Nineteenth Annual Report: Magnificent Work by the Staff 'The nineteenth annual report by the medical superintendent of the Peking Union Medical College Hospital, dated June 20, 1927, has been received and contains a lengthy and, detailed account of the hospital' activities during the year under review. "The chairman of the board of trustees is Dr. Sao-ko Alfred Sze, Chinese Minister at Washington, and Dr, Henry Houghton is director of the Medical College. Dr. J. Hong Liu is medical auperintendent and is supported by a very large staff. Many valuable medical works by members of the hospital staff have been published and these fare detailed in eleven pages of the report.
The hospital statistics show that 2,248 male Chinese were admitted during the year ending June 30, 1927, whilst 1,298 female Chinese, 289 male foreigners and 435° fern: foreigners also were admitted. All eases are classified and occupy 50/ ai of the report and it la satis.
tory to note that only 224 deaths occurred, which gives a mortality' rate of 5.5 per cent, as compared with 6.9 per cent, for the preceding, year. There was 114 autopsies performed, which show an increase from 28 to 88 per cent,
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