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Appendix 30 (Chapter 10: Health) Hospital Beds

Category of hospitals

Government hospitals*

Government maternity homes/clinics

Government-assisted hospitals

Private hospitals

Private nursing/maternity homes

Total

357

1985

11 883

405

9 622

9 601

As at end of year

1986

11 880

405

1987

12 360

379

9 540

2 666

2 599

2 660

62

24 638

",

24 550

65

65

25 004

Note: E

Including correctional institutions and drug addiction treatment centres.

Appendix 31

(Chapter 10: Health)

Professional Medical Personnel

11

As at end of year

In Government service

Total registered

1985

1986

1987

1985

1986

1987

Medical-Doctors

1 424†

1 491†

1 568+

4 887*

5 147*

5 484*

Interns on provisional register

146

192

224

146

192

223

Externs on provisional register

158

149

104

158-

149

104

Dental-Dentists

135

147

162

1 069*

1 158*

1 240*

Dental hygienists

3

3

4

64

67

73

Nursing Registered nurses (general)

5 245 |

5 796

6 229

14 178

15 229

16 159

Registered nurses (mental)

562

687

817

749

896

1 046

Registered nurses

(mental subnormal)

Registered nurses (sick children)

Enrolled nurses (general)

6

6

8

1

1

2

1 196

1 327

1 414

4 926

5 422

5 764

Enrolled nurses (mental)

336

380

387

393

447

464

Midwives-Midwives (without

nursing qualification)

269

254

249

981

981

981

Pharmacy and Poisons Pharmacists

55

59

66

549

588

623

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.