Head 18-MEDICAL DEPARTMENT
61
Approved Estimate 1951-52
Estimate 1952-53
Other Charges
$
$
$
$
Honoraria to stenographer for Dental and Medical
Boards
2,400
(44)
Medical expenses for schools
6,000
(45)
Schools health service
360,000
(46)
Training of health inspectors
2,000
(44)
Relief of overcrowding of hospitals and clinics
100,000
(44)
Total Other Charges
6,880,174
8,174,800
Special Expenditure
35 B.C.G. Vaccination campaign
36 Deep freeze unit
37 Equipment for new Kowloon Hospital wards
38 Hospital and laboratory equipment
105,250
39 Lift
40 Motor transport
93,000
41 Refrigeration plant and chamber
42 X-Ray machine and processing unit 43 X-ray screening apparatus
Air-conditioning plant chamber Sunblinds
Total Special Expenditure
Total Expenditure
5,000 10,000
213,250
14,007,254
110,000 (47) 5,050 (48) 2,600 105,250 (49)
90,000 (50)
113,000|(51)
16,000 (48) 69,800 (52)
19,750 (53)
531,450
21,952,371
(1) Personnel changed
(2) 2 Senior Specialists and 9 Specialists in place of 1 Medical Specialist, 1 Gynæcological and Obstetrical Specialist, 1 Tuberculosis Speci- alist, 1 Surgical Specialist, 1 Ophthalmic Surgeon, 1 Senior Port Health Officer, 1 Senior Social Hygiene Officer, 1 Senior Dental Surgeon, 1 Malariologist, 1 Govern- ment Pathologist and 1 Senior Radiologist (3) Establishment of Medical and Health Officers, Assistant Medical and Health Officers, Women Medical Officers, and Assistant Women Medical Officers combined
(4) 3 new posts
(5) Establishment
of Dental Surgeons and Assistant Dental Surgeons combined
(6) 1 new post
(7) 5 new posts
(8) 11 new posts
(9) 1 Senior Executive Officer Class II in place
of 1 Executive Grade Officer
(10) 37 posts previously provided for under Tem-
porary staff
(11) 2 new posts
(12) 1 Male Nurse in place of 1 Deputy Head Male
Nurse
(13) 2 Steward's Assistants Class I and 2 Steward's Assistants Class II in place of 4 Steward's Assistants
(14) 17 Motor Drivers previously provided for
under Casual labour
(15) 3 posts not required
(16) 20 Amahs Class I in place of 20 Amahs
Class II
(17) 13 new posts
(18) Provides for:
3 Medical Officers (1250)
29 Assistant Medical Officers (850)
4 Assistant Dental Surgeons (850)
4 Nursing Sisters (540)
4 Nursing Sisters, part time (405)
24 Nurses (300)
4 Social Hygiene Visitors (300)
3 Midwives (220)
8 Dispensers (380)
4 Women Dental Assistants (300)
53 Clerks
1 Rattan Instructor (270)
2 Optical Technicians (250)
31 Public Vaccinators (180)
9 Boys (98)
22 Coolies (90)
2 Messengers (90)
2 Amahs (74)
(19) Previously provided for under Miscellaneous
Services
(20) More overtime
(21) Consultant fees limited
(22) Allowances for Pharmacy Board examinations
included
(23) New item
(24) Considered sufficient
(25) Previously provided for in part under Mis-
cellaneous Services
(26) Title changed from Casual labour (27) Title changed from Nurses and Midwives
Board expenses
(28) More fees to examiners
(29) More clinics, dispensaries, and hospitals (30) Increased costs
(31) Previously overestimated
(32) More housemen
(33) Title changed from Maintenance and transport
of mental patients
(34) Fewer patients in mainland institutions (35) Previously provided for in part under School Health Service and Medical expenses for schools
(36) Higher contract prices (37) More publications (38) Title changed from Upkeep of vehicles and provided for in part under Public Works Recurrent and in part under Travelling expenses
(39) Previously provided for in part under Upkeep of vehicles and in part under School health service
(40) Economy measure
(41) Additional T.B. clinic
(42) Provided for under Subventions
(43) Provided for under Miscellaneous Services (44) Not required
(45) Provided for under Medicines and instruments (46) Provided for under Medicines and instruments, Travelling expenses, and Personal Emolu-
ments
(47) In cooperation with UNICEF
(48) For Pathological Institute
(49) Revote
(50) Additional lift for Queen Mary Hospital
(51) 6 replacement ambulances and 2 motorcycles
(52) For Tuberculosis Clinic, Wanchai (53) For Tuberculosis Clinic, Kowloon