May 16.
ITH a decline in the number of patients which swelled during the hectic years of 1938 and 1939, the outpatient and emergency departments of the Lester Chinese Hospital have evidenced a return to normal conditions during the past year, when the consequent reduction of work made it possible to out a more, exhaustive examination of each individual case in keeping with the requirements of modern medicine.
This has resulted in considerable benefit to the patients, as shown in the annual report of the institution for 1940. The progress of science and medicine has demanded a more intensive investigation of the patient thab was possible when the doctor had to rely for his diagnosis, upon his own well-trained senses.
The report wont on to state that selénee has provided the doctor with many aids to assist him in his die agnosis, There are the various tests Carried out in the laboratories, and the X-ray now plays a big part in the investigation and accurate diaghosis of diseases of all kinds. The Feport then went on: "Thus, when we speak of reduction in work, we donot mean that the actual work done in the hospital is less. but with a fewer number of patients we are able to carry. out more exhaustive Examination of each case In accordtance with the requirements of mo-den science and to the benefit of the patient himself "while the number of patients was less than in 1999, the wards have opt full throughout the year. Th especially. the ease with the medi-eat wards, It used tobe that for Surgical eases the Chinese liked to come {0 a foreign hospital, while medical diseases (or "internal diseases as. they call. them) they. preferred the Chinese style medicine. That day Is now passing, and the time is com= ing when. instead of having a larger proportion of surgical beds, there will be an equal number of beds for both medical and surgical cases, as In has pitals in the west
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