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HONGKONG ESTIMATES
PUBLIC HEALTH.
1.—MEDICAL DEPARTMENT,—Continued.
Brought forward,........
B.-HOSPITALS AND ASYLUMS,—Continued,
Brought forward,.....
Other CharRGES,——Continued.
Approved Estimate, 1915.
Estimate, 1916
$
62,144
64,542
80,359
76,968
Civil Hospital.
Brought forward,.....
16,380
16,180
Incidental Expenses,
1,200
1,200
Medical Comforts,
1,400
1,200
(1)
Medicines and Surgical Appliances,
8,400
8,400
Provisions for Patients,
21,000
22,000
(2)
Surgical Instruments,
900
900
Uniform for Indian Constables,.
78
78
Upkeep of X Ray Apparatus,
240
240
Washing,
2,600
2,900
(2)
52,198
53,098
Lunatic Asylums.
Bedding and Clothing,
450
450
Fuel and Light,
750
600
Furniture and repairs to Furniture,
300
260
(1)
Incidental Expenses,
Medical Comforts,
Medicines and Surgical Appliances,
Provisions for Patients,
300
200
(3)
100
100
200
200
4,000
3,800
(1)
Support of Lunatics abroad,
5,000
3,200
Washing,.
300
300
11,400
9,116
Kennedy Town Hospital.
Provisions, &c.,
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
Victoria Hospital for Women and Children.
Bedding and Clothing,
600
600
Fuel and Light,
1,200
1,000 (1)
Furniture,
400
400
Incidental Expenses,
160
160
Medical Comforts,
300
200
Medicines and Surgical Appliances,
800
700
(1)
Provisions for Patients,
4,000
3,600
Surgical Instruments,
100
100
Washing,
450
450
8,010
7,21
Tung Wak Hospital.
Medicines,
2,500
2,500
2,500
2,50
Alice Memorial Maternity Hospital.
Board and Lodging for 6 Pupil Midwives, at $96 each,...... Travelling Expenses of Lady Doctor in charge of Midwives, Grant for Maternity Work,..
576
576
75 (5)
300
(6)
576
New Territories.
Bonuses to Vaccinator,
75
50
Conveyance Allowance to Vaccinator,
Medicines,
120
60
} (1)
600
600
Rent of Temporary Dispensary,
120
120
915
-82
Total Other Charges,
76,599
74,69
Total Hospitals and Asylums,
156,958
151,66
Carried forward,
219,102
216,20
(1) Considered sufficient.
(2) Previously under-estimated.
(3) $100 transferred to "Support of Lunatics abroad
(4) Contribution to the John C. Kerr Refuge at Canton with-
drawn as from 1st July, 1916; $100 transferred fr "Incidental Expenses".
(5) Considered necessary.
(6) Annual grant of $300 given on abolition of 4 Midwives