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Appendix 30 (Chapter 10: Health) Hospital Beds

Category of hospitals

Government hospitals*

Government-assisted hospitals

Government maternity homes/clinics

Private hospitals

Private nursing/maternity homes

Total

Note:

1986

As at end of year

1987

11 880

12 2521

1988

12 302

405

379

385

9 601

9 540

9 577

2 599

2 660

2 749

65

65

44

| ]24 550

24 896

25 057

* Including correctional institutions and drug addiction treatment centres.

Revised figure.

Appendix 31

(Chapter 10: Health)

Professional Medical Personnel

==

As at end of year

In Government service

1986

1987

1988

1986

Total registered

1987

1988

Medical Doctors

1 491+

1 568+

1 643†

5 147*

5 484*

5 785*

Interns on provisional register

192

223

213

192

223

214

Externs on provisional register

149

104

70

149

104

71

Dental Dentists

147

162

165

1 158*

1 240*

1 346*

Dental hygienists

3

4

5

67

73

79

Nursing Registered nurses (general)

5 796

6 229

6 332

15 229

16 159

16 991

Registered nurses (mental)

1687

817

859

896

1 046

1 124

Registered nurses

(mental subnormal)

6

8

10

Registered nurses (sick children)

1

2

2

Enrolled nurses (general)

1 327

1 414

1 412

5 422

5 764

6 123

380

387

412

447

464

502

Enrolled nurses (mental)

Midwives Midwives (without

nursing qualification)

254

249

236

981

981

981

Pharmacy and Poisons-Pharmacists

59

66

62

588

623

646

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.

Revised figure.