The report of the superintendent, Dr. A. W, Tucker, is as follows During the past year, Shanghai has been freer from disturbances: than' for several years, and, in consequence, the hospital has not been called upon to handle a large! number of wounded at any one time, However, the continued growth of the industrial life in the city and the prevalence of bandits and kidnappers have sent us many casualties throughout the year.
There has been the normal development in all departments. The In-Patient Report, though showing a slight decrease in admissions, shows an increase in hospital days'and a bed occupancy of 99.6, per cent, When it is remembered that a bed occupancy of 60 per cent. at Home is considered high, it wit readily seen that our beds have been called upon for practically their full capacity. There has been increase in the number of treat ments in the Out-Patient Depart. i ment, and this has meant even more crowded conditions than in the In-
Patient Department, There have been many changes in the staff. Miss L. E. Lenhart and Dr. 'A. W. Tucker left for America ged returned in the autumn. Mise jamberton and Dr. M, C. L. Fellows left on furlough. Miss C. Davis and Dr. P. T. Chen resigned. Dr. P. C. Nyi joined the staff as plastic surgeon, in both the in and Out-Patient Departments. Dr. T. L. Li has taken the skin clinic. Dr. Alfred Tyau has come to us.cn full time and is in charge of the laboratory. Dr. Roland Dong has had the dental linie while Dr. Fellows has been away.
The most important development took place just after the close of the year, that is. the purchase of 68 mow of land on the Yangtszepoo Road, a part of the N.Y.K. Wayside Dock' compound. It is "hoped that we will be able to begin rebuilding this land during the next year ud so have a plant niodern in every way, Financially the year has been The Shanghai grant to Tls. 20,000 and there has een an increase in both the Chinese and foreign subscriptions. Among the former, we would like to mention especially two contributions of $1,000 each from Mr. Liew One-sung. and Me. Liew Kyii-sang. We aplate the continued generosity of the community and if makes us feel as if we have attained to some, dygrée that usefulness' which we
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