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The'Ulsslon Hospital dealt with more eauoo of vonereol

disease during 1944 than in previous years* This la apparently
due partly to on increase in the incidence of tho disease and
partly to on inareaso in the desire of those afflicted for
treatment* It is hoped that before long tho very promising

treatment by Penicillin will be available and within the
afflicted
financial limits of ovory/membor of tho general public*
(ill) State Medical Hospital
Dr. R.R.B. snow held charge throughout the year assisted
»rj[SS
by Doeg in the women’s section of tho ho3pital0
Hen’s Section
1942 1943 1944
Out-patients treated 1,13,833 1,29,379 1,27,503
In-patients treated 1,731 2,116 2,140

253 major operations and 1,208 minor operations were carried
out as compared with a total for operations of 2,516 in 1943*
The Service Wards continued to be administered by the

Officer-in-Charge of the State Hospital though of course the
Royal Air Force medical officers and sisters were in charge
of the actual medical teataent and nursing of the patients.
Of the 410 European patients who wore admitted only two failed

to recover. Service out-patients are now dealt with by the
Army and Royal Air Force medical officers at special dispen­
saries opened for this purpose*
Woaen’s Section

1943 £943 1944
Out-patients treated 52,831 44,848 38,572
. In-patients treated 759 778 927
74 major operations end 433 minor operations were carried out

as compared with a total for operations of 624 in 1943*
(!▼) Quarantine Station, tfuharraq
Lieutenant H.L.A. Steele, 2oH*D®, uas in charge ftfl
quarantine Hodioal Officer except from 13th July to 14th

October when the work was undertaken by Lieutenant Shyca Sunder,
X#K»C*
/IS.