PUBLIC HEALTH AND URBAN SERVICES
born to victims of the great fire of Christmas night, 1953. Following the serious fire in July, another emergency maternity hospital was set up in the King George V School where there were 19 deliveries.
Health Education. Mass health education in the form of film shows, film strips, flannel craft, health talks, and demonstration classes was given at all the health centres. Pamphlets on infant care have been translated into Chinese and are to be distributed in quantity. Posters of various kinds dealing with such matters as ante-natal hygiene, diet and general cleanliness have also been produced and are used in Maternity and Child Health centres.
The Health Education campaign has been helped by U.N.I.C.E.F. equipment supplied for this purpose
in 1953.
School Health Service. This service is for all Government schools and such subsidized and private schools as are willing to participate. The medical staff visits schools periodically and conducts systematic inspections of school children at specified ages. Those found with any defect are referred to the appropriate clinic. The school medical service co-operates with the tuberculosis service in detecting tuberculosis either in school children or their teachers.
Hospitals. In addition to the 11 hospitals run by the Medical Department, there are 15 run by non- Government agencies, 6 of which receive financial help from the Government. The total number of beds in the Colony, including those in dispensaries, is 4,695, and their distribution is given in Appendix XIII-A.
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