

687

663

749

896

6

6

6

1

I

1

1 138

1 196

1 327

4 486

4 926

5 422

290

336

380

346

393

447

Enrolled nurses (mental)

Midwives-Midwives (without

nursing qualification)

279

269

254

981

981

981

Pharmacy and Poisons-Pharmacists

51

55

59

501

549

588

Note: Annual re-registration is required only for doctors, dentists and pharmacists.

† Including unregistrable medical officers.

* Including the professional medical personnel on both the local and overseas lists.