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APPENDIX 30

(Chapter 11: Health)

Hospital Beds

Category of hospitals

Government hospitals*

Government maternity homes/clinics

Government-assisted hospitals

Private hospitals

Private nursing/maternity homes

Total

APPENDICES

1987

12 252

=

379-

9 540

2 660

As at end of year

1988

12 302

385

9 577

2 749

1989

12 352

363

9 537

2 763

65

44

44

24 896

25 057

25 059

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

APPENDIX 31

(Chapter 11: Health)

Professional Medical Personnel

As at end of year

In Government service

1987

1988

1989

1987

Total registered

1988

Medical - Doctors

1 568+

1643†

1 700†

5 484*

5 785*

1989

6 025*

Interns on provisional register

223

213

240

223

214

242

Externs on provisional register

104

70

58

104

71

58

Dental - Dentists

162

165

163

1 240*

1 346*

1 431*

Dental hygienists

4

5

6

73

79

83

Nursing - Registered nurses (general)

6 229

6 332

7981

16 159

16991

18 058

Registered nurses (psychiatric)

817

859

1 029

1 046

1 124

1 162

Registered nurses

(mental subnormal)

8

10

10

Registered nurses (sick children)

2

2

3

1 414

1 412

1 597

5 764

6 123

6 406

387

412

545

464

502

520

Enrolled nurses (general)

Enrolled nurses (psychiatric)

Midwives - Midwives (without

nursing qualification)

249

236

222

981

981

981

Pharmacy and Poisons - Pharmacists

66

62

62

623

646

680

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.

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