- Distributing Medicine to Sick Inmates
The medical officer distributed medicine to the sick inmates regularly.
- Gynaecology in the Prison Hospital
Ante-natal and post-natal cares were provided in female ward of the prison hospital, but babies are normally delivered in public hospitals.
- Hospital Store Room
The hospital had dispensary and store room.
- Hospital Waiting Area
Hospital waiting area on the Second floor of D Hall.
- Prison Hospital Staff’s Responsibility
The hospital staff was responsible for providing medical cares for the sick inmates round the clock. They also needed to conduct body examination for the newly admitted convicts and detainees.
- Separate Wards for Male and Female Inmates
The Hospital of Victoria Prison had separate wards for male and female inmates.
- Blue Book (Gaols and Prisoners), 1845
The colonial surgeon visited the sick in prison and dispensed medicine daily when required in the early years.
- The first prison hospital
The first prison hospital opened in1863, which operated inside the prison by medical officers with independent sickbay.
- Report of the Superintendent of Prisons in 1932 about the Rebuilding of the Prison Hospital
In 1928, the prison hospital was rebuilt and patients had to move inside the prison during this period. Fortunately the rebuilding was completed before the epidemic outbreak in Hong Kong in 1932 and no prisoner was infected.
- The Victoria Prison Dental Clinic
The prison dental clinic was located at the Second floor of D Hall. Comprehensive dental treatment, including the provision of dentures, simple fillings and extractions were provided for the inmates by visiting dentist in Victoria Prison.