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REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1928. ae
fo one who is only taking a small share of the Hospital 3 4
work, an Annual Report must of necessity be more or less personal, ~ ao
to avoid encroaching on someone else's ground. My special ‘rendhi = N
of the work is Midwifery and Gynaecology, though I occasionally - :
help in other parts of the Hospital (incidentally the other 3
doctors help me more than I help them!). I get a good deal of :
pleasure from visiting the Children's Ward, and could write about L
them more easily than I can about my own special work, which does |
not lend itself easily to a non-medical report. However, I will <
Z refrain from talking about the children in this Report, though
- they sometimes creep into the subject-matter of my letters.
a ~~" ‘his year the numbers in the Maternity Hospital have again 2
| WE increased nearly fifty beyond last year, in spite of the fact that |
| éN the Hospital was closed for a month for repairs. I recognise \
WN quite a number of the patients as having been in before, and it —
a] | is encouraging to know that they like us enough to come back again!
We have made a beginning at Antenatal work this year, and
108 examinations were made at the Clinic. In addition to this,
y - geveral women have been treated as inpatients in the Nethersole
Hospital during pregnancy, so that some dangers and difficulties
have been averted or palliated by antenatal work. I get to know
some of these patients quite well by the time the baby arrives, and |
my contact with them is maintained through the Baby Clinic, to :
which some of the women come regularly. They usually have a big ’
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fat baby to show me, and are surprised that I am not thrilled, but On
on the contrary try to instil into them the dangers of overfeeding : |
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( even English babies are not imaune!)_ : : eo
i Gynaccology outpatient work has gone on steadily titeahons : ;
the year, though the numbers who would like to be seen by the |
: lady doctor are still larger than she can cope with unaided, It aoe
has, however, been a pleasure to have the help of a Chinese lady a f
doctor, Dr. Martha Hoahing, a graduate of Edinburgh, who took |
over the gynaecology outpatient work during mex summer holidays, 7
and has continued to help me since then. 3 acai
Passing in general review over this year, I would kike to
say that it has been the happiest and least exacting that 1 have | z
yet experienced since I came to Hongkong. Reasons for this are 4
not difficult to tabulate - good health, living on a lower level, ,
(which, let me hasten to explain, is literal and not metaphorical,
namely, the removal of my quarters down to the level of the ;
Hospitals), the relief of putting the second year language examina- |
tion behind me; and last, but not least, more adequate nursing ¥
assistance in the Maternity Hospital. During the first part of :
¢he year Miss Ward was in the Hospital definitely training a statf
nurse to take on responsibility, and since Miss Ward took up the ;
duties of “atron, Nurse Yong has carried on the work of the | gi
Maternity Hospital very efficiently. It has been a pleasure to a 4
work with her, for added to her capability as a nurse, she has | | 4
the highest good of the patients at heart. Theugh she has only |
recently been baptized into the Chureh, she hao been a Christian ;
in all but name for some time. ; i
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REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1928.
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To one who is only taking a small share of the Hospital
work, an Annual Report must of necessity be more or less personal,
to avoid encroaching on someone else's ground. My special branch
| of the work is Midwifery and Gynaecology, though I occasionally 3
help in other parts of the Hospital (incidentally the other —
doctors help me more than I help them!). I get a good deal of
pleasure from visiting the Children's Ward, and could write about
them more easily than I can about my own special work, which does
not lend itself easily to a non-medical report. However, I will
refrain from talking about the children in this Report, though
they sometimes creep into the subject-matter of my letters.
This year the numbers in the Maternity Hospital have again
increased nearly fifty beyond last year, in spite of the fact that
the Hospital was closed for a month for repairs. I recognise
quite a number of the patients as having been in before, and it
is encouraging to know that they like us enough to come back again!
We have made a beginning at Antenatal work this year, and
108 examinations were made at the Clinic. In addition to this, ©
several women have been treated as inpatients in the Nethersole
| Hospital during pregnancy, so that some dangers and difficulties
have been averted or pilliated by antenatal work. I get to know
gome of these patients quite well by the time the baby arrives, and
| my contact with them is maintained through the Baby Clinic, to
‘naa some of the women come regularly. They usually have a big
- , . |
fat baby to show me, and are surprised that I am not thrilled, but
= on the contrary try to instil into them the dangers of overfeeding
(from which a large number of Chinese babies suffer, though I believe
even English babies are not immune!)
Gynaecology outpatient work has gone on steadily throughout
the year, though the numbers who would like to be seen by the
lady dnetie are still larger than she can cope with unaided. It
has, however, been a pleasure to have the help of a Chinese lady
doctor, Dr.Martha Hoahing, a graduate of Edinbureh, who took
over the gynaecology outpatient work during my summer holidays,
and has continued to help me since then.
Passing in general review over this year, I would like to
say that it has been the happiest and least exacting that I have
yet experienced since I came to Hongkong. Reasons for this are
not difficult to tabulate - good health, living on a lower level, ©
(which, let me hasten to explain, is literal and not metaphorical,
: C namely, the removal of my quarters down to the level of the |
: Hospitals), the relief of putting the second year language examina-
tion behind me; and last, but not least, more adequate nursing
assistance in the Maternity Hospital. During the first part of
the year Miss Ward was in the Hospital definitely training a staff
nurse to take on responsibility, and since Miss Ward took up the
duties of Matron, Nurse Wong has carried on the work of the
Maternity Hospital very efficiently. It has been a pleasure to
work with her, for added to her capability as a nurse, she has
\ the highest good of the patients at heart. Though she has only
recently been baptized into the Church, she has been a
Christian in all but name for some time.
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