The work of the Lester Chinese Hospital is steadily increasing, especially in the out-patient department, the report for March indicates. On some days, over a thousand patients have attended this department for treatment (the total for March was 19,880) and the hospital points out that such a large work required very careful organization.
The increased work was largely caused by the great number of refugees now in the International Settlement. Inpatient admissions during the month totalled 569, and in-patient bed days 8522. Out-! patient operations totalled 472 and in-patient operations 192.
No less than 20,449 prescription: were dispensed by the hospital during March, while 660 iographs were taken. The Shanghai Municipal Police brought 359 cases in, hile the French Municipal Police brought in 29. Industrial accident cases during the month were 2!
There were jüst over double the amount of attempted suicides among women as among men, 39 cases to 19 being the hospital's figure for March. The number of births in the maternity ward during the month, 51 in all. constituted a record, on the other hand,
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