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APPENDIX 30

(Chapter 11: Health)

Hospital Beds

APPENDICES

Category of hospitals

1988

As at end of year

1989

Government hospitals*

12 302

Government maternity homes/clinics

385

Government-assisted hospitals

9 577

Private hospitals

2 749

Private nursing/maternity homes

44

12 352

363

9 537

2763

44

317

9 464

2782

44

1990 #

12 679

Total

25 057

25 059

25 286

Note:

* Including correctional institutions and drug addiction treatment centres. #Provisional figures.

APPENDIX 31

(Chapter 11: Health)

Professional Medical Personnel

As at end of year

In Government service

1988

1989

1990

1988

Medical - Doctors

1643+

1 700†

1 864+

5 785*

Interns on provisional register Externs on provisional register

"

213

240

234

70

58

54

214

71

Total registered

1989

6 025*

242

1990

6 260*

233

58

54

Dental - Dentists

165

163

173

1 346*

1 431*

1 532*

Dental hygienists

5

6

4

79

83

89

Nursing - Registered nurses (general)

Registered nurses (psychiatric)

6 332

7981

7 879

16 991

18 058

19 121

859

1 029

1 052

1 124

1 162

1 242

Registered nurses

(mental subnormal)

10

10

11

Registered nurses (sick children)

2

3

3

Enrolled nurses (general)

Enrolled nurses (psychiatric)

Midwives - Midwives (without

nursing qualification)

Pharmacy and Poisons - Pharmacists

1 412

1 597

1 616

6 123

6 406

6 724

412

545

589

502

520

578

236

222

211

981

981

981

62

62

80

646

678+

694

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.